roads are turned into rivers, and even at home wellies are essential. how deep is it? that deep. what's that, six inches? the period betweenjuly and december was the wettest ever recorded in the uk. we'll be looking at why, with our climate editor. also on the programme... the conservative chris skidmore is quitting as an mp over the government's energy plans, triggering a by—election. president biden launches his campaign for re—election, warning that his likely rival, donald trump, poses a threat to american democracy. # don't give up on us, baby. # and the actor who also found fame as a singer — david soul, of starsky and hutch, dies at the age of 80. and on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories.

plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening. more homes have been flooded and hundreds of flood warnings are still in place for parts of england and wales after a week of heavy rainfall and the impact of storm henk. rishi sunak says people should be reassured by the response to flooding in affected areas. but labour says the government has been asleep at the wheel, and has failed to provide enough support. more than 1,000 properties have been affected in england this week. dan johnson reports. because it speaks now, you can't keep wading about in this, can you? if i had wellingtons, i wouldn't mind — if i had wellingtons, i wouldn't mind. ., . �*

if i had wellingtons, i wouldn't mind. ., ., �* ., , mind. you haven't even got wellies. peole mind. you haven't even got wellies. peeple are — mind. you haven't even got wellies. people are struggling _ mind. you haven't even got wellies. people are struggling to _ mind. you haven't even got wellies. people are struggling to get - mind. you haven't even got wellies. | people are struggling to get through however they try. this was about the most effective, but people are looking out for each other and local officials are checking on residents. it's just getting sandbags to them, getting food to them and getting medical help. in getting food to them and getting medical help. in nottinghamshire there is a major— medical help. in nottinghamshire there is a major incident - medical help. in nottinghamshire there is a major incident but - medical help. in nottinghamshire there is a major incident but little sign of help, so simon is one of those delivering people and supplies. those delivering people and su lies. ., those delivering people and su--lies. ., �* those delivering people and sh lies, ., �* ,., those delivering people and sun-lies, ., �* ,., ,y those delivering people and su..lies_ ., �* ,., ,y ., supplies. you can't stand by and let --eole supplies. you can't stand by and let peeple struggle _ supplies. you can't stand by and let people struggle and _ supplies. you can't stand by and let people struggle and miss _ supplies. you can't stand by and let people struggle and miss doctor's l people struggle and miss doctor's appointments, there is a lot of elderly— appointments, there is a lot of elderly and vulnerable people around here so _ elderly and vulnerable people around here so you have to do your bit. the river trent — here so you have to do your bit. tie: river trent reached its highest levels in decades.— river trent reached its highest levels in decades. right, we'll go into the house. _ levels in decades. right, we'll go into the house. near— levels in decades. right, we'll go into the house. near newark, - levels in decades. right, we'll go. into the house. near newark, julia and dave haven't _ into the house. near newark, julia and dave haven't seen _ into the house. near newark, julia and dave haven't seen it _ into the house. near newark, julia and dave haven't seen it this - into the house. near newark, julia and dave haven't seen it this bad | into the house. near newark, julia| and dave haven't seen it this bad in the 25 years they've lived here for psion as soon as it starts to recede they'll work out what they'll do with everything.— they'll work out what they'll do with everything. until that point... we are under— with everything. until that point... we are under water. _ with everything. until that point... we are under water. in _ with everything. until that point... we are under water. in wiltshire, | we are under water. in wiltshire, this was bradford _ we are under water. in wiltshire, this was bradford on, _ we are under water. in wiltshire,

this was bradford on, or- we are under water. in wiltshire, this was bradford on, or almost l this was bradford on, or almost under avon. the school bus had to be rescued from flooded roads in essex and look how much of the lincolnshire countryside is now under water. lincolnshire countryside is now underwater. it lincolnshire countryside is now under water. it was a difficult drive home in oxford and rail journeys have also been disrupted. further down the severn, water levels were still rising this afternoon.— levels were still rising this afternoon. , ., ., m afternoon. they go fast and... ch, eah. afternoon. they go fast and... oh, yeah- those _ afternoon. they go fast and... oh, yeah. those who've _ afternoon. they go fast and... oh, yeah. those who've lost _ afternoon. they go fast and... oh, yeah. those who've lost the - afternoon. they go fast and... oh, yeah. those who've lost the battle j yeah. those who've lost the battle are getting angry. tia! about the are getting angry. tint about the damage and the necessary repairs. so that makes the wave that pours more water into your house.— water into your house. yeah, it s - lashes water into your house. yeah, it splashes un- — water into your house. yeah, it splashes up. back _ water into your house. yeah, it splashes up. back in _ water into your house. yeah, it splashes up. back in longford,| water into your house. yeah, it. splashes up. back in longford, a secial splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery _ splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery for _ splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery for rodney, - splashes up. back in longford, a special delivery for rodney, but | special delivery for rodney, but along this river, along this county and far beyond, people are still struggling and while the worst may be over the clean—up hasn't even really begun yet. and the reality is that that floodwater probably contained

