as the un secretary—general says nothing can justify what he called the collective punishment of the palestinian people in gaza. chaotic scenes in brussels — police fire water cannons — as farmers bring parts of the belgian capital to a standstill. he you can probably hear on the back when some of the firecrackers that are going off. this white stuff on the floor has come from the water cannon that the police have been firing this morning. do you accept your comments that you've been called a racist from your party? a tory mp refuses to apologise for claiming "islamists" have "got control" of the mayor of london, even after rishi sunak said the comments were unacceptable. and how is this for a trojan horse? undercover police officers in the north—east of england come up with an unusual way of tackling anti—social behaviour.

hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the un secretary—general has said nothing justified what he called the "collective punishment" of the palestinian people in gaza. speaking at the un's human rights council in geneva, antonio guterres accused member states of "turning a blind eye to international law, the geneva conventions and even the united nations charter." his comments came hours after israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said a ground invasion of rafah — where 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering — would go ahead, whatever happens in hostage negotiations. the israeli military has now presented the war cabinet with a plan for the evacuation of palestinian civilians from rafah. the us has previously warned israel that an offensive, without proper planning, would be a "disaster". the palestinian government, which administers parts of the israeli occupied west bank, has submitted its resignation to the president, mahmoud abbas. mr abbas is under pressure to shake up the unpopular palestinian authority. more on all that in a moment. but first, let's hear some of what mr guterres had to say in geneva.

the security council is often deadlocked, unable to act on the most significant peace and security issues of our time. the council's black unity on russia's invasion of ukraine and is well�*s military operation in gaza following the horrific terror attacks by hamas on the 7th of october have significantly and perhaps fatally undermined its authority. the council needs serious reform to its composition and working methods. nothing can justify humans deliberately killing, injuring, torturing civilians, use of sexual violence and indiscriminate launching of rockets towards israel. but nothing justifies the collective

punishment of the palestinian people. that was antonio guterres a little earlier. ., , that was antonio guterres a little earlier. ., ., ., earlier. today marks the deadline for israel to _ earlier. today marks the deadline for israel to respond _ earlier. today marks the deadline for israel to respond to _ earlier. today marks the deadline for israel to respond to the - earlier. today marks the deadline for israel to respond to the top i for israel to respond to the top court the icj and the provisional measures they announced at the genocide oday — marks the deadline for israel to respond to the un's top court — the icj — and the �*provisional measures' — they announced at the hague in the genocide hearing, that was heard in january. paul adams is our diplomatic correspondent injerusalem. i cursed us in when the israeli plan the and has been submitting about evacuating the baffle would be made public. hat evacuating the baffle would be made ublic. ., . , evacuating the baffle would be made ublic. ., ., , ,. evacuating the baffle would be made ublic. ., . , ,. ., evacuating the baffle would be made ublic. ., ., , ,. ., , public. not any time scene would be m cuest, public. not any time scene would be my guest, mackie. _ public. not any time scene would be my guest, mackie. all _ public. not any time scene would be my guest, mackie. all we _ public. not any time scene would be my guest, mackie. all we know, - public. not any time scene would be my guest, mackie. all we know, all| my guest, mackie. all we know, all that was said today as the israeli military has been presenting this part see the cabinet. one part would be the evacuation of perhaps as many of 1.4 million people from rafah ahead of any ground operation and then the operation itself. in other words, it would slightly never what we saw in gaza city, in khan younis, where as a pro due to ground

operations, the israelis attempted to tell people to leave, in some cases pointed the votes they should take and evicted for particular neighbours to leave in certain directions. none of that is to appear despite directed particular neighbourhoods to leave in certain directions. all that presumably will be in this plan but at the moment we don't see any sign of a plan being implemented and my hunches, and it is only a hunch, that an operation to take rafah is still potentially weeks and weeks away because you got to remember, there are intensive negotiations going on, designed to bring about a ceasefire. the americans want to see that in place before the start of ramadan, which is in just before the start of ramadan, which is injust under two before the start of ramadan, which is in just under two weeks' time. i think there's a growing suggestion that we might see that before we see an assault on rafah and, indeed, prime minister benjamin netanyahu

