for his red bull team, but insists it's "business as usual" as they prepare for the new formula 1 season. horner, seen on the right here at the launch of this season's car on thursday, is the subject of an internal investigation after complaints from a female colleague. he denies the allegations and spent several hours being questioned by a lawyer last week, but he told the bbc�*s laura scott he will be in place for the opening grand prix of the 2024 campaign in bahrain at the beginning of next month. it isa it is a distraction for the team, but the team are very together. they are very focused on the season ahead, and they have been tremendously supportive. so, yeah, looking forward to the season ahead of us. , ., , ., looking forward to the season ahead ofus. , ., looking forward to the season ahead ofus., ., �*, looking forward to the season ahead ofus., ., of us. given that you said it's a distraction, it _ of us. given that you said it's a distraction, it would _ of us. given that you said it's a distraction, it would be - of us. given that you said it's a distraction, it would be betterl of us. given that you said it's a | distraction, it would be better if you stepped aside while the investigation ran its course? know, because i deny _

investigation ran its course? know, because i deny any of— investigation ran its course? know, because i deny any of the _ because i deny any of the allegations it been made. for me, it is absolutely business as normal, focusing and preparing for the season ahead. d0 focusing and preparing for the season ahead.— focusing and preparing for the season ahead. , ., _ season ahead. do you stand by your leadership at _ season ahead. do you stand by your leadership at red _ season ahead. do you stand by your leadership at red bull _ season ahead. do you stand by your leadership at red bull racing? - season ahead. do you stand by your leadership at red bull racing? yes, | leadership at red bull racing? yes, absolutel . kylian mbappe has told paris saint—germain he will leave the club at the end of the season, setting up a summer transfer of one of football's biggest stars. the france forward's contract at ps6 is due to expire, and he's been free to talk to other clubs since january. the terms of mbappe's departure have not yet agreed. he's thought to earn around 200 million euros a year and has long been linked with a move to real madrid. former england manager roy hodgson is in a stable condition in hospital after being taken ill during crystal palace's morning training session on thursday. the day started with speculation he was about to lose his job, with just three wins in the last 19 games. hodgson is now 76 and took charge of his 200th palace league match in monday's home defeat to chelsea. supporters have displayed banners in recent weeks calling for changes at the club, with former eintracht frankfurt boss 0liver glassner said to be a strong

favourite to take over. their 25% stake in manchester united isn't yet confirmed, but already signs that ineos are making moves behind the scenes at the club. united have approached newcastle sporting director dan ashworth about moving to old trafford. ashworth onlyjoined newcastle in 2022, but has a long—standing relationship with ineos head of sport sir dave brailsford. the new part—owners will be given control of football matters at manchester united when the deal is done, and it is understood ashworth is keen on a switch. but united boss erik ten hag says matters on the pitch are his main focus. i don't know anything about changes. i don't know anything about changes. i talked with the new or foreseeable sporting organisation, but it's not up sporting organisation, but it's not up to me. i am working, and it is my focus point in this moment on this

team. and, yet, we plan in this construction what we have now in the club, in this organisation for the future. centuries from rohit sharma and ravindra jadeja helped india recover from a shaky start to the third test against england in rajkot, where the home side ended day one on 326—5. sharma struck 131 before he was caught by his opposite number ben stokes off the bowling of mark wood in the last session of the day. wood was responsible for four wickets, three with the ball and also a run—out of sarfaraz khan after he'd made a half—century on debut. jadeja was 110 not out at the close. the second test between new zealand and south africa is heading for a potentially exciting finsh. the hosts need another 227 runs to win going into day four in hamilton. they lost devon conway at the end of day three. south africa need nine wickets to tie the two—match series. much more on the website but that is it for now. thank you so much for

that. let's head to greece and keep you updated on what is happening right now. this is potentially an important moment in athens as we are expecting a vote on whether or not they will legalise same—sex marriage or not. lots of expectation that they will but we don't have an exact timing of when we will get a result in that boat. we are keeping across those pictures for you and it would be an important and historic moment for the credit because it will be the first christian 0rthodox majority country to legalise same—sex marriage if the vote goes the way in the hours ahead. we will keep across that for you. you are watching the context. it is time for our our new weekly segment, ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, where we look at some of the most eye—catching stories in the world of artificial intellligence. we start with the independent newspaper, and a warning

from a computer scientist who says there's no evidence artificial intelligence can be controlled and made safe. meanwhile, sam altman — ceo of 0penai, the people behind chatgpt — has been losing sleep over the ai. he, too, worries things could go "horribly wrong". that's in futurism. reuters reports lawmakers at the european parliament have ratified a provisional agreement on artificial intelligence rules. this is ahead of a vote by the legislative assembly in april that will pave the way for the world's first legislation on the technology. in the guardian, an ai copyright infringement lawsuit brought by comedian sarah silverman against artificial intelligence company 0penai has been partially dismissed in court. 0n the bbc website, built—in mini—nuclear reactors could be the solution to providing data centres with the enormous amounts of energy needed to power artificial intelligence.

