hello. this is bbc news with lewis vaughanjones. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. the number of covid—19 cases in the united states passes 25 million with the number of deaths soaring to nearly 418,000. more than 70 cases of the south african variant of covid are identified in the uk amid concerns the vaccine may be less effective against it. israel announces it will ban incoming flights from monday evening until the end of january to try and contain the spread of coronavirus. some enjoy the wintry conditions as snow and ice sweep across the uk, but severe weather warnings are in place for many areas.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lizzy buchan of the mirror and giles kenningham — the former head of press at number 10 and founder of trafalgar strategy. let's have a look at tomorrow's front pages then. there are sledgers on the front of the metro — as well as comments from the health secretary that schools may not reopen until after easter. more snow on the front of the telegraph. it also says that 12 tory mps are pressuring borisjohnson to full reopen schools. 0n the same story, the sun says the mps want the prime minister to get all children back to school next month.

also on schools, the mirror has spoken to angry parents who describe the situation as a �*shambles'. more school coverage on the guardian, which also has a report on thousands of vital flood defences being in a state of disrepair in england. the ongoing debate over when to administer the second dose of the vaccine is the is top story. the express reports on the vaccinated figures, after almost half a million jabs were delivered in a single day. the financial times reports on poland calling for the eu to step up russian sanctions, following the arrest of alexei navalny. lovely to see you both this evening. schools is a theme stop kicking off with a front page of the mirror. parents fury at school is lizzy

buchan? ~ �* , , ., buchan? we've been focusing on the schools. buchan? we've been focusing on the schools- -- — buchan? we've been focusing on the schools. -- schools— buchan? we've been focusing on the schools. -- schools shambles. - buchan? we've been focusing on the schools. -- schools shambles. it's. schools. —— schools shambles. it's been a key issue throughout the pandemic. how do you get children back into school and keep them safe. this is clearly building a head of steam at the moment. matt hancock, health secretary, on the television this morning kind of said that he was hopeful we would get children back to school by easter but wouldn't guarantee it, which has clearly sent alarm bells ringing among both parents, teachers and clearly conservative mps as well. initially, at the beginning, when the prime minister announced the latest lockdown, they said they would review all of the measures in mid—february, and there was a hope they might be able to start reopening schools again at that point, but clearly that's not where things are headed and i think the

government is trying to roll the pitch for that, to make sure people are prepared. but it's such a serious issue, keeping children out of school, it has such a knock—on impact on their life chances and parents and wider society so it's a difficult situation for the government.— difficult situation for the government. difficult situation for the covernment. ~ ., , ., ~' government. where do you think the government — government. where do you think the government is _ government. where do you think the government is at _ government. where do you think the government is at the _ government. where do you think the government is at the moment, - government. where do you think the i government is at the moment, gyles kenningham? it’s government is at the moment, gyles kenningham?— kenningham? it's one of those situations _ kenningham? it's one of those situations where _ kenningham? it's one of those situations where there - kenningham? it's one of those situations where there have i kenningham? it's one of those i situations where there have been kenningham? it's one of those - situations where there have been so many _ situations where there have been so many false — situations where there have been so many false starts, promising coming out of— many false starts, promising coming out of certain lockdowns at certain times, _ out of certain lockdowns at certain times, keep moving the dates. it's a question— times, keep moving the dates. it's a question of— times, keep moving the dates. it's a question of under promising and honefuiiy— question of under promising and hopefully over delivering. clearly this is— hopefully over delivering. clearly this is going to be the next big political— this is going to be the next big political storm, which is brewing. it's splashed across all the papers, and we _ it's splashed across all the papers, and we wiii— it's splashed across all the papers, and we will come to it in a bit, the telegraph— and we will come to it in a bit, the telegraph has a story of a tory revolt— telegraph has a story of a tory revolt growing. they are kind of in a lose _ revolt growing. they are kind of in a lose lose — revolt growing. they are kind of in a lose lose situation because they are dealing with an unprecedented situation — are dealing with an unprecedented situation. we have seen new strains

