lam not i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. america's top diplomat calls on hamas to agree a ceasefire deal with israel, as hopes rise of a breakthrough in talks in cairo. hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel. as flooding intensifies in kenya, dozens of people have been killed after a dam bursts. an unseen photograph of the prince and princess of wales is released, as the couple celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary.

hello, i'm anita mcveigh, welcome to verified live. there have been dramatic political developments in edinburgh, where scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, has announced that he's resigning. he's been under growing pressure after he ripped up a power sharing deal with the scottish green party. as a result, he was facing two separate votes of no confidence. in an emotional statement earlier today, mr yousaf said he was not willing to trade his values and principles, simply to hold on to power. let's take a listen to the moment he announced his resignation. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government, and for the country i lead, i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. i have therefore informed the snp's national secretary of my intention

to stand down as party leader and asked that she commences a leadership contest for my replacement as soon as possible. stuart nicolson is a former adviser to nicola sturgeon. i asked him about claims from leader of the alba party, alex salmond, that humza yousaf was interested in doing a deal with his party. had humza yousaf sought to do a deal with alba, relying on ash regan�*s vote, there would certainly be a substantial number of people within his own ranks, within the snp, it would be deeply uncomfortable with that, given the history of relations between the parties. so i think, in essence, humza yousaf found himself pretty much boxed in with nowhere to go, and obviously, as he said himself, he spent the weekend reflecting, essentially trying to see

if there was a way out of this. but there was no obvious way out, as soon as the green party, the scottish greens made clear that they were going to vote in favour of this motion of no confidence in him personally, i think it became increasingly clear that there was nowhere to go and the game was up. for so many years, the snp has been a dominant force, a seemingly unassailable dominant force in scottish politics, but then came power—sharing with the greens, and now this. is the dominant era over? i think people should be quite cautious about making any bold assumptions on that front. the snp's polling has fluctuated in recent months, both in terms of voting intentions for westminster in the next uk election, and also for the scottish parliament. but i mean, one thing in the background which perhaps doesn't, understandably at the moment, get much focuses polling on independence, support for independence seems

pretty much locked in at 50—50 or thereabouts. on that point, sorry to interrupt you, that sort of leads us to the question of independence for scotland, how does what has happened to humza yousaf and the implications for the snp, for the party, how does that have a knock—on impact on the quest for independence that the snp has been behind? well, i think what isn't perhaps realised, as i say, is the fact that independent support remains at historically very high levels, and that is, for the snp, obviously a good thing. but the problem the snp have had in recent times, and certainly the latter part of nicola sturgeon�*s leadership as first minister, was trying to give political and democratic effect to that was becoming increasingly difficult, because you had a uk government that was intent on saying no, regardless of electoral mandates, regardless of election wins

at westminster or holyrood, it was just saying no. there ultimately has to be a way around that. in the short term, the leadership question, i don't think necessarily this snp leadership election will be overly dominated by the question of independence. we will have more on that story in a little while, when we will be looking at who might replace humza yousaf at the top of the snp, who might be ruling themselves in or out of the race to succeed him. let's look at the situation in the middle east. we have been telling you about the hoax for some sort of ceasefire deal being brokered, and we are hearing from our colleagues who are following the talks that are involving hamas, which are happening involving hamas, which are happening

in cairo, and we are hearing that a source close to those talks in cairo between hamas, the egyptian officials in qatar as well, that source has told the bbc that the agreement on offer from israel, which includes a a0 day ceasefire, is significantly different from previous offers, and that they are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of progress. let me just to recap that line, a source close to recap that line, a source close to the talks in cairo between egyptian officials, hamas and qatar say that the agreement on offer from israeli significantly different from previous offers, and resources there is a cautious optimism about the possibility of progress, in particular this deal offers a a0 day truce in return for the stage to release of israeli hostages, but also offers the prospect of movement of israeli troops towards the north of israeli troops towards the north of gaza, allowing families to return to their homes. so some suggestion that it may take a little bit of

time we had to work out any deal, but some cautious optimism being signalled there from those talks involving hamas in cairo. it follows the intense diplomacy of the us�* top diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken, he has been a very busy man, he says he is hopeful that hamas will accept what he has described as an extraordinarily generous ceasefire offer from israel. mr blinken is attending parallel talks in saudi arabia and has been speaking as a hamas delegation attends separate ceasefire negotiations in egypt. after weeks of impasse, it's being reported hamas has "no major issues" with a revised plan, which is also approved by israel. at this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. they have to decide, and they have to decide quickly.