and finally, valentine's day has just been and gone, but it appears some chinese women prefer a different kind a romantic partner. one woman says her ai chatbot boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a man. he's kind, empathetic and she says he knows how to talk to women better than a real man. with me is stephanie hare, who's an author on technology and our regular ai commentator. thank you very much for coming on the programme, great to see you. lots to get through there so should we start with some of the alarming or potentially alarming... you tell me whether it's alarming... the bad news first- — me whether it's alarming... the bad news first. exactly, _ me whether it's alarming... the bad news first. exactly, there _ me whether it's alarming... the bad news first. exactly, there is - me whether it's alarming... the bad news first. exactly, there is no - news first. exactly, there is no evidence ai — news first. exactly, there is no evidence ai can _ news first. exactly, there is no evidence ai can be _ news first. exactly, there is no| evidence ai can be controllable news first. exactly, there is no . evidence ai can be controllable so what does that mean? kind evidence ai can be controllable so what does that mean?— evidence ai can be controllable so what does that mean? kind of strange actually because _ what does that mean? kind of strange actually because do _ what does that mean? kind of strange actually because do you _ what does that mean? kind of strange actually because do you want - actually because do you want evidence to prove a negative or a positive and i will leave that to the legal eagles out there. but this scholar is a russian computer

scientist, saying we cannot control ai and he sent a detailed review of the existing literature scientifically which is to be held listed his forthcoming book which is not called ai doing but called ai undefinable, unbridgeable, uncontrollable solution to what side of the fence he is coming down. he says it cannot be fixed and therefore we should all be worried. this is not really new for anyone who is been following the ai debate very closely for several years and if at the entire time of the filters it really started. it really put in the past year we all recall several of the ai godfathers, the big touring prizewinners, all saying it might lead to nuclear war, pandemic risk and we had the summit in the uk for safety in november with the uk, singapore and the us have created safety summits for al and you could argue there is quite a lot of evidence we could control ai control all the time. we use ai all the time. , ' ., , , all the time. we use ai all the time. , ' . , , ., time. let stuff a bit deeper into

this. time. let stuff a bit deeper into this- sam _ time. let stuff a bit deeper into this. sam altman _ time. let stuff a bit deeper into this. sam altman you _ time. let stuff a bit deeper into this. sam altman you might - time. let stuff a bit deeper into - this. sam altman you might remind us who he is what concerns are. potentially undermining everything i just said, he is the head of 0penai which greeted chatgpt and he is best known for that bat by microsoft of the tune of $13 billion lots of people betting on him. he also likes to go around saying he's very worried about al and he thinks it could all lead to terrible things and could go horribly wrong and really room in society. but at the same time, his stated goal is to build artificial general intelligence and that his dream, that's the sci—fi fantasy of wind machines surpass human level intelligence. so one might ask why is he so worried and yet still building? there is a disconnect. interesting. if the concern less about the huge terminator two film type... showing my age a little bit there on that reference but less about that but more things like

unconscious bias getting into systems, is that the kind of greater concern? kind of a bit more subtle and maybe a bit harder to actually control. , , ., ., ., control. yes, exactly and asked what he sa s control. yes, exactly and asked what he says precisely _ control. yes, exactly and asked what he says precisely he's _ control. yes, exactly and asked what he says precisely he's worried - control. yes, exactly and asked what he says precisely he's worried about| he says precisely he's worried about and the sort of tool that he is helping to build and disseminate into all of the businesses that are now using chatgpt, even if the government, etc. it'sjust very strange there. he also says that the industry should not be allowed to regulate itself, but he is one of the biggest lobbyists against regulation. so i need ai the can figure this man out because i do not get it. we figure this man out because i do not aet it. ~ ., ., ., ., get it. we want to regulation then and hepefully _ get it. we want to regulation then and hopefully potentially - get it. we want to regulation then and hopefully potentially some i and hopefully potentially some efforts to harness it for the power of good rather than evil. right, eu lawmakers ratify political deal on artificial intelligence rules, says reuters, slightly complicated there. can you say what's going on in the simplest way possible for us? i can.

