to diminish overnight and the winds later ease down. it should be largely frost—free, because we keep a brisk wind going. tomorrow drier, but some showers in the north and west and they will be heavy with hail, thunder and sleet and snow over the tops of the mountain. fewer further south. temperatures still around about the average for the time of year, nine to m celsius. we are going to get some milder weather for the weekend. there that is ridge of high pressure bringing that window of dry weather tomorrow, but the the fronts rush in, novice not finished with its rain. saturday brings the rain and southerly winds into central and western areas. gales accompanying it. may not get to the south and east until after dark. but then it maylinger into the second half of the weekend. for most

of us it is another wet weekend. and that's bbc news at six on thursday 24th november. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it's goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 6pm: a bigjump in a big jump in migration to the uk. the number of people arriving compared with those leaving has doubled to more than half a million in one year. the little boy murdered by his own family — a review says information about him should have been better shared. this review, amongst a number of other findings, identify service failures where agencies could and should have acted differently. for these failures, we take full responsibility and apologise.

the wave of strikes continues to spread across the uk. in scotland, teachers walk out for the first time in almost a0 years. we've got a cost of living crisis and we've got a backdrop of teachers�* pay having declined to the tune of 25% since 2008, so understandably they are very, very angry. meanwhile, university staff across the uk are also walking out and thousands of postal workers are staging a 48—hour strike. nhs england bosses warn that people are dying because of long delays for ambulance crews handing patients over at a&e. in qatar, cristiano ronaldo becomes the first player ever to score at five different world cup tournaments, as portugal beat ghana 3-2 tournaments, as portugal beat ghana 3—2 in their opening game.

hello and welcome to the programme. the uk's net migration figure has hit a record high. half a million more people entered the uk than left betweenjune last year and this year, according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics. it's more than double the number the year before. the rise is driven by people arriving legally from outside the eu and by more people travelling after the pandemic. an influx of refugees from afghanistan and ukraine is also another factor affecting the rise. our home editor mark easton has been looking at the figures. so, what's going on? well, a substantial proportion of arrivals are students. 277,000 came in the year tojune — people like navin from india and luana from brazil, currently studying at york university. the uk offers lots of opportunity

for international students like us to study here and access this amazing and high—quality educational system. i have to pay 22 k a year and even upwards... it increases every year... £22,000 a year? uh-huh. so, that all goes to the university so it helps fund the university. the prime minister was today said to be concerned about foreign students arriving with family members to take low—quality qualifications, something the head of york university argues misses the point. they bring vitality to british businesses and some of them create their own companies. if we're looking for a growth story at the moment, this is a growth story. this is something to the value of £26 billion to the uk economy each year. another large group of arrivals in the last year have been ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland. around 200,000 are known to have come recently, many taking advantage of special visas. a smaller number of people from hong kong and from afghanistan have also been given bespoke visas to live in britain. whatever the reasons,

the headline figure will intensify argument about what britain's immigration policy should look like post—brexit. the key takeaway is, don't assume that these figures are some kind of new normal that we're going to have over the new next ten years. this is a relatively unusual period that we're currently seeing. today's migration figures do not include those arriving in small boats or coming to the uk by other irregular routes. but there are statistics highlighting the current challenges of the asylum system. over the last 20 years, asylum claims have gone up and down depending on various international crises. the latest annual figure is 72,000, and that is close to the previous record back in 2002. meanwhile, the backlog in the asylum system is at a record level, with 143,000 people awaiting an initial decision, while the number returned to their country of origin in the most recent year is under 20,000 —

far below the pre—brexit referendum annual average of 6a,000. speaking on bbc politics live today, the former conservative chief whip, wendy morton, accepted more needed to be done. we have to continue to work really hard on driving these numbers down and understanding, as i said, what the factors for... they're going up, they're not coming down! ..tackling at source and making sure that our processes are working as good and efficiently as they should be. have they been up until now? i would say that there is room for improvement. the government, elected on a promise to reduce migration, is said to be fully committed to bringing down overall numbers, but downing street today declined to put a timescale on that ambition, amid calls for more foreign workers to be allowed to come in to fill gaps in the labour market and boost economic growth. mark easton, bbc news. i'm joined now by amreen qureshi, who is a migration researcher from the centre—left thinktank, the institute for public policy research.

