i'm laura trevelyan injerusalem — after 11 days of fighting that left hundreds dead, israel and the palestinian militant group hamas have agreed a ceasefire. the truce is due to begin in one hour's time. after a period in which hamas and israel traded rockets and airstrikes. �* hamas and israel traded rockets and airstrikes. ~ , airstrikes. also coming up in the rouram. airstrikes. also coming up in the program. prince _ airstrikes. also coming up in the program. prince william - airstrikes. also coming up in the| program. prince william launches airstrikes. also coming up in the i program. prince william launches a scathin: program. prince william launches a scathing attack— program. prince william launches a scathing attack on _ program. prince william launches a scathing attack on the _ program. prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc- program. prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc after - program. prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc after an | scathing attack on the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticises the corporation over its famous interview with princess diana. well there were three of us in this marriage it was a bit crowded.

an inquiry says panorama reporter martin bashir acted in a "deceitful" way to obtain it — prince william says the bbc let down his mother, his family and the public. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. hello and welcome. within the past few hours, israel and the palestinian militant group hamas have agreed an egyptian—brokered ceasefire, which will come into effect in one hour's time. it brings to an end eleven days of conflict, in which 232 palestinians and i2 israelis

have been killed. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office says his security cabinet voted unanimously in favour of a "mutual and unconditional" gaza truce. but within minutes of the announcements, ahead of the ceasefire, the two sides were trading rockets and strikes. we can cross live tojerusalem and our correspondent there laura trevelyan. well, things are still very tense here tonight. the senior un diplomat close to the negotiations is appealing for calm in the hours leading up to the cease—fire which is supposed to begin in less than 60 minutes now. saying that this is a very fragile agreement, that these were very difficult negotiations. the fact that both sides are still

trying to get a military advantage just shows you how difficult the situation is. let's go live now... i'm joined by daniel levy, president of the u.s/middle east project, formerly a senior adviser in the israeli prime minister's office. why do you think we've got to this point where both sides have agreed to this mediated cease—fire. point where both sides have agreed to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere _ to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to — to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to go. _ to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to go. israel - to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to go. israel does - to this mediated cease-fire. neitherj side anywhere to go. israel does not intend _ side anywhere to go. israel does not intend to _ side anywhere to go. israel does not intend to reoccupy or do regime change — intend to reoccupy or do regime change in — intend to reoccupy or do regime change in gaza. and hamas was putting — change in gaza. and hamas was putting the issue back on the agenda _ putting the issue back on the agenda. able to gain some real residenis— agenda. able to gain some real residents among palestinians and to remind _ residents among palestinians and to remind the — residents among palestinians and to remind the world that gaza is a blockaded place. if you put that together— blockaded place. if you put that together with both sides have their victory— together with both sides have their victory narratives in place, they've been _ victory narratives in place, they've been building those for seven days. and you _ been building those for seven days. and you saw the us begin to lose patience — and you saw the us begin to lose patience with the israeli side and to begin —

patience with the israeli side and to begin to do so publicly. well, we are 'ust to begin to do so publicly. well, we are just awaiting _ to begin to do so publicly. well, we are just awaiting a _ to begin to do so publicly. well, we are just awaiting a statement - to begin to do so publicly. well, we are just awaiting a statement from | are just awaiting a statement from president biden. how key do you think his influence has been here? he was pretty sharp behind the scenes, wasn't here but the israeli prime minister. he spoke to him twice today. yet the us is trying simultaneously to disengage from the middle east. ~ , ,., , simultaneously to disengage from the middle east. ~ , , . ., �* middle east. absolutely. what we've seen is a real— middle east. absolutely. what we've seen is a real shift _ middle east. absolutely. what we've seen is a real shift in _ middle east. absolutely. what we've seen is a real shift in the _ middle east. absolutely. what we've seen is a real shift in the tone - middle east. absolutely. what we've seen is a real shift in the tone of - seen is a real shift in the tone of the conversation in the us. which i think— the conversation in the us. which i think it _ the conversation in the us. which i think it led — the conversation in the us. which i think it led president biden to have to show_ think it led president biden to have to show a _ think it led president biden to have to show a little more ankle that he had to— to show a little more ankle that he had to when he saw with his own party— had to when he saw with his own party people were demanding that the us lo party people were demanding that the us go for— party people were demanding that the us go for a _ party people were demanding that the us go for a cease—fire, not be so indulgent— us go for a cease—fire, not be so indulgent with israel. i don't think he was _ indulgent with israel. i don't think he was the — indulgent with israel. i don't think he was the decisive factor. you obviousiy— he was the decisive factor. you obviously had regional mediators who wanted _ obviously had regional mediators who wanted to— obviously had regional mediators who wanted to perhaps demonstrate their efficacy— wanted to perhaps demonstrate their efficacy to _ wanted to perhaps demonstrate their efficacy to the us as well. the important thing is that on the weekend, life in tel aviv will go