last ear simplest way possible for us? i can. last year at — simplest way possible for us? i can. last year at the _ simplest way possible for us? i can. last year at the prime _ simplest way possible for us? i can. last year at the prime minister - simplest way possible for us? i can. last year at the prime minister of i last year at the prime minister of the uk said ai last year at the prime minister of the uk said al was to come get it for us to regulate and we had to figure it out, which is weird because we're so close in the european union which is about to regulate it. we are going to have landmark global regulation coming into force within two years with 2026. this would be affecting all companies and it must be said that most ai apps are not considered high risk. they are low risk and will not be affected. the high risk ones are things like social credit gory, biometric surveillance or anything involving facial recognition technology. very, very hot. they are also critically called regulatory sandboxes where developers can get them, play in the sandbox like children and design, build and test their apps before the release of the wild. so there is a lot of good here. pa, wild. so there is a lot of good here. �* ~ ., , here. a sandbox, i like that phrase with that as _ here. a sandbox, i like that phrase with that as a _ here. a sandbox, i like that phrase with that as a point _ here. a sandbox, i like that phrase with that as a point they _ here. a sandbox, i like that phrase with that as a point they have - here. a sandbox, i like that phrase with that as a point they have to i with that as a point they have to do it before because with the world of social media, that did not happen so much and there was not that playing and testing by people or anyone

outside the company before it was released as of this is a deliberate attempt to say we should do with the other way around this time and test before it's released? we other way around this time and test before it's released?— before it's released? we are trying to learn from _ before it's released? we are trying to learn from the _ before it's released? we are trying to learn from the social _ before it's released? we are trying to learn from the social media - to learn from the social media mistakes of the past. and i also think it's about confidence building. artificial intelligence is hoping that we talk about on the show up at him and those who work on it, if they're bread—and—butter but it, if they're bread—and—butter but it has not percolated out into the wider society. as witches we might think. people who want to sell ai are going to have to take society with them on a journey and that means building trust. the trust, any transparency, explain ability and accountability. that is what the eu ai act, the first regulation that to do. ~ ai act, the first regulation that to do. . . . , ai act, the first regulation that to do. ~ u, , ., ., do. we will carry on with our exiain do. we will carry on with our explain ability _ do. we will carry on with our explain ability into _ do. we will carry on with our explain ability into our- do. we will carry on with our explain ability into our bit i do. we will carry on with our. explain ability into our bit here do. we will carry on with our- explain ability into our bit here or well, you are. you were doing the bed and i'm asking the questions. this one is i think it is a because we are going to get issues like this coming up again and again. this is from the guardian, and to 0penai lawsuits partially dismissed by

california court. let's get onto the kind of specifics of the court case moment but first of all, what's the issue here? indie moment but first of all, what's the issue here?— issue here? we have gotten the comedian sarah _ issue here? we have gotten the comedian sarah silverman - issue here? we have gotten the comedian sarah silverman and l comedian sarah silverman and novelist paul tremblay, they are two of many creative and writers who are claiming that mcritchie was taken their copyrighted work and used it to train their algorithms. which is why when you are using chatgpt and it's also human there's a reason. it's been trained on other human plasma intellectual property and they did not consent to and did not get paid for it. so now they are suing. that brings us to this head bmp suing. that brings us to this head lamp which is of the lawsuit was partially dismissed by california court and i'm afraid that this one is going to run and run and it's not going to be into california but also lawsuits multiply across the us on this and some that will be class action suits grouped together with different people. but they have to do is they have to demonstrate the threshold of copyright violation which apparently is a metal lawyer is very high. that is going to beat really tricky, but we have already