thanks so much for coming on the programme. thanks so much for coming on the programme-— thanks so much for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. so what's your — programme. thank you for having me. so what's your reaction _ programme. thank you for having me. so what's your reaction to _ programme. thank you for having me. so what's your reaction to these - so what's your reaction to these new numbers coming out today? figs so what's your reaction to these new numbers coming out today?- so what's your reaction to these new numbers coming out today? as we have 'ust heard, numbers coming out today? as we have just heard. we — numbers coming out today? as we have just heard, we know— numbers coming out today? as we have just heard, we know that _ numbers coming out today? as we have just heard, we know that there - numbers coming out today? as we have just heard, we know that there has - just heard, we know that there has been as sniff can spike in net migration, but a lot of that is contributing to two factors. firstly, we have as a nation welcomed so many people that have fled ukraine because of the russian invasion, so we know that a large number is due to the visas we have given to ukrainian refugees. any second big contributor is the rise of student visas that we have provided. yes, we are seeing a spike in net migration, but actually this is an unusual spike, and we are not going to assume this is going to increase any more further down the line. in fact, because a lot of them are student visas, students tend to stay for two to three years, and then leave, so actually we might

actually see a decline in the years to come as well. we actually see a decline in the years to come as well.— to come as well. we need to be absolutely _ to come as well. we need to be absolutely clear _ to come as well. we need to be absolutely clear what _ to come as well. we need to be absolutely clear what we're - to come as well. we need to be i absolutely clear what we're talking about, don't we? these overall migration figures. for example, asylum applications is a specific, self—contained area. could you talk us through what this process means and where we are with the backlog, for example?— and where we are with the backlog, for example? right now, the figures that have also _ for example? right now, the figures that have also cannot _ for example? right now, the figures that have also cannot have - for example? right now, the figures that have also cannot have shown i for example? right now, the figures | that have also cannot have shown the backlog is quite dire in the uk right now. we are seeing a huge spike of people that are currently stock in the asylum system and stuck in limbo and are still waiting on an initial decision. a lot of that is because our asylum system is not fit to handle the backlog and we really need to put more resources in our asylum system, to make sure that we can clearly backlog and to make sure the people are not stuck in asylum accommodation, are not stuck in a system for long periods of time. and system for long periods of time. and that's quebec to the wider, broader picture, then, that you started talking about —— let's go back to

the. you were expecting these numbers to not increase in the same proportion that we have seen in the last year. what do you make of the political row and where the politicians are on arguing for increases or decreases and how easy or not it is to control the numbers? when we look at the net migration statistics, as i mentioned before, a lot of that is visas that have been handed to ukrainian refugees, to people that have come from hong kong and to students and workers, so when we are talking about reducing net migration, which is a sound bite thatis migration, which is a sound bite that is often used by politicians, we really need to think about, what does that mean? does that mean we want to stop welcoming ukrainians coming into the uk? does it mean that we want to stop being a country that we want to stop being a country that welcomes students and offering them world—class education? does it mean that we want to stop worker visas and we rely on a lot of health care professionals in our health

care system? really we need to break down what we mean when we say we want to reduce net migration, and actually i ppr did some research that has show that over the past decade the british public has warmed towards people that are coming to the uk. our attitudes towards immigration is warming. actually, if either of the major political parties have a more open approach to immigration, it would not affect their votes, immigration, it would not affect theirvotes, it immigration, it would not affect their votes, it would not affect their votes, it would not affect their electoral promises. amreen qureshi, great — their electoral promises. amreen qureshi, great to _ their electoral promises. amreen qureshi, great to get _ their electoral promises. amreen qureshi, great to get your - their electoral promises. amreen i qureshi, great to get your thoughts and analysis. thanks so much for coming on the programme. thanks for havin: me. 0k, just want to bring a bit of breaking news we have received in the last few minutes. a man has been charged with murdering a mother and her two young daughters following a fire at their flat in nottingham.

her two young daughters following a fire at theirflat in nottingham. he has been charged with the murders of the woman and her two young daughters. all three died from smoke inhalation at their home. jimmy barrow is due to appear at nottingham magistrates�* court tomorrow. a report into the death of a five—year—old boy who was killed by his family has called for the welsh government to change how agencies share information about child protection. logan mwangi was murdered by his mother, stepfather hospital doctors didn�*t pass on a list of significant injuries the little boy had suffered. 0ur corrrespondent tomos morgan has the story, and a warning, his report may contain some distressing details. if he is unconscious, he needs me... a mother in distress... he needs mum.

