in 2034, dismissing claims of �*sportswashing' against the country as "very shallow". the funeral of the singer—songwriter shane macgowan takes place in ireland — starting with a procession through the streets of dublin. amid the ongoing devastation of the israel—gaza war, it can be hard to envisage a long—term resolution. but inter—faith vigils around the world give a glimpse of what is possible. last sunday saw one such vigil here in london, outside downing street. organised by together for humanity, the aim was to promote peace and stand up against rising antisemitism and islamaphobia. attending were israeli and palestinian citizens, jews and muslims, faith leaders and charities — all united in their search for a peaceful resolution.

with me now are hannah weisfeld, founder of yachad uk — a britishjewish organisation which supports the palestinian state. and hamze awawde — a member of the palestinian delegation for hands of peace, which empowers american, israeli and palestinian youth to become agents of change. you are both there at the vigil on sunday. as we had another week of digesting what is happening in the middle east, the incredible pain still being felt by both sides, can you tell me about what the experience was like on sunday to come together to talk about something a bit more hopeful, about a future that might be more peaceful? it a future that might be more peaceful?— a future that might be more eaceful? . , ., ., , ., a future that might be more eaceful? ., ., , ., peaceful? it was a way to show hope, because one — peaceful? it was a way to show hope, because one of _ peaceful? it was a way to show hope, because one of the _ peaceful? it was a way to show hope, because one of the victims _ peaceful? it was a way to show hope, because one of the victims of - peaceful? it was a way to show hope, because one of the victims of this - because one of the victims of this war is hope. people are

disheartened, there feeling victims to hatred, to anger. they don't see hope. someone has to start the light, and this is what we tried to do because it's our responsibility. people are dying. every seven minutes and gazza there is a woman or a child dying, and i want people to put their energy on the right place. we should care about people, think long term and think about how we can end this crisis, take hse from the crazy people who think bombing and killing people and making a second generation of fighters is the solution. hannah, how was it _ fighters is the solution. hannah, how was it for _ fighters is the solution. hannah, how was it for you _ fighters is the solution. hannah, how was it for you on _ fighters is the solution. hannah, how was it for you on sunday - fighters is the solution. hannah, - how was it for you on sunday quizzed one of the big challenges in the uk has been as the war has got worse and worse, people feel more and more divided and polarised and it's very hard to find common ground. find

divided and polarised and it's very hard to find common ground. and to be in central — hard to find common ground. and to be in central london _ hard to find common ground. and to be in central london with _ hard to find common ground. and to be in central london with hundreds. be in central london with hundreds of people. — be in central london with hundreds of people, it's visually quite powerful because there is a sense that you _ powerful because there is a sense that you cannot stand in solidarity with each — that you cannot stand in solidarity with each other —— might you come understand — with each other —— might you come understand that we have reached crisis _ understand that we have reached crisis point in terms of notjust the conflict itself but how gets exported. i scroll down on social media _ exported. i scroll down on social media and — exported. i scroll down on social media and i see one group of people saying. _ media and i see one group of people saying, well, there were no people raped _ saying, well, there were no people raued or— saying, well, there were no people raped or murdered on october the 7th and another— raped or murdered on october the 7th and another sign of the group saying. — and another sign of the group saying, well, there are no casualties in gaza, all of them are hamas— casualties in gaza, all of them are hamas terrorists. you think, how have _ hamas terrorists. you think, how have we — hamas terrorists. you think, how have we arrived at this situation for you — have we arrived at this situation for you literally cannot see that there _ for you literally cannot see that there is— for you literally cannot see that there is a — for you literally cannot see that there is a human being worthy of life on— there is a human being worthy of life on the — there is a human being worthy of life on the other side? the point of that video — life on the other side? the point of that video was to say we can't export— that video was to say we can't export that here to the uk and when people _ export that here to the uk and when people like _ export that here to the uk and when people like hamze stand up become a truly powerful to hear. you people like hamze stand up become a truly powerful to hear.— truly powerful to hear. you talk about the _ truly powerful to hear. you talk about the need _ truly powerful to hear. you talk about the need for _ truly powerful to hear. you talk about the need for help - truly powerful to hear. you talk about the need for help and - truly powerful to hear. you talk about the need for help and it | truly powerful to hear. you talk - about the need for help and it being about the need for help and it being a unifying force on sunday. worcester also a sense that you need to agree on what a shared future