sewage. it's done enormous damage to hundreds, perhaps 1000 homes already, in the last couple of days. the water level kept writing this afternoon even after people were told the worst was over but they are now hoping they've seen the highest level and that the water will start receding, but then there are the questions of how to clear up, what this means in terms of insurance cover, whether they will get a payout, what it means for the future of homes that are vulnerable like this and people are asking the question, although they are resilient and people have seen flooding in the past and they know how to cope with it, how much more of this are they going to have to put up with this in future if we are to see more extreme weather we seem to see more extreme weather we seem to get more regularly. thank you, danjohnson reporting. well, dan mentioned climate change there. let's take a look at the extensive flooding and at why we're getting so much rain. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. winterfloods are common in the uk, but they usually affect one or two small areas very intensely, while everywhere else escapes relatively unscathed. that's not true with these floods. just look at this.

a couple of hours ago there were still more than 250 flood warnings in place across england alone. and it is easy to understand why. the period betweenjuly and december was the wettest ever recorded in the uk since records began, back in 1890. autumn rainfall was 22% above average. and in many places, december was even wetter. rainfall was up to 70% above average in central and northern england and eastern scotland. and this week we got storm henk, the eighth named storm since september. that's the highest number over that period since the met office started naming these most dangerous storms, back in 2015. flood experts say some people only got official warnings after water had already got into their homes. if you have been flooded, remember, you should never enter flood water. it can be deeper and faster flowing than you think and it's also almost always full of sewage.

than you think and it's also almost and on this occasion, that's not a criticism of the water companies. it is because of the way the system was designed by the victorians. rainwater and the effluent from our homes flow in the same pipes. and, when heavy rain fills those pipes, they are designed to overflow into our rivers and seas. the bad news is we can expect more periods of heavy rain like this in the future, thanks to climate change. warmer air can hold more water, so as our climate heats up we're likely to get bigger storms. we've definitely not prepared for the weather that we have seen this week. we have seen people's homes flooded, we have been seeing infrastructure failing, and people have not been able to get to where they needed to go. we need to do much better, because we know the future will be worse. we need to be better at providing flood warnings. we need to have better infrastructure. we need a lot of investment in our sewerage systems. the government insists it has provided enough funding for flood defences.

tonight, the rain is clearing. the forecast is for calmer and drier weather, but it is going to be very cold. the uk health security agency has issued a cold weather alert from 9am tomorrow morning that runs all the way through to the 12th of january. back to you, reeta. thank you. well, a conservative mp says he's standing down over the government's stance on green issues. chris skidmore says he's quitting over a bill in the commons next week which he says "clearly promotes" the production of new oil and gas. ministers say the move is necessary to meet the country's energy needs even if it meets its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. mr skidmore was the energy minister when uk introduced the law committing to the 2050 target. let's speak to our deputy political editor, vicki young. she is in westminsterfor us. how

significant is his departure? chris skidmore has _ significant is his departure? chris skidmore has long _ significant is his departure? (ct 3 skidmore has long spoken significant is his departure? (t 3 skidmore has long spoken out significant is his departure? tt 3 skidmore has long spoken out about green issues but as you say there is a specific issue on monday that he says he can't vote for this bill, which would mean more gas and oil licenses, even though the government saysin licenses, even though the government says in the transition to net zero we can't rely on foreign supply, so we can't rely on foreign supply, so we need it, but it's the criticism mr skidmore is very critical of rishi sunak, he accuses him of rowing back from climate commitments, he says it's a tragedy that the uk is losing its climate leadership, and that the future will judge harshly those that support the bill on monday. if the criticism wasn't bad enough, the other headache for mr sunak is that mr skidmore says he's going to stand down as an mp as soon as possible. his seat in gloucestershire has a majority of just over his seat in gloucestershire has a majority ofjust over 11,000. it used to be held by labour and in the current political climate it's looking pretty vulnerable, so at the beginning of an election year when mr sunak was hoping to turn around

