king charles has spent the night at home after starting cancer treatment. this is the scene live at buckingham palace, as prime minister rishi sunak says he is "shocked and sad" to hear of the king's cancer but thankful the illness was "caught early". a year on from turkey's deadliest earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people, aid agencies say major rebuilding still needs to be done. three people have been killed and more than a million are without power, as torrential rain causes disruption across southern california. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. we start this hour here in the uk. king charles has spent the night at home in london, after starting cancer treatment. this is the scene live at buckingham palace where it's 9am in the morning right now.

world leaders have sent messages of support to the monarch, after his diagnosis was made public on monday. the prime minister rishi sunak, has said he is thankful the illness was "caught early" and hopes the monarch makes a speedy recovery. the palace has said it's not prostate cancer, but it was discovered during the king's recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. officials say king charles will continue with his state duties, but step back from public engagements, while receiving out—patient treatment. the heir to the throne, william, the prince of wales, is to carry out some of those duties on behalf of his father. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was the last time we saw the king in public — on sunday, going to church with queen camilla on the sandringham estate in norfolk. just 17 months into his reign, he now faces a serious health challenge. just over a week ago, the king left this private hospital in central london,

where he'd spent three nights being treated for an enlarged prostate. we now know, during his stay here, cancer was discovered. in a statement, buckingham palace said... "during the king's recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. he remains wholly positive about his treatment, and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible." although open about his diagnosis, the type of cancer the king has will be kept private — as will the nature of his treatment. all of his public engagements have been cancelled. his son, the duke of sussex, is expected to visit him this week — travelling to the uk from his home in california to see his father, who contacted prince harry personally with news of the diagnosis.

it is the first time harry has seen the king since the coronation. in times of crisis, families do come together, and i think everyone will be happy to see that. ithink, you know, there is a sort of sense of business as usual going on — that's very much a message that sort of the palace is trying to put out. but if, along the way, we can see some bridges being built, then that's got to be a good thing. but it will now be down to other working members of the royal family to pick up some of the king's work. his wife, queen camilla, has done a number of her own engagements in recent weeks, but may now find herself doing some of her husband's duties, too. it will be the same for the king's son, the prince of wales — who himself has been away from royal engagements for almost a month, following his wife's stay in hospital after surgery. he is due to return to public duty tomorrow

in windsor and london. this is going to be a testing time for the king and the wider royal family, as they balance personal, private challenges with the need to continue with public duties. daniela relph, bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has been speaking to bbc radio 5 live this morning and he was asked for his reaction to the news of the king's health. well, like everyone else, shocked and sad and just all our thoughts are with him and his family. and you know, thankfully this has been caught early and now everyone will be wishing him...that he gets the treatment that he needs and makes a full recovery. that's what we're all hoping and praying for, and i'm of course in regular contact with him, and will continue to communicate with him as normal. practically speaking, what does it mean for the day—to—day running of the country?

no, ithink, i'm in regular contact with the king and that will continue as normal and we'll crack on with everything, but he'll be in our thoughts and our prayers, and many families around the country who are listening to this will have been touched by the same thing and they know what it means for everyone, so we willjust be willing him on and hopefully we can get through this as quickly as possible. the news of king charles�* cancer diagnosis is of course dominating the newspaper front pages here in the uk, but it's also making news worldwide. this is the website from cbc in canada where of course the king is also head of state. you'll see it has an article headlined... "what happens when a monarch falls ill?" one news in new zealand looked at what is known about king charles�* health history. in australia one of the big newspapers there, the sydney morning herald, had a number of articles including one that said prince william must now step up, but that the message from the palace was clear and reassuring. le monde in france noted that buckingham palace hadn't said what type of cancer it is. whilst cbs news in america highlighted that his son prince harry is to travel to the uk

from the us to visit his father. now in the past, british monarchs have not chosen to share the diagnosis of any serious illness with the public. any constitutional issues that have arisen have been discussed behind closed doors. king charles has broken with that tradition, but he made it clear he intends to continue working on affairs of state as much as possible. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. bell chimes. he is 75 years of age and like anyone receiving a diagnosis of cancer, irrespective of their position, he is having to deal with a sharp reminder of his own mortality. in terms of his constitutional role as head of state, notjust of the united kingdom but of 14 other nations as well, that is unaffected, so long as he is not physically incapacitated — and there is no suggestion of that. though it appears he will disappear