would look like or was it put to one side? because that is so contentious too i side? because that is so contentious too ~ . side? because that is so contentious too ~' ., ., , . too i think we agree on basic thins, too i think we agree on basic things. we — too i think we agree on basic things, we agree _ too i think we agree on basic things, we agree on - too i think we agree on basic things, we agree on the - too i think we agree on basic| things, we agree on the value too i think we agree on basic- things, we agree on the value of human life, we agreed that the same leaders we have relating this campaign other one supporters to the situation. we really need better leaders, leaders who care about the future generations. they have been trying the same thing for 75 years. they got better at inflicting pain on the other side. but this leads us nowhere. and poor people, people who are trapped and we can see it in the international community is not doing the right thing to push the people for what they need, to the future whites of the international community is starting to talk about a political solution now. haifa community is starting to talk about a political solution now.— community is starting to talk about a political solution now. how do you beain a political solution now. how do you

be . in to a political solution now. how do you begin to influence _ a political solution now. how do you begin to influence that _ a political solution now. how do you begin to influence that debate - a political solution now. how do you| begin to influence that debate about what the future might look like? fine what the future might look like? one ofthe what the future might look like? one of the things — what the future might look like? one of the things that is so frustrating about— of the things that is so frustrating about this — of the things that is so frustrating about this conflict is that everybody ignores it until there is a massive — everybody ignores it until there is a massive crisis and we are now in the most — a massive crisis and we are now in the most terrible crisis, and i've worked — the most terrible crisis, and i've worked around this conflict for over a decade _ worked around this conflict for over a decade and every couple of years, a decade and every couple of years, a war— a decade and every couple of years, a war breaks — a decade and every couple of years, a war breaks out between israel and gaza, _ a war breaks out between israel and gaza, this _ a war breaks out between israel and gaza, this is — a war breaks out between israel and gaza, this is like no other war, but what _ gaza, this is like no other war, but what happens is, the war ends, everybody— what happens is, the war ends, everybody takes a big sigh of relief and goes _ everybody takes a big sigh of relief and goes back to what they were doing _ and goes back to what they were doing it— and goes back to what they were doinu. , , , ' , doing. it is surely different this time. i doing. it is surely different this time- i hope — doing. it is surely different this time. i hope it _ doing. it is surely different this time. i hope it is. _ doing. it is surely different this time. i hope it is. at _ doing. it is surely different this time. i hope it is. at the - doing. it is surely different this i time. i hope it is. at the moment, --eole time. i hope it is. at the moment, people are — time. i hope it is. at the moment, people are rightly _ time. i hope it is. at the moment, people are rightly fixated - time. i hope it is. at the moment, people are rightly fixated on - time. i hope it is. at the moment, people are rightly fixated on how. people are rightly fixated on how you enter — people are rightly fixated on how you enter the immediacy of what is going _ you enter the immediacy of what is going on. _ you enter the immediacy of what is going on, how to protect civilian life and — going on, how to protect civilian life and secure borders, but what we realiy _ life and secure borders, but what we realiy need _ life and secure borders, but what we really need is the international community to say simultaneously, we will start— community to say simultaneously, we will start the process, this is required _ will start the process, this is required to bring a long—term political— required to bring a long—term political resolution... required to bring a long-term political resolution. . .- required to bring a long-term political resolution... from what antony blinken _ political resolution... from what antony blinken was _ political resolution... from what antony blinken was saying - political resolution... from whatl antony blinken was saying today, there was a strong criticism of israel but there is still not talked

about what the us is prepared to do. limit they are going to have to lead on it but there are differences now. we have an arab world that is much more engaged. the abraham accords, which i was quite critical of, because it ignored the israel palestine conflict.— palestine conflict. there is actually now _ palestine conflict. there is actually now a _ palestine conflict. there is actually now a role - palestine conflict. there is actually now a role for- palestine conflict. there is i actually now a role for those palestine conflict. there is - actually now a role for those arab allies _ actually now a role for those arab allies of— actually now a role for those arab allies of israel to play in bringing to an _ allies of israel to play in bringing to an end — allies of israel to play in bringing to an end and i think that will become — to an end and i think that will become increasingly important. and there _ become increasingly important. and there is— become increasingly important. and there is a _ become increasingly important. and there is a role for people outside there is a role for people outside the region. — there is a role for people outside the region, so the organisation that i run, _ the region, so the organisation that irun, that's— the region, so the organisation that i run, that's about us here in the uk is— i run, that's about us here in the uk is british— i run, that's about us here in the uk is britishjews and the role we play as— uk is britishjews and the role we play as british citizens in terms of making _ play as british citizens in terms of making sure this conflict stays on the british— making sure this conflict stays on the british political agenda is a foreign — the british political agenda is a foreign policy objective. foreign policy ob'ective. hamze, where are the _ foreign policy objective. hamze, where are the seniors _ foreign policy objective. hamze, where are the seniors looking i foreign policy objective. hamze, where are the seniors looking to now? i'm sure the feel let down by the entire world. sadly this is the reality. that is what brings them to lose hope and to be victim of