so we are looking to them, and i'm hopeful that they will make the right decision, and we can have a fundamental change in the dynamic. the uk's foreign secretary, meanwhile, has given more detail on the ceasefire deal on the table. it does seem to me there is now, you knowm, let's be frank, a very generous offer of, you know, a sustained a0—day ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of palestinian prisoners in return for the release of these hostages who have now been in captivity for over 200 days. so i hope hamas do take this deal, and frankly all the pressure in the world and all the eyes of the world should be on them today saying, take that deal, it will bring about this stop in the fighting that we all want to see so badly. for more, i spoke with our security

correspondent, frank gardner. there is a feeling that there could be a real breakthrough here, because both sides, hamas and israel, they have made concessions, no question about it. hamas had originally insisted on an end to the war, and israel is not agreeing to that, but it is agreeing to withdraw some of its forces and to allow the passage of the return of palestinians who are currently basically kettled right into the south, in rafah, to their homes in the north of gaza, and that has been a key demand. they have also dropped their insistence that there has to be at least a0 hostages, the figure that is being talked around is lower than that, around 33. so there is some give here, because there is enormous pressure on both sides, from the qataris, from the egyptians, from the americans, from the french, to get this deal through.

remember that, behind the scenes here, the war cabinet in this country, israel, is divided. you have got those who don't want to see any deal at all with hamas, they want to see the israeli military go in hard, smash their way into rafah, and eliminate the last remaining few battalions of hamas, the people who carried out the atrocities of october the 7th. but the us has made it very clear, they are opposed to any operation in rafah as it stands at the moment, because they don't think that israel is capable of protecting all those civilians that are currently sheltering there. so we have been hearing about this phrase, sustainable calm, frank, and i wonder, does potentially a a0 day ceasefire represent that, or something more? well, look, what everybody is hoping for is to be able to bring an end to this thing altogether.

what nobody outside this country wants us to see this truth end and for the whole thing to begin all over again. now, there are people, certainly in the israeli military and intelligence and security establishment, who say, look, we have got unfinished business in gaza. the architect of the october the 7th attacks and others are still at large, probably in the tunnels underneath rafah, and if we do not go into rafah, it is unfinished business, and it willjust pop up like a hydra and we will face the same threats all over again. but the sheer humanitarian, the depth and extent of the humanitarian crisis in gaza, being pushed to the brink of famine, has really galvanised the international community to try and end the hostilities, or at least bring a temporary pause

to them, some respite. and there is great progress on the humanitarian front, much more aid is getting into gaza, this great pontoon being built in central gaza that is going to reach out like a kind of finger out into the eastern mediterranean sea, for off—loading tonnes of aid, more crossing points are opening, more trucks are getting in, but that of course is just a band—aid, just a sticking plaster for the greater problems, which are the palestinians still do not have a state, and there is no sign from this israeli government that it wants to ever give them a kind of route map to that end state. returning to those dramatic political developments in scotland

today, humza yousaf has announced he is resigning, staying in post until his successor is decided on. there are questions about whether there will be any further challenges to the scottish government. mr yousaf�*s resignation followed a pressure that he was under after he basically tore up he was under after he basically tore up the power—sharing deal with the scottish green party, and as a result he was facing two separate vote of no confidence. let's pick up on the story and had to westminster, our political correspondent nick eardley, what have you got for us? thanks, look, lots of questions still being poured over in the snp about what humza yousaf got so badly wrong over the last few days that led to his resignation, but also the increasing question of water and specifically who comes next. there are a lot of senior people in the snp already coming out to bat for