hinted at that possibility yesterday. hinted at that possibility yesterday-— hinted at that possibility esterda . . ~ ., , ., g yesterday. paul adams after the icj deadhne yesterday. paul adams after the icj deadline today. _ yesterday. paul adams after the icj deadline today. just _ yesterday. paul adams after the icj deadline today. just remind - yesterday. paul adams after the icj deadline today. just remind people| deadline today. just remind people watching around the world what the judges instructed israel today not long ago. judges instructed israel today not lona auo. , judges instructed israel today not lonauao. , , judges instructed israel today not lonauao. ,, judges instructed israel today not lonauao. , , , long ago. yes, so this is the case brou:ht long ago. yes, so this is the case brought by _ long ago. yes, so this is the case brought by south _ long ago. yes, so this is the case brought by south africa - long ago. yes, so this is the case brought by south africa accusing | brought by south africa accusing israel of committing genocide in its actions in gaza. the ruling on that, on the big question of genocide, will take probably some years but in the meantime the court issued on january 26 a series of what are called provisional measures, designed to make sure that in the meantime, no genocidal acts took place. nothing that would lead to the destruction in whole or in part of the people of the gaza strip. no incitement to genocide and, crucially, and the setting is perhaps the most relevant part, that israel must ensure the delivery of basic services and essential humanitarian aid to the civilians in gaza. i think if you look at the situation which has prevailed since january the 26 you'll see that, yes,

there are still people being killed in gaza, probably around 3500 4000 since january the 26th. but that question of the humanitarian situation, that is the thing that has continued, the un would say, not to improve but to deteriorate since january the 22nd with a number of trucks going on successfully to the gaza strip dropping with hunger and disease spreading in various parts of the gaza strip. the israelis say they're doing everything in their power to allow talks into gaza. the winner saying that the situation that had been created by israel �*s military action, that basically law and order has completely fallen apart in gaza is making it impossible to run an effective humanitarian campaign. so that is the kind of nub of the debate about who is responsible for the current humanitarian state of gaza.

the palestinian prime minister has blamed israel's "aggression against the gaza strip and the escalation in the west bank and jerusalem" for his government's decision to resign. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has come under growing pressure to shake up the palestian authority with a view to it potentially governing gaza after the war. the former us secretary of state, john kerry, has told the bbc — changes to the pa are an important step. he has been talking to my colleague christian fraser. i think transformation of the pa is very much what the president and secretary want, and it's a precursor to other transformation taking place that needs to happen. but it also needs the cooperation, as you know — and the president's been asking for this — from the israeli government in order to deal with civilian casualties and the overall approach of the war. you can see that full interview with john kerry on the context a little

later today raising use. we can spin out a palatine... let's speak to nour odeh — a palestinian political analyst — she joins us from ramallah in the occupied west bank. your analysis of what you have seen today because— today because thank you for having me, today because thank you for having me. matthew- _ today because thank you for having me. matthew- i— today because thank you for having me, matthew. ithink— today because thank you for having me, matthew. i think this - today because thank you for having me, matthew. i think this is - today because thank you for having me, matthew. i think this is a - today because thank you for having me, matthew. i think this is a step| me, matthew. i think this is a step that would probably put a few of the fears of the biden administration to rest but here in palestine, where it should matter the most, this government has been a dead government has been a dead government walking for some months now and the announcement didn't really bringing any attention. there are other, bigger priorities for palestinians right now, namely stopping the war on gaza, having a government that can function and deliver with the buying of everybody and it's not clear that this resignation would give way to a path towards that. weight how much you think is it a signal to the west but