his own political fortunes, mr sunak was hoping to turn around his own politicalfortunes, he is now facing two very tricky by—elections. now facing two very tricky by-elections._ now facing two very tricky by-elections. now facing two very tricky b -elections. . ~' , ., , by-elections. 0k, thank you very much, vicki _ by-elections. 0k, thank you very much, vicki young _ by-elections. 0k, thank you very much, vicki young there. - in israel, some of the families of hostages who were kidnapped by hamas from the supernova music festival on october 7th have been visiting the festival site. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. 0ur correspondent wyre davies joined some of those family members as they confronted the place where their loved ones were taken almost three months ago. there is little left now at the site of the nova music festival, apart from hundreds of photographs planted in the desert earth, mainly young people who were killed or abducted on october the 7th. among them, this woman, a wife and mother of an infant son, a boy who will never see his mother again. we infant son, a boy who will never see his mother again.— his mother again. we told him that his mother again. we told him that his mother again. we told him that his mother won't _ his mother again. we told him that his mother won't come _

his mother again. we told him that his mother won't come back- his mother again. we told him that his mother won't come back and i his mother won't come back and describe her as missing, that we are looking for her, but i tried to keep my eyes on my mission, to bring him back and bring the rest of them back. ., , ., ., , ~ back. three months ago this weekend, thousands of — back. three months ago this weekend, thousands of heavily _ back. three months ago this weekend, thousands of heavily armed _ back. three months ago this weekend, thousands of heavily armed hamas - thousands of heavily armed hamas fighters burst through the gaza offence. among their targets, the nova festival. partygoers fled for their lives. more than 360 were killed. dozens were abducted to gaza. some survivors made an emotional return to the nova site today. the safe return of their friends, the only goal. the well�*s attention is still very much focused on the ongoing warjust over in gaza and more than 22,000 people have been killed, most of them civilians, but israel doesn't want the world to forget what happened in places like this on october the 7th. everything has gone from where the festival

site was, but what happened here has not been forgotten. virtually everything from the festival site has been brought to this installation in tel aviv. the stage, the sound systems, and the music. it's an emotional project but with a positive message was yellow as a community we look forward. we have this passport of we will dance again. this passport of we will dance aaain. ~ . this passport of we will dance a . ain. ~ . ., this passport of we will dance aaain. ~ . ., ., ., . again. we mean it, we want to dance arain, we again. we mean it, we want to dance again. we want _ again. we mean it, we want to dance again. we want to — again. we mean it, we want to dance again, we want to dance _ again. we mean it, we want to dance again, we want to dance for- again. we mean it, we want to dance again, we want to dance for the - again, we want to dance for the memory of my friends, my friends will be happy to see me dance again full site with thousands of personal possessions that will never be claimed, the burned—out cars in which fleeing people were killed, this is also a difficult reminder of one of the darkest days in israel's history. one of the darkest days in israel's histo . ~ , one of the darkest days in israel's histo .~ , “ , the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, has outlined proposals for the future governance of gaza once the war between israel and hamas is over. there would, he said, be limited palestinian rule in the territory. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here.

lyse. reeta, right now, the future of gaza looks bleak. three months of war, gaza is in ruins, more than two million people displaced, there's not enough aid. the un is warning of famine. israel says its military operations will continue for many months. it's vowing to destroy hamas, the armed group which ran gaza for 16 years, regarded as a terrorist group by the uk. so who will govern gaza when this war ends? it's called the day after. and israel has been under pressure to spell out its plans. now, for the first time, it's set out what it calls guiding principles for gaza's future. it says it will retain "overall security control" even when its military operations are over. it wants a multinational task force to rebuild gaza, led by the us. it says gazan civil servants — ones not hostile to israel — will run the territory.

and it wants neighbouring egypt to play an important role. but those four points raise issues. egypt, along withjordan and other arab states, say they won't play any role in gaza while israeli forces remain there. the us wants the palestinian authority, which runs the occupied west bank, to play a role. and some regional powers say hamas must be included. that's unacceptable for israel's prime minister netanyahu, for his right wing coalition which keeps him in power. some of his ministers are even calling for israel to reoccupy gaza, to push out the palestinians. israel's most important partner, the us, will have a say. its secretary of state antony blinken is starting another visit to the region. so the day after in gaza is deeply uncertain. while the war goes on, the main worry of most gazans is whether they will still be alive the day after. reeta.