john swinney, the former deputy first minister, some of kate forbes' backers, the former finance secretary, are making clear that they think that she is going to run as well. one person who was not running but can help us understand more, is the snp�*s westminster leader, stephen flynn. a quick question to start, a lot of speculation over the last few days that you had a key role in persuading humza yousaf to collapse the agreement with the greens, is that true? ., , ., , , that true? no, it is not, this is cominu that true? no, it is not, this is coming from _ that true? no, it is not, this is coming from unnamed - that true? no, it is not, this is| coming from unnamed sources that true? no, it is not, this is - coming from unnamed sources who are overstating _ coming from unnamed sources who are overstating my influence to try and perhaps _ overstating my influence to try and perhaps feather their own nests, should _ perhaps feather their own nests, should they want to run to beat leader— should they want to run to beat leader of— should they want to run to beat leader of the party. to should they want to run to beat leader of the party.— should they want to run to beat leader of the party. to be clear, ou leader of the party. to be clear, you didn't _ leader of the party. to be clear, you didn't tell— leader of the party. to be clear, you didn't tell them _ leader of the party. to be clear, you didn't tell them to - leader of the party. to be clear, you didn't tell them to pull-outl leader of the party. to be clear, i you didn't tell them to pull-out of you didn't tell them to pull—out of the deal? nobody goes into his house and tells him what to do, it is very disrespectful to the first minister to suggest that is the case, and you and i both know that we were only in edinburgh because of the fact that pmqs wasn't happening. we; edinburgh because of the fact that pmqs wasn't happening. any planned aaenda pmqs wasn't happening. any planned a . enda from pmqs wasn't happening. any planned agenda from the, _ pmqs wasn't happening. any planned agenda from the, i _ pmqs wasn't happening. any planned agenda from the, i support _ pmqs wasn't happening. any planned agenda from the, i support the - agenda from the, i support the ending — agenda from the, i support the ending of— agenda from the, i support the ending of the agreement, i think it

was the _ ending of the agreement, i think it was the right thing to do, and i think— was the right thing to do, and i think it — was the right thing to do, and i think it is — was the right thing to do, and i think it is in _ was the right thing to do, and i think it is in the best interests of the scottish people to move forward as a minority government focused on their priorities, the economy, the nhs, _ their priorities, the economy, the nhs, cost — their priorities, the economy, the nhs, cost of living crisis and achieving _ nhs, cost of living crisis and achieving an independent scotland, best achieved as a minority government. he took a right decision, _ government. he took a right decision, but he himself has been very reflective at the manner in which _ very reflective at the manner in which it— very reflective at the manner in which it was taken. it very reflective at the manner in which it was taken.— very reflective at the manner in which it was taken. it was obviously a mistake. — which it was taken. it was obviously a mistake. i — which it was taken. it was obviously a mistake, i think— which it was taken. it was obviously a mistake, i think most _ which it was taken. it was obviously a mistake, i think most would - a mistake, i think most would acknowledge, to deal with it the way it was dealt with, it led to his resignation today. but more broadly, this has been a really turbulent yearfor this has been a really turbulent year for your party, hasn't it? this has been a really turbulent yearfor your party, hasn't it? do you think he leaves it in a worse state than he inherited? i do you think he leaves it in a worse state than he inherited? i do think that one of — state than he inherited? i do think that one of his _ state than he inherited? i do think that one of his greatest _ state than he inherited? i do think that one of his greatest legacies i state than he inherited? i do think| that one of his greatest legacies in the party— that one of his greatest legacies in the party has been the fact that he deait _ the party has been the fact that he dealt with— the party has been the fact that he dealt with some of the biggest challenges that we face, some outwith — challenges that we face, some outwith our control, some have happened — outwith our control, some have happened within our control. like what? we don't _ happened within our control. like what? we don't need _ happened within our control. like what? we don't need to - happened within our control. like what? we don't need to rerun - happened within our control. like| what? we don't need to rerun the sto in what? we don't need to rerun the story in relation _ what? we don't need to rerun the story in relation to _ what? we don't need to rerun the story in relation to the _ what? we don't need to rerun the

story in relation to the ongoing i story in relation to the ongoing deaiings — story in relation to the ongoing dealings with the police and all the rest of— dealings with the police and all the rest of it. — dealings with the police and all the rest of it, but of course there's been _ rest of it, but of course there's been some _ rest of it, but of course there's been some huge political challenges as well, _ been some huge political challenges as well, but throughout all of that, humza _ as well, but throughout all of that, humza has— as well, but throughout all of that, humza has acted with profound integrity. — humza has acted with profound integrity, compassion, and the best interests _ integrity, compassion, and the best interests of — integrity, compassion, and the best interests of the people of scotland. i interests of the people of scotland. i suppose _ interests of the people of scotland. i suppose what i'm asking, in a roundabout way, i don't mean this to be rude, but does he a legacy? what is it? he be rude, but does he a legacy? what is it? ., , , ., , ., ., is it? he has been a phenomenal leaderfor— is it? he has been a phenomenal leader for the _ is it? he has been a phenomenal leader for the people _ is it? he has been a phenomenal leader for the people of - is it? he has been a phenomenal| leader for the people of scotland, and at _ leader for the people of scotland, and at a _ leader for the people of scotland, and at a time when the rest of the world _ and at a time when the rest of the world was— and at a time when the rest of the world was being silent about what was happening in gaza, he was the first person — was happening in gaza, he was the first person to step forward in the public— first person to step forward in the public domain and demand a ceasefire, and he has been proven right, so many months later, that the peopie — right, so many months later, that the people in this place are now saying _ the people in this place are now saying the — the people in this place are now saying the same thing, months after he iead _ saying the same thing, months after he lead that charge. that is a

