today at six... penny mordaunt, leader of the commons, becomes the first to confirm she is running to become conservative leader and prime minister. she's the first to declare, but two others — former prime minister borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak — have nominations from mps well, i think penny is the unifying candidate. you know, she is a robust brexiteer, she's a highly experienced and competent government minister. keeping a low profile a day after resigning, now liz truss�* defence secretary suggests he'd like her predecessor borisjohnson back as prime minister. he got a mandate and that's an important thing for all of us to bear in mind. we'll see what happens. of course, unity is also important. you know, i'll be looking for how the candidates are prepared

to bring the party together. we'll be looking at the week ahead as the conservative party chooses its third leader in three months. also on the programme... the social care system in england is gridlocked, says the watchdog, with staffing shortages a majorfactor. covid infections rise above 2 million for the first time since the summer. and the first baby bison born in britain for thousands of years. on bbc london. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we'll have the latest on cristiano ronaldo�*s fall out with manchester united as their star player gets benched... and booted out of first team training after he walked out on them on wedneday. good evening.

in a day's time, the uk will have a new prime minister — and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons, has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet, but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. other mps — such as suella braverman, who was sacked as home secretary this week, and the international trade secretary kemi badenoch — are also considering whether to run. they each need the backing of at least 100 colleagues to do so. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister, but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you.

until a successor has been chosen. thank vom— until a successor has been chosen. thank yon-— thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at — thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the — thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top _ thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of— thank you. once again, there is a| vacancy at the top of government. liz truss' resignation means the conservatives have to choose their fifth prime minister injust conservatives have to choose their fifth prime minister in just over six years. but can anyone unify a party that seems to have lost its way. any more than think she can, today the former defence secretary launched her campaign with a tweet saying she could offer a fresh start. supporters say she could bring confidence to the job. i start. supporters say she could bring confidence to the job. bring confidence to the 'ob. i think penn is bring confidence to the 'ob. i think penny is the t bring confidence to the 'ob. i think penny is the unifying _ bring confidence to the job. i think penny is the unifying candidate. i bring confidence to the job. i think i penny is the unifying candidate. she is a robust brexiteer, she is a highly experienced and competent government minister. penny has already indicated that should you become prime minister, jeremy hunt will remain as chancellor. so she will remain as chancellor. so she will not do anything that risks businesses or the markets. remarkably, this man is being tipped by some for a comeback. yes, boris johnson who was ousted injuly after a series of scandals including lockdown parties. he has been

weighing up his options while on holiday in the dominican republic. seniorfigures are holiday in the dominican republic. senior figures are offering support. at the moment i would lean towards borisjohnson. in at the moment i would lean towards borisjohnson-_ boris johnson. in 2019 he won a aeneral boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election _ boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election with _ boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election with a - boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election with a huge - general election with a huge majority_ general election with a huge majority and he was legitimately sent into — majority and he was legitimately sent into parliament as the prime minister_ sent into parliament as the prime minister based on the vote of the whole _ minister based on the vote of the whole electorate. notjust on tory members — whole electorate. notjust on tory members or members of parliament, he -ota members or members of parliament, he got a mandate and that is an important thing for us all to bear in mind — important thing for us all to bear in mind. mr important thing for us all to bear in mind. ~ g. , important thing for us all to bear in mind. ~ ,, important thing for us all to bear inmind. ~ ,, , in mind. mrjohnson is still being investigated _ in mind. mrjohnson is still being investigated by _ in mind. mrjohnson is still being investigated by mps _ in mind. mrjohnson is still being investigated by mps over - in mind. mrjohnson is still being - investigated by mps over allegations he lighted parliament about parties in downing street. one tory said it would be catastrophic to bring him back. , ., ., , ., ., , back. plenty of others are appalled. he was forced _ back. plenty of others are appalled. he was forced out _ back. plenty of others are appalled. he was forced out by _ back. plenty of others are appalled. he was forced out by dozens - he was forced out by dozens resignations. it is very hard to believe he can put together a stable government, as far as i can tell. it is a risk we cannot afford to take as a party and one we should inflict on the country. as a party and one we should inflict on the country-— as a party and one we should inflict on the country. momentum is building behind the former—