actually the coming? it's a signal to the west. i'm not sure that it really would be convincing that reform is coming and it all really boils down to what kind of reform are we talking about. are we talking about a palestinian system that will be more inclusive and representative? and if that's the case, then what is what is needed is palestinian dialogue, not signals to the west. you know, palestinians want to see their politicians actually talking to one another rather than to everybody else except each other. and that's not happening and that's why, like i said, this announcement — which, ironically, came and took away from the world attention regarding the international court ofjustice, the hearings that just concluded international court ofjustice, the hearings thatjust concluded and the fact that israel should have reported on its implementation of the preventative measures like you were talking about a bit earlier. it just, i think, were talking about a bit earlier. it just, ithink, says were talking about a bit earlier. it just, i think, says a lot about the

disconnect that is now present between this current political leadership and what the ordinary palestinians consider a a leadership and what the ordinary palestinians consider - leadership and what the ordinary palestinians consider a a final twin thou~ht, palestinians consider a a final twin thought. then. _ palestinians consider a a final twin thought, then. should _ palestinians consider a a final twin thought, then. should matt - palestinians consider a a final twin thought, then. should matt needl thought, then. should matt need himself step aside? should there be elections? and we are talking here about a reformed palestinian authority somehow taking control of the gaza strip post—war but when you listen to this current israeli government, that is simply not going to happen, according to them? right. well, i think— to happen, according to them? right. well, i think it — to happen, according to them? right. well, i think it palestinians _ to happen, according to them? right. well, i think it palestinians got - well, i think it palestinians got their house in order and, unfortunately, elections right now and is immediately possible for the simple fact that 2.3 million palestinians are displaced in gaza, and resignation of the president wouldn't be very practical but i think what would be needed as for the presidency much less power, to have a mandated government of trusted professionals who enjoy the

support of all factions without exception in an arrangement that allows that government to carry out reconstruction, to carry out dialogue and to gain the trust of the region and the international community so that enough pressure is applied on israel and to prepare for elections. we have to see a situation, i think, elections. we have to see a situation, ithink, in elections. we have to see a situation, i think, in orderfor palestinians to buy into all of that, where they are given the agency back. they are the only ones who have a right to choose who can lead them and that wright has been taken away from them for over 17 years. taken away from them for over 17 ears. ~ ., ., taken away from them for over 17 ears, ~ ., ., , , years. we have to be it there but thank you — years. we have to be it there but thank you so _ years. we have to be it there but thank you so much _ years. we have to be it there but thank you so much for— years. we have to be it there but thank you so much forjoining - years. we have to be it there but thank you so much forjoining us| thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. thanks for your time. —— we have to leave it there. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. a couple of other stories making headlines in the uk. a woman who led a man to his death months after livestreaming the killing of a cat has beenjailed death months after livestreaming the killing of a cat has been jailed for malema 24 years. scarlet blake

pushed a man into the river cherwell in july in pushed a man into the river cherwell injuly in october 2021. thejudge said a netflix show about killing cats played a part in blake's plan. a study by the resolution foundation found people in their early 20s are more likely to take time off work because of illness than those in their 40s. the think tank says mental health is of a particular concern without the third of 18—24 —year—old is reporting they have conditions like anxiety or depression. more than 2000 migrants who arrived in the uk this year after crossing the english channel and the home office said 290 people across the channel in small boats on monday, the highest daily number five after 358 people were recorded onjenny five after 358 people were recorded on jenny the five after 358 people were recorded onjenny the 17th. five after 358 people were recorded on jenny the 17th. —— five after 358 people were recorded onjenny the 17th. —— were recorded onjenny the 17th. —— were recorded on thursday, the highest daily