from public view, he will continue to deal with the red boxes, the state papers which come to him every day. there are a multitude of documents, from parliamentary bills to a host of other things, which require his attention and his signature. if he were to become incapacitated, then other members of the royal family would step forward as counsellors of state. his wife, his siblings, and his sons are all counsellors of state, but there is an acceptance that neither andrew or the absent harry could se seen to perform such a role. newsreel: there to i welcome his majesty... a notable example of when counsellors of state were required occurred in the early 1950s. charles�*s grandfather king george vi had been diagnosed with lung cancer. he underwent an operation at buckingham palace to remove one lung. other members of the family including his wife could have fulfilled his constitutional role while he was incapacitated. however, there is nothing to suggest such an arrangement will be required

in the case of charles. if things changed, then a decision would have to be made for counsellors of state to be appointed and the king would have to sign the letters patent effectively springing the counsellors of state into life, and two of the counsellors of state would need to act, effectively deputising for the king. so for king charles, a fit 75—year—old who has generally coped with life with resilience and humour, there is now the challenge of dealing with the levelling impact of cancer. though the prognosis appears to be good, it will be a considerable and often solitary test. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's go live to buckingham palace now and talk to my colleague maryam moshiri. thank you very much. as you have

been hearing from our colleagues, the announcement was made by buckingham palace last night at six o'clock that the king, during a procedure to teach a benign prostate enlargement was discovered to have some form of cancer. world leaders and politicians have, over the last few hours, been wishing the king well. the prime minister rishi sunak in an interview with the bbc, as you heard, revealed something buckingham palace had not revealed yet, that was the king's form of cancer was, he said, caught early. we know the king has told close members of his family personally about the cancer diagnosis, prince william for example, and prince harry, as you have been hearing is thought to be on his way from los angeles to london to visit the king. but the news will have come as a shock, not only to his family but also to the people in this country and around the world. having said that, cancer

is sadly a very, very common disease, there are 3 million people living with it here in the uk and part of the statement from buckingham palace was very keen to underline the fact that the king very much wants people to know that this is a cancer diagnosis and he wants those who are affected by cancer to know that he is now in a way, i guess, one of them. lets talk more about what this means for the royal family with charlotte gallagher who is with me now. good to talk to you. it is obviously a very, very sad day for the royal family, coming to terms with the shocking news which would be shocking news which would be shocking for any family when they find out a loved one has cancer? fix, find out a loved one has cancer? a lot of shock and a lot of fear, as you said. — lot of shock and a lot of fear, as you said, the king has contacted his family— you said, the king has contacted his family to _ you said, the king has contacted his family to tell them about the diagnosis. he called his son, prince william _ diagnosis. he called his son, prince william and — diagnosis. he called his son, prince william and his son prince harry. we understand _ william and his son prince harry. we understand prince harry is flying back to — understand prince harry is flying back to the united kingdom. it will be the _ back to the united kingdom. it will be the first time they have seen each _ be the first time they have seen each other since the coronation and

we know_ each other since the coronation and we know that relationship has been very strained, the relationship between — very strained, the relationship between prince harry and the king and between prince harry and his brothen — and between prince harry and his brother. most people hope a positive out of— brother. most people hope a positive out of this— brother. most people hope a positive out of this diagnosis would bring the family closer together again. what _ the family closer together again. what does it mean prince harry is coming to london so quickly to see king charles? it coming to london so quickly to see king charles?— king charles? it means he is incredibly — king charles? it means he is incredibly worried _ king charles? it means he is incredibly worried about - king charles? it means he is incredibly worried about his | king charles? it means he is - incredibly worried about his father, especially— incredibly worried about his father, especially when you are so far away from _ especially when you are so far away from your _ especially when you are so far away from your family and we have experienced being so far away, receiving — experienced being so far away, receiving scary news about a family, wanting _ receiving scary news about a family, wanting to _ receiving scary news about a family, wanting to be close to them and be with then — wanting to be close to them and be with them. probably why he has decided — with them. probably why he has decided to come so quickly to see his father — decided to come so quickly to see his father. we don't know what type of cancer _ his father. we don't know what type of cancer it — his father. we don't know what type of cancer it is, we don't know what type of— of cancer it is, we don't know what type of treatment the king will be receiving, — type of treatment the king will be receiving, otherthan type of treatment the king will be receiving, other than he will be an out patient — receiving, other than he will be an out patient so he will be going to his london— out patient so he will be going to his london residence, clarence house, _ his london residence, clarence house, a — his london residence, clarence house, a few minutes walk from buckingham palace. new information from the _ buckingham palace. new information from the prime minister, rishi sunak. — from the prime minister, rishi sunak, that the cancer had

