restart at six, the home secretary announces restart an independent inquiry an independent inquiry after the murder of sarah everard. priti patel says the inquiry will look into what she called the "systematic failures" which allowed sarah's killer to be employed as a police officer. it is abhorrent that a serving police officer was able to abuse his position of power, authority, and trust to commit such a horrific crime. also on the programme tonight. as the army steps in to help with fuel deliveries, the prime minister insists there's no supply crisis and he's not worried about staff shortages. what you can't do, and must not do, laura, is, simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to a relative under productivity by comparison with all our major competitors for decades,

and has held wages down. a former facebook employee turned whistleblower tells us law makers that the social media giant is harming children, stoking division and weakening democracy. more than 200,000 pupils were off school in england last week for covid—related reasons. and close to a month's worth of rain causes flash flooding in parts of the uk. we'll have the latest on the downpours. and coming up on the bbc news channel: can arsenal, the only ever british winners of the women's champions league, produce a statement result as they kick off against the holders barcelona tonight? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the home secretary has announced an independent inquiry

into the "systematic failures" that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. in her speech to the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs answers to ensure "something like this can never happen again". last week wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole life term in prison. our special correspondent lucy manning has this report. so so many questions after sarah everard's murder. how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after, we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why

this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the ensure that something like this can never happen again.— never happen again. the first part will look at _ never happen again. the first part will look at cousins _ never happen again. the first part will look at cousins macro, - never happen again. the first part will look at cousins macro, his - will look at cousins macro, his previous behaviour, and only opportunities missed to stop him. —— wayne couzens. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry will not have the power to demand witnesses and evidence. but ministers promise that will change if needed. it ministers promise that will change if needed. , ., , ., ., , ., if needed. it is not statutory, not 'udue if needed. it is not statutory, not judge load. _ if needed. it is not statutory, not judge load, both _ if needed. it is not statutory, not judge load, both of _ if needed. it is not statutory, not judge load, both of which - if needed. it is not statutory, not judge load, both of which we - if needed. it is not statutory, not. judge load, both of which we think it needs to be, and it can'tjust be about wayne couzens, it has got to be about the entire aspect of the case and also about women's treatment by the met. quill; treatment by the met. only yesterday. _ treatment by the met. only yesterday, the _ treatment by the met. only yesterday, the met - treatment by the met. only yesterday, the met police l yesterday, the met police commissioner announced a review into her own force by an independent

person working alongside her. there is also the police regulator investigation into whether the met and kent police properly looked into three indecent exposure allegations against couzens. the home office can't say if any of the inquiry will be held in public. but the conclusions will be published. and just last month the police inspectorate said there was an epidemic of violence against women and it needed to be treated as seriously as terrorism is, so it's not as if the government and the forces have not been aware of many of these issues. sabina neser, one of these issues. sabina neser, one of more than 80 women killed by men since sarah everard, but this morning the prime minister refused to back calls for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime, because he believes current laws are enough. —— sabina nessa. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy money, bbc

news. —— manning. borisjohnson has said he's not 'worried' about rising prices and the disruption to food and some fuel supplies, saying the country can't go back to what he called the 'failed model of the uk economy. the prime minister said the government can't 'magic up' solutions and argued supply chains would 'sort themselves out'. he was speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg at the conservative party conference in manchester — and her report contains some flash photography. this is fantastic. he doesn't hide how much he is enjoying himself. i had in the polls with a plum percussion of a huge majority back at parliament. but carefree? the country is not. with rising prices, some empty shelves. prime minister, why wasn't the government prepared for what you describe as very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this is a function of a global recovery and you are seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy sucking demand for

everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend and patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you've got in this country is fantastic expertise, fantastic skill and logistics, you listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this. but listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this.— they will manage this. but it is a real world _ they will manage this. but it is a real world problems _ they will manage this. but it is a real world problems people - they will manage this. but it is a real world problems people are| real world problems people are facing. you were warned back in april about the shortage of hgv drivers, you were warned about fuel costs back injuly. there was a letter to you from the meat industry backin letter to you from the meat industry back in june. letter to you from the meat industry back injune. isn't the point that you were warned about every single one of these issues and you are basically still sitting saying, well, the government might be able to help around the edges but basically business has got to sort it out? fin basically business has got to sort it out? ., ., .,, basically business has got to sort itout? ., ., ,, , ., it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there _ it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are _ it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues - it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in - it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all. it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all of| certainly there are issues in all of those sectors, but what you can't do and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to

relative under productivity by comparison with all our major competitors for decades and has held wages down. the government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. british farmers... those farmers may have to cull healthy animals they cannot process and sell. and drivers haven't been able to fill up at the pump. yet the prime minister seems happy for the government to take a back—seat. people are experiencing real problems with all of these things and it sounds like what you are basically saying is it is not my problem. in terms of the consumer, we are giving all the protections that we can. some of the people who have been writing to me may be worried about this but i'm not worried about this because actually i think it will be good for their businesses to invest in people and to invest in capital... 50 invest in people and to invest in caital... ,, invest in people and to invest in caital... ., �* invest in people and to invest in caital... . �* ., capital... so you aren't worried about inflation? _ capital. .. so you aren't worried about inflation? i— capital... so you aren't worried about inflation? i believe - capital... so you aren't worried | about inflation? i believe supply will match demand _ about inflation? i believe supply will match demand and - about inflation? i believe supply will match demand and that - about inflation? i believe supply will match demand and that is i about inflation? i believe supply i will match demand and that is what we must encourage. what you have got to do as a government is look at the

long term and look at how you can make the investments now that will bear down on costs. that's the way to deal with the cost of living and the supply chains will start to sort themselves out very, very rapidly. for the prime minister, changing the economy as part of a deliberately different tory look.— economy as part of a deliberately different tory look. good afternoon, carrie, different tory look. good afternoon, carrie. looking _ different tory look. good afternoon, carrie, looking forward _ different tory look. good afternoon, carrie, looking forward to _ carrie, looking forward to conference?— carrie, looking forward to conference? . , conference? carrie johnson striding in to take her _ conference? carrie johnson striding in to take her own _ conference? carrie johnson striding in to take her own place _ conference? carrie johnson striding in to take her own place on - conference? carrie johnson striding in to take her own place on stage i conference? carrie johnson striding| in to take her own place on stage at an event supporting lgbt rights tonight. who is supporting her? special guest coming to conference later, looking forward to that? i’m later, looking forward to that? i'm alwa s later, looking forward to that? i“n always looking forward to all guests coming to a conference. xyour always looking forward to all guests coming to a conference.— always looking forward to all guests coming to a conference. your wife is cominu coming to a conference. your wife is comin: to coming to a conference. your wife is coming to speak. — coming to a conference. your wife is coming to speak, going _ coming to a conference. your wife is coming to speak, going to _ coming to a conference. your wife is coming to speak, going to go - coming to a conference. your wife is coming to speak, going to go and i coming to speak, going to go and watch? i’m coming to speak, going to go and watch? �* , , ., ., , watch? i'm sure it is going to be areat. watch? i'm sure it is going to be great- this _ watch? i'm sure it is going to be great. this week— watch? i'm sure it is going to be great. this week is _ watch? i'm sure it is going to be great. this week is a _ watch? i'm sure it is going to be great. this week is a show - watch? i'm sure it is going to be great. this week is a show of. great. this week is a show of confidence _ great. this week is a show of confidence from _ great. this week is a show of confidence from team - great. this week is a show of. confidence from team johnson great. this week is a show of - confidence from team johnson but it confidence from team johnson but it could tip into complacency, risk some tories fear the prime minister is too ready to take. and of course, it is in boris johnson's political dna that we have seen on display here this week to be