radical ideologies. brute lose hope and to be victim of radical ideologies. lose hope and to be victim of radical ideolories. ~ , radical ideologies. we remember the times of negotiation _ radical ideologies. we remember the times of negotiation in _ radical ideologies. we remember the times of negotiation in the _ radical ideologies. we remember the times of negotiation in the past, - times of negotiation in the past, people started to live their lives normally instructed to have concerts, started to dream about the future, but in times like now there is really hardly any way to dream. even in the basic life, i mean, in gaza, people don't have food to eat. they know that the world abandoned them and i don't think they expected much from the world because being under siege for 17 years i would be enough for anyone. you under siege for 17 years i would be enough for anyone.— enough for anyone. you both have children and _ enough for anyone. you both have children and i _ enough for anyone. you both have children and i know _ enough for anyone. you both have children and i know this _ enough for anyone. you both have children and i know this must - enough for anyone. you both have | children and i know this must have come up when you see children suffering it is particularly heart—wrenching. we have as israeli children taken hostages and we have palestinian children potentially dying from simple things like diarrhoea in gaza. but what do you say to your kids, who are little, about... they are clearly picking up things here and there, do you talk to them about it and how do you

describe the future to them? italic describe the future to them? i talk to m son describe the future to them? i talk to my son about _ describe the future to them? i talk to my son about what _ describe the future to them? itala; to my son about what happened on october the 7th. i told him that he will always have the need to revenge but you should never do it because we are only humans. every child has a family and every family looks forward to see their parents every day after coming back from work. we deserve a life without killing or dying, it's a basic fight. after 100 years than neglect has not been good for palestinians or evenjews. by thomas and also, i have to educate him —— but i tell my son also. but everyone is like a family member, that doesn't have to be blood family member. bud that doesn't have to be blood family member. �* ., ., , ., member. and how are your little ones, did member. and how are your little ones. did they — member. and how are your little ones, did they light _ member. and how are your little ones, did they light a _ member. and how are your little ones, did they light a candle - member. and how are your little ones, did they light a candle last night? ones, did they light a candle last niuht? , ., ,., ones, did they light a candle last niuht? , ., ,, . , night? they did and in some respects i'm night? they did and in some respects l'm privileged — night? they did and in some respects i'm privileged that _ night? they did and in some respects

i'm privileged that have _ night? they did and in some respects i'm privileged that have invested - night? they did and in some respects i'm privileged that have invested in l i'm privileged that have invested in this conflict but from afar and i can protect my kids in a way that you can't — can protect my kids in a way that you can't. but when i did i did it, my older— you can't. but when i did i did it, my older child said to be, she didn't— my older child said to be, she didn't understand why people would have a _ didn't understand why people would have a war. — didn't understand why people would have a war, of her people are people and sometimes i think viewing the world _ and sometimes i think viewing the world through the innocence of a sexual— world through the innocence of a sexual can — world through the innocence of a sexual can be helpful because you strip away— sexual can be helpful because you strip away the politics and the hate and -- _ strip away the politics and the hate and -- the — strip away the politics and the hate and —— the innocence of a sexy role. asking _ and —— the innocence of a sexy role. asking me _ and —— the innocence of a sexy role. asking me very basic questions, which _ asking me very basic questions, which is — asking me very basic questions, which is why would you —— the innocence _ which is why would you —— the innocence of a six—year—old. there also _ innocence of a six—year—old. there also some — innocence of a six—year—old. there also some truth in that, which is that when— also some truth in that, which is that when i_ also some truth in that, which is that when i sit with somebody like hamze _ that when i sit with somebody like hamze and other palestinians are with, _ hamze and other palestinians are with. they— hamze and other palestinians are with, they are my friends, and i don't _ with, they are my friends, and i don't view— with, they are my friends, and i don't view them as, i am the jew ad one is— don't view them as, i am the jew ad one is the _ don't view them as, i am the jew ad one is the palestinian, we are just people _ one is the palestinian, we are just people having a conversation with 26—year—old kids. what is so sad about— 26—year—old kids. what is so sad about what — 26—year—old kids. what is so sad about what is happening in the regioh— about what is happening in the region is— about what is happening in the region is that there is no ability for people to do that.—