lyse doucet, thank you. tributes have been paid to the former political advisor derek draper, who helped new labour come to power in the 1990s. he became ill with covid nearly four years ago and was nursed by his wife, the tv presenter kate garraway. 0ur political correspondent helen catt looks back at his life. derek draper, the husband of our very own kate garraway, has sadly passed away. all of us here at this morning, we're sending our love to you, kate, and of course darcey and billy. he was a former political adviser who became familiar to millions when covid changed his life and his family's. derek draper spent ten weeks in a coma after he caught the virus in 2020, and 374 days in hospital before he came home. he has difficulty speaking. he can't move without help and has been left doubly incontinent.

his wife, the tv presenter kate garraway, made this film about their experience. today, in a post on instagram, she said... she ended her message with... # things can only get better. # in the 1990s, derek draper worked behind the scenes to create new labour, an important part of the party's story, according to tony blair, who's paid tribute to him as a tough, sometimes ruthless political operative, someone you always wanted on your side. while gordon brown said he was brilliant, creative and multi—talented. don't quote me directly on this, but you could say that _ a friend of peter's... but he was also controversial, and sparked a cash—for—access scandal when he was caught boasting about contacts with ministers and making money. if a company hires - my company, how much...

and they get me for an hour, - guess how much they have to pay. £15. 250. he remained a big supporter of new labour, but left politics to retrain as a psychotherapist. that is definitely me, yeah. at home, he'd found happiness in a marriage to kate garraway after a mutual friend sent them on a blind date. well done! when covid struck, derek was fit, healthy and barely 50. absolutely fantastic. the couple shared their story on film to show how their family and others coped with a life—changing event. # happy birthday to you...# keeping hope alive, doing their best and enjoying what time they had. derek draper, who's died at the age of 56. in the us, on the eve of the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol, joe biden has launched his campaign to win

a second term in the white house with a speech attacking his most likely opponent, donald trump. president biden said mr trump was using the language of nazi germany to demonise immigrants and that the election would be a fight for democracy. november's vote will be decided in handful of key swing states such as pennsylvania, from where our north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue reports. manufacturing is the core of industrial life here in northampton county, and across pennsylvania, and a key election issue. here at alpine metal, the steel tariffs first introduced by donald trump and continued byjoe biden have made life harder, putting up their costs when they could buy cheaper raw materials from abroad. but the policy choice is not the only consideration. if we can find a leader that can

bring people together, i think that would be a huge win. do you think that is likely? no. this small county in pennsylvania has picked the winning candidate in presidential elections for almost 100 years. so what do people here believe will swing at this time? i think more people are just kind believe will swing at this time? i think more people arejust kind of i think more people are just kind of like, _ i think more people are just kind of like. we _ i think more people are just kind of like, we don't like either, and they prefer— like, we don't like either, and they prefer that— like, we don't like either, and they prefer that biden would not be the choice _ prefer that biden would not be the choice. but they would rather vote for biden— choice. but they would rather vote for biden over trump. i thihk_ for biden over trump. i think it _ for biden over trump. i think it will be close. the question— i think it will be close. the question will— i think it will be close. the question will be _ i think it will be close. the question will be who - i think it will be close. the question will be who hates i think it will be close. the - question will be who hates the other side more. _ question will be who hates the other side more, which _ question will be who hates the other side more, which is _ question will be who hates the other side more, which is a _ question will be who hates the other side more, which is a sad _ question will be who hates the other l side more, which is a sad commentary on the _ side more, which is a sad commentary on the state _ side more, which is a sad commentary on the state of— side more, which is a sad commentary on the state of democracy. _ on the state of democracy. a very— on the state of democracy. a very negative _ on the state of democracy. a very negative campaign. | a very negative campaign. it is no accidentjoe biden chose the valley forge area for his first big speech of the campaign year. it was here george washington wintered his ragtag army during a key turning point in the revolutionary war. with the president struggling to match donald trump in key states like pennsylvania, he needs a turning point of his own.