back— weekend, life in tel aviv will go back to — weekend, life in tel aviv will go back to normal... yes weekend, life in tel aviv will go back to normal. . ._ weekend, life in tel aviv will go back to normal... yes daniel, i'm sorry we — back to normal... yes daniel, i'm sorry we got _ back to normal... yes daniel, i'm sorry we got to _ back to normal... yes daniel, i'm sorry i've got to stop _ back to normal... yes daniel, i'm sorry i've got to stop you - back to normal... yes daniel, i'm sorry i've got to stop you there. l sorry i've got to stop you there. the president of the united states is speaking. the president of the united states is speaking-— is speaking. unconditional cease-fire — is speaking. unconditional cease-fire to _ is speaking. unconditional cease-fire to begin _ is speaking. unconditional cease-fire to begin in - is speaking. unconditional cease-fire to begin in less - is speaking. unconditional. cease-fire to begin in less than is speaking. unconditional - cease-fire to begin in less than two cease—fire to begin in less than two hours _ cease—fire to begin in less than two hours. egyptians have now informed us that— hours. egyptians have now informed us that hamas and the other groups in gaza _ us that hamas and the other groups in gaza have also agreed. my conversation with president benjamin netanyahu i commended him for the decision— netanyahu i commended him for the decision to _ netanyahu i commended him for the decision to bring the current hostilities to a close in less than 11 hostilities to a close in less than it days — hostilities to a close in less than it days i— hostilities to a close in less than 11 days. i also emphasise what is her throughout this conflict, the united _ her throughout this conflict, the united states fully supports israei's _ united states fully supports israel's right to defend itself against _ israel's right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks — against indiscriminate rocket attacks from hamas and abba gaza -hased _ attacks from hamas and abba gaza —based terror groups that have taken the lives _ —based terror groups that have taken the lives of— —based terror groups that have taken the lives of innocent saracens and israek _ the lives of innocent saracens and israek -- — the lives of innocent saracens and israel. —— gaza. the iron dome system — israel. —— gaza. the iron dome system appreciation which our nations— system appreciation which our nations develop together and which has saved _ nations develop together and which has saved lives of countless israeli

citizens _ has saved lives of countless israeli citizens both arab and jew. i assured _ citizens both arab and jew. i assured him of my full support to replenish— assured him of my full support to replenish israel's iron known system to ensure _ replenish israel's iron known system to ensure defences and security in the future — to ensure defences and security in the future. 0ver to ensure defences and security in the future. over the last 11 days i spoke _ the future. 0ver the last 11 days i spoke with— the future. over the last 11 days i spoke with the prime minister six times _ spoke with the prime minister six times we — spoke with the prime minister six times. i've also spoken with president and the palestinian authorities where part of our intensive _ authorities where part of our intensive diplomatic engagement. i want to— intensive diplomatic engagement. i want to also thank the secretary of state, _ want to also thank the secretary of state, the — want to also thank the secretary of state, the secretary of defense and our national security adviser and everyone — our national security adviser and everyone on our team for incredible efforts _ everyone on our team for incredible efforts to _ everyone on our team for incredible efforts to bring this about, this outcome — efforts to bring this about, this outcome were about to see. we've held intensive high—level discussions. hour by hour, literally _ discussions. hour by hour, literally. egypt, the palestinian authority and other middle eastern countries _ authority and other middle eastern countries with the name of avoiding this prolonged conflict with seen in previous— this prolonged conflict with seen in previous years when hostilities have broken _ previous years when hostilities have broken out — previous years when hostilities have broken out. i extend my sincere gratitude — broken out. i extend my sincere gratitude to the president and a senior— gratitude to the president and a senior egyptian officials who played such a _ senior egyptian officials who played such a critical role in this diplomacy. i also appreciate the

