street parties during lockdown were a million miles from the truth. the dramatic representations that we're now having of this are absolutely absurd. i used to think nurses were women. i used to think police were men. the poet, professor and performer benjamin zephaniah has died at the age of 65 — weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. and is cash coming back? we find out why the number of people using coins and banknotes is on the up. on bbc london... coming up on bbc news, chasing down the champions, can tottenham move level with manchester city? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been defending his plan to send asylum

seekers to rwanda, saying he will finish the job. rishi sunak insisted his new law would end the "merry—go round of legal challenges" and insisted it was the toughest anti—immgration law. he was speaking at a news conference in downing street after the immigration minister robertjenrick, resigned, saying the plans didn't go far enough. our political editor chris mason is in westminster the prime minister tonight stares down the narrowest footpaths, a general, a snicket, with high walls on either side. he faces political, practical and legal challenges, which means the whole future of the policy is on the line, and his authority is on the line too. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa. winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court,

this autumn, said it was unlawful. the slogan on the lectern is familiar, and boat crossings are down. good morning... but the prime minister felt compelled to sell his new plan after his former immigration minister resigned, reckoning it's a dud. we simply cannot have a situation where our ability to control our borders and stop people taking perilous journeys across the channel is held up in endless litigation in our courts. for the people who say you should do something different, the difference between them and me is an inch. but that inch, by the way, is the difference between the rwandans participating in this scheme, and not. are you saying to your mps, bluntly, on all of this, back me or sack me? what i'm saying, notjust to my mps, but the entire country, is that i share their frustration. right? my patience with this has worn thin. it's patiently unfair, what is happening at the moment, which is why it requires action like this, that is novel, that is contentious,

but that is what we're about. we are about getting stuff done on the things that matter. this matters, and we're going to make sure that we deliver. so, what exactly is this new plan? the safety of rwanda bill, where i was the other day when the home secretary visited kigali, to sign a treaty with the country, will say that rwanda is safe and give ministers the power to disregard parts of the human rights act. critics reckon it doesn't go far enough, and will still get gummed up in the courts. ultimately, this bill will fail. i'm just being honest about where we are. we have put two acts of parliament through already. we've done huge amounts of work to stop this problem. we have not succeeded in stopping the boats. time is running out. we cannot afford to put forward yet another bill that is destined to fail. will he lead the conservatives into the next general election? listen, i hope he does. "i hope he does" is about as tepid an endorsement of a prime minister

as you are likely to hear. and here's another tricky thing for rishi sunak. others in the conservative party, including the 100 plus mps and peers too in what is called the one nation corker have a different instinct. it is run like a bill that says that parliament has decided that all dogs are cats. but we know that all dogs are not cats. but we are being told that, apparently, parliament has reached a conclusion that rwanda is safe, when the evidence before the supreme court, and the court below it, was that it was not. and all this after robertjenrick packed it in as immigration minister, suggesting the prime minister needed to be more brave and more willing to contest international law. replacing robertjenrick at the home office, two men, michael tomlinson is the minister for illegal migration, and tom pursglove is minister for legal migration. emergency legislation, and now emergency reshuffle, and, as we speak, an emergency press

conference. it's total chaos. they are now in freefall. unable to govern. all the while, families worried about paying their bills and affording christmas. mps will debate the latest rwanda plan on tuesday. its future, and prime minister's authority, up in lights. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our home editor mark eastonjoins me now. at the heart of this, this new law, the rwanda plan, explain how it would work? the the rwanda plan, explain how it would work?— the rwanda plan, explain how it would work? ., ., ., , ., would work? the aim of the law is to avoid the courts _ would work? the aim of the law is to avoid the courts being _ would work? the aim of the law is to avoid the courts being able - would work? the aim of the law is to avoid the courts being able to - would work? the aim of the law is to avoid the courts being able to stop i avoid the courts being able to stop those flights to rwanda. that is the central aim. to do that, the bill states, as we have been hearing, rwanda is a safe country, whatever judges might say about that. and to avoid legal challenges which might delay or stop flights, the bill says that both uk and international human