today, i make this sacred pledge to you, that the defence, protection and preservation of american democracy will remain as it has been, the central cause of my presidency. applause but that focus on the face of democracy could cut both ways. republicans too believejoe biden himself is a threat to america, and donald trump is playing on that fear among his supporters. if you put me back in the white house, — if you put me back in the white house, their reign will be over and america _ house, their reign will be over and america will be a free nation once again _ america will be a free nation once again we — america will be a free nation once again. we are not a free nation. how— again. we are not a free nation. how things— again. we are not a free nation. how things have changed. just 15 years ago, it was all about hope, but you will hear little of that from america's politicians in this vital election year. and we have just been hearing from the supreme court about a key decision which will take up in

february, whether or not donald trump is excluded by the us constitution from running in this election. two states have already tried to say that, colorado and maine. the supreme court will decide whether that is legal, constitutional, in february. that could change the whole complexion of the american political battle in the next 8—10 months. 0 very much, gary. —— thank you very much. the former paralympic athlete 0scar pistorius has been released from jail on parole in south africa, after serving half of his sentence for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. pistorius is thought to be staying at his uncle's house in pretoria where flowers were delivered for him and family members were seen arriving and leaving. his parole conditions include attending anger management sessions and a ban on talking to the media. reeva steenkamp's mother has said it was those she left behind who are still serving a life sentence.

here, 50 potential new victims of the post office it scandal have contacted solicitors since this week's broadcast of a tv drama about the case. around 700 sub—postmasters and —postmistresses were convicted over a period of 15 years linked to the faulty horizon computer system, which made it look as if money was missing from branch accounts. some people were wrongfully imprisoned. so far only 93 convictions have been overturned. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. sorry! it's one of the most powerful stories in this drama. jo hamilton's prosecution for huge losses in her post office branch account. i've declared my cash. i've declared my stock. here's the realjo at home in hampshire today, who's had quite a week seeing her darkest moments broadcast to the country. i haven't got that money, and i don't know where it's gone! she'd no idea the faulty horizon computer system was to blame. jo pleaded guilty to false

accounting to avoid jail. it wasjust basically fighting for survival. raid... — at one point, i had about ten cleaning jobs on the go, trying to keep the mortgage paid. and it really is a true story. yeah, i don't think the public realise just quite what we've all been through. what do you hope the impact of this drama will be? the public are behind us now, and i think if there's enough outrage out there, i mean, it may become an election issue. who knows? it was a question for the prime minister today. it's important that all those| who suffered get the justice they deserve, and that's why. we have set up three different compensation schemes. we've paid out almost £150 million to over 2,500 people, _ and we're keen to work through that as quickly as possible. _ this isjo's old village shop, which she was forced to sell. there's still a post office sign here. the service, though, has all but disappeared. this terrible scandal�*s been going on for more than 20 years,

but this prime—time drama has now put it firmly in the national spotlight. jo's solicitor represents many victims. he told me 50 potential new ones have now been in touch, including three former sub—postmasters with criminal convictions. i had one lady describe it to me as something that she'd parked in a dark place at the back of her mind that she simply couldn't face, but because of the drama, has now managed to find the courage to come forward. i guess you just wish there were more? ourjob isn't done until everybody that has been tainted by horizon comes forward and clears their name. so the real drama is farfrom over. victims still fighting for financial redress and wanting those responsible to be held accountable. emma simpson, bbc news. and to find out more about the post office it scandal, you can listen to today's episode

of newscast on bbc sounds, which includesjo hamilton, whom you saw in emma simpson's report. should national uk newspapers be under the potential control of a foreign, autocratic state? that is the question facing the government, which is reviewing a bid backed by the united arab emirates to buy the daily and sunday telegraph. now the former boss of cnn jeff zucker, who is leading the bid, has told the bbc that should they succeed the papers' they succeed, the papers' independence would be legally guaranteed. here's our business editor simonjack. rolling off the presses since 1855, the daily telegraph is still profitable and influential. boris johnson, when prime minister, said the paper and its readers were his real boss. now this man, the owner of manchester city, deputy prime minister of the united arab

emirates, wants to be owner, having paid off the previous owner's debts. the front man for the gulf backed bid, former president of cnn, said they would undertake legally binding commitments to preserve press freedom. t commitments to preserve press freedom. .., commitments to preserve press freedom. .. ., ., commitments to preserve press freedom. ., ., ., ., , , freedom. i can guarantee “ournalists will be free to t freedom. i can guarantee “ournalists will be free to roam _ freedom. i can guarantee journalists will be free to roam wherever - freedom. i can guarantee journalists will be free to roam wherever they l will be free to roam wherever they want. they will be no involvement from imi. that is underpinned in our guarantees to the uk government through ofcom, that they will be complete and total editorial independence. readers, journalists and mps have cast doubt on whether these commitments are enforceable, and the potential new editor in chief says gulf cash should be welcomed. investing in these titles is, i think, by far the best possible outcome that these titles could have. the fact is, democracy needs journalism, and today, journalism needs investment. and that's what we are here to provide. but the uae does not have democracy or a free press. princess l of