coming _ situation. we have seen new strains coming into— situation. we have seen new strains coming into the country. we can't have _ coming into the country. we can't have a _ coming into the country. we can't have a situation where we partially come _ have a situation where we partially come out — have a situation where we partially come out of lockdown, schools are open. _ come out of lockdown, schools are open, but — come out of lockdown, schools are open, but then we go back into another— open, but then we go back into another one. clearly putting a huge strain— another one. clearly putting a huge strain on— another one. clearly putting a huge strain on families and parents who are having — strain on families and parents who are having to work and home school at the _ are having to work and home school at the same — are having to work and home school at the same time. it's an imperfect situation _ at the same time. it's an imperfect situation and one that is not ideal at aii~ _ situation and one that is not ideal at all. ., ., ., at all. you mentioned the front page ofthe at all. you mentioned the front page of the daily telegraph _ at all. you mentioned the front page of the daily telegraph so _ at all. you mentioned the front page of the daily telegraph so let's - at all. you mentioned the front page of the daily telegraph so let's take l of the daily telegraph so let's take a look. lizzy buchan, the headline is, tory revolt over closed schools. we have had the parents support of the fury angle in the daily mirror. the daily telegraph going for the tory revolt, so what's this? this is kind of a symptom _ tory revolt, so what's this? this is kind of a symptom of— tory revolt, so what's this? this is kind of a symptom of a _ tory revolt, so what's this? this is kind of a symptom of a wider- tory revolt, so what's this? this is| kind of a symptom of a wider anger amongst conservative mps about the lack of a plan to get us out of lockdown. we have seen complaints from the covid recovery group, a caucus of conservative mps, about when we start lifting restrictions.

they are deeply concerned about the impact on people's freedoms and livelihoods. schools is a big part of that. the telegraph has a number of that. the telegraph has a number of quite prominent conservative mps complaining about this policy which is clearly going to be alarming to the government and figures in number ten because at some point they will have to have further commons discussions about the lockdown rules. even though the prime minister has a large majority there are a lot of conservative mps who are a lot of conservative mps who are really concerned and want to know when this will all end. the ma'ori know when this will all end. the majority is _ know when this will all end. the majority is quite _ know when this will all end. the majority is quite significant so will there be much worrying about this? i will there be much worrying about this? ~' , ., ., this? i think there will be a fair amount. this? i think there will be a fair amount- as — this? i think there will be a fair amount. as lizzie _ this? i think there will be a fair amount. as lizzie pinpoints, i this? i think there will be a fair. amount. as lizzie pinpoints, the people _ amount. as lizzie pinpoints, the people involved in this so—called rebellion — people involved in this so—called rebellion are prominent figures like graham _ rebellion are prominent figures like graham brady, who is effectively head _ graham brady, who is effectively head of— graham brady, who is effectively head of the 1922 committee and head

of the _ head of the 1922 committee and head of the union steward for backbench mps, _ of the union steward for backbench mps. so _ of the union steward for backbench mps. so a — of the union steward for backbench mps, so a hugely influential figure in the _ mps, so a hugely influential figure in the party. esther mcvey is also heading _ in the party. esther mcvey is also heading up — in the party. esther mcvey is also heading up this revolt, a former leadership candidate. she brings a certain— leadership candidate. she brings a certain body of the party with her as welt — certain body of the party with her as well. the arguments they are making — as well. the arguments they are making are very compelling. they are cailing _ making are very compelling. they are calling millions of schoolchildren the forgotten victims of the pandemic, saying they are concerned about— pandemic, saying they are concerned about the _ pandemic, saying they are concerned about the gulf between rich and poor widening _ about the gulf between rich and poor widening even further. they are also citing _ widening even further. they are also citing what _ widening even further. they are also citing what they call the unmanageable strain on working parents — unmanageable strain on working parents. it's something the whips will have — parents. it's something the whips will have to watch. it's clearly gathering steam and it's notable by the figures involved, they are not anonymous, they are big figures in the partv — anonymous, they are big figures in the party. 35m anonymous, they are big figures in the -a . �* , the party. an interesting point. movinu the party. an interesting point. moving on _ the party. an interesting point. moving on to — the party. an interesting point. moving on to the _ the party. an interesting point. moving on to the front - the party. an interesting point. moving on to the front page - the party. an interesting point. moving on to the front page of| the party. an interesting point. i moving on to the front page of the the party. an interesting point. - moving on to the front page of the i will stop the answer in the long

term is a vaccine. delaying a second dose will save more lives says the vaccine she. but this is a controversial issue. that's right. it's all about, _ controversial issue. that's right. it's all about, all— controversial issue. that's right. it's all about, all of— controversial issue. that's right. it's all about, all of the - controversial issue. that's right. it's all about, all of the vaccines | it's all about, all of the vaccines that have been allowed for use in the uk require two max doses so there has been a row about when you have your second dose. 0riginally there were supposed to be a three—week gap between the first and second doses to make sure you have full protection but the uk's chief medical officers have extended that to 12 weeks. this has proved controversial because pfizer, one of the manufacturers of the jab, said they hadn't tested their vaccine beyond that they didn't have compelling data beyond the three—week gap. whilst the chief medical officers say they are assured there is no risk, it does mean there are concerns from some

