syrian capital, explosion in the syrian capital, damascus. the home office reports a sharp rise in migrants crossing the channel in small boats — as labour slams the government's plan to �*stop the boats�*. a lower energy price cap comes into force, taking bills in england, wales and scotland to their lowest level in two years. medical students take their skills into primary schools to show children how to do basic first aid — using teddy bears. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall: hello. leicester are back at the top of the championship for the time being after a 3—1win over norwich at the king power stadium. leciester had been on a dreadful run, with just one league win in six before today. and it looked as though that would continue, norwich leading through gabriel sara inside 20 minutes. but kiernan dewsbury—hall equalised before half time and leicester turned it around after the break.

stephy mavididi put them ahead. and thenjamie vardy sealed the win with his fourteenth league goal of the season. meanwhile, huddersfield took a precious point from their trip to stoke as they battle to get out of the relegation zone. bojan radulovic scoring on the stroke on half time for the visitors. stoke equalised just after the restart through kijana hoever. let's take a look at some of the other scores in the championship. despite winning 2—1 against millwall, rotherham are on the brink of relegation. had they lost, that would have sealed their fate. with just 23 points and four wins this season. they may have just delayed the inevitable. meawhile, blackburn rovers beat sunderland 5—1. they're five points off the relegation zone. ipswich and southampton have just kicked off. ipswich are one point behind leaders leicester, so could leapfrog them with a win.

southampton are fourth. third placed leeds play hull later. there are five matches in the premier league tomorrow, including tottenham who're in action against west ham. he was shown a red card over the weekend during their draw at chelsea, after protesting against a penalty decision that saw one of his players sent off. company has set the standard of prayer for lean company has set the standard of prayerfor lean in company has set the standard of prayer for lean in the company has set the standard of prayerfor lean in the premier league has not been good enough this season. the league has not been good enough this season. , ., ., _, , season. the frustration comes from the fact that — season. the frustration comes from the fact that is _ season. the frustration comes from the fact that is a _ season. the frustration comes from the fact that is a succession - season. the frustration comes from the fact that is a succession of - the fact that is a succession of mistakes, and it's always debatable, so when it's one game and one event and is debatable, just like this case could be debatable, less so than other cases, i think, but you can always debate, but it is the succession of it for us this season, and the effects on points. to cricket now and england women have won their first one day

international against new zealand, largely thanks to an unbeaten 92 from amyjones. chasing 208 in wellington, they reached their target with nine overs to spare. alex fletcher reports. fresh from t20 victory, england look focused, but looks can be deceiving. dropping suzie bates twice in the first couple balls, frustration there for all to see. it was missed opportunities would be costly in the short—term, top scored with a half century, but when she fell, new zealand struggled to get going again, all upper 207, zealand struggled to get going again, all upper207, a target zealand struggled to get going again, all upper 207, a target not be on england but things started badly. tammy borman gone before it runs scored and by the time they reached 79. runs scored and by the time they reached 753-— runs scored and by the time they reached 79. ,, . ., , reached 79. straight through danny white is amelia _ reached 79. straight through danny white is amelia kerr. _ reached 79. straight through danny white is amelia kerr. sick - reached 79. straight through danny white is amelia kerr. sick wickets l white is amelia kerr. sick wickets had fallen- _ white is amelia kerr. sick wickets had fallen. jones _ white is amelia kerr. sick wickets had fallen. jones quickly - white is amelia kerr. sick wickets had fallen. jones quickly bringing| had fallen. jones quickly bringing up had fallen. jones quickly bringing up a half—century to give england

hope and that target continued to get closer as jones hope and that target continued to get closer asjones hit an unbeaten 92, combining with their partner for record—breaking partnership to win the game. england had to hammonton full of confidence. alex fletcher, bbc news. every game is important but to start the series well it makes it that bit extra, obviously you do not want to go behind early in the series, so to get that when was huge for us under tricky circumstances, i think, the whole button group will get lots of confidence from how we managed to get over the line today. and that's all the sport for now. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the first three months of the year. almost 5,500 people made the journey — that's an increase of 43% on the same period last year. labour says the government's plan to stop the boats is in tatters. my colleague simonjones is in dover

