this is bbc news, the headlines... northern ireland's devolved government is restored after a two—year hiatus. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill makes history as stormont�*s first irish nationalist leader. this is an assembly for all, catholic, protestant, and dissenter. despite our different outlooks and different views on the future constitutional position, the public rightly demand that we work together and deliver together. us air strikes on sites linked to iranian—backed fighters have drawn condemnation from iraq, syria, and iran. and hundreds of serving us and european officials warn that western governments�* policies on the israel—gaza war could amount to "grave violations

of international law." british scientists arrive in antarctica to test a new drone that will help forecast the impact of climate change. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh feris. here are this evening's top stories. it's no roman holiday for england... but they hold off italy to start their six nations with a win. blown away by bumrah... england have another pickle to get out of in india. everton rescue a dramatic draw in the premier league... and they're not the only ones. also coming up on sportsday... speeding her way to history... celina liebmann is the first

to ride for one of the sport's british teams. hello, again. with the opening six nations weekend about to conclude... bills or scotland attempt to add their name to ireland and england winners. scotland led to 27—zero, they are still winning but onlyjust by a point. 27—26. something of a wales fight back. scotland raced to that lead from two tries. from duhan van der merve — both set up by fly half finn russell as scotland looked set to end

a winless run in cardiff that went back to 2002. down but wales — incredibly — weren't out. warren gatland's side rallied and tries from james botham, rio dyer, and then adam wainwright had the principality stadium bouncing and believing, and wales almost lifted the roof off the stadium with their fourth try — alex mann driving over as wales closed to within a point. live pictures now from bbc one's coverage. two and a half minutes to go in cardiff. a scrum and moment of relative calm as wales, who wanted the roof on, and scotland wanted the roof off, eventually scotland changing their mind. it might have had an increase in the atmosphere as wales complete this fight back but just two minutes to scotland 27—26 wales. italy's record in recent six nations tournaments would lead you to believe it's pretty much

a guaranteed victory for their opponents each time. it didn't appear that way for a long time in rome this afternoon. with england coming back from a half time defecit to eventually sneak a 27—24 victory. dan ogunshakin reports. new beginnings in ancient rome. a new captain for england, a new coach for italy and a fresh six nations offered a blank canvas and the chance for reinvention. 30 games against england had brought 30 azzurri defeats. the time had come for some blue sky thinking. skipping clear! a sensational strike from the as eerie. england captain jamie george promised a more expansive approach. tommy freeman gave the attack direction and eliot daly finished. and england responding. yet when england found themselves trailing as half—time approached, idealism gave way to pragmatism and the security of three points. scrum—half alex mitchell had been a doubt for this match with an infected leg but showed no

signs of lingering after effects as england finally edged in front. what an effort from alex mitchell! steve borthwick is determined to look to england's future. aged 20 and 21 respectively. obut in the present the reliable boot of veteran george ford was steering them to victory. italty�*s winless run extended to 31 mtaches but the positives were there to be seen — three tries, a losing bonus point and england given a fright. for george and co, an opening day win but leave rome with questions still to be answered. dan 0gunshakin, bbc news. so, room for improvement for england. 0ver over the last few years, they have notably start of the six nations rather slowly. let's hear from their head coach steve borthwick. the midfield is very good in terms of ball movement and they will get

better as they play more together. striking the balance between that and creating momentum will be key in the future. brilliant to see five players make their debut for england in one match day of the six nations, which doesn't happen very often. having said that, there was plenty of areas that need to be better. we gave italy... they scored too easily and we need to look very close at what needs to improve around our defence. and in that first half, whilst we had lots of possession in the attacking half, and the speed of our ball was much quicker, and our ball movement was improving, we didn't break the line as much as we wanted to. let's head back to cardiff and live pictures from bbc one because my coverage of the six nations match involving wales and scotland. —— bbc 0ne�*s coverage. the final moments. they clock is into the red. they need to just get rid of people but they still try to get that bonus

point with a fourth try in the game. it goes over, a scotland player, but it least appears it won't be initially given, the try. with this situation, scotland know the victory is secure, it'sjust situation, scotland know the victory is secure, it's just whether they manage to get themselves a bonus point and deny wales a 2nd i potentially if scotland get the conversion, they could get a losing bonus point in addition to the one they picked up already foresaw in four tries. the tmo is having a think about this and we will break away and come back to the final score when we have it from the principality stadium. the result perhaps in the bag for scotland. like the opening test last week, england will have to come back from a big first innings deficit if they're to beat india again. after two days of the second match in vye—zag, the home side are 171 runs ahead on 28 without loss in their second innings. england were bowled out for 253, and, as patrick gearey reports, were undone in the land of spin