region is that there is no ability for people to do that. thank you both very much _ for people to do that. thank you both very much for _ for people to do that. thank you both very much forjoining - for people to do that. thank you both very much forjoining us. . russia's official news agency has announced that vladimir putin is running for president in 202a. a new six—year term would keep the 70—year—old in power until at least 2030. with opposition politician alexei navalny in a prison colony and other critics exiled abroad, putin faces no serious political competition at home. for the first time, the election will be held over three days — from march 15—17. saudi arabia's sports minister has dismissed claims of �*sportswashing' against the country as "very shallow". he's been defending the country's right to host the 2034 world cup. critics say unprecedented spending on sport has been used to improve saudi arabia's reputation over its human rights record and environmental impact. our sports editor dan roan has been in the country, accompanied by saudi ministry of sport officials, and he spoke to prince abdul—aziz bin turki al faisal, in an exclusive interview.

from a football league luring some of the biggest names in the game and the takeover of golf to the hosting of boxing's biggest fights, saudi arabia has spent billions of pounds changing the sporting landscape. and with the country now set to host the world cup in 2034, the man overseeing the sporting revolution told me what lay behind the investment. our ambition is to host the best events around the world and the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the number one sporting superpower in the world? i don't see it that we're competing with others. i see it that we are playing our role to develop sports within the world and be part of the international community. but there are also fears over the environmental impact of staging the world cup here and concerns that sport is being used to improve the reputation of a country where women's rights are restricted and homosexuality is illegal. for those who say that saudi arabia is not a suitable host, what would your message be to them? we have hosted a lot

of events in the past, more than 85 events. everyone is welcome in the kingdom. like any other nations around the world, we have rules and regulations that everyone should abide by out of respect. so when you are accused of sportswashing? it's very shallow. and i'm sure that a lot of the people accuse us of that haven't been to saudi and haven't seen what we are doing on the ground. human rights campaigners will say, well, look at the imprisoning of campaigners for women's rights. no—one is perfect, and we acknowledge that. and we are reforming. and these events help us reform. the saudi authorities insist that this is one of the principal reasons that they are now pumping so much money into sport — to try and inspire a youthful population to become more physically active. critics say it's a lot more complicated than that. sport can be a driver for positive change. it can also be used to launder reputations and to change the image of a place

without changing its human rights record. but amid scrutiny, more competitors are being enticed by the riches on offer here as saudi arabia tightens its grip on the sporting world. a court has ruled that the uk government acted lawfully when it blocked controversial changes to gender laws in scotland. live now to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. before we get into the decision that was made today by the court, can you give us some background to this? this was a law that was passed here, at the scottish parliament, just under a year ago, just before christmas last year. it was passed by a large majority after a couple of nights of late—night debates,

it's called the gender recognition reform bill and it would have streamlined and simplified the process by which a person could change their legally recognised sex. it would lower the age you could apply for what's called the gender recognition certificate in scotland from 18 to 16, and in effect it would remove the need for a medical diagnosis of what's called gender dysphoria. so it would allow a trans person in scotland in effect to self identify as trans. so it was passed by a large majority, people from all parties here at the scottish parliament voted in favour of this bill. but it was blocked by the uk government and what's known as a section 35 order, that's the first time this mechanism has been used since the advent of devolution, so it was a pretty big step to block it and the scottish secretary said it

was not a decision he had taken likely, but that he believed this law if passed, and given royal assent, would have had an adverse impact on uk equality law, which of course is a reserved matter, not a devolved matter. it ended up in the court here in scotland, the court of session, and today theyjudge there ruled in favour of the uk government, saying that it was legal for them to block this bill receiving royal assent. d0 for them to block this bill receiving royal assent. for them to block this bill receivin: ro al assent. , . receiving royal assent. do we expect the scottish government _ receiving royal assent. do we expect the scottish government to - receiving royal assent. do we expect the scottish government to now - the scottish government to now appeal? the scottish government to now a- eal? , . the scottish government to now a . eal? , ., ., the scottish government to now aueal? , . . , ., ., appeal? they have a period of time in which to make _ appeal? they have a period of time in which to make that _ appeal? they have a period of time in which to make that decision, - in which to make that decision, about 21 days. it'll be something they will be mulling over because of taking these kinds of, taking this to the court is another stage within the scottish legal system, they could appeal before taking it to the