on the country. momentum is building behind the former chancellor, - on the country. momentum is building behind the former chancellor, rishi i behind the former chancellor, rishi sunak, who lost out to liz truss. he predicted her economic policies would backfire. i predicted her economic policies would backfire.— predicted her economic policies would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because _ would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because i _ would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because i think— would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because i think he - would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because i think he is - would backfire. i am backing rishi sunak, because i think he is able l would backfire. i am backing rishi i sunak, because i think he is able to take us forward. i think his economicjudgment has been shown to be absolutely correct. i think he can unite the party by bringing all the talents, if you like come into the talents, if you like come into the government.— the talents, if you like come into the government. rishi sunak was re'ected the government. rishi sunak was rejected by _ the government. rishi sunak was rejected by conservative - the government. rishi sunak was rejected by conservative party . rejected by conservative party members, not very long ago. i think in likely experience, _ members, not very long ago. i think in likely experience, we _ members, not very long ago. i think in likely experience, we want - members, not very long ago. i think in likely experience, we want to - in likely experience, we want to revisit that.— revisit that. unity is what conservative _ revisit that. unity is what conservative mps - revisit that. unity is what conservative mps keep . revisit that. unity is what - conservative mps keep talking revisit that. unity is what _ conservative mps keep talking about, but putting aside their differences and agreeing on a lead it without a contest, that was always going to be a remote possibility. even the suggestion today that boris johnson suggestion today that borisjohnson might suggestion today that boris johnson might stand has reopened old wounds. and all this on the country faces difficult economic questions. liz truss is on her way out, her brief, unsuccessful spell in charge has made her successor�*sjob unsuccessful spell in charge has made her successor�*s job a unsuccessful spell in charge has made her successor�*sjob a lot harder.

the race is well and truly on this weekend. forthose the race is well and truly on this weekend. for those who want to enter, they need 100 backers. rishi sunak is out in front at the moment with more than 80 and sajid javid, the latest high—profile figure to back him. the prospect of boris johnson returning, that is dividing his party. some are delighted, some are despairing. the former leader, william hague has said it would be the worst idea he has ever heard in 46 years as a conservative member. all eyes now and what borisjohnson will do next. his critics would say, thatis will do next. his critics would say, that is exactly how he likes it. vicki young, many thanks. so, as we follow the process of electing a new conservative leader and prime minister, what is the timetable for the week ahead? nominations opened yesterday — and its the 357 conservative mps in parliament who nominate their choice of leader. the bar has been set high to make the process speedy — a candidate will need 100 nominations from fellow mps. they have until 2pm on monday to get

their nominations in, and we'll know the results shortly afterwards. if there are two with 100 nominations, mps will decide which one they prefer with what's called an �*indicative' vote. if there are three with 100 nominations, mps will vote to whittle them down to two. that result will come at 6pm on monday, and mps will then hold their �*indicative' vote on the two candidates left. the result of that is given at 9pm, and then the party membership of about 170,000 will vote for the two candidates. the result of that vote will be announced a week today. so what do the conservative membership make of this second leadership contest in as many months? in morley in west yorkshire and joins us now. what's the mood there?

this constituency has voted conservative at the last three general elections. each time with an increased majority. the local mp has already come out to publicly back borisjohnson returning to downing street. but i have been speaking to party members here. whatever happens, they may or may not get a say, depends on what happens next week if tory mps select more than one candidate. but they are also hoping to have a say. are these among the people who will decide the identity of our next prime minister? they helped choose the last one. so who here voted for liz truss last time? charles, lalit and alan are conservative party members who we're meeting in morley in west yorkshire. do you have any regrets? not really, because what's happening now is not all her fault. who will you be voting for if you get a vote this time round? i would like to see a joint boris and rishi ticket. if rishi runs, which i hope he does, i think he has a responsibility- to run, then potentially rishi.