— and has the very latest. well, it's been a really busy easter weekend for crossings in the channel. on saturday, almost 350 people made it to uk waters and were brought here to dover. yesterday, the figure was almost a50 people. now, the numbers arriving do fluctuate according to factors such as the weather. today, for example, it's really windy here, so there haven't been any crossings. at the weekend, though, the sea was very calm. other factors also include the supply of boat parts and the number of police officers patrolling the beaches in northern france to try to stop boats launching in the first place. but the rise in numbers this year — and a big rise — also potentially down to another couple of factors. one is simply the number of people per boat. when crossings became a thing around five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat. now, that's almost 50 people per boat, so the smugglers organising the journeys don't have to launch as many boats

from the beaches in northern france to get large numbers across. another factor may also be the british government's plan to start sending some asylum seekers to rwanda. it says it wants to see flights leaving by the end of spring. it's usually controversial, still being debated in parliament, but the thought is that the smugglers over in northern france are telling people, "you need to get across the channel "before any flights take off, before the rules change," and that may be spurring people to make the dangerous crossing. now, in terms of the figures, it is going to be a big headache for the british government, which has repeatedly promised to stop the boats. the home office said that the rise in numbers is unacceptable and that shows the need to get those flights to rwanda off the ground, but the opposition labour party say the government policy regarding small boats is in tatters and ministers are simply presiding over one unwanted

record after another. more than 250 patients a week in england may have died unnecessarily last year — due to very long waits for a bed in a&e. that's according to a study of nhs figures by the royal college of emergency medicine. the department of health and social care said it's making progress in reducing waiting times, including adding an extra 5000 permanent staffed beds this winter to increase capacity. joining me now is dr adrian boyle, president of the royal college of emergency medicine and professor david spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics in the centre for mathematical sciences at the university of cambridge. ifi if i can start with you doctor adrian boyle, it's quite shocking,

250 patients a week in england may have died unnecessarily because of those long waits in a any, just what is going wrong here? those long waits in a any, 'ust what is going wrong here?_ those long waits in a any, 'ust what is going wrong here? too many people are spending — is going wrong here? too many people are spending too _ is going wrong here? too many people are spending too long _ is going wrong here? too many people are spending too long in _ are spending too long in our emergency departments and this is a part of our health care system where we see about 20 million patient episodes a year, so it's a high—volume system, and lots of people getting into hospital through our emergency departments. we know that too many people are spending too long, and these long delays, we know based on scientific ticket —— data, are harmfulfor patients. looking at the mechanisms, if people are spending a long time in emergency is a belated diagnosis and assessment and treatment. but once everyone is seen, further delay is also harmful for people, everyone is seen, further delay is also harmfulfor people, because it's actually making people less well. has the people who become

lawyers, the emergence department is a noisy place, lights don't go off, many people get missed because the nurses are not only looking after that person who should have been admitted but also new arrivals. you also problems of sitting people out who may have been compromised, their immuno system does not work well because of underlining treatments they are on, and they have been exposed to people with infections, so all of this is making the system that we have, which is designed to try and help even when they're sick, making them sicker.— try and help even when they're sick, making them sicker. when you add all of those things — making them sicker. when you add all of those things up, _ making them sicker. when you add all of those things up, it _ making them sicker. when you add all of those things up, it is _ making them sicker. when you add all of those things up, it is quite - making them sicker. when you add all of those things up, it is quite a - of those things up, it is quite a surprise that we have that kind of system, and let's bring in professor david spiegelhalter, were you surprised by those numbers that we have heard? that 250 patients a week may have died unnecessarily? i wasn't very surprised at all because the royal— wasn't very surprised at all because the royal college did a similar exercise — the royal college did a similar exercise last year which had even

larger— exercise last year which had even larger numbers. from a statistical point _ larger numbers. from a statistical point of— larger numbers. from a statistical point of view, which is my interest, it's fairly— point of view, which is my interest, it's fairly a — point of view, which is my interest, it's fairly a basic exercise, because _ it's fairly a basic exercise, because they have cantered that they are 1 million people have taken more than 12_ are 1 million people have taken more than 12 hours to be admitted into hospital— than 12 hours to be admitted into hospital from a&e. the average patient — hospital from a&e. the average patient being admitted is within nearly— patient being admitted is within nearly six hours, so using historicat— nearly six hours, so using historical data from the nhs, we note that — historical data from the nhs, we note that there is a steady increase risk associated with weights and longer— risk associated with weights and longer to— risk associated with weights and longer to go risk associated with weights and longerto go in, risk associated with weights and longer to go in, as doctor boyle suggested, there is good reason that may he _ suggested, there is good reason that may he the _ suggested, there is good reason that may be the case. so roughly, out of 70 people _ may be the case. so roughly, out of 70 people admitted after 12 hours, you might — 70 people admitted after 12 hours, you might expect 72 nine, but if they had — you might expect 72 nine, but if they had been admitted, if 70 people had been _ they had been admitted, if 70 people had been admitted after four hours, you expect — had been admitted after four hours, you expect six today, the numbers don't _ you expect six today, the numbers don't look— you expect six today, the numbers don't look big between seven and six, don't look big between seven and six. but _ don't look big between seven and six, but when it's1 million people which _ six, but when it's1 million people which for— six, but when it's1 million people which for 12— six, but when it's1 million people which for 12 hours, that adds up to about— which for 12 hours, that adds up to about 14,000 extra debts in a year