contributions of other parties in the region— contributions of other parties in the region who have been engaged in working _ the region who have been engaged in working toward the end of hostilities. these hostilities have resulted — hostilities. these hostilities have resulted in a tragic deaths of so many— resulted in a tragic deaths of so many civilians. including children. and i_ many civilians. including children. and i send — many civilians. including children. and i send my sincere condolences to all the _ and i send my sincere condolences to all the families, israeli and palestinian who have lost loved ones and my— palestinian who have lost loved ones and my hope for a full recovery for the wounded. united states committed to working _ the wounded. united states committed to working with the united nations, we remain— to working with the united nations, we remain committed to working with the united _ we remain committed to working with the united nations and other international stakeholders to provide — international stakeholders to provide rapid humanitarian assistance and to marshal international support for the people of gaza _ international support for the people of gaza and that gaza reconstruction efforts _ of gaza and that gaza reconstruction efforts we — of gaza and that gaza reconstruction efforts. we will do this in full partnership with the palestinian authority, not hamas, authority. in a manner— authority, not hamas, authority. in a manner that does not permit hamas to simply— a manner that does not permit hamas to simply restock its military arsenak _ to simply restock its military arsenak i_ to simply restock its military arsenal. i believe the palestinians in israeiis — arsenal. i believe the palestinians in israelis equally deserve to live securely— in israelis equally deserve to live securely and safely. and to enjoy

equat— securely and safely. and to enjoy equal measure of prosperity, freedom and democracy. my administration will continue or quiet relentless diplomacy towards that end. i believe — diplomacy towards that end. i believe we a generation during a genuine — believe we a generation during a genuine opportunity to make progress and i'm _ genuine opportunity to make progress and i'm committed to working for it. i and i'm committed to working for it. i want _ and i'm committed to working for it. i want to— and i'm committed to working for it. i want to thank you all and may god bless _ i want to thank you all and may god bless you _ i want to thank you all and may god bless you all and pray that this continues. thank you so much. and that is continues. thank you so much. fific that is president biden continues. thank you so much. fific that is president biden bear. announcing formally that there is going to be a cease—fire that will be taking place between hamas and israel. president biden saying he spoke into the israeli president benjamin netanyahu six times over the course of the week that the united states supports israel to defend itself but he was also making the point that the united states would welcome the united nations on the reconstruction efforts in gaza, that they will work not with hamas, said president biden but with the

palestinian authority.— palestinian authority. that's president — palestinian authority. that's president biden _ palestinian authority. that's president biden also - palestinian authority. that's president biden also paying | palestinian authority. that's - president biden also paying tribute to the role of the egyptians who brokered the cease—fire. the egyptian president, someone else that president biden has spoken to but it is the egyptians who have been notjust to go to hear the only people that were able to speak to both hamas and the israelis because they will not speak directly to one another. it is they who mediated this truce which president biden said was to take place in the coming hours. we understand in the next hour. for more context on this achievement, the cease—fire which president biden is hailing the let's go to dalia dassa kaye. in the united states was up and former director of the rand center for middle east public policy. to the president really say this is the achievement of the egyptians, the achievement of the egyptians, the cease—fire? the achievement of the egyptians, the cease-fire?— the cease-fire? clearly egyptians -la ed an

the cease-fire? clearly egyptians played an important _ the cease-fire? clearly egyptians played an important role - the cease-fire? clearly egyptians played an important role as - the cease-fire? clearly egyptians played an important role as did i the cease-fire? clearly egyptians i played an important role as did the un and others. but it is interesting how the president did emphasise the administrations diplomatic efforts. they do want to take some credit for this. but i think as your previous guests and said, ultimately it came about because the parties were ready for it. ants are diminishing returns at this point and felt they had already made the political games but felt were necessary. if already made the political games but felt were necessary.— felt were necessary. if you look at what both israel— felt were necessary. if you look at what both israel and _ felt were necessary. if you look at what both israel and hamas - felt were necessary. if you look at what both israel and hamas think| what both israel and hamas think that they've achieved here, how do you read it? i that they've achieved here, how do you read it?— that they've achieved here, how do ou read it? ~ . . , , ., , you read it? i think hamas, this was a waiter capitalise _ you read it? i think hamas, this was a waiter capitalise on _ you read it? i think hamas, this was a waiter capitalise on the _ you read it? i think hamas, this was a waiter capitalise on the tension i a waiter capitalise on the tension injerusalem and push back against its rival the palestinian authority. which the presidentjust spoke about. it really boosted its credibility and internal palestinian politics and it hit israel pretty hard. this was a serious barrage of rockets over the last 11 days. and