parts of the scientific community about whether leaving it 12 weeks will have an impact. you also saw today, the british medical association have been asking for the gap to be reduced to six weeks rather than 12. gap to be reduced to six weeks ratherthan12. it's gap to be reduced to six weeks rather than 12. it's quite a complicated and delicate issue. everybody wants to make sure the vaccine is being rolled out to the extent everybody is being protected, but it's a challenge for the government.— but it's a challenge for the government. but it's a challenge for the rovernment. ., ., government. the government have ex - osed government. the government have exposed themselves _ government. the government have exposed themselves potentially, i exposed themselves potentially, taking this decision. it hasn't been through thorough testing, this extension to 12 weeks. they clearly must have some level of confidence that it's the right strategy. professor chris whitty said on friday— professor chris whitty said on friday it — professor chris whitty said on friday it was a public health decision— friday it was a public health decision and they had made a judgment call that it's best to get as many— judgment call that it's best to get as many of the population, the vaccine — as many of the population, the vaccine to— as many of the population, the vaccine to as many people as possible _ vaccine to as many people as possible first. but as lizzy said,

there _ possible first. but as lizzy said, there is— possible first. but as lizzy said, there is a — possible first. but as lizzy said, there is a divide in the scientific community, the pfizerjab has been tested _ community, the pfizerjab has been tested at _ community, the pfizerjab has been tested at three weeks. they are talking — tested at three weeks. they are talking about 12 weeks. the other thing. _ talking about 12 weeks. the other thing. the — talking about 12 weeks. the other thing, the grappling in the background for the government is all about— background for the government is all about supply as well. do they have enough _ about supply as well. do they have enough vaccines and can they get them _ enough vaccines and can they get them to— enough vaccines and can they get them to people, the logistical roii-out — them to people, the logistical roll—out of this is incredibly complicated. the other issue is they are also— complicated. the other issue is they are also dealing with these unknown and different strains coming in from brazii— and different strains coming in from brazil and _ and different strains coming in from brazil and south africa, so maybe there _ brazil and south africa, so maybe there is _ brazil and south africa, so maybe there is a — brazil and south africa, so maybe there is a call they want to get as many— there is a call they want to get as many people inoculated before that hits a _ many people inoculated before that hits a lot _ many people inoculated before that hits a lot of people. let�*s many people inoculated before that hits a lot of people.— hits a lot of people. let's move away from _ hits a lot of people. let's move away from coronavirus - hits a lot of people. let's move away from coronavirus and - hits a lot of people. let's move away from coronavirus and go l hits a lot of people. let's move - away from coronavirus and go back to the front page of the daily telegraph. something slightly different, a small story down there, if we can zoom in, brown tells pm to reform union or risk becoming a failed state. it sounds rather extreme. gyles, you can have the first go on this.—

first go on this. gordon brown is sa in: first go on this. gordon brown is saving the _ first go on this. gordon brown is saving the uk — first go on this. gordon brown is saying the uk fundamentally - first go on this. gordon brown is i saying the uk fundamentally needs first go on this. gordon brown is - saying the uk fundamentally needs to rethink— saying the uk fundamentally needs to rethink its _ saying the uk fundamentally needs to rethink its approach to devolved government. i suppose the backdrop of this— government. i suppose the backdrop of this is— government. i suppose the backdrop of this is around brexit, saying otherwise. _ of this is around brexit, saying otherwise, what you have seen today on the _ otherwise, what you have seen today on the front — otherwise, what you have seen today on the front page of the sunday times, — on the front page of the sunday times, the story that 52% of people in scotland — times, the story that 52% of people in scotland would vote for independence if there was a referendum now. so how, after all these _ referendum now. so how, after all these years— referendum now. so how, after all these years of division across the country. — these years of division across the country, how do you bring people back together and how does devolution work more effectively? it's devolution work more effectively? it's the _ devolution work more effectively? it's the issue of how you renew your own government and become relevant because _ own government and become relevant because we _ own government and become relevant because we are living through such a hu-e because we are living through such a huge period — because we are living through such a huge period of disruption but butting — huge period of disruption but putting the pandemic to one side, the industry change, effectively going _ the industry change, effectively going through this industrial and technological revolution. gordon brown _ technological revolution. gordon brown also talks about reforming the house _ brown also talks about reforming the house of _ brown also talks about reforming the house of lords, which every prime minister— house of lords, which every prime minister has looked at, but events always— minister has looked at, but events aiwavs hit— minister has looked at, but events always hit them and they get sidetracked. yes, ithink