rights laws will not apply, except in what the prime minister calls vanishingly rare cases. the bill is designed to unblock the government's whole immigration policy, which rules that anyone who arrives in the uk by an irregular route, in a small boat or without proper paperwork or whatever, is an illegal migrant, and the home secretary is then obliged in law, immediately, to lock them up until they can be removed to rwanda, with no opportunity to return to britain. the government believes thatis britain. the government believes that is the only way to have a deterrent strong enough to stop people from making the dangerous journeys across the channel. but it does mean that, among those held and relocated, will be genuine refugees and genuine victims of people trafficking and modern slavery. we know that most of those arriving in small boats in recent months would almost certainly have been accepted as refugees, and hundreds of foreigners are deemed to be genuine victims of slavery every month. so

at issue is whether the rights of some victims of persecution or exploitation are worth sacrificing in a bid to stop the gangs and take control of our borders.— in a bid to stop the gangs and take control of our borders. mark, thank ou. let's control of our borders. mark, thank you- let's go _ control of our borders. mark, thank you. let's go back— control of our borders. mark, thank you. let's go back to _ control of our borders. mark, thank you. let's go back to chris - control of our borders. mark, thank you. let's go back to chris mason i control of our borders. mark, thank| you. let's go back to chris mason in westminster. the prime minister is taking an awful lot on this. where does that leave him now?- taking an awful lot on this. where does that leave him now? there are three strands _ does that leave him now? there are three strands of— does that leave him now? there are three strands of argument - does that leave him now? there are three strands of argument around . three strands of argument around this policx — three strands of argument around this policy. there are some who say, look, _ this policy. there are some who say, look. the _ this policy. there are some who say, look, the prime minister has to go much _ look, the prime minister has to go much further, potentially pulling in the uk _ much further, potentially pulling in the uk out — much further, potentially pulling in the uk out of the european convention on human rights, something he is not going to do, that is_ something he is not going to do, that is the — something he is not going to do, that is the only way, in the view of some. to — that is the only way, in the view of some. to try— that is the only way, in the view of some, to try to get a solution to this _ some, to try to get a solution to this. others, much, much more resident, — this. others, much, much more resident, you had a flavour of it a moment— resident, you had a flavour of it a moment ago, preserving what they would _ moment ago, preserving what they would see — moment ago, preserving what they would see as the sanctity of international law. finding a path between — international law. finding a path between those two voices is very difficult — between those two voices is very difficult. another strand among conservatives, who say do we really want _ conservatives, who say do we really want to _ conservatives, who say do we really want to carry — conservatives, who say do we really want to carry on pointing at this demonstration of failure, is noble, they may— demonstration of failure, is noble, they may say, as it is, when there

are so_ they may say, as it is, when there are so many— they may say, as it is, when there are so many other issues that people might— are so many other issues that people might be _ are so many other issues that people might be as — are so many other issues that people might be as concerned about, if not more, _ might be as concerned about, if not more. not _ might be as concerned about, if not more, not least the economy and the cost of— more, not least the economy and the cost of living. that is why even some — cost of living. that is why even some very _ cost of living. that is why even some very loyal to rishi sunak feel it is entirely possible the party could — it is entirely possible the party could end up in a situation where he faces_ could end up in a situation where he faces a _ could end up in a situation where he faces a vote — could end up in a situation where he faces a vote of confidence. there is no expectation he would lose that, but if _ no expectation he would lose that, but if that — no expectation he would lose that, but if that were to happen, and it remains — but if that were to happen, and it remains and if, it would shred his authority — a coroner has concluded that an ofsted inspection at a school in berkshire likely contributed to the death of its headteacher, ruth perry. mrs perry took her own life after a report from the inspectors downgraded caversham primary school from its highest rating to its lowest following concerns over safeguarding. branwenjeffreys has the details. ruth perry took her life on the 8th of january this year. the head teacher of caversham primary, devastated and distraught after an