upbeat, to be positive, to try to offer an optimistic outlook to the public. and of course, looking at where he is politically these days it has served him pretty well. but there is a real contrast here this week between that kind of tone and the conversations i've been having behind—the—scenes with ministers and mps, and just how worried to some of them are about how tough the next few months might be for members of the public. borisjohnson obviously overtly wants to show conviction and confidence. but there is a fine line between doing that and then ending up between doing that and then ending up sounding like you don't understand people's concerns. laura kuenssberg in manchester, thank you. the inquests have opened into the deaths of four young gay men who were all murdered by the serial killer stephen port. the jury was told the inquests will focus on whether police "missed opportunities" to stop him sooner. the victims were all given fatal overdoses of the drug, ghb by port who was jailed for life in 2016. the jury was told his trial had not

answered the question of whether any of the deaths "might have been prevented" had the police investigated differently. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. four young gay men all found dead within 15 months of each other in the london suburb of barking, two were found in this churchyard and one just outside it, were found in this churchyard and onejust outside it, all four were in their 20s onejust outside it, all four were in their20s and onejust outside it, all four were in their 20s and all were murdered with the date rape drug ghb. their killer, stephen port, will die in prison as a result of his crimes. today the men's families came to the inquest to make statements commemorating their relatives and to look for an answer to a key question — could some of the deaths have been prevented? anthony walgate's mother told the jury he had moved from prevented? anthony walgate's mother told thejury he had moved from hull told thejury he had moved from hull to london to study fashion. she said they spoke several times a week until he was murdered. in her statement, daniel whitworth's grandmother barbara said daniel was my pride and joy. he had his whole

life in front of him and it seems so unfair that he was taken from us at such a young age. gabriel was from slovakia. his brother told the court he was a smart, talented, kind person who made the mistake of trusting people too much, and that cost him his life. jack tayler was a forklift driver who was hoping to become a police officer. his sister jenny taylor said, "our become a police officer. his sister jenny taylorsaid, "0urwhole become a police officer. his sister jenny taylor said, "our whole world has been shattered into pieces, our family has a big hole missing and we are also broken without him." the body of the first young man anthony walgate was found here outside stephen port�*s flat. it was stephen port who had called the ambulance and he admitted lying to police about not knowing anthony. it wasn't until weeks after the fourth body was found that any of the deaths was considered as a possible murder. the coroner sarah munro qc told the jury "we will have to consider had the investigations into the early deaths been conducted differently, whether the lives of those who died later might have been saved."

the jury heard about this fake suicide note that was actually written by the serial killer, and we are told they would be looking at the competence and adequacy of the metropolitan police investigations. daniel sandford, bbc news, barking. a former facebook employee turned whistleblower has told a us senate committee that she believes the company's products have harmed children, stoked division and weakened democracy. frances haugen told lawmakers the social media giant knew its apps were harming the mental health of some young users. facebook said the company sees protecting its community as more important than maximising profits. 0ur correspondentjames clayton has this report. eleanor and freya are both 14 and like many teenagers they are both on instagram. as a teenager, you're looking at these people, all these models, and influencers, they all are very skinny

and they have a perfect body and when you're looking at that and then kind of comparing yourself to it, i think it could be really damaging. when you are feeling at your worst and then you go on instagram and you see things that are targeted at you because you have looked at these kinds of things before, you see them, kind of models, influencers, celebrities and things like that— and you are just like, oh, i will never be like that. eleanor and freya's concerns are in fact concerned by one are in fact shared by one rather important company. facebook, which owns instagram. in fact, leaked internal research found that teens who struggle with mental health say that instagram makes it worse. the woman who leaked that report is called frances haugen, and today she gave evidence in washington. the documents that i have provided to congress prove that facebook has repeatedly misled the public about what its own research reveals about the safety of children. she concluded with a devastating message that facebook will continue to cause harm around the world.