by india's star fast bowler. under indian sun on indian soil, bowling pace is hard graft. at 41, you would forgivejimmy anderson bowling pace is hard graft. at 41, you would forgive jimmy anderson for you would forgivejimmy anderson for not you would forgive jimmy anderson for not fancying it and yet he keeps doing it. his two wickets this morning included someone who scored 209 over the runs. england began their innings fluently with zak crawley. it felt strangely easy. few spotted the danger. when crawley misjudged one, india grabbed their chance impressively. and now quickly. in camejasper at bumrah, a bowler who could makejoe root grow and not long later 0llie pope rattled. unmistakable, unplayable, rattled. unmista kable, unplayable, bumrah rattled. unmistakable, unplayable, bumrah was irresistible. india rampant. england's problems didn't all happen at speed. yadav did damage too, wince and repeat. ben

stokes fought back as only he can, trying to arm wrestle momentum england's way but bumrah reloaded the slingshot. he was peerless, he was powerless. india's quick bowler ended with six wickets. his side have a big lead. they have moved this match fast forward. patrick geary, bbc news. no doubt who the star of day two has been — england couldn't do much about jasprit bumrah�*s brilliant reverse—swing bowling — here's what he's been saying about his memorable performance. in first—class cricket, if you want wickets in india, all reverse swing. i learned that before the conventional swing because you play a lot of cricket on slow wickets, you understand what you have to do over here. you have to find a way, what are the areas you have to hit. in the nets, in practice all of those skills and execute what other ways to get wickets or have an impact. bumrah bowled unbelievably well. in

fairness _ bumrah bowled unbelievably well. in fairness to— bumrah bowled unbelievably well. in fairness to him. it didn't feel like a better— fairness to him. it didn't feel like a better wicket than last week. there — a better wicket than last week. there wasn't as much turn. you have to hold _ there wasn't as much turn. you have to hold your— there wasn't as much turn. you have to hold your hand up sometimes and say well— to hold your hand up sometimes and say well bowled. fantastic spell in those _ say well bowled. fantastic spell in those conditions. we will have to play really — those conditions. we will have to play really well. we won't get too far ahead — play really well. we won't get too far ahead of ourselves, focus on tomorrow— far ahead of ourselves, focus on tomorrow morning, first things first _ tomorrow morning, first things first~ thet— tomorrow morning, first things first. that is what we did well last week, _ first. that is what we did well last week, we — first. that is what we did well last week, we didn't look at the game as a whole. _ week, we didn't look at the game as a whole. we — week, we didn't look at the game as a whole, we just paid one session at a whole, we just paid one session at a time. _ a whole, we just paid one session at a time, even — a whole, we just paid one session at a time, even less that that at times and we _ a time, even less that that at times and we will— a time, even less that that at times and we will do that again to give us the best— and we will do that again to give us the best chance. we will try and bowled — the best chance. we will try and bowled them out tomorrow and we will delete _ bowled them out tomorrow and we will delete that _ bowled them out tomorrow and we will delete that worry about batting when it comes _ delete that worry about batting when it comes that we believe we can chase _ it comes that we believe we can chase anything and we have shown that before. to the under—i9 world cup, where there was a huge moment of debate regarding the spirit of the game involving england. they were playing zimbabwe, hamza shaikh here blocking a delivery and the ball stopping dead after hitting his foot. shaikh then picked the ball up to hand it back... only for zimbabwe to appeal that shaikh had done so without seeking permission from the fielding team. shaikh was given out,

obstructing the field on review... technically. but the incident ended up having little bearing on the game as england ended up winning by 146 runs to round off their campaign without making the super six stage. scotla nd scotland have held on 27—26, to beat wales for the first time in cardiff for 22 years. a dramatic final moment. they have got that victory to round off the six nations opening weekend. more on that in our 7:30pm programme. dramatic draws were theme of the day in the premier league. we'll come to an extraordinay one at stjames' park in a moment... but first to the first of two games that had an injury—time equaliser. jarrad branthwaite stepped up to give everton a 2—2 draw against spurs at goodison park as drew savage reports. the facial expressions say it all, a point that almost felt like three for everton but for spurs, a case of what might have been. ange postecoglou's side took an early