number after 300 and 58 people were recorded in january the 17th. number after 300 and 58 people were recorded injanuary the 17th. smash through by is close to european union... police in the belgian capital brussels have fired tear gas and water cannon, as hundreds of protesting farmers on tractors brought chaos to the heart of the city. some smashed through barricades, close to the european union headquarters. the farmers , from belgium and across europe , say cheap imports and low food prices are putting their livelihoods at risk, and blame eu policies. the streets were choked with smoke from burning tyres and fireworks. agriculture ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis. a short while ago, our correspondent there nick beake, described for us the scene on the ground. these are some of the 900 fact is that the police they have been driven into brussels today. you can see they are crushing up, clogging up the streets. this is a really central avenue and backed up a really central avenue and backed up as far as the eye can see. the famers that have driven the vehicles of, the message of the politicians at the european commission and other institutions here. you can see today those buildings are being guarded by the water cannon that early were dousing the flames of the pile of

tyres set ablaze. in the last few minutes, the farmers have set up another fire which is minutes, the farmers have set up anotherfire which is now minutes, the farmers have set up another fire which is now burning and they say they are not being treated fairly and there is too much red tape and they are having to put up red tape and they are having to put up with new rules, environmental rules which they say they are generally behind. but they have been voting too quickly. they're not really doing enough to support them. let me to show you what is happening over here because just as the smoke below is right across the city, there is a source of barricade which has been set up in the police have been trying to hold people back. some of the tractor have been bashing into the barriers. so, yes, this is the view in brussels today. the significant thing here to mention is that it does seem that the public suppose in europe is behind these farmers and already they've won some concessions. for example, some farmers who have been told to keep as a bell and basically empty to increase biodiversity have been told they don't actually have to do that now and they're hoping

that other measures they are told would have to bring in have actually been put on puzzle they will be cancelled so this continues today and i don't think it will be all day but suddenly the farmers here believe they have made their voices heard. . . . believe they have made their voices heard. ., .,, m believe they have made their voices heard. ., �* .,~ heard. that was nick beake in brussels farmers. _ rishi sunak has denied accusations of islamophobia within the conservative party. mr sunak was responding for the first time to comments last week by the former deputy party chairman about the mayor of london. lee anderson claimed sadiq khan was "under the control of islamists". the prime minister told the bbc the comments were unacceptable and wrong, but insisted the conservatives did not have a problem with islamophobia. a little early in the day, mr anderson was fired a few questions while he was arriving outside parliament. have a listen to this exchange. reporter: ~ �* ,., exchange. reporter: ~ �* , reporter: mr anderson. do you accept our reporter: mr anderson. do you accept your comments _ reporter: mr anderson. do you accept your comments that _ reporter: mr anderson. do you accept your comments that have _ reporter: mr anderson. do you accept your comments that have been - reporter: mr anderson. do you accept your comments that have been called i your comments that have been called racist _ your comments that have been called racist from _ your comments that have been called racist from your— your comments that have been called racist from your party? _ your comments that have been called racist from your party? hold - your comments that have been called racist from your party?— racist from your party? hold on, i not a racist from your party? hold on, i got a phone _ racist from your party? hold on, i got a phone call— racist from your party? hold on, i

got a phone call to _ racist from your party? hold on, i got a phone call to make. - racist from your party? hold on, i got a phone call to make. mr- got a phone call to make. mr anderson? are _ got a phone call to make. mr anderson? are you - got a phone call to make. mr anderson? are you all - got a phone call to make. mr anderson? are you all right? got a phone call to make. mr- anderson? are you all right? just a few of the questions _ anderson? are you all right? just a few of the questions fired - anderson? are you all right? just a few of the questions fired at - anderson? are you all right? just a few of the questions fired at the i few of the questions fired at the anderson. let's speak to naveed asghar, deputy chair of the conservative muslim forum — the only muslim group directly affiliated to the conservative party. welcome to the programme. your group or that a statement of the weekend saying it is vital for all ages to stand firmly against racism, anti—muslim hatred, and islamophobia and any form of discrimination. you think that is what you have heard from cabinet ministers and your prime minister in the last 24 hours? look, it is not a case of what we have heard. what organisations want and what is as a community want is not exactly what has always been given but what has happened is that lee anderson made some comments which were absolutely, you know, islamophobic comments. no ifs or buts about it. the muslim community up buts about it. the muslim community up and down the country was really hurt by these comments and, you know, we did everything we could do