after— about 14,000 extra debts in a year after to— about 14,000 extra debts in a year after to this — about 14,000 extra debts in a year after to this delay, which is about that 260 — after to this delay, which is about that 260 a — after to this delay, which is about that 260 a week. i�*m after to this delay, which is about that 260 a week.— that 260 a week. i'm not a statistician but _ that 260 a week. i'm not a l statistician but doctor adrian boyle, it looks clear to me that those waiting times need to be dramatically reduced. it’s those waiting times need to be dramatically reduced.— dramatically reduced. it's a relatively — dramatically reduced. it's a relatively new _ dramatically reduced. it's a relatively new problem, . dramatically reduced. it's aj relatively new problem, we dramatically reduced. it's a - relatively new problem, we didn't have long stays like this, these long 12 hour plus stays five years ago. so we do need to accept this, and isolate the challenge for policymakers is how you go about it. at the moment what the government is telling us is they will look at a target, and its right to have that target, and its right to have that target because it has use but as well is that you need to get focus on the 12 hour length of stays as well and provide the same level of scrutiny and performance management on the people spending 12 hours. because what is happening now, someone goes into a hospital emergency department and that they will spend more than four hours, they would lose operational focus

and attention because people will be so focused on trying to get people out who can be dealt with in four hours. i out who can be dealt with in four hours. , , , ., , , hours. i guess the problem is that in terms of _ hours. i guess the problem is that in terms of numbers, _ hours. i guess the problem is that in terms of numbers, professor, l in terms of numbers, professor, if we're looking at that, and people are thinking shall i not go to a&e? they might thinking they should not go and it's a wrong decision. that’s go and it's a wrong decision. that's be ond go and it's a wrong decision. that's beyond my — go and it's a wrong decision. that's beyond my pay _ go and it's a wrong decision. that's beyond my pay grade _ go and it's a wrong decision. that's beyond my pay grade to _ go and it's a wrong decision. that's beyond my pay grade to discuss - beyond my pay grade to discuss that but these are very very sobering numbers— but these are very very sobering numbers indeed. and these are large numbers— numbers indeed. and these are large numbers of— numbers indeed. and these are large numbers of people. the number of people _ numbers of people. the number of people going to a&e is increasing all the _ people going to a&e is increasing all the time, which is one of the bil all the time, which is one of the big drivers — all the time, which is one of the big drivers behind this dustup i would — big drivers behind this dustup i would like to echo doctor adrian boyle _ would like to echo doctor adrian boyle suggesting that there is a robin _ boyle suggesting that there is a robin with focusing on a single performance indicator for four hours, _ performance indicator for four hours, then it becomes a target and every— hours, then it becomes a target and every thing — hours, then it becomes a target and every thing gets obsessed with that metric. _ every thing gets obsessed with that metric, the barris argus is 91% know they're _ metric, the barris argus is 91% know they're struggling with 70%. and in all the _ they're struggling with 70%. and in all the focus is on that, so by reducing _ all the focus is on that, so by reducing it— all the focus is on that, so by reducing it to these statistics, which — reducing it to these statistics,

which might be erotic for me to say that, _ which might be erotic for me to say that, it _ which might be erotic for me to say that, it distorts the practice. we need _ that, it distorts the practice. we need to— that, it distorts the practice. we need to look at the overall experience and impact on the patients _ experience and impact on the atients. ~ ., ., ., patients. we have to leave it there doctor adrian _ patients. we have to leave it there doctor adrian boyle _ patients. we have to leave it there doctor adrian boyle and _ patients. we have to leave it there doctor adrian boyle and professor| doctor adrian boyle and professor david spiegelhalter, thank you for your time here in bbc news. energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator's new quarterly price cap comes into force. a household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall by £238 compared to the previous cap. the price drop will affect 29 million households. standing charges — that's a fixed daily charge covering the costs of connecting to a supply — have risen to 60p a day for electricity and 31p a day for gas, although they vary by region and supplier.. energy prices in northern ireland are not controlled by the price cap — the government provides support directly to customers. despite this new support for other parts of the uk, charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers. with more, here's our cost of living