my fear is that without action, divisive and extremist behaviours we see today are only the beginning. what we saw in myanmar and are now seeing in ethiopia are only the opening chapters of a story so terrifying no—one wants to read the end of it. here in silicon valley, facebook has pushed back, saying that some of the research presented is misleading, and despite the fact that instagram concluded that it could be damaging for children's mental health, it also says that it could have a positive impact. both eleanor and freya say instagram is fun, that's why they are on it, but it can cause anxiety too. it is stressful because let's say you see someone post a photo and they are with all your friends and you feel left out, but it is also fun to post a photo of you with your friends and you sometimes don't know someone is getting left out. facebook has said it has postponed a controversial project to create instagram for kids. but we now know that people

within the company and some very important politicians in washington believe the company has put profit over the mental health of teenage girls. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening. the home secretary announces an independent inquiry after the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. and hope for thousands of people with sickle cell disease with the arrival of a life—changing new drug — the first in 20 years. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: as tyson fury prepares for the third fight in his trilogy against deontay wilder, the wbc champion tells the bbc win or lose he could walk away from the ring with nothing left to prove. the number of pupils absent from state schools in england for covid related reasons rose by two thirds at the by two thirds at the end of last month.

latest figures from the department for education showed over 200,000 thousand children were off school on the last day of september. but numbers are much lower than the end of last term, when bubble systems were still in place, and more than a million children were absent. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a high school in west yorkshire to see how they are coping with ongoing challenges posed by coronavirus. hi, it's adele webster, the student welfare officer calling from honley high school. another phone call to parents, another pupil with symptoms. complaining of headache and a cough, and it could possibly be covid. covid is still causing disruption. we need to just isolate from the other students, so if you just come with me we will sit at the back of the hall. is that 0k? it's a busy week for adele, the welfare officer. if you can phone dad for me... since the start of term, an increasing number of children are missing school. yesterday, we sent four home. two of those have come back confirmed as positive. i'd say it's probably the busiest we have

been in terms of cases in school. we have spent a week at honley high in west yorkshire. like other schools in england, restrictions have been lifted by the government. it's been absolutely amazing to have what feels much more like a normal school again. are you all right, girls? all of the children going to their lessons in the subject specialist teachers' rooms, science experiments happening. but at the same time, we are dealing with, unfortunately, a rise in the number of cases. he's tested positive for covid now... as of today we have hit 200 students and staff, which i think the highest number we've had last year at any one time was 28 cases across the school. bell rings here an old building makes ventilation an issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online. assemblies are cancelled and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. how have you been, then? i haven't felt as bad as i thought i would be. for pupils in school and at home these are difficult times. i think the hardest thing

is not seeing everyone. | i've been away from my family. so what are you doing, then? i've been doing teams from home. the teachers usually put power - points on four what lessons we can do so i've just been _ going through the power points by myself upstairs. and it'sjust a bit lonely. honestly, i'm so - excited to come back. everyone is missing you loads. yeah — emily is in year 11 and will be sitting her gcse exams next summer. it's a bit nervy for all of the year iis, because we have not only missed year ten of our learning of our gcses but we have also missed year nine which is really disruptive. hi, you all right? just as we explained on the phone call... meanwhile, there is no let up for the welfare officer. i'll get him a pcr test. this pupil is going home. if they are negative, if he's feeling well he can come back to school. we have been doing the lateral flow tests and they have all— come back negative, so... but in the meantime i'm working from home, sol it's all right for him - to be at home with me.

all right, 0k. from tomorrow the school is preparing to vaccinate i2—is—year—olds. and it's very difficult to break that cycle... the department for education says along with vaccinations, it's about managing the risks with ventilation and regular testing. but withjust over 200,000 pupils absent in schools in england, covid continues to keep children from the classroom. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 33,869 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period, meaning an average of 3a,066 new cases were reported per day, in the last week. 6,747 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 166 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. that means on average, 111 deaths were announced every

day in the past week. the latest figures on people who've been vaccinated hasn't yet been made available. for much of last century, thousands of unmarried mothers spent time in institutions in northern ireland many say they were detained against their will, used as unpaid labour and forced to give their babies up for adoption. now a panel of experts has recommended the establishment of a public inquiry to investigate what happened, as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the secrets of these institutions are being shattered by the stories of those who were once shamed. more than 10,000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in northern ireland. they are and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. my brother didn't have a voice at the time either, but i certainly will be his voice now. fionnuala was adopted from a home in belfast. she discovered her brother had died as a baby and searched for his burial place.