legacy— he lead that charge. that is a legacy to _ he lead that charge. that is a legacy to be proud of. and he lead that charge. that is a legacy to be proud of. and when it comes to domestic _ legacy to be proud of. and when it comes to domestic politics, - legacy to be proud of. and when it comes to domestic politics, he - legacy to be proud of. and when it| comes to domestic politics, he has just put through a budget which increase the scottish child payment, which will take 90—100,000 children in scotland out of poverty, in stark contrast to what is happening in the place behind you. that contrast to what is happening in the place behind you-— place behind you. that is a legacy to be proud _ place behind you. that is a legacy to be proud of. — place behind you. that is a legacy to be proud of, and _ place behind you. that is a legacy to be proud of, and i'm _ place behind you. that is a legacy to be proud of, and i'm incredibly| to be proud of, and i'm incredibly sorry— to be proud of, and i'm incredibly sorry it _ to be proud of, and i'm incredibly sorry it has — to be proud of, and i'm incredibly sorry it has come to this. so who is next? _ sorry it has come to this. so who is next? serious— sorry it has come to this. so who is next? serious times demand serious politics— next? serious times demand serious politics and — next? serious times demand serious politics and serious people, and you don't _ politics and serious people, and you don't get _ politics and serious people, and you don't get more serious or experienced and better thanjohn experienced and better than john swinney, — experienced and better thanjohn swinney, so i sincerely hope that john swinney will put himself forward — john swinney will put himself forward to be leader of the scottish nationai— forward to be leader of the scottish national party. i think the public will be _ national party. i think the public will be reassured by his presence, i think— will be reassured by his presence, i think the _ will be reassured by his presence, i think the party would be reunited by his presence, that can only be a good _ his presence, that can only be a good thing _ his presence, that can only be a good thing for scotland as a whole. just over— good thing for scotland as a whole. just over a — good thing for scotland as a whole. just over a year ago, there was a leadership campaign that was pretty bruising, personal, fractious, some of the splits that have been kept under wraps for years were out in the open. would it be a bad idea to have a contest this time?— the open. would it be a bad idea to have a contest this time? there is a lot of talk about _ have a contest this time? there is a lot of talk about kate _ have a contest this time? there is a lot of talk about kate forbes - lot of talk about kate forbes standing this time. i think we are all very— standing this time. i think we are all very reflective of that contest last year. — all very reflective of that contest last year, which made a lot of

headlines, it made job is easy for the likes— headlines, it made job is easy for the likes of— headlines, it made job is easy for the likes of yourself! but for folk in the _ the likes of yourself! but for folk in the partyjust now, it is up to them _ in the partyjust now, it is up to them to— in the partyjust now, it is up to them to decide what they want to do. i've them to decide what they want to do. we got— them to decide what they want to do. we got my— them to decide what they want to do. i've got my views, i would like to see john — i've got my views, i would like to see john take over, i hope you can be convinced, i hope you wants to take on— be convinced, i hope you wants to take on this — be convinced, i hope you wants to take on this opportunity, and it is a big _ take on this opportunity, and it is a big opportunity, a big the scottish— a big opportunity, a big the scottish national party has a proud record _ scottish national party has a proud record in— scottish national party has a proud record in government that we can safety— record in government that we can safely take — record in government that we can safely take into an election, but we have to _ safely take into an election, but we have to be — safely take into an election, but we have to be in a position to offer the public— have to be in a position to offer the public something better do that. just very finally, have you spoken to john swinney? i - do that. just very finally, have you spoken to john swinney? i spoke i do that. just very finally, have you | spoken to john swinney? i spoke to spoken tojohn swinney? i spoke to him this morning, and he and he suggested he was open to the idea of standing. i suggested he was open to the idea of standinu. ., ., , standing. i have not, i 'ust travelled i standing. i have not, i 'ust travelled down i standing. i have not, i 'ust travelled down from h standing. i have not, ijust- travelled down from aberdeen, and standing. i have not, ijust_ travelled down from aberdeen, and as you can _ travelled down from aberdeen, and as you can tell— travelled down from aberdeen, and as you can tell from my attire, i am not ready— you can tell from my attire, i am not ready for work yet! the clear view _ not ready for work yet! the clear view from — not ready for work yet! the clear view from me and others is that the party— view from me and others is that the party needs— view from me and others is that the party needs a calm head for turbulent times, someone with profound — turbulent times, someone with profound experience, some on the public— profound experience, some on the public can— profound experience, some on the public can trust to act in their best— public can trust to act in their best interest, and i don't think you