ofsted inspection. in court, the coroner was clear. it contributed to her suicide. coroner was clear. it contributed to hersuicide. ruth's coroner was clear. it contributed to her suicide. ruth's husband and elderly parents today stood alongside her sister, julia. the in . uest alongside her sister, julia. the inquest into — alongside her sister, julia. tie: inquest into ruth's alongside her sister, julia. tte: inquest into ruth's death alongside her sister, julia. t"t9 inquest into ruth's death has alongside her sister, julia. tt9 inquest into ruth's death has shown the brutal inhumanity of the system of ofsted inspections. she the brutal inhumanity of the system of ofsted inspections.— of ofsted inspections. she gave theirjudgment _ of ofsted inspections. she gave theirjudgment on _ of ofsted inspections. she gave theirjudgment on the - of ofsted inspections. she gave | theirjudgment on the inspection system. theirjudgment on the inspection sstem. :, :, , , , ., system. callous, perverse, inhumane. in court, system. callous, perverse, inhumane. in court. the — system. callous, perverse, inhumane. in court, the coroner— system. callous, perverse, inhumane. in court, the coroner criticised - system. callous, perverse, inhumane. in court, the coroner criticised the - in court, the coroner criticised the way the ofsted inspection was carried out. she said it lacked fairness, respect and sensitivity, and at times was rude and intimidating. she also said the fact that ruth perry could not share the result and had to wait so long for the report contributed to her deteriorating mental health. ofsted

had argued the inspection was professional and sensitive. it's been a long 11 months for the family. been a long 11 months for the famil . ~ . ., �* family. we were right. what we've been saying. _ family. we were right. what we've been saying, what _ family. we were right. what we've been saying, what other _ family. we were right. what we've been saying, what other head - been saying, what other head teachers have been saying, what the teaching unions have been saying, it was right. and ofsted were wrong. and they were not prepared to admit that. : , , that. after ruth died, her sister, julia, that. after ruth died, her sister, julia. found _ that. after ruth died, her sister, julia, found some _ that. after ruth died, her sister, julia, found some handwritten i that. after ruth died, her sister, - julia, found some handwritten notes, including one dated from christmas day. t including one dated from christmas da . :, , ., , , :, day. i have seen examples of suicides. _ day. i have seen examples of suicides, forced _ day. i have seen examples of suicides, forced removal, - suicides, forced removal, resignation in shame. suicides, forced removal, resirnation in shame. , resignation in shame. ruth perry new and inadequate _ resignation in shame. ruth perry new and inadequate grade _ resignation in shame. ruth perry new and inadequate grade might - resignation in shame. ruth perry new and inadequate grade might mean - resignation in shame. ruth perry new| and inadequate grade might mean the loss of herjob. she had gone to caversham primary withjulia as a child, and cared deeply about what the community thought. this child, and cared deeply about what the community thought.— the community thought. this was auoin to the community thought. this was going to be _ the community thought. this was going to be the — the community thought. this was going to be the end _ the community thought. this was going to be the end of— the community thought. this was going to be the end of her- the community thought. this was | going to be the end of her career, and she didn't know what else you could do. i don't think she could hold her head up high. i think she

was so distraught by it.— was so distraught by it. tonight, ofsted's chief _ was so distraught by it. tonight, ofsted's chief inspector, - was so distraught by it. tonight, | ofsted's chief inspector, amanda spielman, said sorry for the distress mrs perry undoubtedly experienced as a result of our inspection. she said changes had been made, but ofsted would do more. ruth perry's family said she would be remembered as loving, funny and kind. we shall feel her terrible loss every day for the rest of our lives. branwenjeffreys, loss every day for the rest of our lives. branwen jeffreys, bbc loss every day for the rest of our lives. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, reading. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in branwen's report, you can find details of organisations offering information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. and you can see more on this story on "the death of a head" available on bbc iplayer tonight. borisjohnson has told the covid inquiry that claims he didn't care about the suffering being inflicted on the country and wanted to let covid rip

were simply not right. appearing for a second day, the former prime minister said he had experienced at first hand, during his time in intensive care, how appalling covid could be. he also said he had been perplexed at the suggestion that top scientists weren't aware of the eat out to help out�* scheme until it was announced. our deputy political editor vicki young has the details. summer 2020, the end of the first lockdown. the government was keen to boost the economy, get people spending again. as chancellor, rishi sunak did his bit, despite some warnings that the eat out to help out scheme could spread the virus. borisjohnson has previously insisted that medical experts like sir patrick vallance and sir chris whitty were consulted about the idea, something they've denied. but now, today, you are saying you're not sure whether it was discussed with them, and you are surprised that it wasn't? the reason i said that in my statement is because i, frankly, assumed that it must have been discussed with them.