speak to cc ho, sweeps the government, spoke to the senior people in the party and the prime minster took note. the chief whip had a word with lee anderson and lee anderson said he wasn't going to apologise for his comments and he was suspended. you know, this was an action from the prime minister saying that the prime minister took the action. d0 saying that the prime minister took the action. ,, saying that the prime minister took the action. , ., ~ saying that the prime minister took the action. ,, ~' , the action. do you think they were racist and islamophobic _ the action. do you think they were racist and islamophobic in - the action. do you think they were racist and islamophobic in terms l the action. do you think they were | racist and islamophobic in terms of the comments? and would you have preferred it if the prime minister had also said that very directly? i had also said that very directly? i can't speak for what the prime minister has or hasn't it all thought processes... i’m minister has or hasn't it all thought processes... i'm not asking for his thought _ thought processes... i'm not asking for his thought processes. - thought processes... i'm not asking for his thought processes. i - thought processes... i'm not asking for his thought processes. i would l for his thought processes. i would just asking would you have preferred if you had hoped those very direct words? . . if you had hoped those very direct words? , ., ., ~ ., words? festival, iwould like that no mp comes _ words? festival, iwould like that no mp comes out _ words? festival, iwould like that no mp comes out with _ words? festival, iwould like that no mp comes out with commentsj words? festival, i would like that i no mp comes out with comments like what lee anderson came out with and if they do do that i would like the prime minister to absolutely rebuke them in the strong stems possible. this morning, the prime minister has said, you know, that those words were wrong and that is why he was suspended. words matter, especially

in the current environment when tensions are running so high. exactly on that point, words matter, and he said it was wrong. words matter. would it not have been better to say it was islamophobic? i better to say it was islamophobic? i would have preferred this was to be included. you know, it goes a long way. hopefully we will be speaking the senior member of a passing this coming week to understand where the government sits on this and what went on and going forward, hopefully there won't be any further incidents. i think the suspension of the league since a good signal into the league since a good signal into the party and if there is an issues like this in the future then hopefully we will have a far more robust response in a festive response and that comes down to also live reviewed in a few years back. the party, 27 recommendations was the party except in its entirety and a majority of them have been done in full. there were a few left and hopefully the party will work see them as well. just hopefully the party will work see them as well.— hopefully the party will work see them as well. just finally, an idea of what it has _

them as well. just finally, an idea of what it has been _ them as well. just finally, an idea of what it has been like _ them as well. just finally, an idea of what it has been like for- them as well. just finally, an idea of what it has been like for the i of what it has been like for the muslim community after october the 7th and the damage in your view, of comments like these from lee anderson. comments like these from lee anderson-— anderson. look, this is it. the muslim community _ anderson. look, this is it. the muslim community is - anderson. look, this is it. the muslim community is feeling l anderson. look, this is it. the i muslim community is feeling really, really under pressure at the moment since the middle east situation has unfolded and you can see that hundreds of thousands of people marching in london, tens of thousands people marching in other cities across the uk. and it's not just muslims matching in those matches. so i hope the government takes note and the foreign policy is built about what the people of the united kingdom want. there's no... there is never a right or wrong in these policies. the government has different for processes, different government has different issues that they need to deal with and they've got geopolitics and whatever the international standing is and is a country, british muslims are killing up country, british muslims are killing up under pressure. taste country, british muslims are killing up under pressure.— country, british muslims are killing up under pressure. we have to leave it there and — up under pressure. we have to leave it there and thank _ up under pressure. we have to leave it there and thank you _ up under pressure. we have to leave it there and thank you much - up under pressure. we have to leave it there and thank you much for- it there and thank you much for talking here unverified lied. damian