correspondent, kevin peachey. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances and lifestyle. it's been quite a harsh winter and i haven't been able to afford to have the central heating on, so it's been rather challenging, and so i've been using hot water bottles, i invested in a battery—operated vest. inside the centre we find caz, who's found ways to stay warm too. wrap up in a blanket or one of those big snoods that you get now, and big fluffy slippers. and how paying the bills has been a juggling act. some months you rob peter to pay paul, and that'sjust the way it is. and as long as you let people know that you're struggling and that...

i'm not the only person who's struggling. there's thousands and thousands. quite a few of my friends are struggling, as well, you know? but hopefully, fingers crossed, things are going to start coming down now, which is going to make it a lot more manageable with everything. manageable because today the cost of each unit of gas and electricity in the home has come down. energy prices are now at their lowest level for two years. but at the same time, some government support is being wound down, and other bills — water, council tax, phone and broadband — are on the way up. financial pressures aren't over, theyjust look a bit different. that will pay for itself on the energy saving. that's why this former mining community is part of a project sharing good habits to save energy and money. if you use more energy, you pay more, so sarah, who leads the discussion, says simple tips are best even at this time of year. three tips would be... 0ne, your hot—water setting. if it's too hot to wash your hands with, your boiler�*s too high. two — your draughts,

from your chimney to your windows and your doors, manage those draughts. and three, your showers. you need to stick to four minutes. find a four—minute song — less bohemian rhapsody — in the shower. and, again, that's £70 a year just on water and energy that you could save. 0ne water charity has even compiled a four—minute—song playlist, keeping people here and around the country to time, and their finances on song. kevin peachey, bbc news. just bring you an update on the breaking news that we are getting out of syria. the explosion that has happened in damascus. it appears it has affected the uranian diplomatic commission in damascus, and irani in the state tv are now confirming, it is coming from it raining at state tv, they are confirming the name of

the rush —— revolutionary guard commander who was killed, that is as they say, from irani and state tv. we were hearing earlier that five people were killed in the consulate building, and the iranian news agency is claiming that the blast was a result of an israeli air strike. iranian state media seen several diplomats were killed in a strike and wear hearing from iranian state to be confirming the name of that revolutionary guard commander killed was mohammed is a cutie. we would bring you the latest on that throughout the day. moving on to a baby gorilla hoping to find a new mother. take at this little bundle. she was born by c—section in texas in february but was sadly rejected by her mother a month so it zookeepers at fort worth zoo are on

a mission to find her an adopted mother. that has taken her all the way to cleveland zoo in ohio, where keepers are hopeful that one of their female gorillas will step up to take care of her. who wouldn't want to take care of that little beauty? forall of want to take care of that little beauty? for all of this we can speak to chris from cleveland metroparks zoo. we have all been enchanted might these pictures, chris, i think it's probably the most watched or viewed story on the bbc website today, and you can see why. what is going on with this little bundle then? ~ ., , going on with this little bundle then? . ., , ., , . ., then? we have been really excited to artner then? we have been really excited to partner with — then? we have been really excited to partner with the fort _ then? we have been really excited to partner with the fort worth _ then? we have been really excited to partner with the fort worth zoo - then? we have been really excited to partner with the fort worth zoo and l partner with the fort worth zoo and able to bring jimmy lay here through the work of the association of zoos and aquariums species survival plans are for gorillas, the recommendation was for her to come here and surrogate her to one of our multiple female gorillas. so we are saved —— excited to be up to do this we are