lead with the kind of move he said they had been working on. former everton striker richarlison put it away and then remembered where he was. set pieces are one of everton�*s strengths and might be becoming one of tottenham's weaknesses. calvert—lewin�*s header went in off harrison and beekeeper claimed a foul. var said no. —— the keeper. it took ten minutes for spurs to come up took ten minutes for spurs to come up with a response.— took ten minutes for spurs to come up with a response. richarlison with the shot! magnificent! _ up with a response. richarlison with the shot! magnificent! that - up with a response. richarlison with the shot! magnificent! that is - the shot! magnificent! that is fantastic. . ., . fantastic. richarlison weir ninth coal in fantastic. richarlison weir ninth goal in eight — fantastic. richarlison weir ninth goal in eight premier— fantastic. richarlison weir ninth goal in eight premier league i fantastic. richarlison weir ninth - goal in eight premier league games. worth celebrating again but he didn't —— richarlison�*s ninth goal. everton were heading for defeat until one more set piece four minutes into injury time with branthwaite heading them level. they took another lengthy var check to confirm he was onside but if you are an everton fan, that was worth waiting for. drew savage, bbc news.

and as you might imagine, sean dyche was very much the happier of the two managers after the match. i thought the mentality was excellent, the performance was borderline... said in a very good. we know they are a good tottenham side. similarfeeling in a sense we thought we were excellent and they got nothing from the game. we were very good today. we got something from the game with the right mentality. working to cause trouble for them in many different ways today, created enough chances to get something from the game. obviously never going to be an easy — from the game. obviously never going to be an easy game — from the game. obviously never going to be an easy game here. _ from the game. obviously never going to be an easy game here. you - from the game. obviously never going to be an easy game here. you have i from the game. obviously never going to be an easy game here. you have to| to be an easy game here. you have to deal with— to be an easy game here. you have to deal with a _ to be an easy game here. you have to deal with a fair bit. but for the most — deal with a fair bit. but for the most part. _ deal with a fair bit. but for the most part, we held it ok. at differerrt— most part, we held it ok. at different times, we lost a bit of composure with the ball but i think the second — composure with the ball but i think the second half, we had some really -ood the second half, we had some really good chances and probably needed a third goat— good chances and probably needed a third goal to kill them off and in the game, — third goal to kill them off and in the game, you will always get some decisions _ the game, you will always get some decisions going their way which allows— decisions going their way which allows them to get set pieces and the crowd — allows them to get set pieces and the crowd gets behind them. unfortunately, we couldn't hold out.

we have _ unfortunately, we couldn't hold out. we have to — unfortunately, we couldn't hold out. we have to take it on the chin and move _ we have to take it on the chin and move onto — we have to take it on the chin and move onto the next one. there's been a famous 4—1; draw at st james' park before. that happened in early february as well... but newcastle had to come from 4—0 down that day against arsenal in 2011. this afternoon they got the same result against luton from just a 2—goal deficit. it was an extraordinary game that newcastle led twice early... sean longstaff with two goals for the home side. both were cancelled out by luton... who then went on to take a 4—2 lead before harvey barnes completed newcastle's comeback with 17 minutes left. the big positive from today because we haven't done that enough this season, we only got one point from losing positions before today. two goals down, we were chasing the game and i thought we did it really well probably until the last 15 minutes when we felt we had enough time to win it and we became a bit desperate in our desire to score. again, that's a positive, we looked like we can score goals and we were fluent in that sense of the game. like everton...

burnley had a stoppage time equaliser to thank for rescuing a 2—2 draw at home. but also like everton, home draws don't help them too much in their relegation fight. their point came against fulham having trailed 2—0 at turf moor. datro fofana was making his home debut and had already scored once having come on as a substitute... his second arrived in the 91st minute to give burnley the draw against a team who still haven't got an away league win since the opening day of the season. burnley, like everton, are still in the bottom three... there was one premier league game that provided a result... and one that increases the pressure on roy hodgson. brighton beat his crystal palace side 4—1 at the amex. it's just two wins since the beginning of novemberfor palace... who sacked their previous manager after they lost at rivals brighton last year. they sit five points above the relegation zone. 0urfans 0ur fans really do expect to win the game and we got beaten four—one. it would be unrealistic to think that the fans are going to go home happy after that. the fans are going to go home happy afterthat. it the fans are going to go home happy after that. it would be unrealistic to think the fans are not going to protest. all i can say is that we are doing our best, we are having a