and i... i'm perplexed. in light of your views, secretly held about people dying, having reached their time anyway... mrjohnson looked irritated when he was read extracts from sir patrick vallance's diary, suggesting he advocated "letting the virus rip". frankly, it does not do justice to what we did, ourthoughts, ourfeelings, my thoughts, my feelings, to say that we were remotely reconciled to fatalities across the country. questioning then turned to rule breaking. first, his chief adviser, dominic cummings' visit to barnard castle. it was obviously damaging. it was a bad moment. and i won't, you know, pretend otherwise. and what about the parties in downing street, which led to more than 100 fines, including ones for the former and current prime ministers?

he apologised again, but said he and staff thought they were within the rules. the version of events that has entered the popular consciousness about what is supposed to have happened in downing street is a million miles from the reality of what actually happened in numberio. bereaved families said today that mrjohnson was unfit for power and had failed to act quickly enough to protect lives. he, though, told the inquiry what he'd felt after being in hospital with covid. i knew from that experience what an appalling disease this is. to say that i didn't care about the suffering that was being inflicted on the country is simply not right. some will never be persuaded by borisjohnson's arguments. he insists he was at all times focused on saving lives. vicki young, bbc news. let's talk to our health

editor hugh pym. he is outside the inquiry. that was the last of two days of evidence from borisjohnson. what more did we learn about the handling of covid in 2020? ~ learn about the handling of covid in 2020? . , learn about the handling of covid in 2020? ~ , �* , learn about the handling of covid in 2020? ~ �*, , 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clear that 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clearthat a — 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clear that a key _ 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clear that a key focus _ 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clear that a key focus of _ 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clear that a key focus of this - 2020? well, sophie, it's becoming clear that a key focus of this phase | clear that a key focus of this phase of the inquiry is the second lockdown, autumn 2020. and boris johnson was challenged by the inquiry counsel on why he had chosen not to go ahead with advice from chris whitty and other officials to have a so—called circuit breaker lockdown in september 2020. he said he had not been convinced by the argument, and nor was matt hancock, and he preferred to go with more gradual, regional restrictionsjust in areas where infections were high. but he conceded that the tiering system, introduced in england in mid october, just didn't work in the end, so, in the end, he had to go for lockdown right at the end of that month in october. as you have heard, there is this expression, let

the virus ripped, and another one imported blue reported in notes and diaries allegedly by him, that elderly patients had really had a good innings. and he never totally denied that he'd used that expression, he said he simply come in private meetings, was making the argument that they might be an alternative to lockdown. but certainly some of the bereaved families are not impressed by that comment. one lawyer accused him of ageism. of course, it is up to baroness hallett, the inquiry chair, to weigh up all of the evidence, including today's. one of britain's leading poets, benjamin zephaniah, has died at the age of 65 — just two months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. the writer and performer also appeared in the bbc�*s peaky blinders playing jeremiah jimmyjesus. his family described him as a "true pioneer and innovator". david sillito reports. i used to think nurses were women. i used to think police were men. i used to think poets were boring, until i became one of them. this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudder

and me mudder love me. we come so far from over de sea. he rose to fame in the �*80s. his dub poetry rooted in the rhythms, language and street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical. he turned down an obe, saying they'd obviously not read his words about empire. when he began, he could barely read. by the end, he had 16 honorary doctorates. and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing, a terrible loss. he was incredibly friendly, approachable, kind on a personal basis. he could talk to us about things that matter and the things that mattered to him, which is the oppression that he himself experienced but he sees and saw around him in the world and he could express that to almost any age of person in very direct terms. he also appeared more

recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetry of benjamin zephaniah. i am not the problem. i greet you with a smile. you put me in a pigeonhole. but i am versatile. well, these conditions may affect me as i get older, and i am positively sure i have no chips upon my shoulders. black is not the problem. mother country, get it right. and just for the record, some of my best friends are white. the poet and writer benjamin zephaniah, who's died at the age of 65. the time is 6:19. our top story this evening: the prime minister defends his plans