i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of a pit. there's over 30 babies in the spot where he's buried. they were all just thrown in together, like they didn't matter, in unconsecrated ground in a bog at the bottom of a cemetary. she recently had a headstone put up to mark her siblings 50th birthday. finally has had his name emblazoned in marble. that's what he always should have had.

they shouldn't have been ashamed. caroline magee ending that report from our ireland correspondent chris page. an inquiry in france has found that more than 200,000 children mostly boys have been sexually abused by clergy in the french catholic church since 1950. the head of the inquiry said there were at least 3,200 abusers, and accused the church of showing a "cruel indifference towards the victims". a vatican statement said pope francis "felt pain" on hearing about the inquiry�*s finding. the scottish government has announced a £300 million package of investment in the nhs and social care ahead of a winter described as likely to be the most challenging ever faced. the plan includes the hiring of extra support workers, cash for care at home services and a pay rise for care staff. 0pposition parties claim the plans were a sticking plaster for a health service facing crisis. since the start of the pandemic almost six million people on universal credit have had an extra £20 a week to help some

of the poorest families in the uk. but it comes to an end tomorrow. the government says it was always a temporary measure and the focus now should be on making sure work pays with higher wages, rather than higher benefits. from londonderry, our social affairs reporter, michael buchanan has been speaking to some people affected by the change. in one of the uk's most deprived areas anyjob is a good job. lauren mcshane works full—time as an admin assistant at an advice centre in londonderry. her husband also works full—time but as both are on low wages they started claiming universal credit at the start of the pandemic. as such, laura didn't realise her benefit payment included the £20 a week uplift. flour realise her benefit payment included the £20 a week uplift.— the £20 a week uplift. our first payment. _ the £20 a week uplift. our first payment. we — the £20 a week uplift. our first payment. we got _ the £20 a week uplift. our first payment, we got enough - the £20 a week uplift. our first payment, we got enough to - the £20 a week uplift. our first i payment, we got enough to help the £20 a week uplift. our first - payment, we got enough to help us payment, we got enough to help us pay at least half of our rent on the other half came out of our wages but we thought that was fine, it was more than manageable, so we were

counting on this is what we get every single week and then we got a message saying we are taking this money off you as of this date, and we were just lost. the money off you as of this date, and we were just lost.— money off you as of this date, and we were just lost. we were 'ust lost. the uk government sa the we were just lost. the uk government say the extra — we were just lost. the uk government say the extra money _ we were just lost. the uk government say the extra money was _ we were just lost. the uk government say the extra money was was - we were just lost. the uk government say the extra money was was meant . we were just lost. the uk government| say the extra money was was meant to be temporary and that with the economy reopening there are jobs to be had, with vacancies plentiful. but deirdre mcausland, childcare is a significant barrier to work. the former teacher, a single mother, can't find a job that works around her son's school hours. i can't find a job that works around her son's school hours.— her son's school hours. i hate to sa it her son's school hours. i hate to say it because — her son's school hours. i hate to say it because i _ her son's school hours. i hate to say it because i was _ her son's school hours. i hate to say it because i was one - her son's school hours. i hate to say it because i was one of- her son's school hours. i hate to say it because i was one of the l say it because i was one of the people in my local asda when i was teaching in england and there was a big crate and you put it in, the food bank crate, and i never knew where it went. i'm now one of the people who will be using food banks. at the women's centre, an experiment to show how much £20 can buy. they did an online shop and managed to buy all this. breakfast, lunch and dinnerfor a few days. buy all this. breakfast, lunch and dinner for a few days. elf}