always hit them and they get sidetracked. yes, i think he always hit them and they get sidetracked. yes, ithink he makes some _ sidetracked. yes, ithink he makes some pertinent points, but this isn't _ some pertinent points, but this isn't something that i think the government can go near until they have got— government can go near until they have got through the pandemic and even then — have got through the pandemic and even then, once they have the economy— even then, once they have the economy and everything back up and running _ economy and everything back up and running again, obviously all these huge _ running again, obviously all these huge constitutional changes he is talking _ huge constitutional changes he is talking about, it will take years to implement. talking about, it will take years to implement-— implement. lizzy buchan, do you auree implement. lizzy buchan, do you agree with _ implement. lizzy buchan, do you agree with that _ implement. lizzy buchan, do you agree with that point _ implement. lizzy buchan, do you agree with that point from - implement. lizzy buchan, do you agree with that point from giles? essentially the government will not have the political capital once it has got through its existing to—do list to implement this. i has got through its existing to-do list to implement this.— has got through its existing to-do list to implement this. i think this is really interesting _ list to implement this. i think this is really interesting is _ list to implement this. i think this is really interesting is that - list to implement this. i think this is really interesting is that i - is really interesting is that i agree with giles that the government's bandwidth is so occupied with coronavirus that it's very challenging for them to think about these things but in reality if they are going to make a serious and compelling case to the union then they need to start doing it now. it's clear that nobody expected the coronavirus pandemic to happen, but i think if it hadn't happened, what

we would have been talking significantly more about is scottish independence right now than we currently are. one of the interesting things in the sunday times report that giles alluded to, that in all parts of the uk, there was a majority in all parts of the uk thinking scotland will be independent within the next ten years. nicola sturgeon, her handling of the pandemic has been well received, and there is a lot of this going on in the background. you can see there is concern in government about trying to make this case for the union, how do they do that, and how do they try and meet that surge? michael gove has met with cabinet ministers to discuss this sort of thing. i think this is something they can't really afford to put on they can't really afford to put on the back burner until coronavirus is over if they want to keep the union together. ibig

over if they want to keep the union touether. �* _, , ., ., together. big constitutional questions _ together. big constitutional questions for _ together. big constitutional questions for another - together. big constitutional questions for another time | together. big constitutional- questions for another time bust up for now, we have to talk about the weather, don't we? snow, sticking with the front page of the daily telegraph seeing as we are there. a snow person wearing a mask. very good. giles, we are almost out of time but did you get out to throw a snowball today? i time but did you get out to throw a snowball today?— snowball today? i did. built a snowman _ snowball today? i did. built a snowman with _ snowball today? i did. built a snowman with my _ snowball today? i did. built a snowman with my son. - snowball today? i did. built a snowman with my son. a - snowball today? i did. built a snowman with my son. a bit | snowball today? i did. built a i snowman with my son. a bit of snowball today? i did. built a - snowman with my son. a bit of light relief— snowman with my son. a bit of light relief for— snowman with my son. a bit of light relief for everyone during these tough _ relief for everyone during these tough times. relief for everyone during these tough times-— tough times. lizzy, this kind of brinrs tough times. lizzy, this kind of brings people _ tough times. lizzy, this kind of brings people together, - tough times. lizzy, this kind of brings people together, very i brings people together, very strangely. brings people together, very strangely-— strangely. absolutely, it is a really cheering _ strangely. absolutely, it is a really cheering picture, - strangely. absolutely, it is a really cheering picture, a - strangely. absolutely, it is a i really cheering picture, a small snapshot of normality. i think the snow has given everyone who is bored and stuck indoors something to cheer them up a bit. and stuck indoors something to cheer them up a bit-— them up a bit. exactly. we will leave it there _ them up a bit. exactly. we will leave it there for _ them up a bit. exactly. we will leave it there for now. - them up a bit. exactly. we will leave it there for now. thank l them up a bit. exactly. we will. leave it there for now. thank you for speaking to us both. lizzy and giles will be back at 11:30pm for another look at the papers. goodbye for now.