thankfully been caught early. we don't _ thankfully been caught early. we don't know what type, it is not prostate _ don't know what type, it is not prostate. this was diagnosed when he was in _ prostate. this was diagnosed when he was in hospital being treated for an enlarged _ was in hospital being treated for an enlarged prostate. we know it is not prostate _ enlarged prostate. we know it is not prostate cancer. i'm sure the king will he _ prostate cancer. i'm sure the king will be pleased to see prince harry back will be pleased to see prince harry hack in— will be pleased to see prince harry hack in the — will be pleased to see prince harry back in the country amidst this time of a lot— back in the country amidst this time of a lot of— back in the country amidst this time of a lot of fear.— of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank ou. of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank you one _ of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank you one of— of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank you. one of the _ of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank you. one of the clear _ of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank you. one of the clear things - of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank you. one of the clear things we | of a lot of fear. charlotte, thank i you. one of the clear things we are getting from buckingham palace, this is not a constitutional crisis, business will go on, at least privately for the king. he will be carrying out some duties. he will be doing the administration work, state work and he will be meeting the prime minister rishi sunak regularly. the royal duties and the royal engagements were taken away from home that are more energetic, the more demanding, those ones will be carried out by other members of the royal family he will, be carried out by other members of the royalfamily he will, i am sure in the next few weeks and months, be having to step up and take over those royal duties from king charles. let's cross live now and

speak to matthew denison, a royal biographer and also the author of the book, the queen. thank you for joining us. talk to me about the royal members of the family he will now have to step up to take over the royal duties the king will no longer be able to do, at least for the short term? matthew, can you hear me? i am afraid we have lost matthew denison. let me fill you in, about the royalfamily. we are hearing in the royalfamily. we are hearing in the short term at least, we are going to see the very close members of the royalfamily, the going to see the very close members of the royal family, the working royals, people like the duke of edinburgh, prince edward, people like the princess royal, princess anne, prince william, whose own wife has been hospitalised for a couple of weeks and is now recuperating at

home. we will not be seeing her until after easter, but other members of the royal family will be stepping up to take over some of those royal duties. charlotte, we lost matthew, who could have filled us in, so i will ask you, it is going to be quite tough, isn't it, for people like prince william? ultimately, he has had a tough time since january, ultimately, he has had a tough time sincejanuary, his ultimately, he has had a tough time since january, his wife has been hospitalised and he is now going to have to step up and take over some of those royal duties? he have to step up and take over some of those royal duties?— of those royal duties? he perhaps would have _ of those royal duties? he perhaps would have been _ of those royal duties? he perhaps would have been expecting - of those royal duties? he perhaps would have been expecting a - of those royal duties? he perhaps would have been expecting a bit l of those royal duties? he perhaps - would have been expecting a bit more time away— would have been expecting a bit more time away from public duties with his wife, — time away from public duties with his wife, the princess of wales, recuperating. they have three children— recuperating. they have three children and obviously they have stuff, _ children and obviously they have stuff, but — children and obviously they have stuff, but the children need looking after. _ stuff, but the children need looking after. they— stuff, but the children need looking after, they need their parents around — after, they need their parents around. prince william is returning to public— around. prince william is returning to public duty tomorrow. he will be seen in _ to public duty tomorrow. he will be seen in london and windsor out and about _ seen in london and windsor out and about we _ seen in london and windsor out and about. we expect him and queen camilla _ about. we expect him and queen camilla to — about. we expect him and queen camilla to be fulfilling some of those — camilla to be fulfilling some of those public duties that perhaps the kin- those public duties that perhaps the king had _ those public duties that perhaps the king had committed to. what we don't know is— king had committed to. what we don't know is the _ king had committed to. what we don't know is the overseas visits, whether they will— know is the overseas visits, whether they will go—