started up process and seen some real good parental behaviour out of the surrogates and it's a comp against a group. there's a two point —— two and a half euro in a group in a nine—month—old and a group, sewer managing that social dynamic and excited to see where takers going forward. d0 excited to see where takers going forward. ,., excited to see where takers going forward. ~ ., , , .,, forward. do we know why she was re'ected forward. do we know why she was rejected by _ forward. do we know why she was rejected by her— forward. do we know why she was rejected by her mother _ forward. do we know why she was rejected by her mother initially . forward. do we know why she was l rejected by her mother initially was to mark its hard to say? it’s rejected by her mother initially was to mark its hard to say?— to mark its hard to say? it's hard to sa , to mark its hard to say? it's hard to say. she _ to mark its hard to say? it's hard to say. she was _ to mark its hard to say? it's hard to say, she was going _ to say, she was going through caesarean section initially and as many movement would assess its a hard process, i hope that might be a part of it, but we don't know for sure. sometimes these behaviours are health—related, which stresses the importance whether it's gorillas or humans, in the importance of health care, because these are national —— natural occurrences and they're not easy. d0 natural occurrences and they're not eas . natural occurrences and they're not eas. ~ ., , easy. do we know whether this might affect her longer-term _ easy. do we know whether this might affect her longer-term because - easy. do we know whether this might affect her longer-term because it - affect her longer—term because it sounds like it has been a hard life

for her, this short life so far, and how would she do, do you think? historically, you're exactly right, often introductions don't happen until much later on so the infant is or there, and we know it gets in the animals back into a natural group session is of the utmost importance. we were lucky enough to be up to reintroduce all work to a half —year—old male into a surrogate early on in the next few days, but we know three months is about the window we are striving for it to get the animals back into the appropriate social setting, so mina is about that age, about 11 weeks old now, so we are his and that mark and getzen are in there, so we think and getzen are in there, so we think and hope that getting her into a natural social setting where she has gorillas to interact with would be the right opportunity to have her grow up normally. i5 the right opportunity to have her grow up normally. is it the right opportunity to have her grow up normally.— the right opportunity to have her grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeer grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeper it's _ grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeper it's a _ grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeper it's a hold _ grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeper it's a hold of _ grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeper it's a hold of them - grow up normally. is it tempting as a keeper it's a hold of them in - a keeper it's a hold of them in a bit longer, because they're so cute? do you want to give them that extra few hogs for a few more weeks? i

would assume so, being someone who doesn't do the holding i want to do it, so i would imagine it's a hard thing to let go of, but we also know it is absolutely the right thing to do. we can keep them alive, we cannot meet them so that really helps encourage the animal curious teams to get her back into the group as quickly as possible. b5 teams to get her back into the group as quickly as possible.— as quickly as possible. as a great line, we as quickly as possible. as a great line. we can _ as quickly as possible. as a great line, we can keep— as quickly as possible. as a great line, we can keep them - as quickly as possible. as a great line, we can keep them alive - as quickly as possible. as a great line, we can keep them alive but| as quickly as possible. as a great i line, we can keep them alive but we can't meet them a gorilla, we leave it there, thank you forjoining us. thank you. today is the first day of a new month...the first day of april — also known as april fools day. this clip from 1957 is believed to be one of the first televised april fools pranks. it was a panorama report on a bumper crop in switzerland — let's take a listen and a reminder, this is a prank. it isn't only in britain that spring this year has taken everyone by surprise. the past winter, one of the mildest in living memory, has had its effect in other ways, as well.

most important of all, it's resulted in an exceptionally heavy spaghetti crop. the last two weeks of march of an anxious time for the spaghetti farmer. there's are always the chance of a late frost which, while not entirely ruining the crop, generally impairs the flavour and makes it difficult for him to obtain top prices on world markets. but now, these dangers are over and the spaghetti harvest goes forward. not everyone saw the funny side of that in 1957, with some people taking the report seriously. but luckily for us, there are now experts in fakery. a team at oxford university are launching a project called april fakes day to examine what it is that gives us confidence that someting is really true and what we can learn from fakes. i was joined earlier by professor patricia kingori from that team, here's what she had to say who gets to say that something is a fake is really important in this, and who gets to decide what a fake is or isn't is actually a really

important part of the work i am doing. important part of the work i am doinu. , .,, important part of the work i am doinu. , ., , ~ doing. some people really like it, don't they. _ doing. some people really like it, don't they, when _ doing. some people really like it, don't they, when they _ doing. some people really like it, don't they, when they are - doing. some people really like it, | don't they, when they are tricked? and some people really like the chicken, it's quite a characteristic of somebody who likes to be a prankster. of somebody who likes to be a prankster-_ of somebody who likes to be a rankster. ~ ., , .,, prankster. most of the people in ower, prankster. most of the people in power. don't _ prankster. most of the people in power, don't particularly - prankster. most of the people in power, don't particularly like - prankster. most of the people in i power, don't particularly like being tricked a month so often satire and things are a way of tricking people in power, and april fools' day is often a way for children to break the rules and have one over on an aduu the rules and have one over on an adult or somebody who often doesn't have power to make fun of somebody who does have power and give them space to get away with it, so also with these kinds of rubric and is interested where such ra is and what role satire plays is interesting as well. i role satire plays is interesting as well. ~ , role satire plays is interesting as well. ~' , ., well. i think it is quite hard in this day and _ well. i think it is quite hard in this day and age _ well. i think it is quite hard in this day and age to _ well. i think it is quite hard in this day and age to know- well. i think it is quite hard in| this day and age to know when something is really fake. i guess that might be social media and the barrage of information we get on