..heryoung boy missing... but it transpired this was all a lie. angharad williamson and stepfather john cole and 15—year—old craig mulligan had beaten and brutally killed five—year—old logan mwangi. back in august 2020, logan was taken to a&e with several significant injuries. in march the following year, he was put on the child protection register before being taken off three months later. 0n 31stjuly, his body was found dumped byjohn cole in a river behind the home. today, a child practice review found that the paediatric consultant that saw logan 11 months before he died failed to make a child protection referral when assessing him. this was a significant missed opportunity for logan. had further information from health being shared, it most likely — though we cannot say for sure because of hindsight bias — would have triggered a child protection assessment.

today�*s report highlights how covid restrictions prevented social workers, healthcare workers and the police from gaining a true picture of how logan lived his life behind closed doors. but their main criticism revolves around the absence of information sharing between those agencies involved and a call for a national review into this area. the welsh government say a programme to transform children�*s services is already in place and would not conduct another review at this time. it�*s one that we have heard many times before, and for me, we need to go further. i would like welsh government to undertake an urgent review of the accountability structures which underpin child protection. logan was described as a happy, intelligent young boy. his death will be remembered by so many. and the lessons from it will have to be learned. tomos morgan, bbc news, bridgend. tens of thousands of workers have been on strike across the uk today

in a series of walk—outs affecting schools, universities and royal mail sorting offices. the strikes are over pay and working conditions. in scotland, the first national strike by teachers in a0 years meant millions of children were off school. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys has the details. 0n picket lines at almost every university in the uk, from cardiff to belfast, lecturers on strike, wanting better pay, more securejobs... ..whether in glasgow or manchester, where morgan, teaching while he studies for a phd, spoke to me. i�*m not prepared to struggle for years and years on end. the students deserve staff who are feeling secure, who are feeling confident in their work, who can get to know the students over a long period of time and teach them properly. i don�*t feel like i can give that if i�*m on a contract that�*s

three or six months. what do we want? equal pay! when do we want to? now! at his level, pay is up to £16,000. the strength of feeling on picket lines is about issues that have been brewing in universities for many years, about work that feels increasingly insecure and casual and university staff who are seeing their pay being left behind by inflation. students have already had their education disrupted by covid. now, more strikes in this long—running dispute. i think if it was nearer the end of the year, or even at the beginning, injanuary, it would be a lot worse for students. i understand why they're doing it. it would be nice if we could get reimbursed for some ways. - this person is sympathetic but told me students have had a raw deal. as a paying customer, ifeel like i�*m not supported enough by the university.

and sometimes, in times like this, i really feel alone, because, as i said, there are so many disruptions. so, when i sat down with the union leader, i asked, "why should students put up with more disruption?" they shouldn't have to put up with this, but staff shouldn't have to put up with 25% pay cuts. what are you asking for now? so we are asking for a lot more than the 3% they have offered. in a cost—of—living crisis, that doesn't touch the sides. if employers meaningfully addressed casualisation and employed people properly and prevented people working at burnout levels, we could talk about pay. the union argues there is a deal to be done. universities say money is tight. in england, fees are stilljust over £9,000. that was set ten, 11 years ago and hasn�*t moved. so, we really don�*t have the headroom to continue to support pay awards that are way, way, way above what we can afford. while negotiations will chew over these issues, universities say they�*ll try to limit the impact

on students of strikes. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, manchester. i�*m joined now by labour relations specialist dr ashok kumar, who is also professor of political economy at birkbeck university. thanks very much for coming on the programme. thanks very much for coming on the programme-— programme. thanks for having me. just first programme. thanks for having me. just first of— programme. thanks for having me. just first of all, _ programme. thanks for having me. just first of all, before _ programme. thanks for having me. just first of all, before we - programme. thanks for having me. just first of all, before we get - just first of all, before we get into too much of the details, are you probably supportive of the strikes? i you probably supportive of the strikes? ., ., , ~ you probably supportive of the strikes? ., ., , ,, ., strikes? i am on strike right now, so es! strikes? i am on strike right now, so yes! we _ strikes? i am on strike right now, so yes! we have _ strikes? i am on strike right now, so yes! we have got _ strikes? i am on strike right now, so yes! we have got that - strikes? i am on strike right now, so yes! we have got that out - so yes! we have got that out the wa . so yes! we have got that out the way- what _ so yes! we have got that out the way- what do — so yes! we have got that out the way. what do you _ so yes! we have got that out the way. what do you think, - so yes! we have got that out the way. what do you think, looking | so yes! we have got that out the l way. what do you think, looking at the broad issues? is there an issue that can unite all the strikes going on here and the different sectors of the uk society? we on here and the different sectors of the uk society?— the uk society? we have seen this kind of strike _ the uk society? we have seen this kind of strike action, _ the uk society? we have seen this kind of strike action, not _ the uk society? we have seen this kind of strike action, not really, i kind of strike action, not really, in about 30, a0 years, anything near it, and it is because when the rp! is ii%, it, and it is because when the rp! is ii%, most unions are asking about