know is the overseas visits, whether they will go ahead, will they be postponed until king charles is well enough _ postponed until king charles is well enough to— postponed until king charles is well enough to take them on? will another senior— enough to take them on? will another senior member of the royal family go on those _ senior member of the royal family go on those visits instead? what we know _ on those visits instead? what we know that — on those visits instead? what we know that the king, he will not be doing _ know that the king, he will not be doing his — know that the king, he will not be doing his public duties, but he will be working — doing his public duties, but he will be working behind—the—scenes. his role as— be working behind—the—scenes. his role as constitutional head of state will not _ role as constitutional head of state will not be — role as constitutional head of state will not be affected and that means he will _ will not be affected and that means he will be _ will not be affected and that means he will be reviewing paperwork, signing — he will be reviewing paperwork, signing documents that only the head of state _ signing documents that only the head of state can. he will be having the weekly _ of state can. he will be having the weekly meetings with the prime minister— weekly meetings with the prime minister rishi sunak and keeping him up minister rishi sunak and keeping him up today— minister rishi sunak and keeping him up today with what is going on. he will still— up today with what is going on. he will still be — up today with what is going on. he will still be doing that role. if he had been — will still be doing that role. if he had been unwell, another member of the royal— had been unwell, another member of the royal family could have stepped up the royal family could have stepped up if the royal family could have stepped up it up _ the royal family could have stepped up it up if— the royal family could have stepped up if up if he had not been well enough — up if up if he had not been well enough to— up if up if he had not been well enough to do that.— enough to do that. charlotte gallagher. — enough to do that. charlotte gallagher, thank _ enough to do that. charlotte gallagher, thank you. - enough to do that. charlotte gallagher, thank you. i - enough to do that. charlotte gallagher, thank you. i will. enough to do that. charlotte - gallagher, thank you. i will leave you now with the thought that this is seen by many cancer charities and those advocating for the many millions of people who suffer from cancer around the world, as a positive step by the king, because he is shining a light on this awful disease and making people talk about it, which many people agree is an

important thing. i will have the latest on the story from buckingham palace, but for now, back to the studio. . ~ palace, but for now, back to the studio. ., ~' , ., ~' , studio. thank you, we will keep heafina studio. thank you, we will keep hearing from — studio. thank you, we will keep hearing from you _ studio. thank you, we will keep hearing from you throughout. studio. thank you, we will keep | hearing from you throughout the studio. thank you, we will keep - hearing from you throughout the day. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news here in the uk. 8 million people on means—tested benefits are now receiving their final cost—of—living payment to help with high prices and bills. £299 payment will go directly into bank accounts of those eligible before 22nd february without the need to claim. no further payments of this kind are scheduled and charities are urging the government to consider more support. the energy giant bp has revealed its profits halved last year because of lower oil prices. it has reported profits of £2.4 billion for the fourth quarter of last year which helped lift its 2023 profit to a total of £11 billion. but that was down from its record profit in 2022 of £22 billion.

britain and france are hosting a two—day conference in london to tackle the spread of cyberattack tools and so—called "hackers for hire". the conference aims to reach an international agreement to deal with the growing challenge of commercially available tools to hack into phones and steal information from computers. you're live with bbc news. let's look at the middle east now. the us secretary of state antony blinken is due in cairo as part of his latest push for a gaza ceasefire and to calm wider middle east tensions. this is his fifth visit to the middle east and it began in saudi arabia where he held talks with the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman. they discussed efforts to achieve an enduring end to the conflict. meanwhile the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, has warned hamas fighters who are hiding in rafah that they would meet their end there. hundreds of thousands of palestinians have fled to the southern city which borders egypt. mr gallant claimed that half

of hamas's fighters had been killed or seriously wounded in israel's offensive. live now to our correspondent nick beake who's injerusalem. thank you so much for your time. starting with antony blinken's visit, what do we know about the state of negotiations for a ceasefire, or an enduring peace, as he calls it?— he calls it? they see getting a ceasefire has _ he calls it? they see getting a ceasefire has been _ he calls it? they see getting a ceasefire has been crucial, - he calls it? they see getting a| ceasefire has been crucial, not he calls it? they see getting a - ceasefire has been crucial, notjust for the 2 million people of gaza, but crucial in terms of dialling down the temperature here in the middle east, of easing some of the tensions that have been exacerbated over the past few months. and that is why he is in egypt today. he will also be in qatar and those two countries have been crucial figures in trying to get some sort of lull in trying to get some sort of lull in the fighting. we know there were discussions in paris about ten days