grammaticas, you have been taking the lead right across different conservative parties, political parties in parts of the conservative party —— thank you for talking with us here on verified live. what party -- thank you for talking with us here on verified live.— us here on verified live. what is interesting _ us here on verified live. what is interesting as _ us here on verified live. what is interesting as all— us here on verified live. what is interesting as all sides - us here on verified live. what is interesting as all sides of - us here on verified live. what is i interesting as all sides of weighing interesting as all sides of weighing in on this and she heard there the question sort of turning onto not just lee anderson's comments in his remarks for which he was suspended as a conservative mp in which he refused to apologise and then onto which sunak�*s own handling of and what issue you are pressing there is about mr sunak�*s something criticised lee anderson and suspended him from the party and said comments were unacceptable. or should he go further and actually say this was islamophobic and this was basis? that's certainly what we have heard from the labour party and the labour leader sir keir starmer

and he's been saying there is a lack of backbone in the prime minister because his party is divided he is unable to show leadership on it. that is the labour line and equally then also from the mayor of london sadiq khan about this whole issue that arose in the first place, lee anderson's comments about him. he has written an article today in a newspaper in london, the evening standard, saying lee anderson's refusal to back them apologise today was pouring petrol on this fire of this hatred and he too says the failure to call it out as racist, anti—muslim, islamophobic, is a tacit endorsement of that and a sign thatis tacit endorsement of that and a sign that is not taken seriously. but as one side. on the other side, conservative saying the prime minister calling site for what it is taking swift action and suspending

the mp and that, you know, there are concerns about, as they see it, a protest in the streets of london, bleating about, how that is even handled. is bleating about, how that is even handled. . bleating about, how that is even handled. , ., ., , , , handled. is there another pressure oint, if handled. is there another pressure point. if lee _ handled. is there another pressure point, if lee anderson _ handled. is there another pressure point, if lee anderson had - point, if lee anderson had apologised presumably he would have been allowed to stay on the party and there were those who are observing if it was anti—semitic comments, people will be drummed out. is there a difference in terms of hate speech between those two things? of hate speech between those two thins? ~ ., . ., , of hate speech between those two thins? ., . ., , , things? well, i mean, certainly this whole issue — things? well, i mean, certainly this whole issue has _ things? well, i mean, certainly this whole issue has become _ things? well, i mean, certainly this whole issue has become very, i things? well, i mean, certainly this whole issue has become very, very| whole issue has become very, very difficult for all parties since particularly fuel since the conflict in gaza has erupted. now part of the question has been over the weekend mr anderson's comments and then his refusal to apologise and his suspension. the question for the conservative party, was he suspended because he refused to apologise

rather than because of the nature of his comments. that seemed to be the line yesterday. today, richey sunak actually went further than that. he did say, you know, he had specifically focused on the comments and said they were unacceptable which effectively seemed to close a fair chance of mr anderson being able to feel dumb at the turn to the party and mr anderson and saying the party and mr anderson and saying the party in his own remarks if you think you're right you should never apologise because to do so would be apologise because to do so would be a sign of weakness. that seems a closed off that route.— closed off that route. damian in westminster, _ closed off that route. damian in westminster, thank _ closed off that route. damian in westminster, thank you. i police have adopted a new tactic in their fight police have adopted a new tactic in theirfight against police have adopted a new tactic in their fight against anti—social behaviour in public transport called a trojan bus. officers at south shields are using decoy public transport rather than police cars to give them an element of surprise. here is our england reporter. —— north of england reporter.

behaviour like this causes fear and intimidation for communities across the country. children causing misery for those who are targeted. tonight, we've joined the fight against it in south shields. this is northumbria police's trojan bus. it gives the element of surprise. they've gone on the platform of the train station. it allows them to get close to trouble without being recognised. we'rejustjumping back on the metro — to go down towards the, erm, city centre. this is the new front line in tackling anti—social behaviour. we'll quickly go through the briefing for our operation tonight on the trojan bus. tonight's operation began a few hours earlier with a briefing at south shields police station. whispering: as you can see, they'rejust running through the operation at the moment. now, it's an ordinary stagecoach bus that's going to be driving around, but it won't be on a normal bus route. instead, it's going to target areas that are hotspots for anti—social behaviour. everybody deserves the right to be