8%, which is a real terms pay cut, and that is uniting all the unions. it is that these sectors are all dealing with this crunch and at the top and, people are seeing a0% pay increases, profits soaring, but at the bottom and workers are releasing a cost—of—living crisis that is affecting them every single day. go ahead. if affecting them every single day. go ahead. , ., , ., ., ahead. if every group asking for the inflation matching _ ahead. if every group asking for the inflation matching pay _ ahead. if every group asking for the inflation matching pay was - ahead. if every group asking for the inflation matching pay was given . inflation matching pay was given its, would that have an impact itself on inflation? um? its, would that have an impact itself on inflation?— its, would that have an impact itself on inflation? why would it? this is a supply — itself on inflation? why would it? this is a supply crisis. _ itself on inflation? why would it? this is a supply crisis. what - itself on inflation? why would it? this is a supply crisis. what you | this is a supply crisis. what you don�*t want to see a supply crisis to become is a demand crisis. a demand crisis becomes a recession. if you look at the 1950s in the anglo—american world, they were running inflation, and what did they do? they increased tax at the top and increase wages across the board. that was the highest growth era britain has ever seen. the idea that depressing wages is somehow going to help the economy, when that is going to see demand fall, is absurd. we

have seen real austerity has meant that britain and russia, in the advanced capless world, have seen the lowest growth of these countries for why? the imf have come out and said this is a bad idea. if you depress wages, people spend less, which means the economy goes into a position where they cannot move and it starts falling in real terms. what about specifically if the government offering inflation matching pay rises? that money, the government has defined somewhere. we saw what happened to the markets when did not have confidence, the market predicted a black hole, we saw what happened as a result of that. the government would still have to find all that money, wouldn�*t they? have to find all that money, wouldn't they?— have to find all that money, wouldn't they? yeah, it is very simle. wouldn't they? yeah, it is very simple- they _ wouldn't they? yeah, it is very simple. they tax _ wouldn't they? yeah, it is very simple. they tax the _ wouldn't they? yeah, it is very simple. they tax the top - wouldn't they? yeah, it is very simple. they tax the top end, | wouldn't they? yeah, it is very - simple. they tax the top end, when you look at the but the 500, the top companies have seen 20—30% increases in their profits and you are seeing

the top and seeing a0% increases in the top and seeing a0% increases in the pay. —— the ftse 500. you tax that and it should be that you spur the economy, and that actually means that you�*re able to bust inflation, spur the economy and prevent a long or projected possible recession. but or pro'ected possible recession. but usin: or projected possible recession. but using the current government is going to do that?— using the current government is going to do that? they would do if we pressure _ going to do that? they would do if we pressure them. _ going to do that? they would do if we pressure them. i— going to do that? they would do if we pressure them. i do _ going to do that? they would do if we pressure them. i do not think i we pressure them. i do not think their ideology lets them do that, but if we pressure them, and that is why we go on strike, that�*s what you protest, history of concessions by the government, whether it is wages or the welfare state, has never come because the government chose to do it. they have been rather kicking and screaming and edible workers trying to do right now. what and screaming and edible workers trying to do right now.— and screaming and edible workers trying to do right now. what is your messaue trying to do right now. what is your message to — trying to do right now. what is your message to people _ trying to do right now. what is your message to people who _ trying to do right now. what is your message to people who are - trying to do right now. what is your. message to people who are impacted negatively by the strikes coachella if you look at the poll numbers, it is the highest support we have seen, especially in the summer, of strike since records were taken, and that is saying that most of the public have supported it, they see it as justified. {iii have supported it, they see it as 'ustified. . ., ,