buy all this. breakfast, lunch and dinner for a few days. £20 means the difference between _ dinner for a few days. £20 means the difference between the _ dinner for a few days. £20 means the difference between the somebody - difference between the somebody eating and not eating. £20 meant the difference that a woman had the dignity of being able to feed her family and in a nutritional way and not feel less than. that's what that £20 means to me.— £20 means to me. maintaining the extra £20 a — £20 means to me. maintaining the extra £20 a week _ £20 means to me. maintaining the extra £20 a week would _ £20 means to me. maintaining the extra £20 a week would cost - £20 means to me. maintaining the extra £20 a week would cost £6 i extra £20 a week would cost £6 billion, a figure ministers say is unsustainable. instead, they have set aside £500 million to help the most vulnerable and want businesses to increase wages, as some have already have. other employers, however, can't afford pay rises and choices are limited. what are your options in terms of making up the shortfall? ~ , ,., , ., �* shortfall? absolutely nothing, i'm already full-time _ shortfall? absolutely nothing, i'm already full-time at _ shortfall? absolutely nothing, i'm already full-time at my _ shortfall? absolutely nothing, i'm already full-time at my job - shortfall? absolutely nothing, i'm already full-time at my job and i shortfall? absolutely nothing, i'm| already full-time at my job and my already full—time at myjob and my husband is already full time at his job, there is nothing else we can do. we arejust job, there is nothing else we can do. we are just going through the money. do. we are 'ust going through the mone . ~ . . do. we are 'ust going through the mone .~ ., ., ., do. we are 'ust going through the mone . ~ ., ., ., ., money. what are you going to do? pra ! money. what are you going to do? pray! lauren _ money. what are you going to do? pray! lauren mcshane _ money. what are you going to do? pray! lauren mcshane ending i money. what are you going to do? pray! lauren mcshane ending that| pray! lauren mcshane ending that re ort. thousands of people in england

who suffer from sickle cell disease will soon have access to a life changing drug treatment the first new therapy to treat the disease in 20 years. sickle cell is a condition which reduces the amount of oxygen transported by red blood cells, causing severe pain and organ failure. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has this report. sickle cell disease dominates every aspect of sarahjane's life, from not being able to work, limits on who she dates, and long stints in hospital. just the simple things i can't do sometimes, like washing myself or, you know, brushing my teeth. i need help to do that. and i'm 27 years old, but sometimes i feel like i am living in a 100—year—old body. but she and thousands of other sickle—cell patients could soon benefit from new treatment. a drug called crizanlizumab will now be available to hundreds of people on the nhs in england over the next three years. guy's & st thomas's hospital in london will be one of the first to offer it.

it's not the magic bullet because it is not curing the condition but it is hopefully improving — it is going to reduce the number of pain episodes and hence improve patient's experience in quality—of—life, is what we hope. the announcement of this new treatment could be life changing, reducing the number of times a sickle—cell patient needs to go to a&e by 40%. but this has taken far too long according to senior health campaigners. people have said to our staff, "oh, this is a black person's— disease, unlikely to affect me." but i think race has played a part in- thinking, "well, it's overthere, it doesn't affect the majority i population." this is my box of meds... data from clinical trials will continue to be collected to find out more about the treatment�*s long term benefits and if it is cost—effective to become routinely available. for those living with the disease the

future could be looking a lot brighter. adina campbell, bbc news. there's been flash flooding in many parts of the uk after torrential downpours overnight in some places up to a month's worth of rain fell in just hours. in london's knightsbridge shops and offices were hit by a massive deluge. many couldn't reach work and motorists took risks navigating waterlogged roads. there was flash flooding in pontypridd. the fire and rescue service in south mid and west wales said they'd been "inundated" with calls for help. this is the centre of newcastle where passengers were advised to delay travel after many services were suspended time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. for many people that heavy rain has continued through the day.

yes, it has but we will go from one extreme to another. i will use newcastle as an example. together with the rain we have seen falling today, it was only 11 for much of the day, but move things onto thursday and friday, not only is it dry, we have temperatures reaching 20 , but there is still reign at the moment and over the past three hours it's been steady rain affecting eastern scotland and a good part of northern england and there's more rain to come overnight. the rain does tend to ease away from eastern scotland and moved south across eastern england and the rain becomes lighter later that it will be windy down some of the north sea coasts. away from here, further west, the winds become lighter and the showers will clear and showers could fall away sharply across northern ireland. a windy start for eastern england tomorrow as the rain moves away and the winds will drop and for many there will be sunshine for a while but we have a cloud streaming and across western areas bringing some rain in the