ago involving the officials from egypt and qatar, also the israelis and the americans. and the point we are at now, we are waiting for hamas to say something and basically tell us what they think about the framework that has been put forward. it seems like there is no sign of an imminent breakthrough in terms of a peace deal happening, a lull in the fighting but we have seen before that quite often the stuff that happens behind—the—scenes can move quite quickly, but no imminent sign of a real breakthrough at the moment. of a real breakthrough at the moment-— of a real breakthrough at the moment. ~ . , of a real breakthrough at the moment. ~ ., , , moment. meanwhile, there is still the war going _ moment. meanwhile, there is still the war going on _ moment. meanwhile, there is still the war going on in _ moment. meanwhile, there is still the war going on in these - moment. meanwhile, there is still. the war going on in these comments the war going on in these comments the defence minister has made about the defence minister has made about the defence of rafa effects the palestinian sheltering there? yes. palestinian sheltering there? yes, it is a place _ palestinian sheltering there? yes, it is a place in _ palestinian sheltering there? yes, it is a place in the _ palestinian sheltering there? yes, it is a place in the south _ palestinian sheltering there? yes, it is a place in the south of- palestinian sheltering there? yes it is a place in the south of gaza on the border with egypt and it is a place where people were told to go to buy the israelis as fighting has raged all through the gaza strip. we

know 80% of the population of gaza have been displaced, lots of people leaving behind communities that have been annihilated by the fighting. and so there is concern, specifically from the united nations about what could happen if rafah were to be the focus of a really big israeli operation. the israeli military and top officials and politicians here are saying that is where they are going to be heading next. we have to see whether that is a message they want to send out to hamas, there won't be any letup in the fighting and the intensity of their attack. the israelis say they are targeting hamas leadership and the fighters. but the difficulty is, you can't have a ceasefire if the fighting is raging, so we will have to see how those contradictory things play out over the next couple of weeks or so. things play out over the next couple of weeks or so— of weeks or so. thank you so much. there are more _ of weeks or so. thank you so much. there are more details _ of weeks or so. thank you so much. there are more details and - of weeks or so. thank you so much. there are more details and updates| there are more details and updates on the war on bbc website.

today marks the one year anniversary of turkey's deadliest earthquake. it killed more than 53,000 people in the south—east of the country. save the children says that one—third of those displaced are still homeless and aid organisations say substantial rebuilding remains to be done with 85% of infrastructure, and that includes schools and hospitals, destroyed in the worst hit areas, like hatay province. 12 months after the disaster debris is still being cleared, and many families are still living in tents and containers. 0ur correspondent anna foster covered the fallout from the earthquakes at the time — she joins us now from southern turkey a year on. anna. could you explain what is this anniversary marked? this could you explain what is this anniversary marked?- could you explain what is this anniversary marked? as you are sa in: , anniversary marked? as you are saying. it _ anniversary marked? as you are saying. it is _ anniversary marked? as you are saying, it is exactly _ anniversary marked? as you are saying, it is exactly a _ anniversary marked? as you are saying, it is exactly a year - anniversary marked? as you are| saying, it is exactly a year today, it was 4.17 this morning a year ago that the powerful earthquake hit

southern turkey and northern syria and devastated a huge swathes of this area. you are talking about how 12 months later a lot of the clearance work is still going on. this is a snapshot of exactly that. a week ago i was passing by and this is the remains of a badly damaged shopping centre and within a week they managed to tear it down. i talk a lot about the scale of this earthquake and the destruction, but you can see these piles and piles of rubble and metal and the fact this was only taken down last weekjust shows you how hard it has been in turkey. there are only a finite number of these big diggers they bring into a site and they basically knock everything down and take it away. if you look across the road, you can see how completely flattened it is over there. bear in mind these were apartment buildings, shopping centres, schools and hospitals, all of it, and very little of it a year

unreconstructed yet.— of it, and very little of it a year unreconstructed yet. what you are showin: unreconstructed yet. what you are showing us — unreconstructed yet. what you are showing us shows _ unreconstructed yet. what you are showing us shows how— unreconstructed yet. what you are showing us shows how much - unreconstructed yet. what you are showing us shows how much work| unreconstructed yet. what you are - showing us shows how much work there is that needs to be done and anna, i remember back then there was so much anger at president are for possibly not responding to the earthquake fast enough, what is the feeling there now?— fast enough, what is the feeling there now? there is still a lot of anuer there now? there is still a lot of anger now- _ there now? there is still a lot of anger now- lt — there now? there is still a lot of anger now. it is _ there now? there is still a lot of anger now. it is interesting - there now? there is still a lot of. anger now. it is interesting because anger now. it is interesting because a few months after the earthquake there was a presidential election and people questioned whether or not he would hang onto power. he did and he would hang onto power. he did and he still got a very good vote in the earthquake zone. people still turned out and they voted to keep him on as president. but the anger and frustration is still very evident and here in the city of van taki, one of the worst hit areas, in the early hours of the money, there was a vigil. a lot of the frustration is how slow the rebuilding is. while