to send some asylum seekers to rwanda calling it the right approach. coming up... why the popular video game fortnite has launched a high—profile collaboration with lego. coming up on sport on bbc news, after 111 years in the top flight, the football club that produced greats like palais and neymar are relegated from brazil's top—flight. the head of united nations aid operations, martin griffiths, says there is no longer a humanitarian operation in gaza that can be called by that name. he says what is left is eratic, undependable and not sustainable. it comes as pressure is growing on israel tojustify the intensity of its military operations in gaza — with nearly two million people displaced — that's almost 80% of gaza's population. hamas officials in gaza say more than 17,000 people have been

killed since the war started after the october the 7th attacks on israel. here's our international editorjeremy bowen. as gaza's food queues get longer, the un says it can't run a dependable humanitarian operation any more. with hungry people jumping warehouse fences, the un secretary—general says only an immediate ceasefire can stop this war threatening international peace and security. as israeli forces pressed forward in gaza, the country's foreign minister said the real danger to world peace was the un, claiming a ceasefire endorsed hamas terror, murderand rape. palestinian leaders said the us and the uk should not veto the next ceasefire resolution at the un security council. the united states of america and britain now has the key. if they oppose a resolution about immediate ceasefire

they will not be complicit only with this aggression, they will be a participant in these war crimes. at israel's parliament, government supporters oppose a ceasefire and reject the idea that the only chance of peace is an independent palestine alongside israel. so what's the answer, an everlasting occupation? first, occupation is not the word. you cannot be... one cannot occupy his own land. israel is not an occupier in israel because that's the land of israel. so what about gaza? again... that's the land of israel? the land of israel — you cannot be occupying it. we are not occupying it from anyone. a century of conflict is not going to end when — if — israel declares victory in gaza. the war will not finish neatly. two opposing forces are at work here. on the one hand, pressure for a ceasefire. on the other, the determination of the americans and the british

to give israel the time it needs to achieve its objectives, and one western diplomat i've talked to was thinking about perhaps another month. now the un secretary—general wants to hurry that process up, by putting pressure on them and also shaming them into taking action sooner. and in gaza, civilians are lost in the rubble of israeli strikes. the hamas attacks and israel's response unleashed powerful, chaotic forces. so far, the world is not close to controlling them. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. police in kent are looking for a driver after a seven—year—old boy was killed in a hit and run in folkestone yesterday afternoon. william brown was hit by a vehicle as he tried to collect his football — according to his father. police are appealing for motorists in the area to come forward with dash—cam footage —

and william's parents have also given an emotional appeal. whoever that is, who done that, come on, man. come forward, man yourself up. get there and come forward. the uk has accused russia's security service — the fsb — of conducting a cyber—hacking campaign over a number of years to disrupt the democratic process. the government says a group working for the fsb stole information from politicians and public figures from 2015. russia has always denied such activity. the foreign office said it had summoned russia's ambassador and sanctioned two individuals, one of them a serving fsb officer. the government has announced that the bbc licence fee will increase by £10.50 next year to £169.50 a year — the rise is about £5 less than expected.the culture secretary lucy frazer said the smaller increase was because of cost of living pressures. it comes after the licence fee was frozen for the past two years.

an inquiry has found no evidence of a toxic culture at the itv programme this morning, following allegations around the show�*s former presenter phillip schofield and his relationship with a much younger colleague. the external review said that itv made considerable efforts to determine the truth about the relationship, but was unable to do so until he admitted to it this year. mr schofield left itv after saying he had lied about the affair. for the first time in a decade, more people have started using cash. last year, coins and banknotes accounted for almost one fifth of transactions — according to new figures. that's up from 15% on the year before. it's thought the rise in people using cash may be linked to cost of living pressures with people tracking their day—to—day spending more closely. danny savage reports. for a growing number of people, cash is still king. how much cash have you got on you at the moment? £20. about £100. about £70. this cafe used to be a bank.