safe on public transport. we've been out less than an hour and already police are dealing with trouble at the bus station. i've spoke to his mam — she's aware of the search. i've told her she can come down the station if she wants to. children letting off fireworks. you have to leave right now. right. they're handed a dispersal order and banned from the area. how effective is a dispersal order in trying to tackle these sorts of problems? yeah, it's very effective. itjust shows by... we've dealt with it there and then. they're getting given a chance to look. they might have found themselves in a little bit of bother with the wrong group. this is your chance to go leave the area and you won't find yourself in bother. it's this kind of low—level crime that blights lives. it seems to be getting a lot worse at the moment around the area, especially down the seafront. at the moment, the last couple of weeks there's been a couple of teenagers smashing all the windows and that. people don't want to go out at night, basically because of it. terrible. when you get on, it's full of them on their bikes and the abuse

and the language isjust terrible. all on the vapes. awful. they've got no respect for anybody — and they're just abusive. it's horrible. they're going on one wheel, running in front of you. i we've been in greggs and they've just went| in and pinched all the sandwiches, all the pop, and nobody's... - we've come and told the security and nobody's doing anything. i it's a waste of time. the next calls come in and we're back at the bus station. you go that way. they're in hot pursuit. police! stop where you are. give us that laser. he's 14 and accused of shining a laser pen at drivers and a police officer. it was green — shining in my eye. i could have caused an accident. i could have killed myself, or killed somebody else. you think that's funny? no. no, it's not. it's a criminal offence. maybe i'll lock you up but we're not going to lock up. right. we've obviously pulled up in the bus behind here, police say they're determined to drive out the problem, but it's not yet been left in the rear view mirror. so there's still a need for tactics like this to confront the scourge of anti—social behaviour.

rowan bridge, bbc news, south shields. great report. as the my producer was saying in my ear, the police's of it is now loan! i'm back with headlines and just a moment. is now loan! i'm back with headlines andjusta moment. —— is now loan! i'm back with headlines and just a moment. —— the police cover is now blown. hello there. good afternoon. still rather blustery today towards the south of the uk, but there is a lot of dry weather around, especially in the west. lots of blue skies, sunshine here today in swansea, as recorded by our weather watcher. further east, although there will still be some sunny spells, expect to see some showers blow in from the north sea. there's more of the same as we head through the rest of the afternoon too. some of these showers making their way as far west as eastern areas of wales. the general focus as we had to less than a week is changeable, wet and windy at times, fog phone ring.,

will is briefly mounted to the middle of the week. overnight will close the west of scotland, northern ireland, whether the front is approaching. and which a dipping way for a while advising away as the club starts to thicken and pushes through and further south of england and wales is going to be rather chilly and there will be a frost and also fog developing as wind lighten in the east midlands and into east anglia but this is how the start of the day on tuesday and the fog will be slow to list in clear and there will be some hazy sunshine in the south—eastern quadrant of the uk. further north and west, that front just continues to slip further north draw southwards and eastwards because it bums to high pressure it is fizzling out so they will be really quite negligible but i'm getting to the day. brighter guy developing behind the front, scattering of showers and of which is milder because much of scotland, northern england and northern ireland, 9—10 c here. as we had to tuesday night again a frost possible across england and wales in two windy and another warm front approaches. this is going to drag

with its amount of fiddling air and also some further outbreaks of rain and heaviest was the west and western scotland. dank to west england, western wales and south of england. largely dry day. thickening cloud. and bridge is he reaching double figures as the milder air gradually sweeps its way eastwards and a couple of cold fronts will be pushing through as we had to thursday so will again be turning colder than most. when pushes are crossed east anglia, through central and southern england, propping up at times brighter skies but also a good scattering of showers and some chilly feeling air. some of the shows could be wintry perhaps over the scottish mountains, suit turning colder. goodbye.