there's a lot of senior members are backing borisjohnson. i just saw some of the tweets and that makes sense. penny mordaunt, who declared she was running this afternoon, was not mentioned by these members. how certain are you that you want a say in this? i think in an ideal world, yes, members would get a vote, but it's important that the process is concluded swiftly. if it comes down to anybody other than rishi sunak, - i might say i would like to vote, yeah. - how do you think the conservatives would fare in the next general election? well, i think pretty badly at the moment. it's not a great state of affairs, is it? so that's why i think it's important that the leadership candidates, they get they get it settled quickly. idon't think we need a general election, particularly— in these trying times. if there is a general election this year for whatever the purpose is, i believe that the conservative members are, our conservative mp will have elected the right candidate and the conservatives will fare well with a strong, steady government.

the future looks unclear right now. and in morley markets today, most of the people we spoke to seem to think there's only one way out of the uncertainty. should we have a general election? yes. i'd say yes. yes, yes, definitely. yeah. can't leave it up to them lot, they don't know what they're doing. i'd be happy with l a general election. why is that? because then we actually get to say. like, last time i didn't get a say and she resigned. . oh, yeah, definitely, we should have a general election now, yeah. all my life, my family have always been labour up to the last election. but with boris we voted conservative. but i won't vote again for conservative. would you like to see a general election? no, 100% not. why not? because at this moment in time, it would be a landslide victory for labour, which i don't want to see. for now, they won't have a say. but the next prime minister will need their support to survive. navteonhal, bbc news, morley. the new prime minister —

whoever it is — will have an in—tray full of huge challenges. the economic situation is significantly worse than it was 46 days ago when liz truss took office. high mortgage rates, energy bills, and inflation are combining to make it a really tough winter for many people. the nhs and social care system is struggling, and the war in ukraine, which is driving those high energy bills, continues to grind on. our business editor simonjack takes a close look now at state of the economy. neil mackay runs this hardware store in cambridge. his customers still come in for diy essentials, but he's noticed they're holding off on bigger—ticket items, and he's having to absorb higher costs to keep his prices down. we cannot pass on all of the price rises that our suppliers are charging us. if we did, we simply wouldn't sell them. it's all about people's confidence, and they simply are being very careful with the way they spend

money at the moment. and neil's experience tallies with the latest official figures, which shows that retail sales fell 1.4% in september. for the first time, we are buying less than before the pandemic. now, while consumer spending is falling, government spending is rising. in september alone the government borrowed £20 billion — that's the second highest number for september on record, and interest on government total debt rose to nearly £8 billion. that's nearly twice what the uk spends on defence per month. and the interest rate of government borrowing has quadrupled nearly since the beginning of this year, from just over i% to 4% now. now, most of that is due to rising rates worldwide, but some is due to the after—effects of a mini budget that rattled international confidence in the uk — you can see that spike there on the right—hand side — which is why government had to backtrack and still they have to cut spending and raise taxes.

the new chancellorjeremy hunt has announced that over 30 billion of those tax cuts will not be going ahead, but the government still faces a higher cost of borrowing than what was expected prior to the mini budget and there are still question marks about how it will make its plans add up over the medium term. now, those potential spending cuts or tax rises come at a time when inflation is at over 10%. it's putting the biggest squeeze on household incomes since the 1950s, and remember the government has also reversed its decision to limit energy bills for all for two years. it's now only guaranteed for six months, which means millions of household incomes could see their bills double after april, which will take even more money out of the economy. we may get a new face or new faces in downing street, but the economic challenges remain the same and they are enormous. the number of elderly people who can't leave hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them at home

or in the community has risen significantly. it means the health and social care system in england is gridlocked — according to the care quality commission which regulates the system. the cqc says staff shortages is one of the main reasons there are 300,000 unfilled jobs, more than half of them in social care. it says half a million people are waiting for council care services. and three in five patients end up stuck in hospital waiting for support in the community. here's our social affairs editor alison holt. the realities of the gridlocked health and care system described in today's report by the regulator are being felt in many places in england. including here in north yorkshire. mum, lunch. and for those who need support and their families that can be a nightmare. mimi travelled the world with her husband. i liked walking and dancing. yes. i have had a good life.

