this is bbc news. the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi, after an independent adviser investigated his tax affairs. he: concluded his report, he wrote to the prime minister earlier today and the prime minister earlier today and the prime minister immediately on receipt of the letter decided that nadhim zahawi could no longer stay in the cabinet. the bus has plunged into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least 41 passengers. a 16—year—old has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death in northumberland. israel's security cabinet agrees new

measures in response to the deadly attack in a synagogue in east jerusalem. novak djokovic has won his tenth australian open tournament, in straight sets in the men's final. the british prime minister has sacked one heavy senior ministers, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. nadhim zahawi had to pay a penalty to settle a multi—million pound tax dispute. in an investigation ordered by rishi sunak, found it had broken a ministerial code. nadhim zahawi says he will continue to support the prime ministerfrom the says he will continue to support the prime minister from the and criticise journalists for the way he

reported tax affairs. he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccine minister, rising to become chancellor. this morning he was chairman of the conservative party. but now nadhim zahawi's career lies in tatters. he had faced questions about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty two h amartey while in charge of the chancellor. so laurie magnus reported back this morning. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021, letter to rishi sunak he said from april2021, nadhim letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021, nadhim zahawi should have understood he was under investigation by hmrc. he went on to say nadhim zahawi failed to disclose relevant information, in this case the nature of the investigation and its outcome in a penalty. he concluded nadhim zahawi's omissions amounted to a serious failure to

meet the high standards set out in the ministerial code. in a 1—page letter the prime minister sealed his fate. he said it was clear there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code and he was sacked from the government. the ethics adviser was also critical of what he labelled an untrue statement from nadhim zahawi that he echoed in an interview lastjuly. i nadhim zahawi that he echoed in an interview last july.— interview last july. i was being smeared. _ interview last july. i was being smeared. i — interview last july. i was being smeared, i was _ interview last july. i was being smeared, i was being - interview last july. i was being smeared, i was being told - interview last july. i was being smeared, i was being told the| smeared, i was being told the serious fraud office, the national crime agency and hmrc are looking into me. i am crime agency and hmrc are looking into me. iam not crime agency and hmrc are looking into me. i am not aware of this. the opposition — into me. i am not aware of this. the opposition say _ into me. i am not aware of this. the opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster. this opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster.— have acted faster. this is very serious and — have acted faster. this is very serious and nadhim _ have acted faster. this is very serious and nadhim zahawi i have acted faster. this is very. serious and nadhim zahawi has have acted faster. this is very - serious and nadhim zahawi has spent a very— serious and nadhim zahawi has spent a very long _ serious and nadhim zahawi has spent a very long time dodging this. i 'ust a very long time dodging this. i just think— a very long time dodging this. i just think it speaks to rishi sunak's_ just think it speaks to rishi sunak's character, judgment and weakness — sunak's character, judgment and weakness. he is not prepared to do what _ weakness. he is not prepared to do what is _ weakness. he is not prepared to do what is right for the country. but michael what is right for the country. pm michael gove insisted the prime minister had behaved appropriately. as a general rule i think it is important when allegations are

raised, they are investigated properly, but also we shouldn't rush tojudgment before there properly, but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there has properly, but also we shouldn't rush tojudgment before there has been properly, but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there has been an investigation. in to judgment before there has been an investigation-— investigation. in his reply to the prime minister's _ investigation. in his reply to the prime minister's letter, - investigation. in his reply to the prime minister's letter, nadhim zahawi said he had been concerned about the conduct of the press towards him. he added it was the privilege of his life to serve in government. mr nadhim's life story will be an incredible one, this will be a devastating chapter to look back on. ben wright looks back at mr nadhim's political career. seh nadhim's political career. self assured, a touch of swagger. a man who came to the country as a refugee and ended up in the cabinet. nadhim zahawi's career flourished in the tory turmoil of last year. prime ministers came and went, while he remained at the top table. but now, the tory party chairman has gone, undone by his own tax affairs. born in baghdad to kurdish parents before they fled to the uk, nadhim zahawi

campaigned against the regime of saddam hussein.— campaigned against the regime of saddam hussein. there is violence on the streets. — saddam hussein. there is violence on the streets, people _ saddam hussein. there is violence on the streets, people are _ saddam hussein. there is violence on the streets, people are abusing - the streets, people are abusing saddam hussein's portraits now on the streets. he saddam hussein's portraits now on the sweete— saddam hussein's portraits now on the streets-— saddam hussein's portraits now on the streets. :, , , , , the streets. he went into business, first marketing _ the streets. he went into business, first marketing and _ the streets. he went into business, first marketing and then _ the streets. he went into business, first marketing and then online - first marketing and then online polling, making a fortune after co—founding the market research firm in 2000. his tax troubles now stem from shares he had a nap. mr nadhim was elected to the commons in 2010 and then had an eight year wait before landing his first ministerial job. he was close to borisjohnson, a witness to his first failed attempt to become tory leader in 2016. but with mrjohnson finally in number ten, 2016. but with mrjohnson finally in numberten, nadhim 2016. but with mrjohnson finally in number ten, nadhim zahawi's career got a boost and he was put in charge of rolling out the vaccine programme after covid hit. i of rolling out the vaccine programme after covid hit.— after covid hit. i am the secretary of state for _ after covid hit. i am the secretary of state for education. _ after covid hit. i am the secretary of state for education. he - after covid hit. i am the secretary i of state for education. he was then a- ointed of state for education. he was then appointed education _ of state for education. he was then appointed education secretary, - of state for education. he was then appointed education secretary, a i of state for education. he was then l appointed education secretary, ajob appointed education secretary, a job he held as borisjohnson�*s premiership began to unravel last