hey, welcome. hope you're you doing 0k, and wow, what a momentous week in world politics this has been. whether or not you're in the united states, what's happened there will affect us all. i, joseph robinette bidenjr, do solemnly swear... lara lewington: joe biden's become the 46th president. of the united states. lots about the last few weeks has broken with convention and almost broken democracy in the process. it reminded everyone just how fragile democratic systems are,

even at the heart of the free world. and at the grand finale of this election, the spotlight is now firmly on big tech and their practices, having shown the world the havoc, the mistruths and conspiracy theories that fake news can bring. let's begin to listen to one another again, show respect to one another. and we must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured. applause. as president biden takes office, many, including the tech giants themselves, know that change is inevitable. but how much and what that change is going to be is still unclear. james clayton has been investigating what may be in store for them in the era of biden. here's a striking thing about many who broke into the capitol hill complex.

take it back! let's go! armed with phones, many live—streamed their actions or took selfies showing off their entry into the inner sanctum of american democracy — theatre designed for social media. big tech's role in what happened onjanuary 6 cannot be underplayed. sure, donald trump used social media to stoke up the mob. sure, smaller players like parler and gab egged on the crowd. but conspiracy theories and extremism on mainstream social media is how many people wound up here. many companies, like twitter, for years have been protected by a tiny piece of legislation known as section 230. section 230 was written in the mid �*90s. it's been instrumental in the development of many of the services we know and love. the internet really wouldn't be the same without it. it's the reason we can upload any video we like on youtube or post freely on places like facebook and twitter.

here's the crucial sentence. "no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." or, in other words, big tech can't get sued for what you and me do on their platforms. january 6 was a watershed moment, notjust for the us, but for big tech, too — the likes of twitter and facebook — because it now seems likely, if not inevitable, that section 230 is going to be replaced. the case of ashli babbitt is why many politicians now feel it's time to act. she was shot and killed as she broke into the capitol complex — a wild thing to do with a tragic outcome. but what had driven her to do such a thing? well, it's likely a myriad reasons, but what we do know is that she was keen on twitter. she tweeted just the day

before her death. her feed is filled with allegations that the election was stolen, that a revolution was on its way. sensational, sometimes fantastical tweets tweeted and retweeted over and over again. in the last few weeks before the capitol insurrection, she'd been retweeting, non—stop, some of the biggest conspiracy theorists and qanon supporters. i don't think that jack dorsey is responsible for the fact that she individually is tweeting information that may or may not be false. but what i would love to know is, where did she go from being a disillusioned air force vet, trying to adjust to society in the civilian world, to full—blown conspiracy theorist who is willing to engage in an act of insurrection? when biden criticises big tech, he often picks out one company and one company alone — facebook. for him, it's become almost a byword

for a free internet gone wrong. here's another quote from joe biden about facebook from that new york times interview. "facebook is propagating falsehoods they know to be false. there's no editorial impact at all on facebook. none. none whatsoever. it's irresponsible. it's totally irresponsible." and then, in an open letter to the company before the election, he asked them to do more to take down fake news. the will of the people has been heard! so, what could joe biden do when it comes to big tech and social media? for more than a century, the us has had tough antitrust laws. these were implemented after a handful of companies, or trusts, came to dominate the utilities of the us economy in the early 20th century. the same antitrust charge is now laid firmly at the door of big tech. there are already two antitrust lawsuits in the us — one against google, accusing

the company of dominating search and advertising, and one against facebook, accused of using a buy—or—bury strategy to hurt rivals. many democrats want biden to go much further. democracy has prevailed! yeah, a number of democrats have called for breaking up dominant tech platforms. whether you're talking about elizabeth warren or others, they — they're looking at the marketplace and they see that there's not a lot of competition rising up, not a lot of choices for consumers, and a lot of accusations that i think these investigations have started to shine an even brighter light on with the evidence that they're finding. that's right. within the democrats, it's a widely—held view that big tech doesn'tjust need its wings clipped, that companies like google and facebook may have to be split up. so i think that we're kind of going into an administration where there is a high degree of sophistication around

the problems and there is a lot of outside momentum that is going to push them, even if they themselves don't feel comfortable, maybe, being in the leadership position here, that is going to push them in the right direction, and that includes aggressive action in congress. the whole point of enforcing anti—trust laws, and perhaps even breaking up big tech, is to introduce more competition to places like san francisco and silicon valley that have for years been dominated byjust a handful of mega tech companies. that could, in theory, usher in a new period of tech innovation, but big tech has big pockets. it's likely they're going to fight this all the way. that was james clayton in silicon valley. now, there is one user—generated source of information that we haven't talked about yet, and that is wikipedia. and last week, the 13th—most visited website celebrated its 20th birthday.