now she's 91 and she has mobility problems, dementia and being in her own home is important. i am very happy here. and i've got my two daughters that look after me as well. earlier this year mimi was stuck in hospital for five weeks because the council and her daughters and the local authority searched for the four care visits a day she needed to come home. i think it's dreadful. i think it's absolutely dreadful. you know, a lot of people have worked all of their lives have paid into the system and we deserve to make sure that our elderly are looked after. according to the care quality commission report, the shortage of care staff in england is now alarmingly high. that means this nursing home in whitby, most of the time they have to say no when a hospital asks them to take a patient. hospital asks them to take a atient. . , hospital asks them to take a

atient. ., , ., ., hospital asks them to take a atient. ., ., ., [m patient. ready to hand over? ken is one of four — patient. ready to hand over? ken is one of four nurses, _ patient. ready to hand over? ken is one of four nurses, ideally - one of four nurses, ideally they need six. �* , ., need six. bed rest, for weeks, we have had peeple _ need six. bed rest, for weeks, we have had people on _ need six. bed rest, for weeks, we have had people on annual- need six. bed rest, for weeks, we have had people on annual leave l need six. bed rest, for weeks, we i have had people on annual leave and i have been doing 60 hours. i have been doing for night shifts and two day shifts are my only day off is asleep day. day shifts are my only day off is asleep day-— day shifts are my only day off is aslee da. ., ., ~ , asleep day. how long can you keep doin: asleep day. how long can you keep doing that? — asleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not _ asleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. _ asleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. the - asleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. the home'sl doing that? not long. the home's boss has rented this house for staff recruited from abroad. but he says bureaucracy means after ten months he still waiting for their arrival. to solve the staffing crisis, he believes care worker must be valued is much more than a minimum wage job. is much more than a minimum wage 'ob_ ., is much more than a minimum wage 'ob. ., , ., , job. social care must not be forgotten. _ job. social care must not be forgotten, we _ job. social care must not be forgotten, we have - job. social care must not be forgotten, we have to - job. social care must not be| forgotten, we have to tackle job. social care must not be - forgotten, we have to tackle the funding and recruitment straightaway. the challenge i think it's carers need to be on a par with the nhs. that is 15, £16 an hour, a long way off from where we are now. the government says its own plans for health and care address the priorities highlighted by the coc and it is putting extra money into

the recruitment and training of staff. alison holt, bbc news, whitby. the time is just after quarter past six. our top story this evening: penny mordaunt, leader of the commons, becomes the first to confirm she is running to become conservative party leader and next prime minister. coming up — as president putin inspects his troops, there's growing anger in russia that men with no military experience are being called up and sent to the front line. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... through to play cricket's elite ireland beat west indies to reach the super 12 stage of the t20 world cup where england are among those who lie in wait. be open homes specifically for renters help to solve london's housing crisis? covid—19 infections in the uk have risen above two million for the first time sincejuly — although levels are not rising in all parts of the country. meanwhile, the uk health security

agency has suggested that cases of flu have risen across england, with more people with the virus needing hospital admissions. our health editor, hugh pym, has the details. hugh. yes, reeta. there's pressure right now across the nhs and social care — the question this winter is how much more strain will covid and flu cases add to already overstretched hospitals. the latest survey from the office for national statistics suggests that million people in the uk had coronavirus in the week ending on october 10th. that was up nearly 15% on the week, but still below previous peaks in the spring and summer. but the figures for covid hospital admissions paint a less gloomy picture — these are from england, which has the most timely data. still above 1,000 a day but tailing off a little bit — officials think that's partly because of the latest booster jab roll—out. but there are new warnings about flu — this shows weekly hospital flu admissions in england

relative to the population. this is the year before the pandemic. last year with limited social contact figures were very, very low. this time they've picked up a bit sooner than usual, expecially among the under—fives. flu is always a common cause of hospital admission in young children. i think what we're seeing is that these young children over the last two or three years haven't seen flu, so we're getting more than one season in one go. so there is a risk that we're going to see more admissions in youngsters and that's going to take off. so it is very important that your two and three—year—olds that can have the nasal vaccine come forward. the coverage is lagging a little bit in that group so we really want them to come forward as soon as they're called. there have been flu increases in scotland and wales — not yet in northern ireland. officials are set to step up efforts to get more people to come forward for covid and flu vaccinations. reeta.