they have cleared it away they have built as many new homes as promised. an election campaign they said more than 300,000 would be built in the first year. actually, the reality is, less than a quarter of that have been built. he had people living in tents, in containers. the weather is reasonably warm and it is quite clear there was freezing fog this morning and pouring down with rain yesterday and if you think of people with their families living in these tents, the cold and the mud it without proper facilities and solid ruse over their heads, and for no indication as to when they will get back, that is why there is still so much frustration across this part of southern turkey. in much frustration across this part of southern turkey.— much frustration across this part of southern turkey. in that case, what sort of support _ southern turkey. in that case, what sort of support are _ southern turkey. in that case, what sort of support are they _ southern turkey. in that case, what sort of support are they receiving i sort of support are they receiving if the rebuilding process is taking so long. if the rebuilding process is taking so lonu. , if the rebuilding process is taking solonr. , ., , if the rebuilding process is taking solonr. , ., ., so long. these containers people are livin: in, so long. these containers people are living in. these _ so long. these containers people are living in, these contain _ so long. these containers people are

living in, these contain of— so long. these containers people are living in, these contain of it - living in, these contain of it villages, they are given food and water, but a lot of the things people are frustrated about is education. the governments point to the fact it has built 46,000 classrooms in the last year but there are many children who are going to makeshift schools or can only go to school part—time at the moment as well. there is an amount of support there, ngos and charities are giving support but a lot of people feel abandoned, they feel left behind. they feel that a year on a lot more should have been done. anna, thank you so much. anna foster in southern turkey. please stay with us on bbc news because there is plenty more to come on all of our top stories, including the diagnosis of cancerfor king top stories, including the diagnosis of cancer for king charles. top stories, including the diagnosis of cancerfor king charles. thank you so much.

hello again, there is snow on the forecast for some over the next couple of days. we have cold air digging in behind front sinking south and that weather front is bringing heavy rain. you can see through today how the colder air pressure south and continues into tomorrow. the males arejust pressure south and continues into tomorrow. the males are just hanging on in parts of the south. this rain is going to remain heavy as it continues its journey southwards. ahead of it, a lot of cloud, blustery and result in behind it brightening up with wintry showers increasingly to lower levels across the highlands. an area of low pressure across shetland will bring significant snow and we are looking at gales in the north—east. as we head to the evening and overnight, the rain makes it to the south, clearer skies follow behind and a new weather front comes in bringing wintry showers at lower levels at times across parts of scotland and possibly northern ireland. it is going to be a colder night than last

night away from the south—west. that is where we start the day with more cloud and tank conditions. tomorrow we looking at a largely dry day, a few wintry showers in the north, with lighter winds. colder, especially notable across england and wales where we have had double figures and we are back into single figures. as we had from wednesday into thursday, the weather front starts to move northwards again and as it bumps into the colder it will readily follow snow. we think in southern areas it will be a band of rain and blustery winds, but you can see where it looks like we will have the snow across parts of wales, the midlands, northern england and northern ireland. but this isn't set in storm anchor chain. this is the current weather warning the met office has in place for snow. we could widely see two to five centimetres and on the hills, even more and is valid from three o'clock in the morning thursday until three o'clock in the morning of friday. something to bear in mind if you are

travelling. what happens on thursday will have a bearing on what happens to the weather on friday. looks like low pressure will try and move out in the direction of the north sea. it could be slower and what could happen is, we could see all this rain and also some sleet and some snow moving across the north of the country. furthersouth snow moving across the north of the country. further south a bit drier, still milder but still feeling cold in the north.

king charles began a "schedule of regular treatments" and is staying at home in london after he was diagnosed with cancer. this is the scene live at buckingham palace, as prime minister rishi sunak says he is "shocked and sad" to hear of the king's cancer but thankful the illness was "caught early". senegal s opposition has accused president macky sall of staging a constitutional coup after parliament approved the delay of the presidential elections. back to the future star michaelj fox is back in view in a documentary that s been nominated for a slew of awards including the best documentary prize at the bafta awards in london. the british prime minister rishi sunak has said he was left shocked

and sad on learning about king charles' cancer diagnosis.