summer. as ministers resigned in their droves, mr zahawi was sent to their droves, mr zahawi was sent to the treasury. but loyalty to the prime minister was short lived and the next day, the new chancellor added to the chorus urging boris johnson to quit. in the turmoil that followed, nadhim zahawi had his own tilt at the tory leadership. i am deliahted tilt at the tory leadership. i am delighted to — tilt at the tory leadership. i am delighted to be _ tilt at the tory leadership. i am delighted to be here, _ tilt at the tory leadership. i —n delighted to be here, both as your new chancellor and i hope as your soon—to—be new prime minister. the soon-to-be new prime minister. the cam aiun soon—to—be new prime minister. the campaign didn't go anywhere, but proved his ambition once more. rishi sunak needed his new tory chairman to prime the party for a general election, restore a sense of seriousness, competence and integrity. i5 seriousness, competence and inteuri . , :, ~ seriousness, competence and inteuri . , . ~ , seriousness, competence and inteuri ., . ~ , ., integrity. is that hmrc still after ou, sir. integrity. is that hmrc still after you, sir. instead, _ integrity. is that hmrc still after you, sir. instead, nadhim - integrity. is that hmrc still after| you, sir. instead, nadhim zahawi integrity. is that hmrc still after- you, sir. instead, nadhim zahawi has tarnished the — you, sir. instead, nadhim zahawi has tarnished the promise _ you, sir. instead, nadhim zahawi has tarnished the promise of— you, sir. instead, nadhim zahawi has tarnished the promise of a _ you, sir. instead, nadhim zahawi has tarnished the promise of a fresh - tarnished the promise of a fresh start while handing opposition parties a gift. let's get some

reaction from the scottish national party mp. thank you forjoining us, what is your reaction to what we have seen happening today? it shouldn't have taken this long before rishi sunak to sack nadhim zahawi. i don't understand how he needed to wait to be told by an ethics adviser that nadhim zahawi had done something wrong. i mean, being in charge of hmrc while negotiating with hmrc is a clear conflict—of—interest. the letter we have seen from the ethics adviser makes absolutely clear that nadhim zahawi was not honest in his public statements he made about this. but if ou statements he made about this. but if you have an ethics adviser and you are going to have it properly looked at so it is a watertight decision, the prime minister was right to wait for him to come to his conclusion? the right to wait for him to come to his conclusion?— right to wait for him to come to his conclusion? ~ , ~ conclusion? the prime minister knew, like the rest — conclusion? the prime minister knew, like the rest of — conclusion? the prime minister knew, like the rest of us _ conclusion? the prime minister knew, like the rest of us knew, _ conclusion? the prime minister knew, like the rest of us knew, nadhim - like the rest of us knew, nadhim zahawi was negotiating with hmrc and came up with a settlement. i am

laughing because it is so much money. such a significant amount of money, my constituents are sitting at home unable to heat their houses and nadhim zahawi is paying millions of pounds in penalties on unpaid taxes itjust seems like another planet. i don't think anything the ethics adviser could have said could possibly have changed the need for this decision and investigation could always have taken place after nadhim zahawi was sacked. but that the scene back— nadhim zahawi was sacked. but that the scene back to _ nadhim zahawi was sacked. but that the scene back to front. _ nadhim zahawi was sacked. but that the scene back to front. a _ nadhim zahawi was sacked. but that the scene back to front. a lot - nadhim zahawi was sacked. but that the scene back to front. a lot of - the scene back to front. a lot of people watching this at home who are not steeped in politics might then, if there is going to be an investigation, wait for it to play out. it was done pretty quickly in the end and the prime minister acted fast this money, as soon as he got the report. surely it also shows, doesn't it, this advisory post, this ethics post actually has some teeth? the ethics adviser has been clear

about the number of breaches of the ministerial code that they were. it rishi sunak and the rest of us knew there were breaches of the ministerial code. 0ne there were breaches of the ministerial code. one of the questions the prime minister has to answer is, how much did he know in advance of this in the last couple of weeks, how much did you know when he appointed nadhim zahawi to the cabinet and to the chair of the conservative party? we need an investigation and transparency over what was declared then, why was it, although i wasn't declared then why did rishi sunak make the decision to put nadhim zahawi in cabinet anyway? michael gove has been talking about this this morning and he said there is no information brought to the attention of the prime minister that would have led him to believe at the time it was inappropriate to have nadhim zahawi on his team. why do you think there may be something we don't yet know? i you think there may be something we don't yet know?— don't yet know? i mean, you are askin: don't yet know? i mean, you are asking us _ don't yet know? i mean, you are asking us to _ don't yet know? i mean, you are asking us to believe _ don't yet know? i mean, you are asking us to believe what - don't yet know? i mean, you are| asking us to believe what michael gove is telling us? you are asking us to believe at this conservative government is telling us. we have