from the israeli side, i think the military they are thought they significantly degraded hamas capabilities. of course we've been through this four times already. this is a vicious cycle. it's hard to know the reality of that. a politically netanyahu scored a victory for himself here because he is still in the running to remain prime minister of israel. i think both sides can claim they gain something from this. unfortunately, the people as usual lose out in this. it was horrific humanitarian conflict, a tremendous loss of life on the ground. it conflict, a tremendous loss of life on the ground-— conflict, a tremendous loss of life on the ground. it was. 9596 of that loss of life — on the ground. it was. 9596 of that loss of life was _ on the ground. it was. 9596 of that loss of life was on _ on the ground. it was. 9596 of that loss of life was on the _ on the ground. it was. 9596 of that loss of life was on the palestinian | loss of life was on the palestinian side. what is to stop there being anotherflare—upjust in side. what is to stop there being another flare—up just in a few weeks' time? this is an unconditional cease—fire, nothing has been resolved. unconditional cease-fire, nothing has been resolved.— has been resolved. that's a good oint. has been resolved. that's a good point- there _ has been resolved. that's a good point. there were _ has been resolved. that's a good point. there were no _ has been resolved. that's a good point. there were no terms - has been resolved. that's a good point. there were no terms to i has been resolved. that's a good i point. there were no terms to those. the original spark for this did come

from eastjerusalem, came from concerns about eviction, the ongoing blockade of gaza continues. there will be a focus on reconstruction but that will be long going and difficult. of course you have ongoing settlement activity in the west bank. president biden did not speak to these issues. but these are the underlying long—term issues that are going to create continuous tension. there is always the potential that these sparks could ignite this conflict again. and we will sadly be back in a similar cycle and less these root causes are addressed. i’m cycle and less these root causes are addressed. �* , , ., ~ cycle and less these root causes are addressed. �* , , ., ,, ., , ., ., addressed. i'm speaking to you from jerusalem tonight. _ addressed. i'm speaking to you from jerusalem tonight. hamas _ addressed. i'm speaking to you from jerusalem tonight. hamas is - addressed. i'm speaking to you from jerusalem tonight. hamas is going i jerusalem tonight. hamas is going the bbc that they believed they got some sensations to enact concessions from israelis on the treatment of the palestinians this is what the believe the egyptian mediation told them. the air israelis are saying that no such concessions have occurred. does that to show how difficult the path forward is going

to be? i difficult the path forward is going to be? ~' ., , �* , difficult the path forward is going tobe? ~' ., , �*, ., to be? i think it does. it's no question _ to be? i think it does. it's no question hamas _ to be? i think it does. it's no question hamas did - to be? i think it does. it's no question hamas did want i to be? i think it does. it's no question hamas did want to | to be? i think it does. it's no i question hamas did want to get to be? i think it does. it's no - question hamas did want to get some concessions onjerusalem. this is what started this conflict, it's what's boosting their credibility. i think would be highly unlikely the israelis would give on that issue. they don't want to boost hamas his credibility. you just heard from the president moments ago specifically indicating united states only plans to work with the palestinian authority, not hamas. the whole goal is to marginalise hamas. i think there will be unhappiness on hamas side. they are significantly weakened at the moment. but they have plenty of rockets to fight another day. have plenty of rockets to fight another day-— have plenty of rockets to fight another day. have plenty of rockets to fight anotherda. . ., ~ another day. dalia dassa kaye thank ou for another day. dalia dassa kaye thank you forjoining _ another day. dalia dassa kaye thank you forjoining us. _ another day. dalia dassa kaye thank you forjoining us. not _ another day. dalia dassa kaye thank you forjoining us. not cease-fire i you forjoining us. not cease—fire between hamas in the israelis is due to start in the next 45 minutes. but tonight in the lead up to that cease—fire, there have been air

strikes in gaza city, they have been hamas rockets fired into southern israel, the familiar sound of sirens and flights were diverted from the airport in tel aviv. that's how fragile and precarious the situation is right now. so even if the cease—fire comes into it a fact is we expect the question then is what work needs to be done to prevent it from starting again. the egyptians are sending out to delegation. want to work at hamas, want to work with the air israelis to try to figure out a way forward once the hostilities cease. laura, thank you for that. of course it will be getting a lot more from you over the coming hours. you are watching bbc news. to stay with us. still to come to the bbc apologises after a report into how it secured a landmark 1995 interview with princess diana included that the journalist martin bashir use deceitful behavior.