lara: the free online encyclopaedia now hosts 55 million articles. it can be accessed in over 300 languages and it's read 15 billion times every month. that's 8,000 times a second! as social media sites have battled disinformation, polarisation and accusations of censorship, wikipedia has fought hard to maintain the trust of its readers and to keep its role as a neutral arbiter and trusted resource. it does feel heavy to our community. we know we have a responsibility to get it right, and particularly in this era where there's so much misinformation, disinformation that circulates on social media, to be very vigilant about quality of the sources that we rely on and to be really thoughtful that, hey, we do have a place in the world. people trust us to at least try to get it right.

and that's, you know... that's more than you can say for some places. i have a lot of criticisms for how the social media companies have handled things, but they've asked for a tough job, which is to say, "here's a little box, "say whatever comes to your mind. "what do you think?" and it turns out a lot of people think awful things and say awful and mean things and so on, whereas we have a much easier job — we are writing an encyclopaedia, that's it. and therefore we do have a responsibility to get it right. but it's a lot easier for us. everybody knows what a good encyclopaedia article should be, it should be neutral, it should be well written, it should have quality sources, it should be accurate. so, we all have a shared vision of where we want to get to, whereas in social media, there is no simple shared vision. it'sjust people yelling at each other. and people do go to wikipedia for information on major subjects, so it's crucial that it's correct. during the covid—19 outbreak, the encyclopaedia saw record—breaking increases in daily traffic, with 579 million visits to articles related to the pandemic.

while social media companies battled with misinformation and conspiracy theories related to the virus, wikipedia had a dedicated group of medical experts creating articles which were based on verified information and reliable sources. in fact, we've done a partnership with the world health organization to try to be clear and sure that we're giving the best possible information. wikipedia, what we always try to do is, on any legitimate controversy, to present all of the legitimate sides fairly and to say, "look, you may agree or disagree, but here's what..." you know, "yasser arafat said this and ariel sharon responded that," and we don't decide what is the truth or what you should think. we just tell you the history and the context. over the past two decades, we've seen wikipedia evolve from a seemingly impossible idea

to an internet giant. and amongst all the negativity surrounding social media platforms, it's proof that people can come together online in a positive way. and let's face it, we could all do with a bit of positivity right now, couldn't we? anyway, that's it for the short cut of click this week. the full—length version is up on bbc iplayer right now. as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media throughout the week — find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter — @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. bye— bye.

hello. monday will start with widespread frost and ice after a wintry weekend which of course brought some significant snow in places. it won't be the last covid—secure snowman we see sent in to us this winter, and hopefully sunday's weather did bring a bit of fun at least. but of course, more people have to be out in the morning, and so that does mean some difficult conditions on untreated roads because it will be icy in places with that widespread frost. after further wintry showers overnight and into the morning across parts of scotland, rain and sleet on the coasts, some snow inland and into the hills. maybe the odd shower into northern ireland and northern england, but actually monday is one of the better weather days of the week. most places will be dry, variable cloud, decent amount of sunshine and it will feel a bit less cold than it did over the weekend. into monday night, still some showers, wintry in nature, particularly in hills, affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. still frosty and icy although temperatures start to come up across western areas as we see another system moving our way.

and that's going to spread its rain and a bit of hill snow northwards during tuesday. it brings a bit more rain, as do others that follow this week, so if you are in a flood affected area, certainly worth keeping across conditions near you. not as much rain as last week but more rain isn't necessarily what you want. we see some rain spreading further north and east during tuesday, into the colder air. at least hill snow into parts of northern england and scotland, and the chance as tuesday comes to an end, especially in scotland, some snow even to low levels here. whereas further south it turns a bit more mild, but of course it is wetter. as we go into wednesday, the next weather system will start to move in. looks like it's a pretty slow affair, bringing its rain to the south—west initially, and it is of course the source of milderair coming in from the atlantic. but running into that cold air towards the north and east, it does set up a bit of a battle, and as that battle takes place during wednesday, again as the wet weather starts to move in, as it moves further north and east, there's the chance of seeing some snow out of that, particularly

as we get into wednesday night. although some parts are turning milder this week, it isn't going to last because by the end of the weekend into the weekend, the colder air will come south again and there is the chance again next weekend of some parts seeing a bit of snow. that's the forecast.

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