dubai, for example, fled the country, criticising the royal family. —— latifa. i country, criticising the royal family. -- latifa.— country, criticising the royal family. -- latifa. i am making this video, family. -- latifa. i am making this video. which _ family. -- latifa. i am making this video, which might _ family. -- latifa. i am making this video, which might be _ family. -- latifa. i am making this video, which might be the - family. -- latifa. i am making this video, which might be the last - family. -- latifa. i am making this i video, which might be the last video i video, which might be the last video i ever— video, which might be the last video i ever make — iever make. it— i ever make. it was big news in the us, but . make. — it was big news in the us, but not in the uae. senior conservative say effective foreign state ownership is a different matter. the foreign government is different from individuals. they have wide interest, and interest can also be military, orabout interest, and interest can also be military, or about secrecy, about the press, all that sort of stuff goes on. i think that's why foreign governments should be a no—no to any investment in the british media. a newspaper, it is argued here, is a different kind of asset than a football club, a power station, a science park, the kind of assets that gulf investors have poured billions into. journalist here don't want any hint of foreign state intervention in the newsroom, and have argued in the pages of their own newspaper, urging the secretary of state to say, well, we welcome investment with open arms, but keep

your hands of our knees. the telegraph's features in the hands of the culture and media secretary lucy fraser, who will make a preliminary ruling next month. the actor and singer david soul, best known for his role in the 1970s tv series starsky and hutch, has died at the age of 80. david sillito looks back at his life. # don't give up on us, baby # we're still worth one more try...# david soul, and don't give up on us, baby. 1977 was the year for david solberg, the blonde, blue—eyed son of a lutheran pastor from south dakota. two number ones, the star of one of the biggest shows on tv, and his uk tour was pandemonium. my abiding memories of my first trip to the uk with this record was terror. i'm talking about, "whoa!" the reaction was just extraordinary. he'd made his name as hutch

in starsky and hutch — cops who relied on frequent car chases and the all—knowing huggy bear to fight crime. and every now and again, he'd find a reason to sing. david soul had long wanted to be known for his voice more than his looks. # i'm at peace with myself # i'm at peace with my soul...# which is why his music career began with this... # i can reach any goal...# ..as a masked singer. but he had more success acting, appearing here as a malevolent policeman with clint eastwood in magnum force. you heroes have killed a dozen people this week. what are you going to do next week? kill a dozen more. however, by the end of the �*70s, he was keen to escape from hutch and the attendant fame.

he ended up moving to the uk, appearing in holby city... i took this on because i had to know whether i could still do what i used to do. ..jerry springer: the opera... thank you and welcome to the show. ..and little britain. along the way there was a drink problem and he was arrested after hitting the third of his five wives. but for a certain generation, david soul would always be the blond singing superstar of his �*70s heyday. # here i am, a million miles from home...# david soul, who's died at the age of 80. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. after a week of weather that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, i am remembered for all the wrong reasons, iam hopeful that remembered for all the wrong reasons, i am hopeful that the weekend will be a lot less

memorable. the weather is really calming down. it will be drier, thank goodness. cold air with it. you will notice a change in the feel of the weather. not completely dry out there. quite a lot of rain right now across the north of scotland, a bit of snow mixing in ever higher ground. cloud and showery rain over central and eastern england. even further west the shower. clear spells allow temperatures to drop, meaning frost, patchy fog, and with the ground so wet right now, anywhere where the temperatures drop to freezing or below, we are likely to freezing or below, we are likely to see icy stretches during tomorrow morning. during tomorrow, we will still see this band of cloud and showery rain across eastern england, and a few showers elsewhere, but it will be much drier than it has been. there will be some spells of sunshine. those parts of wales, the midlands, northern england so badly affected by flooding looking mostly dry. a chilly day, and that leads into a cold night. saturday night into a cold night. saturday night into sunday morning will bring a widespread frost, lows of —40 —5, so

again, patchy fog,