speu are doing our best, we are having a speuin are doing our best, we are having a spell in the league at the moment where we aren't being blessed with any real sort of good fortune at all. but there are areas of the game we have to keep working on and hopefully put things right. the late game could see aston villa go up to fourth after spurs dropped points earlier. they are now five—zero up on the league's bottom side. leicester have extended their lead at the top of the championship to 11 points after a 5—0 win at stoke. jamie vardy scored twice from the bench, his first league goals since november. southampton are up to second as a 2—0 win at rotherham extended their unbeaten run to 23 matches. but ipswich lost 3—2 at preston to slip to fourth. rangers have reduced celtic�*s advantage at the of the scottish premiership to three points. and they also have a game in hand on the leaders, who dropped points at aberdeen. without a manager since sacking barry robson this week, aberdeen took the lead early in the second half

through bojan miovski. celtic�*s equaliser came 13 minutes later and it was a messy one, the ball eventually breaking in the box to new signing nicolas kuhn, who still needed a deflection to take celtic to the 1—1 draw. rangers then responded with a 3—0 over bottom side livingston, whose run of games without a win is now at 16. st mirren, hearts, and stjohnstone also won today. the hosts ivory coast are taking on mali in the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations. the big moment of the first half came when mali were awarded a penalty, but adama traore saw his kick saved and ivory coast were then reduced to ten men just before the break and mali took advantage in the second half. the substitute nene opening the scoring with this brilliant strike. there's around five minutes left there.

stoppage time at the africa cup of nations has been something of a significant factor in these games but at the moment, the hosts are heading out. the day's other quarter—final will produce a semi—finalist that wouldn't have been part of many people's predictions pre—tournament. in fact, cape verde and south africa remain outsiders to win afcon even now ,having reached the last eight. the bbc�*s ian williams is in yamoussoukro. ian we'll take a team at a time, starting with cape verde, who have not looked out of place at this tournament by any means. absolutely, i have seen three of the games for the blue sharks, as they are known, they are excellent, hard—working, well coached, physically imposing and they play decent football as well. cape verde have invested, the federation, in youth football and facilities, but the other thing they have done over the other thing they have done over the last decade or so is that they

go out and look for the diaspora players outside of the country, those born overseas. i could give you the prime example, a name that some people might remember, between 2010 and 2014, bebe was a winger, he didn't tear up trees at old trafford but he leads the line at cape verde and likely to do that here. born in portugal, played youth football for portugal, played youth football for portugal but didn't make his debut for cape verde until 2022 when he was past the age of 30. an island nation ofjust over half a million people, they didn't make the africa cup of nations debut until 2013. they made quarterfinals and that was a shock, the media, including the bbc, they were guided there by a man who gave up hisjob bbc, they were guided there by a man who gave up his job as an bbc, they were guided there by a man who gave up hisjob as an air traffic controller but don't think they are professional. we loved it. they are now coached by a man mb1 babista. they have consistency. they top the group ahead of ghana and

egypt. top the group ahead of ghana and egypt -- a top the group ahead of ghana and egypt. —— a man called babista. don't underestimate them. egypt. -- a man called babista. don't underestimate them. celina liebmann. _ don't underestimate them. celina liebmann, springing _ don't underestimate them. celina liebmann, springing a _ don't underestimate them. celina liebmann, springing a surprise i don't underestimate them. celina liebmann, springing a surprise is| liebmann, springing a surprise is south africa. south africa looked a lot more closely to home for their team. ~ , ,., , lot more closely to home for their team. ~ , ., , ., lot more closely to home for their team. absolutely, only four overseas -la ers in team. absolutely, only four overseas players in the — team. absolutely, only four overseas players in the squad, _ team. absolutely, only four overseas players in the squad, eight _ team. absolutely, only four overseas players in the squad, eight of - team. absolutely, only four overseas players in the squad, eight of the i players in the squad, eight of the side from the team that won the south african premier division for the last six seasons. coached by hugo bruce, the 71—year—old belgian, he has been here before and bought the t—shirt, led cameroon to heights in 2017 and can he do it again? he would become only the second man to win the africa cup of nations with two different countries.— win the africa cup of nations with two different countries. thank you very much. _ two different countries. thank you very much. tan — two different countries. thank you very much, ian williams _ two different countries. thank you very much, ian williams in - two different countries. thank you very much, ian williams in ivory . very much, ian williams in ivory coast. we will bring you the latest throughout the rest of the evening on bbc news. hosts qatar are through to the semi—finals of the asian cup after beating uzbekistan