have supported it, they see it as 'ustified. , ., , ., justified. of course it means a level of disruption, _ justified. of course it means a level of disruption, but - justified. of course it means a i level of disruption, but because everyone is seeing the cost—of—living crisis, there is a level of simply that is unprecedented in british history. —— level of sympathy. idr unprecedented in british history. -- level of sympathy.— unprecedented in british history. -- level of sympathy. dr ashok kumar, thank ou level of sympathy. dr ashok kumar, thank you for _ level of sympathy. dr ashok kumar, thank you forjoining _ level of sympathy. dr ashok kumar, thank you forjoining us. _ we will be catching up with all the news from the world cup a little later on. the sportsday team will have the latest news and reaction from today�*s matches. that includes portugal and cristiano ronaldo�*s opening fixture against ghana. do stay with us — sportsday coming up at 6.30pm here on the bbc news channel. almost 23,000 people who were taken to hospital by ambulance in england last week had to wait more than half an hour outside the hospital before they could be seen. nhs managers have warned that ambulance crews are having to deal with long delays for handovers at a&e and they say the situation is leading to deaths. more than 13,000 patients were in hospital beds even though they were ready to leave — that�*s partly down to

delays with social care. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports from milton keynes. these are some of the nhs�*s jugglers — every day trying to free up beds for those who�*ve just arrived and get others safely home. it can be an uphill struggle — they have to keep the system moving. nigel is a senior paramedic. at the front door of the hospital, ambulance crews wait to hand over patients. at the moment, in a&e, we�*re very full. there is nowhere to move the patients, so the crews at the moment... we have one crew that�*s going to take three patients. if another crew comes in, they�*ll take that patient as well. that will release three crews. nigel has been transferred to work in the hospital. each day he liaises with doctors and nurses to find spaces in a&e, move patients out of corridor, and get ambulance crews back on the road. we have got eight in the department, we have had nine seen in the last

hour and 108 seen so far today. it�*s a complex numbers game. at the midday meeting, julie reviews with colleagues what the latest a&e pressures mean for the rest of the hospital. over in surgery, we have one male bed available, i with three definites i and eight potentials. it�*s at the second highest alert level. there are 7a patients in beds who are fit to leave. a pool three means for us that there�*s a significant blockage in getting people out of hospital. we are very full at the moment. we have a significant number of patients that no longer need to be in hospitalfor their care. one solution is a new same—day emergency care centre, aiming to treat people quickly so they don�*t need a bed. victoria, who is a consultant here, says getting older patients back home if possible is vital. if we can prevent 30% of people coming into hospital at the front door, that's 30% fewer people that need to come into hospital in the beds. as soon as you come into hospital, you start to decondition. so a frail older person

will start to lose muscle tone and strength and independence, even on day one. so if we can prevent that, even for one to two two days, that will be significantly important. the centres also helpful for patients like sheila who can get a check—up after an operation. i've got no complaints whatsoever. i come in, they done it and i was home. . so how does the hospital boss see the bigger picture? he says it is all about getting the patients the right support at home. if i had a blank cheque for the nhs, i would spend it not in the hospital, but in community and social care to free up capacity in our hospital to treat more patients. i've just taken him round to x ray... ministers say more money will go to social care. nhs england says there are more call handlers than hospital beds. but, as today�*s figures show, the pressure�*s on those on the front line are as intense as ever. hugh pym, bbc news, milton keynes.

just want to bring you that news we brought you a few minutes ago, i just want to repeat it because we have onlyjust had the details in. a man has been charged with murdering a mother and her two young daughters following a fire at their flat in nottingham. jamie barrow has been charged with the monitors don�*t act murders and her two young daughters —— with the murders. jimmy barrow is due to appear at nottingham magistrates�* court tomorrow —— jamie barrow. the owner of sports direct is buying the historic savile row tailor gieves & hawkes. frasers group said the move secured "a long term future" for the 250—year—old firm. let�*s talk to our business reporter noor nanji.