supreme court, it's not an inexpensive process so they will be looking at it, weighing up their odds but also getting a reaction from the scottish green party, they are part of the coalition here in scotland, the ruling coalition, they are saying that the court of session ruling in favour of the westminster decision to block the gender recognition reform bill has a devastating day for equality and democracy. they are calling it horrible, heartbreaking and unjust. for his part, the scottish secretary alistairjack has welcomed the judgment, saying he was clear that this legislation would have an adverse effect on the operation of the law as it applied it to reserved matters. he's also saying that ministers here in scotland, the scottish government, need to stop wasting, in his words, taxpayer's' money pursuing needless legal action in pursuing the issues which matter to the people of scotland. that's the position of the uk government.

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performances of the pogues�* best known songs, including dirty old town, which we're listening to now, and of course, fairytale of new york. at the funeral, the mourners will be led by his widow victoria mary clarke, who said her husband's final farewell would be magnificent and memorable. with more on this is our bbc music correspondent mark savage. you've been watching the pictures come out of dublin this morning, some of them are joyful, people remembering, singing, sharing their memories. what were your thoughts as you watched that this morning? it you watched that this morning? it was a real display of affection for shane macgowan and for the music he made and i think i've covered a lot of musicians' funerals over the years unfortunately, none of the things that really stood out was the

community around those songs. when david bowie died, he didn't see a lot of people on the streets of london singing ashes to ashes or life on mars but those pogues some truly brought people together, they were in the traditional irish folk music fused with punk and you could see what they meant all those mourners gathered in the streets of dublin and he will go to tipperary later. ~ ., ., , . ., ., later. what do we expect to have in their later? — later. what do we expect to have in their later? we _ later. what do we expect to have in their later? we know— later. what do we expect to have in their later? we know the _ later. what do we expect to have in their later? we know the funeral. their later? we know the funeral starts at round _ their later? we know the funeral starts at round 3:30, _ their later? we know the funeral starts at round 3:30, we - their later? we know the funeral starts at round 3:30, we expect| their later? we know the funeral. starts at round 3:30, we expect to see musicians like nick cave and bono attend the funeral and are to be a celebration of shane macgowan's lyrics, his music, and i think it is also being livestreamed because they are expecting so many people to turn up are expecting so many people to turn up that they will not be able to fit into the church.— up that they will not be able to fit into the church. what sort of things have people — into the church. what sort of things have people been _ into the church. what sort of things have people been saying _ into the church. what sort of things have people been saying about - into the church. what sort of things l have people been saying about shane over the past few days quiz but we have seen lovely comments from

people saying, he really spoke to our generation, he had a special place in our hearts, but you hear that from lots of different generations?— that from lots of different generations? that from lots of different venerations? ~ , ,., , ~ generations? absolutely, i think the thin that generations? absolutely, i think the thing that shane _ generations? absolutely, i think the thing that shane macgowan - generations? absolutely, i think the thing that shane macgowan did - generations? absolutely, i think the thing that shane macgowan did was| thing that shane macgowan did was that he spoke for the downcast, the downtrodden. his lyrics really spoke to the irish diaspora. he was an irishman living in england and usually heard those experiences in his songs. if you think about when the pogues came up in the early 19805, that the pogues came up in the early 1980s, that was a time of a lot of anti—irish prejudice, partly because of the ira bombing campaigns in the uk and that was something that shane himself suffered from, there was a lot of what he would have called anti—irish racism in the uk. and by singing about those expenses, singing about those expenses, singing about those expenses, singing about scrabbling to make ends meet, the relationships that were fractured by poverty, by bringing those characters to life in singing about them with compassion, he really did speak for notjust his generation but the generation before

him and the one that came after of irish immigrants in the uk and in america and around the world. did ou ever america and around the world. did you ever see him play live? i - america and around the world. did | you ever see him play live? i never not to you ever see him play live? i never got to see — you ever see him play live? i never got to see them — you ever see him play live? i never got to see them play _ you ever see him play live? i never got to see them play live _ got to see them play live unfortunately, it slightly too young to have been at one of those st patrick's day gigs they use to do a brixton academy in the 1980s. and of course by the 1990s, when he had been thrown out of the pogues for his drink and drug problems, his public appearances became more sporadic so unfortunately i never got to see them but i have watched enough a lot of videos of the pogues on youtube and on dvd over the years, and the charisma, that kind of dark charisma he had on stage, the cigarette hanging out of the side of his mouth, the bottle of tequila at the bottom of the microphone stand, something so compelling about the pogues, and tom white said it best, they played like a bunch of sailors on shore leave. we are seeing some fantastic black—and—white images, you're right, the charisma just oozes out of him. thank you so much, see you