there. do you think it is harder these days to spot a fake western mark? i these days to spot a fake western mark? ~ , ., , ., , mark? i think question is what gives us confidence _ mark? i think question is what gives us confidence that _ mark? i think question is what gives us confidence that something - mark? i think question is what gives us confidence that something is - us confidence that something is real. fakes have always been around, since photography and moving image, we have always had some kind of manipulation of photographs, lots of the things that magicians do with photography, so they've always been around, the question is what gives us confidence now today that something is real. that is the thing that i find fascinating. is it somebody�*s qualifications are that they come from a certain place or somebody else comes from another place or where an object comes from? is that the thing that gives us confidence? i think that is more the area that is worth exploring. that's bring you up—to—date with our breaking news this hour. and we are hearing that the white house is aware of those reports of the iranian consulate in damascus being

hit by an israeli air strike, and just to update you, the iranian state media is reporting that the senior revolutionary guard commander mohammad reza say is among those, and we should use those pictures they are showing the smoke and dust rising from the building next to the iranian embassy. we will have all the latest on that on bbc news. painter will be here with the world today in a moment to stop that is all for me, thanks for watching, stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. after a very wet march for some, we've got more rain to come this week for the early part of april — dominated by low pressure. that's been bringing the showers today. that weather front has been moving very slowly northwards and is really

coming to rest overnight across scotland, particularly across the north—east. it should turn drier in northern ireland. the showers in the south, across england and wales, becoming confined more to southern counties of england where there'll be a stronger wind through the english channel. but with the cloud breaking up eventually in the north—east of england after a chilly, wet day today, temperatures could be down to two celsius overnight tonight. still some patchy rain affecting scotland, especially the north—east. those heavy showers will move away from south—east england and then we'll see some sunshine for a while on tuesday. but the cloud will build up. we'll get a few april showers developing and some wetter weather comes into the channel islands and the south—west of england during the afternoon. but ahead of that, temperatures widely14, 15 celsius in the midlands and eastern england, but still quite a bit chillier than that in northern and eastern scotland where we've got that north—easterly wind. we've got rain, though, coming into the south—west. that's coming on those weather fronts. that rain will move northwards on tuesday night, and we're left with another area of low pressure over us on wednesday. not terribly windy around that low, but we will find showers or longer spells of rain running northwards across england and wales into scotland and northern ireland.

southern parts of england and wales maybe cheering up a bit in the afternoon, some sunshine which will help those temperatures rise a bit higher. but it's going to be particularly cold in scotland with cloud and rain and a north—easterly wind. now these are the upper level winds, and this is the jet stream pattern over the next few days. and with that sort of pattern, we pick up areas of low pressure from the atlantic, drive them up from the south—west and take rain northwards across much of the country. so that's the sort of pattern that we're seeing. a bit of rain left from overnight across northern scotland and some rain moving northwards across england and wales, and then a brief respite before it turns wetter and windier more widely later in the day across southern parts of england and south wales. those temperatures aren't really changing too much. still quite cold air that we've got across many parts of scotland. and the pattern over the next few days keeps those north—easterly winds then across scotland, but the rest of the uk will be milder, south—westerly winds — but this is where all the wet weather is going to come over the next few days

to the end of the week.

at six: reports of an iranian embassy building in syria being hit in an israeli air strike. iranian state media says the building has been destroyed, and a senior iranian military commander has been killed. here: good news on energy costs.

a new price cap comes into force. hopefully, fingers crossed, things are going to start coming down now, which is going to make it a lot more manageable. the harry potter author jk rowling says scotland's new anti—hate crime law is a threat to free speech. 0h, bloody hell! you see the tail! and a humpback whale has a lucky escape off the cornish coast. good evening. iranian state media is reporting that one of their embassy buildings in syria has been hit in an israeli air strike, with a senior commander in the powerful iranian revolutionary guards among the dead. the building is said to be adjacent to the iranian consulate in the capital, damascus. jeremy bowen, our international editor, joins us now