had again sam altman, 0penai cheek and has said we cannot build generative ai if we don't take people's outputs and train our data sets on them. we are to take people's books and songs and photos and movies and everything and that's just the price of poker. if he and movies and everything and that's just the price of poker.— just the price of poker. if he is what we were _ just the price of poker. if he is what we were talking - just the price of poker. if he is what we were talking about i just the price of poker. if he is what we were talking about a l just the price of poker. if he is - what we were talking about a moment ago again which is everything it scrapes, it scrapes everyone's biases and flaws and mistakes and thatis biases and flaws and mistakes and that is how the ai learns and develops. we will keep an eye on these particular court cases but you will say there will be more, plenty more. ., , , will say there will be more, plenty more. . , , , _ ., will say there will be more, plenty more., more. lawyers were busy for years. write him a — more. lawyers were busy for years. write him a list _ more. lawyers were busy for years. write him a list look— more. lawyers were busy for years. write him a list look into _ more. lawyers were busy for years. write him a list look into an - write him a list look into an article on bbc now with future data centres may have built—in nuclear reactors. i don't know why it sounds so... ~ ., ., ., reactors. i don't know why it sounds. s0- - -_ basically so... what could go wrong? basically an hinu so... what could go wrong? basically anything like — so... what could go wrong? basically anything like this _ so... what could go wrong? basically anything like this coming _ so... what could go wrong? basically anything like this coming energy - so... what could go wrong? basically anything like this coming energy to l anything like this coming energy to it, don't you? and the computing

power, the more the energy needed. looking into different solutions. we know already and generative ai in particular is very carbon intensive so we have 100 million monthly active users of chatgpt each using half a litre of water every time they interact with the machine. that's a lot of thing about particularly. that's a lot of thing about particularly-— that's a lot of thing about particularly. that's a lot of thing about articularl . , ., �* ~' particularly. they don't we think about it is _ particularly. they don't we think about it is a _ particularly. they don't we think about it is a keep _ particularly. they don't we think about it is a keep all— particularly. they don't we think about it is a keep all the - about it is a keep all the information very quiet but others know about it and are doing research on it. so we know for instance a normal data centre needs 32 mw of power flowing through the building for an ai centre it is 80 mw. way more energy intensive to how are you going to do it? we don't want to do dirty fossilfuels, going to do it? we don't want to do dirty fossil fuels, gross combustible would be able to use renewables? may be, we hope but some people think going nuclear is the kind of technology that you would use to power a nuclear sub. big difference being that nuclear submarines are managed by how they

trained people who pass a lot of security tests and checks. putting this out into the commercial world feels slightly problematic. interesting but reasonably they would beat regulation and safeguards... would beat regulation and safeguards. . ._ would beat regulation and safeguards... would beat regulation and safeuuards... ~ ., , , , safeguards... well... i mean visibly that's one — safeguards... well... i mean visibly that's one of _ safeguards... well... i mean visibly that's one of the _ safeguards... well... i mean visibly that's one of the great _ safeguards... well... i mean visibly that's one of the great quotes - safeguards... well... i mean visibly that's one of the great quotes in - that's one of the great quotes in this is it says we can do it but we did that to get it past the regulators, which i love. 0ne did that to get it past the regulators, which i love. one that says these guys have oodles of cash in the sector will make you happy because there is so much money. which is great but then you've got greenpeace's t site to site safety risks here of accidents and all questions of nuclear waste to what we going to do here? we need to get a nuclear scientist on the show and interrogate this article. interesting and we will look into that, but also this idea of going green or in ensuring that green energy powers this has to be front and centre with all the companies surely. i and centre with all the companies surel . ~ �* and centre with all the companies surel . ~' ~ ,., ., , and centre with all the companies surel . ~' ~ , ., surely. i think the ai boom is going to become a _ surely. i think the ai boom is going to become a boom _ surely. i think the ai boom is going to become a boom for _ surely. i think the ai boom is going to become a boom for anyone - surely. i think the ai boom is going to become a boom for anyone who | surely. i think the ai boom is going i to become a boom for anyone who is investing in renewables. because we need to power all of this in the two

should go hand—in—hand and there should go hand—in—hand and there should be symbiotic. fik should go hand-in-hand and there should be symbiotic.— should be symbiotic. 0k hand in hand, the japan _ should be symbiotic. 0k hand in hand, the japan times, - should be symbiotic. 0k hand in hand, the japan times, better i should be symbiotic. 0k hand in i hand, the japan times, better than a real man. young chinese woman turned to ai boyfriends. take it away. welcome to the regular world of dating and now obviously men have been having ai girlfriends for a long time and you cannot was a sci—fi film he said without seeing that as i slid the plot for anyone he i was really shocking, i'm afraid to say it's just a reversal and at last women are getting some action with their ai boyfriends so to speak. what does this mean? when we read the article, it's actually not a tech story but if society story. you go to your ai with her because you were lonely. because the economy is really bad and it's hard to be finding people and making plans for the future any flight nobody understands you. she said she could about her period pain that you cannot do that with a normal guy. why is that? human gas can have a conversation. she does not feel she can. so what's interesting is she