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but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... israel and the palestinian militant group hamas have agreed to an egyptian—brokered ceasefire. the deal is due to come into effect in the next hour, bringing an end to 11 days of intense bombardment. prince william has launched a scathing attack on the bbc after a highly critical report into the way it obtained an interview with diana, princess of wales in 1995. the duke of cambridge said the findings of the report by lord dyson had brought him indescribable sadness. the independent inquiry was launched by the bbc after princess diana's brother,

earl spencer, raised questions about the way the interview was obtained. in the 100 plus pages of his report lord dyson says... martin bashir was deceitful in the way he obtained the interview. that the bbc�*s own investigation at the time was woefully ineffective and that the bbc covered up what it actually knew about how the interview was obtained. today the bbc�*s director general accepted that the bbc�*s behaviour fell far short of what its audiences expect. here's our media editor amol rajan — a warning, his report contains some flashing images. it was the interview of the century. well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. watched by almost 23 million people, martin bashir�*s panorama shocked the world.

but only now do we know the real story behind the story. in a devastating critique of the bbc, lord dyson has laid bare a catalogue of of moral and editorialfailures. he says bashir was devious and dishonest, lying repeatedly to secure the interview and explain his conduct. lord dyson says the bbc investigation into how the interview was obtained was woefully ineffective, and he adds, without justification, the bbc fell short of the high the standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark, including by covering up press logs, crucial information that it knew but didn't give to the media. princess diana and prince charles were already separated at the time of the interview. early in september 1995, bashir met earl spencer. he showed him fake bank statements to suggest payments had been made to informants around diana. earl spencer introduced bashir to diana. this constituted a serious breach

of the guidelines at the time. the interview aired, but soon journalists at the daily mail at the daily mail group and elsewhere started asking questions. a bbc investigation led by tony hall, later director—general, cleared bashir, but earl spencer was not approached, a big mistake, according to dyson. in august 1996, prince charles and princess diana were divorced. she died a year later. in panorama tonight, earl spencer explained the effect that bashir�*s deception had. the first statements that i was shown, the first fake bank statements were to get my trust. the second set was to get to diana, and then to get the interview, so it's a very clear chain from anyone logical�*s point of view. the irony is that i met martin bashir on the 31st of august, 1995, because exactly two years later she died. and i do draw a line between the two events. this is a young girl in her mid—30s

who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and difficult time in the public eye. she didn't know who to trust and, in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. martin bashir won a bafta for the programme and spoke about it backstage afterwards. i can tell you, being 33 years old and facing up to the fact that actually you probably will never do another interview like that again in your life, you will never make a programme like that, and that's daunting. he left the bbc last week, having been rehired in 2016, and has long argued that diana would have agreed to speak to him without the fake bank statements. in a statement, bashir said, i apologised then and i do so again lord hall of birkenhead — who, as the director of bbc news, led the investigation into bashir�*s

conduct and was, until last august, the bbc�*s director—general — apologised today and said that he was wrong to give bashir the benefit of the doubt. his successor was similarly contrite. there are multiple failures for the bbc to reflect on. 25 years ago, but still they are very serious and, if you are an organisation that cares about truthful, honestjournalism and proper practice, i think this is very difficult reading. do you think you will ever be queen? no, idon't, no. why do you think that? i'd like to be a queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts, i but i don't see myself being queen of this country _ tonight, the bbc has said that it has no plans to show the panorama interview in full again. amol rajan, bbc news. well prince wililam made a statement from kensington palace this evening — it's highly unusualfor a member this is what he had to say.