soon. let's take you to manchester now. chanel models have turned manchester's thomas street into a catwalk for the fashion house's 2023—24 show. the french luxury brand said it chose the city because of its pop culture and textile history. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, was there, mingling with the stars. high fashion and a manchester high street. the legendary french fashion label chanel has taken over the city centre. models, celebrities... hi, there! ..and the children of manchester icons liam and noel gallagher filled the front row of the chanel fashion show. even a—list actors couldn't keep away. are you enjoying the weather? yeah, lam. i've been walking around in the rain all day. - it was fine. no, it's so good, and i'm telling you, it's, like, - it is such an iconic place for me i and i've been dreaming to come. the show celebrated not just fashion, but also the music of manchester. the rapper and actor bugzy malone came dressed for the occasion.

we have the jacket, the watch, the trainers. and i'm very serious about this chanel thing right now. and the necklace, is that chanel, as well? yeah, yeah. you're manchester, obviously. born and bred. so what does it feel like to be at a chanel show in manchester? you're one of the guests of honour. by the way, it's a real privilege just to have chanel in manchester, you know? so to be here to witness it — amazing. i've had a great time. people who didn't have a ticket also wanted to see what was going on. obviously, there's a nod to the weather... in fact, the crowds gathered in the rain all day, wondering which celebrities would arrive. so why did chanel choose manchester? and that's a history that is political, it's social, but also, of course, linked to fashion and textiles. so in this area where we are in the northern quarter, a lot of these buildings would have been warehouses, they would have been centres of production of cotton. in the 19th century, manchester was called cottonopolis. manchester—born supermodel

karen elson took part in the show, and models weren'tjust on the catwalk — they were in the audience, too. really epitomised - the spirit and creativity of manchester and the north. yeah, it's been amazing. the show may be over, but the party here — well, that's just begun. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, manchester. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. last weekend we were talking about bitterly cold conditions with snow, this weekend has big changes to the very active jet that'll bring mild and wet weather times. there will be some sunshine, not raining all the time and it will be windy particularly on saturday. this is the lairy of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather. sunday

followed by another area of low pressure, there could be a spell of rain followed by sunshine and showers. compared to last weekend we remain in the mild air mass and that will be noticeable both by day and night. but we have numerous flood warnings in force up and down the country with more rain forecast for the weekend. this could exacerbate the weekend. this could exacerbate theissue the weekend. this could exacerbate the issue so head online to check out all the details. for the rest of today, southern and eastern areas tend to stay dry with senchenko to be a lot more rain for the north and west. some of it heavy at times, northern ireland into central and southern scotland. blustery as well but mild in the south. high single figures in the north. this area offering peps up across central and southern scotland, northern england through to night so we could see some localised flooding issues here. and here comes the next batch of wet and windy weather pushing up from the south—west with the mild air, 10 celsius in plymouth but a frustrated to come. saturday, thoroughly wet start to the day. the rain moves

north and could be confined to central and southern scotland. and it brightens up further south, much of england and wales into saturday afternoon with a few showers and it will be very mild. but the winds will be very mild. but the winds will be very mild. but the winds will be a feature later on saturday. northern ireland, england and wales, widespread gales and then that swathe of very strong winds for northern ireland into north—west england, north wales, 60 to 70 mph for a time which could cause some disruption. sunday, the next area of low pressure moves on from the south to bring another band of rain which will spread north and east. again that will be followed by a bitter brightness into afternoon. blustery showers and some sunny spells. again, mild in the south, high single figures in the north. wet and windy into the start of the new week, just hints of it starting to settle down for the last part of the week, high pressure starts to build backin week, high pressure starts to build back in again.

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and the impact on civilians. in the last hour, it's been ruled that the uk government's decision to block controversial changes to gender legislation in scotland was lawful. could you be in line for a payout? millions of phone customers may be, after a legal claim is launched against the uk's biggest networks. and music fans line the streets of dublin to say a final farewell to shane macgowan. coming up on bbc news: a huge move in golf — masters championjon rahm switches to the controversial saudi—backed liv tour next season, despite previously ruling it out.

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