-et best interest, and i don't think you get much _ best interest, and i don't think you get much better in politics than john swinney, and the last thing the opposition— john swinney, and the last thing the opposition parties in scotland want to see _ opposition parties in scotland want to see is _ opposition parties in scotland want to see isjohn swinney opposition parties in scotland want to see is john swinney taking opposition parties in scotland want to see isjohn swinney taking over the snp, — to see isjohn swinney taking over the snp, so i hope you can be commenced.— the snp, so i hope you can be commenced. ., , , commenced. some of your supporters miaht be commenced. some of your supporters might be disappointed _ commenced. some of your supporters might be disappointed you _ commenced. some of your supporters might be disappointed you are - commenced. some of your supporters might be disappointed you are not - might be disappointed you are not standing? might be disappointed you are not standin: ? , , , ~ standing? they might be, but i think oliticians standing? they might be, but i think politicians often _ standing? they might be, but i think politicians often think _ standing? they might be, but i think politicians often think they _ standing? they might be, but i think politicians often think they can - standing? they might be, but i think politicians often think they can do i politicians often think they can do everything and ruled the world, but the reality— everything and ruled the world, but the reality is that i know personally that this is not for me, it was— personally that this is not for me, it was never— personally that this is not for me, it was never going to be for me. i have _ it was never going to be for me. i have a _ it was never going to be for me. i have a lot — it was never going to be for me. i have a lot of— it was never going to be for me. i have a lot of experience to gain and skills— have a lot of experience to gain and skills to _ have a lot of experience to gain and skills to improve on in the years to come _ skills to improve on in the years to come. someone like john swinney has already— come. someone like john swinney has already done all of that, he is the perfect _ already done all of that, he is the perfect person, a ready—made individual— perfect person, a ready—made individual to take on the role of first _ individual to take on the role of first minister, and i will maybe try to get— first minister, and i will maybe try to get a _ first minister, and i will maybe try to get a cati— first minister, and i will maybe try to get a call in later to convince. you _ to get a call in later to convince. you sound — to get a call in later to convince. you sound like a man eyeing up the job in future! thank you very much for coming to talk to us. there you have it, another seniorfigure in the snp now back injohn swinney. quite a lot of people i've spoken to over the past few hours, high up in the snp, they are desperately hoping

that he does put himself forward. when he did that at lunchtime, he said he was open to it but hadn't made his mind up yet, so want to watch. i made his mind up yet, so want to watch. ~ ., ,, made his mind up yet, so want to watch. ~ ., i. , ,, , ., watch. i know you will be keeping an e e on watch. i know you will be keeping an eye on that — watch. i know you will be keeping an eye on that situation, _ watch. i know you will be keeping an eye on that situation, nick _ watch. i know you will be keeping an eye on that situation, nick eardley, l eye on that situation, nick eardley, thank you very much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

playback ministers from the uk and ireland have held talks amid concerns about the number of asylum seekers crossing from northern ireland into the republic. the irishman says it will put in place and you returns policy, but london says it will reject it unless the eu allows the uk to return migrants to france. an increase in the number of asylum seekers in ireland is causing tensions between the uk and irish governments, with claims that ireland is seeing a rise in people coming from the uk and that this could be linked to the rwanda policy. specifically, this claim

from an irish government minister that a significant proportion of people are coming through the border. they estimate higher than 80%. the claim is that migrants are travelling from northern ireland and then going down through the land border into ireland. remember, this land border is an open border. there are no border posts where people's identities could be checked. and in ireland, tensions have been rising over asylum seekers. this is a video we have verified from a small town last weekend showing anti—migra nt protests. so what's the irish government's evidence for their claim? we asked them. they wouldn't give us any figures for how many migrants have crossed the land border, and there aren't any publicly available. instead, they pointed to a rise in asylum applications at the international protection office in dublin. they said over 6,000 people have applied here rather than at ports or airports in ireland, where you might normally expect people to claim asylum as soon as they arrive in the country. the irish government says it's their firm assessment that these people crossed