then goes to her product suite but i don't want to have a ai boyfriend looking at but once a robot boyfriend who can go into bed with her and give her body heat and curl up her and give her body heat and curl up with her and her robot man. ai power to be empathetic and caring and beat 24—7 available. it power to be empathetic and caring and beat 24-7 available.— and beat 24-7 available. it sounds far away right _ and beat 24-7 available. it sounds far away right now, _ and beat 24-7 available. it sounds far away right now, but _ and beat 24-7 available. it sounds far away right now, but can - and beat 24-7 available. it sounds far away right now, but can be i and beat 24-7 available. it sounds| far away right now, but can be one of those things... just had valentine's _ of those things... just had valentine's day. _ of those things... just had valentine's day. we i of those things... just had valentine's day. we will. of those things... just had i valentine's day. we will leave it there and thank— valentine's day. we will leave it there and thank you _ valentine's day. we will leave it there and thank you very - valentine's day. we will leave it there and thank you very much, | there and thank you very much, stephanie. there and thank you very much, stephanie-— there and thank you very much, stephanie._ we i there and thank you very much, stephanie._ we will i there and thank you very much, i stephanie._ we will do stephanie. thank you. we will do this aaain stephanie. thank you. we will do this again same _ stephanie. thank you. we will do this again same time _ stephanie. thank you. we will do this again same time next - stephanie. thank you. we will do this again same time next week. | around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. with wide open space and expansive views, the gleadless valley in sheffield could be a popular place to live. but the estate, which was built about 60 years ago, is becoming dilapidated while it waits for a £97 million face—lift. the refurbishment was first planned in 2017. we're now present at 2024,

and nothing has happened, not a single spade has hit the ground. very frustrated, frustrated for the people living on the estate. under the plans, blocks of maisonettes like this one were to be knocked down and replaced, and other homes were to be completely transformed. sheffield city council says it took five years to consult on and draw up the master plan because of covid and administration change. however, work will start next month to demolish a former care home. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the uk tipped into recession in the second half of last year as the economy shrank for two consecutive quarters between july and december. the figures from the office for national statistics estimate that gross domestic product — dgp, a key measure of economic activity — fell by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023.

that followed a contraction of 0.1% the previous quarter. it's the third time the uk has fallen into recession in the past 25 years. the first was during the financial crash in 2008, and the second at the start of covid, when much of the economy was forced to shut down. this latest recession is smaller than both, but the difficulty for the prime minister is that one of his five key pledges was to grow the economy. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. 0n the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. 0n the other, the need to fill recruitment gaps too. it may look like a recession — indeed it is now officially a recession — but it's not a very normal one. we went to the foodbank because some of the products are so expensive. for example, meat. never got any money, can't go out, everything is expensive now.

things have changed. hopefully they're going to get better, or they'll get worse, won't they? we'll have to ride it through, like we've all done. - here's one way of comparing recessions. in the �*80s, �*90s and 20005, the hit to the economy can be seen here, both how deep and long the recession lasts, with the worst during the great financial crisis of 2008 onwards. but here red is what we've seen so far in the recession now confirmed to have started last year. and how things might pan out over the next year if forecasters are right. it is still a recession, but a more moderate dip. the bigger picture here, though, is an economy that's failed to grow over nearly years. chancellor, do you accept that this is a recession? well, the numbers speak for themselves. but the underlying picture here is that our plan has been to tackle inflation, first and foremost. that does mean higher interest rates. and os that's why it's a very important period now,

despite this challenging data, that we stick to a plan that is seeing inflation really start to fall. but you've again called this a turning point. how can it be a turning point when growth is going in the wrong direction? the turning point will come when inflation falls to its target level of 2% and the bank of england feels it can bring down interest rates. the shadow chancellor blamed the recession on the prime minister. our economy is now smaller than when rishi sunak entered 10 downing street in 2022. having spent years in the slow lane, rishi sunak has now put our economy into reverse. this is rishi's recession. and it is the british people who will pay the price. 0n the outskirts of cambridge, some house building is getting going. but, as this morning's figures confirmed, it's been a tough period for construction. in 2023, the word - probably was turbulent. the first nine months-