a reasonable place, then, to talk money. i'm loving this. my wallet is on my phone, simple as that. when you've got your phone, you've got everything with you. so all your cards, tickets, so you don't need to carry everything with you. they always said, cash is king and they're right, you know what i mean? if you use cash, you know where you are, you don't get into debt. people don't know what they're spending on their credit card. but access to money and banking services is an issue in rural areas like this. banks are disappearing from country communities. there are concerns over cash deserts. until recently, this was the leyburn branch of barclays, but it closed just a few months ago because barclays said just 19 customers were using this branch as their only way of banking. it was devastating for a small business, because now we have to pay in to the post office, you've got long queues.

if i need to do any dealings, my nearest bank now is darlington. and how far is darlington? it's about a two hour round trip. so this one's going as well now? yeah, we've now been told that by december '24, this one is going to close, too. the bank pointed to its next nearest branches here in richmond and northallerton as alternatives, but now they're closing too. the solution could be banking hubs. so there are some empty units where a hub could go? there are some... where high street banks share one building. do cash transactions, to deposit cheques, to check balances and to have on a rota basis the main banks which make up the cash access limited organisation, to have advisers in on separate days. yes, we still use cash a lot but it feels like the days of individual banks in many towns is in terminal decline. danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. fortnite is one of the biggest video games in the world — drawing in aroud 70 million uses every month.

now it has joined forces with lego to try to appeal to younger players. but the move is proving controversialfor a game which has our technology correspondent marc cieslak has more. the massively popular video game fortnite has launched a high—profile collaboration with lego. while fortnite is famous for blasting, building and last player standing battle royale, this new game is a survival crafting title, heavily leaning into the crafting element using lego bricks. fortnite's no stranger to controversy, with questions being raised about child safety in the game since it first launched. it has in—game purchases, which used to be loot boxes, and it has the ability to talk to other players. so when i'm talking to parents, what i wanted to make sure is that they understand that experience before they hand it over to their child. so how has its developer, epic games, addressed these issues when working with famously family—friendly lego? we've been on a journey. you don't implement these features in a week or a day.

like, these are things that we've been building for years and years. and so one of the things that we recently implemented was a rating system, so each piece of content is rated appropriately for the audience. and we allow, through our parental controls, the parents to decide what type of content their kids will be able to see. it's clear that this collaboration between lego and fortnite is about making the fortnite ecosystem more appealing to younger players. but for a game which has attracted criticism from a wide variety of different quarters — parents groups, even prince harry — is seeking ever—younger players a wise move? you can apply some of the criticism that's been levied at fortnite to video games in general, and a lot of that criticism is how are they interacting with other people on the internet? and it's a battle royale. by its very nature, you're going to be in combat, and there are people who — that's not what they're interested in, that's not what their tastes are. or there are people who,

like with lego, are probably a bit too young for that. there are already lots of lego video games, but does collaborating with fortnite create a particular risk for the company? every collaboration and everything that you do always, especially things that are ambitious, carry a lot of unknowns. because we don't yet know exactly how the game is going to land. this new game lands in a fortnight today. let's see if it manages to build its makers an even bigger audience. mark cieslak, bbc news. and with news of tonight's question time, here's fiona bruce. just how much trouble with the prime minister in? there is open disagreement in his party. what will our audience hampshire make of it? we are on iplayer at 8.00. time for a look at the weather. here's simon king. a wet day for many of us, this is seenin a wet day for many of us, this is seen in north wales earlier on but many of us experience the rain. look at the radar imagery, the rain

spreading north and east. in south—west england, some localised flooding, around half of december�* average of rainfall has fallen today. as we go through the rest of the evening, the rain continues to spread north eastwards, strong winds can continuing in the northern isles. elsewhere, if you shower starting to come into western areas but are mostly frost free night. perhaps around the glens of scotland, temperatures dropping close to freezing. as we go through friday, some sunshine at least to start off around eastern and southern areas of england. further west, the showers will start to move in. some could be quite heavy bus blustery conditions around the irish sea coast and the north channel. temperatures 9—10, may be 11 but the rain lingers in the northern isles with some strong winds. the winds will strengthen again across the irish sea, the north channel, with more persistent rain moving through northern ireland and into southern scotland during friday evening. staying a little dry the further south you are. for the weekend, it

stays