over the land border based on the experience of staff and others in the field. so how much does this have to do with the rwanda policy? well, let's look at the data. this graph shows the number of people claiming asylum in ireland over the past few years. and you can see there's a large spike at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022. the rwanda policy wasn't announced until april 2022, and this spike has been seen elsewhere in europe, in countries like germany and france over the same period. so it's not clear there's a link, but british prime minister rishi sunak has suggested the two are connected. he said the increase in migrants crossing the land border was a sign that the rwanda policy was a deterrent. so we can't independently verify the claim that there's been a big rise in migrants crossing the land border into ireland and whether they've done this out of fear

of being deported to rwanda. the issue isn't going away either. the irish government has said it wants to return them to the uk. it isn't clear how or whether this will happen. merlyn thomas from bbc verifying. —— bbc verify. six people have been convicted in greece, for their role during wildfires which killed more than 100 people. the mediterranean resort of mati was partly destroyed by the blaze in 2018. there were claims later that locals weren't warned in time, that emergency services had failed, and that fleeing motorists were directed towards stricken areas, so many burned to death inside their cars. the head of the localfire brigade was among the six officials found guilty of manslaughter and criminal negligence. all had to pay large fines. the french actor gerard depardieu is being questioned at a paris police station after being placed under formal investigation over two allegations of sexual assault. the 75—year—old has been accused of molesting two women on film sets. depardieu has not yet commented

on this case but has previously denied other allegations of sexual assault. finally, let's bring you this new image. it's a previously unseen portrait of the prince and princess of wales, released by kensington palace today. it's been released to celebrate the couple's 13th wedding anniversary. they got married in 2011. it shows the newlyweds smiling at buckingham palace after their ceremony. the black—and—white image was posted on their social—media accounts, captioned, "13 years ago today!" stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the good news is that this week is going to be warmer, but it's not always going to be dry.

the warmer weather certainly today has been noticed across south—east england and also in east anglia, where we've got the sunniest of the skies. 0ut towards the west, things are looking a little different. we've seen this area of low pressure pushing in this band of cloud, and that's been bringing with it the outbreaks of rain. so for western parts of the uk, temperatures haven't really changed a great deal. it's across these eastern areas that it is certainly warmer and drier, and the highest temperatures are where we've got the sunnier skies, more towards the south east. that's how we end the day here. this is cloud, though, affecting other parts of england and wales that will continue to bring some outbreaks of rain through the rest of today and into tonight. after it dries off in northern ireland for a while, we'll get more rain arriving by the end of the night. we've got some showers in scotland. lowest temperatures are going to be six or seven degrees. heading into tomorrow, then, and we'll see this heavier rain pushing its way back across northern ireland, and we'll see it getting wetter

for a while in wales and the south west. some rain across the far western side of scotland, but otherwise we'll see some sunshine here. across many eastern areas, it will be drier. there will be more cloud coming into east anglia and the south east, threatening the odd light shower. probably the highest temperatures will get pushed further north. it be a lot warmer in the midlands, northern england, and 16 or 17 is possible in scotland as well. we've still got low pressure out to the west of the uk. this weather front hanging around into wednesday as another area of low pressure developing further south across europe that will thicken the cloud across england and wales and starts to bring some rain from over the english channel. further north, some sunshine, maybe, just the odd shower around, as well. temperatures still getting up to 16 or 17 degrees in scotland and widely similar sort of temperatures across the midlands and eastern parts of england. we could well see some mist and fog affecting coastal areas of eastern scotland and north—east england because we're getting an easterly wind coming in by the time we get to thursday. that is bringing in some warmer air, but it's coming in over the cold north sea. we should get some sunshine for scotland,

northernmost parts of england. a bit more cloud around elsewhere, maybe some rain around too. always going to be a bit cooler more towards the south—west of the uk on thursday, with the highest temperatures not in eastern scotland but in western scotland, 20 degrees in the highlands.

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scotland's first minister resigns, throwing the feature of the scottish nationalists government into doubt. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for attaining power. the race is on in india, as the world's biggest election gets into full swing. and jet—setter cuddlies take to the skies — a plane full of hundreds of toy giraffes hopes to raise money for great 0rmond street hospital. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. how do i follow those giraffes? i'm sure you can try! let's start with tesla — the company's boss, elon musk, has left beijing, where he was on a surprise visit. in his second trip in less than a year the tech billionaire met with china's number two official, premier li qiang, who is reported to have described tesla's business in the country as a "successful example" of economic co—operation.