were extremely challenging. we were still feeling the ripple effects of inflation running i through the industry. and then that was, i in a way, compounded with rising interest rates. as we came into the back end of the year, probably- the final three months, _ there was a level of optimism that there was a bit of calmness coming to the market, i albeit a little bit. if he and the forecast are right, this recession won't last long. but that can't mask an economy that's failing to grow normally, or at all right now. faisal islam, bbc news. now to the amazon rainforest, where a new study is warning much of it could be on the verge of permanent change. scientists say it could switch from a close canopy forest to an open savannah with far fewer trees as a result of climate change. sofia bettiza has more from the newsroom. this new study is the most comprehensive to date in terms of its analysis of the amazon rainforest, and it shows that by 2050, half of the amazon

could reach a tipping point. and that means that the damage would be irreversible. so why is that? well, it's because the amazon is increasingly exposed to unprecedented stress, and that stress comes from extreme drought, heat, fires and deforestation. and all of this is altering the functioning of the forest, which is producing less rain than ever before. instead, what we are seeing more and more are scenes like these. so essentially the research found that the decline of the forest is going to be even quicker than expected. 0nce we've crossed this tipping point, we cannot... maybe we cannot do anything any more. and then it's useless to stop deforestation, to try to stop... we may not even be able to because the forest

will die by itself. and this really matters because the amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. scientists often call it "the lungs of the planet" because of all the oxygen that it produces, and preserving it is vital to stopping climate change. so is there anything that can be done? well, even if deforestation were to stop completely, that would not be enough. the authors of the study say that what is needed is international action. countries around the world have to drastically reduce their co2 emissions. let'sjust quickly let's just quickly take you to greece — let's just quickly take you to greece in _ let's just quickly take you to greece in these _ let's just quickly take you to greece in these are - let's just quickly take you to greece in these are like i let's just quickly take you to i greece in these are like pictures because — greece in these are like pictures because this _ greece in these are like pictures because this is _ greece in these are like pictures because this is an _ greece in these are like pictures because this is an event, - greece in these are like pictures because this is an event, a- greece in these are like pictures because this is an event, a small moment of— because this is an event, a small moment of history _ because this is an event, a small moment of history in _ because this is an event, a small moment of history in athens i moment of history in athens potentially. we expect politicians there that we can see to vote on

same—sex marriage. it would be the first christian 0rthodox majority country to legalise same—sex marriage if they vote for it. many expect that they will, and it looks like we are not far away from getting a result. we will bring that to you as soon as we get it. this bbc news. hello there. normally at this time of the year, maximum temperatures would be 8—9 degrees. now, today wasn't a record—breaker by any means, but it was unusually mild, particularly for england and wales. 17 degrees in worcestershire and also suffolk, and in the north—east of england, it was 16 degrees in durham. those high temperatures came because we had a southerly breeze, and we also broke the cloud up to give some sunshine here and there as well. but that was ahead of the rain. and whilst it was 15 degrees in manchester for a while,

we have seen the cloud thickening across wales and western parts of england with some rain developing. the rain's cleared away from scotland and northern ireland, but this band of rain will push south—eastwards across england and wales. should be gone by the end of the night, and it's going to leave some clear spells, but a few showers towards the north and the west. and not quite as warm as it was last night, but still a mild start to friday. and friday should be a quiet day, really. we're going to find some spells of sunshine. the odd shower coming over the irish sea into england and wales, and a few showers for a while in the far north of scotland. may well turn out to be quite sunny across southern counties of england, and the winds should be fairly gentle as well. those temperatures not quite as high as today, but 12 degrees in the central belt of scotland is above average still, and 1a in the south—east of england and across east anglia. now over the weekend, we're looking to the atlantic to see some rain. that first weather front is just going to fade away. this is the main feature of the weather through the weekend. that rain pushing its way eastwards.

starting dry for many places, i think, on saturday, but there will be a lot of cloud. a few spots of rain ahead of the main rain band that's bringing some wet weather over northern ireland, moving a little more quickly over the irish sea into western parts of england and wales and into western scotland later on in the day as well. but still ahead of that, we've got temperatures reaching 13—14 degrees if it does brighten up a little bit. that band of rain moves eastwards overnight. we're all going to get some spells of rain for a while. it does clear away more readily from the northern half of the uk, but a different story further south, where we could well hang on to some rain across parts of england and wales even into the afternoon. this rain pushing slowly south—eastwards, eventually clearing eventually clearing wales. more sunshine and dry weather for northern england, for scotland and also for northern ireland barring the odd shower in the far north—west of scotland. we're still in this quite mild air mass, so again, temperatures will be around 12—111.

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