3—2 on penalties. after it finished 1—1 over 120 minutes. the defending champions now face iran, who sent favourites japan out after a dramatic quarterfinal earlier. japan led at half—time but iran came out the better side in the second half and equalised through mohammed mohebbi. it was looking set for extra time until iran earned a very late penalty. and alireza jahanbakhsh stepped up to score it in the 96th minute... giving iran their first win over japan in19 years... and keeping them on courese for their first asian title since 1976. lewis hamilton has revealed that switching mercedes for ferrari was the hardest decision he's ever had to make. but he's100% committed to his current team until his move in 2025. in his first public comments since the move was announced, hamilton wrote in an instagram post: "it's been a crazy few days filled with a whole range of emotions... "i feel incredibly fortunate, that i now have the chance to fulfil "another childhood dream. driving in ferrari red." "i still remember the feeling of taking "a leap of faith into the unknown when i firstjoined "mercedes in 2013...

and it's the feeling i have again now. "however, my focus is on the upcoming season "and getting back out on track with mercedes." let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. china's sijua—hee is through to the final of the german masters. the 21—year old—beat kyren wilson by 6—3 in berlin. he'll face the winner of this evenings semi betweenjudd trump and sam craigie. britain's simon yates has won the tour of alula in saudi arabia. he came out on top in a four—way sprint to win the final stage. that meant he got a ten—second time bonus — which was enough to give him the overall race win, by just three seconds. there was a dutch clean sweep in the elite women's race at the cyclocross world championships — won by fem van empel for the second year in a row — her 18th win in 20 cyclocross races this season. but she said the world championship was the cherry on the cake. rory mcilroy is struggling at the pebble beach pro—am, after slipping to 12 shots

off the lead. he missed this chance for a birdie putt on the 11th as he looks to recover from a second round score of 74. he is currently one over par. the past few years have seen a huge growth in the number of women playing traditionally male—dominated sports like football and rugby. there's been only limited female involvement in speedway. workington comets, though, are about create a bit of sporting history. asjeff brown reports, they've signed 22 year—old german celina liebmann, who'll be the first woman to ride for a senior british speedway team. celina liebmann is used to breaking down sporting barriers. a couple of years ago, she became the first woman to take part in the speedway grand prix series, given a wild card place in the u21 competition in the

czech capital of prague. next month she will head to cumbria to join workington comets, the track where she scored a four with 12 point maximum in last year's women's 0pen maximum in last year's women's open championship. the hope is she will play a big part in the comets�* returned to the second day of british speedway. i returned to the second day of british speedway.— returned to the second day of british speedway. i like working here, it british speedway. i like working here. it is _ british speedway. i like working here. it is a _ british speedway. i like working here, it is a really, _ british speedway. i like working here, it is a really, really i british speedway. i like working here, it is a really, really good l here, it is a really, really good track and i like the people there. so, for me it is the perfect club for the first year. i feel really, really honoured because it was a dream of mine to race in england. so, for me, it�*s a big step. 50. so, for me, it's a big step. so, this feeling _ so, for me, it's a big step. so, this feeling i _ so, for me, it's a big step. so, this feeling i really _ so, for me, it's a big step. so, this feeling i really like it. celina whose father is the former german ice speed star yergin liebman took to the track almost as soon as she could. with her parents�* encouragement. she could. with her parents' encouragement.— she could. with her parents' encouragement. she could. with her parents' encourauement. , . ., , ,, encouragement. they gave me a bike, a bit of equipment, _ encouragement. they gave me a bike, a bit of equipment, and _ encouragement. they gave me a bike, a bit of equipment, and i _ encouragement. they gave me a bike, a bit of equipment, and i can - encouragement. they gave me a bike, a bit of equipment, and i can start i a bit of equipment, and i can start to ride with smaller children. now it�*s already 17 years, this is my 18th year, riding speedway. so, it�*s