i'd like to thank lord dyson and his team for the report. it is welcome that the bbc accepts lord dyson's findings in full, which are extremely concerning — that bbc employees lied and used fake documents to obtain the interview with my mother, made lurid and false claims about the royal family, which played on herfears and fuelled paranoia, displayed woeful incompetence when investigating complaints and concerns about the programme, and were evasive in their reporting to the media and covered up what they knew from their internal investigation. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her.

but what saddens me most is that, if the bbc had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she'd been deceived. she was failed notjust by a rogue reporter but by leaders of the bbc, who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions. it is my firm view that this panorama programme holds no legitimacy and should never be aired again. it effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the bbc and others. this settled narrative now needs to be addressed by the bbc and anyone else who has written or intends to write about these events. in an era of fake news, public service broadcasting and a free press have never been more important. these failings, identified by investigative journalists, not only let my mother down

and my family down, they let the public down, too. now let's return to our top story — the ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas which will come into effect within the next hour. joining me now from gaza is our correspondent rushdi abualouf. we eventually have got there within the next hour. just talk us through the next hour. just talk us through the significance and why now the cease—fire. the significance and why now the cease-fire— the significance and why now the cease-fire. . :: , ., ., cease-fire. yeah, 40 minutes to go on until we — cease-fire. yeah, 40 minutes to go on untilwe cnn _ cease-fire. yeah, 40 minutes to go on untilwe cnn for— cease-fire. yeah, 40 minutes to go on untilwe cnn for11_ cease-fire. yeah, 40 minutes to go on until we cnn for 11 days - cease-fire. yeah, 40 minutes to go on until we cnn for 11 days of i on until we cnn for 11 days of fighting. it's been a lot of effort going on behind the scenes. many arab countries, the americans, europeans were working day and night, close with the palestinian authority with hamas and israel to broker the cease—fire and end the fighting. a sense ofjoy, even celebration started in gaza as hamas

fired more than 5000 rockets towards israel is claiming victory. the spokesman for the hamas armed wing was appearing on tv, the hamas tv and saying that we won. and the israelis were defeated as he was addressing the palestinian people and gaza and everywhere after this. until now the fighting, some sort of voting is still going on as hamas fired rockets even before the announcement. after the announcement, sorry of the cease—fire. israel carried out a couple of air strikes in the north and the south of gaza. we hope that this will end soon and people hope that this will end soon.— that this will end soon. thank you very much — that this will end soon. thank you very much for— that this will end soon. thank you very much for that. _ plenty more of this coming up here on bbc news.

it you can find me on twitter. this this i'm @lukwesaburak. hello again. thursday brought us an unusually deep area of low pressure for the time of year. it brought some very powerful—looking seas to the coastline of newquay in cornwall. there, look at the pretty impressive waves battering the coastline here. and the strongest winds were around the coasts of south west england and wales. the strongest gusts were well into the 60s to low 70s of miles an hour, peaking with a gust of 73 mph in pembrey sands in south wales. and of course it was pretty wet as well. the wettest weather is across this central swathe of the uk. 36 mm for north wales. but in sharp contrast to that, it was mainly dry across north west scotland, and there was barely a drop of rain across the south east.

the rain will continue to be variable on into friday thanks to our familiar slow—moving friend, our area of low pressure here. so, we've got rain at the moment. the rain's getting heavier, the winds a bit stronger across eastern scotland. but for many of us, it will stay pretty blustery over the next few hours with those strong gale—force gusts of wind pummeling the coasts and the hills. more rain to come as well. but it's not too cold as we head into friday morning. now, the wettest weather through the day will be across wales, northern england, eastern scotland. the rain not amounting to much for north west scotland. it will ease off in northern ireland, and there probably won't be that much in the south east. but the winds will be very strong, gusting to 50—60 mph around those english channel coasts, perhaps 70 mph gusts somewhere like the needles, the west coast of the isle of wight. and those temperatures disappointing, just 13 in london. well, it should be about 19 at this time of year. saturday brighter, but there'll be some showers around, some of them heavy and thundery. sunday sees a return of more wet weather pushing in from the west. it will also be quite windy. so, saturday's weather first of all. might be some rain there

or thereabouts in the south. certainly quite a few showers across eastern areas as we start the day. the best of any brighter weather probably developing across northern and western areas of the uk as we go through the afternoon. and those temperatures still pretty disappointing. 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time of year. and sunday, bright start with some sunshine. this band of rain is going to move in from the west with strengthening winds followed by showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius, really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around.

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