i , thank you. hugh, thank you. police have confirmed that a body found in the loft of a house in milton keynes is that of the teenager leah croucher. a postmortem on the cause of her death has proved inconclusive and investigations are continuing. the 19—year—old disappeared in february 2019. our correspondentjon donnison is in milton keynes tonight. tell us moura, jon. just over a week since a body — tell us moura, jon. just over a week since a body was _ tell us moura, jon. just over a week since a body was found _ tell us moura, jon. just over a week since a body was found on _ tell us moura, jon. just over a week since a body was found on the - tell us moura, jon. just over a week since a body was found on the left i since a body was found on the left of a house behind me police, as you say, have confirmed it was that of leah croucher, who disappeared in february 2019 on the way to work. she would walk past this house most days and her family described her as a quiet and thoughtful teenager. the house in question, police say, is owned by a family who live overseas but has been vacant for more than three years. police say there is a prime suspect in this case, new max lowe, a man who took his own life to mark months after brutal disappeared. —— neil maxwell. you had keys to the property, handle a

man who worked on the house, and was also a convicted six offender at the time of her disappearance. they say to the police mortem —— postmortem investigation has been unable to determine when and how she died but they do say that neil maxwell is the only suspect in this case, but they are determined to get to the bottom of exactly what happened to her. like my cookie, jon, thank you. -- 0k, -- ok, well, jon, thank you. the labour mp for chester, christian matheson, has resigned after a parliamentary watchdog recommended he be suspended for serious sexual misconduct. two allegations against mr matheson by a former member of his staff have been upheld. he admitted he had committed a minor breach of the code, but expressed his dismay at being found guilty of several allegations. the oscar winning actor kevin spacey has been cleared of sexual assault allegations. antony rapp claimed that mr spacey touched him inappropriately

at a party in the 1980s when he was 14. mr rapp, who's now 50 and is also an actor, had been seeking $40 million in damages. kevin spacey has always denied the allegation. there's growing anger in russia over the forced mobilisation of men to fight in the war in ukraine. president putin had said the call—up was a temporary measure, but today the kremlin refused to say when it'll end. as russian forces struggle to hold territory in ukraine, men with no military experience are being sent to the frontline — to fight, and often to die. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. this is the picture the kremlin is trying to paint. putin, the strongman... ..the caring commander—in—chief. and the russians lining up to do their patriotic duty, and the russians, lining up to do their patriotic duty, mobilise to fight in ukraine. these alleged recruits are well equipped. but these aren't.

for weeks now, mobilized russians have been complaining of a lack of resources and training. these men say they've been given old guns and no helmets or body armour. mobilisation has sparked deep alarm in russian society. this human rights group is giving advice on what to do if your loved ones are sent to the front line. as you can see, it's packed. the kremlin says that more than 200,000 reservists have been called up to fight. with mobilisation, what is happening in ukraine has suddenly become very real for the russian public. now, the kremlin wants russians to believe that those people who've been drafted into the army are being sent off to defend the motherland. but not everyone here believes that. the voice belongs to mikhail. 500 miles from moscow, he told the local military draft office he wasn't going to fight because there was no threat to russia.

mikhail insists that if russia truly needed defending, he would rush to volunteer. he considers himself a patriot, but he doesn't believe in this war. he won't fight ukraine. translation: when mobilisation was being discussed, i agreed - with my family that if such a situation arose i would refuse, even if they sent me to prison. if i had to, i would choose prison. the state will consider me a criminal if i don't go to fight in this war. but i won't be a criminal from the point of view of humanity or myself. after his refusal to fight, mikhail has received some abuse on russian social media. but what is interesting is that he's had plenty of support, too, for his decision to take

a moral stand. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. here, in his party conference speech, the leader of plaid cymru called for a general election, blasting the "greed and personal ambition" of the conservative party. adam price also focused on outlining a set of measures as to how his party would ease the cost of living crisis, with independence still part of the long—term vision of the party. with more, here's our wales correspondent, tomas morgan. with stormier tides rocking westminster, llandudno shores were calmer today as plaid cymru began their conference. leader adam price was echoing calls for a general election and found time to denounce the tories in his speech. the thought of borisjohnson, the comeback clown, flying home from his caribbean holiday to save us is a