a long time. 18th year, riding speedway. so, it's a long time-— a long time. also a long time to deal with the _ a long time. also a long time to deal with the comments, i a long time. also a long time to deal with the comments, which| a long time. also a long time to i deal with the comments, which come from being a woman in what�*s been for 100 years and more almost exclusively a man�*s world. the for 100 years and more almost exclusively a man's world. the ride! i reall exclusively a man's world. the ride! i really find — exclusively a man's world. the ride! i really find with _ exclusively a man's world. the ride! i really find with it, _ exclusively a man's world. the ride! i really find with it, they _ exclusively a man's world. the ride! i really find with it, they don't i i really find with it, they don�*t really care. of course, some of them are a bit sad if they are not winning against me —— the riders are really fine. but the problem is not the riders at the problem is most of the riders at the problem is most of the time the spectators, they are always like, not a woman, women can�*t ride speedway, it is a sport for men. but i don�*t know why they are saying that, because i think i�*m are saying that, because i think i�*m a good example that women can ride speedway. i really look forward for england and to start the season. for me, it�*s boring if i don�*t have races on the weekend. yeah, i�*m ready. races on the weekend. yeah, i'm read . ., , races on the weekend. yeah, i'm read . . , ., races on the weekend. yeah, i'm read. ., , ., .,, races on the weekend. yeah, i'm read. ., , ., ., , ready. ready for anything speedway can throw ready. ready for anything speedway can threw her _ ready. ready for anything speedway can throw her away. _ ready. ready for anything speedway can throw her away. geoff _ ready. ready for anything speedway can throw her away. geoff brown, . ready. ready for anything speedway i can throw her away. geoff brown, bbc news. no further goals at bramall lane

yet, aston villa still leaving sheffield united five—zero. there has been a goal of the africa cup of nations and hosts ivory coast have equalised in injury time. i did say it, i don�*t want to take credit for it, i don�*t want to take credit for it, i don�*t want to take credit for it, i didn�*t score but one—one against mali in that game heading for extra time. going back to our top story, in the six nations scotland ended a 22—year wait for victory in cardiff — but onlyjust! tries either side of half—time from duhan van der merve helped scotland race into a 27—0 lead, but come the final whistle the scots had been hanging on as wales scored 26 unanswered points to almost snatch the most dramaic of victories from the jaws of defeat. the victory. and in cardiff. and england began their six nations campaign with a win — the first time in five seasons that they�*ve made a winning start — narrowly beating italy in rome 27 points to 24. that�*s all from sportsday. we are back at 7:30pm with more

reaction to the day�*s sports news. hello. despite the sunshine we�*ve seen across scotland and northern ireland, it was a slightly cooler day than friday when we had temperatures up to 15. that�*s what we�*ve seen further south today. and that milder air is nudging its way northwards. blustery still and some more rain to come. this is the weather front that�*s been straddling the uk. that chillier air to the north with showers milder to the south. but you may have noticed behind there�*s another weather front on the way. so still a continuation of those heavy showers with some hail, some thunder and lightning and gale force winds in the north. a lot of cloud further south as we go through the night. misty and murky over the coast and the hills and bits of drizzle. but the main rain�*s coming back in later in the night to western scotland and northern ireland. that�*s really the main player for the next couple of days, particularly for western, central, and southern scotland. we could see a good couple of inches of rain, even at lower levels towards the central belt,

but over the hills double that. so, it�*s likely we�*ll have some flooding impacts, ithink, with that amount of rain in such a short space of time. but also it�*s a wetter day for parts of northern england, for northern ireland, cloudier, as well. and further south, i think we�*ll have a bit more cloud than today, but it�*s still mild. the winds are picking up a notch, though, overnight, so i think slightly windier again tomorrow. still that risk of gales in the north. now, they may ease a little as we head into monday, but only temporarily. and then by that stage we�*ve got that rain bumping into the colder air further north and we could have a spell of snow over the hills and then into the northern isles potentially on monday. but to the south, we�*ve still got that westerly breeze, still the high pressure influencing our weather here so keeping it largely dry, still quite a lot of cloud, though, because we�*re pulling in all that wind off the atlantic. so, moisture laden. but the wettest weather by far will still be in the north, hence the risk of some flooding.

to the north of that, we�*ve still got that cold air. but for most parts of the uk, once again, the start of the week very mild. fog around the coasts and over the hills, which is very typical with this sort of wind direction. now, by tuesday, ourweatherfront does start to push a little bit further southwards. and behind it, there�*s some colder air. but that cold, warm air battle is going to take place across the uk, we think, during the week and eventually it looks like it�*ll get colder towards next weekend, but that�*s a long way off. and in the meantime, in between, we�*re going to see some wetter weather. the warnings, as ever, are on our website. bye— bye.

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