what do we know? firstly remind us of these two companies and what has happened. this of these two companies and what has ha ened. , , ., of these two companies and what has hauened. , , ., , happened. this is frazier scrip, the company funded — happened. this is frazier scrip, the company funded by _ happened. this is frazier scrip, the company funded by mike _ happened. this is frazier scrip, the company funded by mike ashley, . company funded by mike ashley, buying up gieves & hawkes, a historic tale he has been around for turning 50 years. the deal as we understand includes all five of gieves & hawkes�*s uk stores and that includes the flagship headquarters location which is at number one savile row in london. that is when the world�*s most famous fashion addresses, but they are other stores located in places like bath, birmingham, chesterand located in places like bath, birmingham, chester and also winchester. we don�*t know the value of the deal yet. we also don�*t know what this means for the workers at those stores, because as you say this is just broken this evening we are still gathering some of those details coming in, but we do know is that gieves & hawkes is one of the oldest bespoke tailor companies in the road but it has faced uncertainty recently. that is ever since its hong kong based owner collapsed into the equation last year. michael murray, the chief executive of frazier scrip, said the firm was delighted to have acquired

gieves & hawkes. —— frazier is group. he said he was hoping to secure the future of what is an iconic brand. he also went on to say, the acquisition further as to our portfolio of strategic investment of luxe year in premium brands. ., ' brands. that sound quite different to associations _ brands. that sound quite different to associations with _ brands. that sound quite different to associations with sports - brands. that sound quite different to associations with sports direct, j to associations with sports direct, quite the opposite from a very expensive tailored shirts, from gieves & hawkes.— expensive tailored shirts, from gieves & hawkes. that is right. it is a aood gieves & hawkes. that is right. it is a good question. _ gieves & hawkes. that is right. it is a good question. but _ gieves & hawkes. that is right. it is a good question. but with - gieves & hawkes. that is right. it is a good question. but with the l is a good question. but with the owner of sports direct want with a high—end taylor? we don�*t know the exact motivations yet, we have been speaking to analysts around this and they say they�*re are couple reasons why acro two could be an attractive purchase. first of all, they have a track record of snapping up lots of businesses out of liquidation or also ones that have run into some financial difficulty. recently, that included the likes of evans, it has also stepped up other troubled

groups. it could be looking to do a similar sort of thing with gieves & hawkes. there have also been some suggestions that actually they are developing a plan to move more upmarket, under mike ashley and now under michael marie. so in that sense of purchasing a savile row tailoring brain would fit that trend stop what you kind of assume that whatever happens with the state of the high street, more generally. i can assume you can tell us about the trends more generally in the high street, but that one shopping st in particular, savile row, because of the history, you assume there will be ok. what about rid of the rest of the high street in the uk at the moment? i5 the high street in the uk at the moment? , . ' . the high street in the uk at the moment? , ., , . , , moment? is a difficult time, because as we reported _ moment? is a difficult time, because as we reported earlier _ moment? is a difficult time, because as we reported earlier today, - moment? is a difficult time, because as we reported earlier today, retail i as we reported earlier today, retail hospitality businesses, all of these pressures the firms are dealing with in terms of consumer sediment is lower, you have got energy prices, you�*ve got all the bills they are dealing with, and that is on top of

the tough couple of years, perhaps this shows no one is really immune, but there could always be someone waiting in the wings.— waiting in the wings. interesting. noor, waiting in the wings. interesting. noor. thank _ waiting in the wings. interesting. noor, thank you. _ that is all we have got time for, but let�*s get a look at the weather now with erin. hello there. we�*ve seen another spell of heavy rain and really gusty winds sweeping eastwards across the uk today. it�*s followed by all of these showers coming in from the west, and those will move their way eastwards, mainly affecting the northern half of the country. and things do calm down by the end of tonight. skies tend to clear and the winds eventually dropping a bit as well. and those temperatures perhaps in rural areas could be 3 degrees. the overnight showers are out into the north sea by morning, but we�*ll see some more wet weather coming in mainly across the northern half of scotland, the odd shower possible across some other western parts of the uk. but for many areas, i think friday is going to be dry with some decent sunshine. the winds are not as strong and gusty as today. temperatures could make double figures in the central belt of scotland and perhaps 1a

in south wales in the sunshine. heading into the start of the weekend, we�*ve got more cloud moving our way. eastern parts of england likely to stay dry, some early sunshine. out to the west, we�*ve got this rain developing in western parts of england and wales, moving more into scotland, affecting northern ireland. strong southerly winds, though, will push milder air northwards with temperatures in double figures. this is bbc news. i�*m lewis vaughan jones. a big jump in migration to the uk. the number of people arriving compared with those leaving has doubled to more than half a million in one year. the little boy murdered by his own family — a review says information about him should have been better shared. nhs england bosses warn that people are dying because of long delays for ambulance crews handing patients over at a&e.

a man has been charged with the murder of a woman and