symbol, isn't it, of the depths to which british politics and westminster has now plummeted? but the main focus was on measures to curb the cost of living, capping energy bills at e1200 and freezing rail fares among the headlines. yet costings on that vision were vague. are we going to freeze profits, the huge profits of the energy companies, or are we going to freeze, you know, people? well, i guess you have to see how you are going to do it. how are you going to do it? well, having a proper windfall tax. the party has had success as part of a cooperation agreement with the welsh labour government, but its momentum as a whole has perhaps slowed in recent times. i momentum as a whole has perhaps slowed in recent times.— slowed in recent times. i think it's fair to say — slowed in recent times. i think it's fair to say that _ slowed in recent times. i think it's fair to say that the _ slowed in recent times. i think it's fair to say that the party _ slowed in recent times. i think it's fair to say that the party has - fair to say that the party has stagnated in recent years and they find it very difficult to be heard on the uk level. that find it very difficult to be heard on the uk level.— find it very difficult to be heard on the uk level. at the time like this, political— on the uk level. at the time like this, politicalturmoil_ on the uk level. at the time like this, political turmoil and - on the uk level. at the time like this, political turmoil and a - this, political turmoil and a squeeze of the cost of living dominating people's mains, plaid is a party struggling to get their

voice heard. the difficulty for a party with no majority in wales or westminster is fighting or finding a place in such unsettled times. thomas mangani, bbc news, llandudno. —— tomos morgan. the first wild bison for thousands of years has been born in the uk. three bison were released back injuly as part of a rewilding project in kent — but, unknown to the rangers, one of them had a secret passenger on board. jonah fisher has been to see the new arrival. oh, she's she's like a ray of sunshine on a dark, cloudy day. it's thousands of years since a bison was born in the wild in britain. so this is quite a moment in kent's blean woods. europe's largest mammal, once hunted almost to extinction, taking her first steps. she's a little ball of energy. and when she sees... when we get a little bit of rain, she starts sprinting around and it's, "what's this stuff falling

out of the sky?" she's fantastic. she's doing so, so well. donovan oversaw the arrival of the first three bison in july. as part of the settling in process he brings them some extra food every morning. it's basically a little treat, but that is the menu, what you see out there. these bison are not free to roam. under uk law, they've rather unfairly been classed as dangerous animals, which means they have to be surrounded by this rather big fence. but inside the enclosure, they forage, they graze, they look for food. and in the next few months, the enclosure is going to be massively expanded, leaving the bison to effectively live as wild animals inside. the role of the bison in the rewilding is to act as nature's bulldozer, trampling corridors through the forest and killing trees by eating their bark. in the clearings they create, light can come through and there's space for other wildlife to thrive. and where would you like to see this project go?

in time, the greatest aspiration would be to drop the fences, leave the fencing alone, and let the bison move through a native english landscape as as they were intended. do you think that's really realistic? i do. so this baby bison could be just the beginning. jonah fisher, bbc news, in kent. time for a look at the weather. here louise lear with a glorious photo. absolutely stunning, isn't it? what gets forgotten a little bit but it really can be stunning and just to prove a point this is kent this afternoon, and there was hardly a cloud in the sky and it is incredibly warm for this time of year. once again, temperatures peaking in the high teens quite widely along that kent coast, in fact, teens quite widely along that kent coast, infact, but teens quite widely along that kent

coast, in fact, but the other face of autumn can look a little bit like this. yes, some rain today and some of that really quite horrendous, pushing up from the south—west saw widespread showers in the east midlands through this afternoon, moving up from cornwall, pushing into south wales, across the south midlands into the east midlands through the afternoon and they have brought a lot of heavy rain in a very short space of time, so some of those showers will be moving across eastern england where it has been dry and sunny today but through the night they will fade away. the tail end of that frontal system lingering in the far north of scotland and into northern ireland and southern scotland we will see another frontal system bringing some showers. a light southerly wind keeps it mild once again and temperatures widely into double figures. maybe a little mist and fog around first thing in the burning but not a bad day on saturday. much of england and wales dry, settled and sunny. rain drifting steadily north into scotland, weakening all the time. by the end of the afternoon we could see some sharp showers into the

south—west, but look at the temperatures. again, made for this time of