seen lie after lie, sleaze after sleaze from successive conservative governments... i sleaze from successive conservative governments- - -_ governments... i don't think we can assume michael _ governments... i don't think we can assume michael gove _ governments... i don't think we can assume michael gove is _ governments... i don't think we can assume michael gove is lying, - governments... i don't think we can assume michael gove is lying, that| assume michael gove is lying, that is a very strong thing to have said. he said it on national television this morning, talking to laura kuenssberg on bbc one. if there was information going to come forward he would be very foolish to stick his neck out in that way, surely? itruihat would be very foolish to stick his neck out in that way, surely? what i am sa in: neck out in that way, surely? what i am saying is. _ neck out in that way, surely? what i am saying is. we — neck out in that way, surely? what i am saying is, we need _ neck out in that way, surely? what i am saying is, we need to _ neck out in that way, surely? what i am saying is, we need to have - neck out in that way, surely? what i am saying is, we need to have this i am saying is, we need to have this investigated, we need to see in full, what rishi sunak knew at that point what had been declared at that point what had been declared at that point and what the staff and private secretaries for example, where aware of and passing on to the prime minister before he made the decision to put nadhim zahawi in the role. i don't think we can assume that anyone is definitely telling the truth in this circumstance until we see an investigation.— see an investigation. kirsty blackman. _ see an investigation. kirsty blackman, from _ see an investigation. kirsty blackman, from the - see an investigation. kirsty. blackman, from the scottish see an investigation. kirsty _ blackman, from the scottish national party, thank you very much. david

wallace lockhart is here, still disbelief over this, david? there is, and disbelief over this, david? there is. and we _ disbelief over this, david? there is, and we should _ disbelief over this, david? there is, and we should note - disbelief over this, david? there is, and we should note that - disbelief over this, david? there l is, and we should note that laurie magnus, the ethics adviser, does go into a bit of what she said just there. he does talk about how in october 2022, there. he does talk about how in 0ctober2022, mr there. he does talk about how in october 2022, mr zahawi failed to october 2022, mr za hawi failed to disclose october 2022, mr zahawi failed to disclose relevant information when he was being appointed to government. that would have been when rishi sunak was appointing him. the evidence seems to be there was nothing to tell the prime minister because mr zahawi had not declared he was in this situation. more broadly speaking, this report is very critical of nadhim zahawi and i don't think rishi sunak had any option but to dismiss him from government. i think he is trying to government. i think he is trying to go some way, the prime minister to tackling accusations of weakness, of not acting decisively. 0ften tackling accusations of weakness, of not acting decisively. often when a minister goes that they are given the option to resign. it is seen to having more dignity, but he made it clear this morning it was him

sucking nadhim zahawi. that said, plenty people will echo what we have just heard, the point that we knew that nadhim zahawi had paid the penalty to h mrp —— hmrc when he was chancellor. he did not paint the full picture early on and those points alone could be grounds for dismissal. but it was right what rishi sunak followed what they see as due process and get the ethics adviser to look at this. could be further problems to come down the road for rishi sunak. we know dominic raab is facing a probe looking at bullying allegations. he denies any wrongdoing there. i do think rishi sunak hopes that a line has been drawn under nadhim zahawi's future and he can focus on policy rather than the personalities in his cabinet. :, rather than the personalities in his cabinet. ., ., . :, , cabinet. there are local elections cominu cabinet. there are local elections coming up _ cabinet. there are local elections coming up in _ cabinet. there are local elections coming up in the _ cabinet. there are local elections coming up in the spring _ cabinet. there are local elections coming up in the spring and - cabinet. there are local elections coming up in the spring and the l coming up in the spring and the conservative party at the moment doesn't have a chair? the

conservative _ doesn't have a chair? the conservative party - doesn't have a chair? iie conservative party doesn't doesn't have a chair? tie conservative party doesn't have a chair, it has polls that don't look optimistic for their opportunities. i think part of the holding on from getting rid of nadhim zahawi and seeing out this process was that because there were people who thought he was a very good chair of the conservative party. if this independent investigation had found out he perhaps hadn't breached the ministerial code there may have been an opportunity to keep him in place. he has a past as a successful businessman, was seen as doing a very good job with the covid vaccine. they would have been people in the conservative party who would have liked to have seen some palatable report that would have allowed him to stay in the job because he seems to have a decent track record at running organisations. but what came out in this report today more or less made that impossible and the conservative party will have to find a new chair

to see them into, notjust the local elections, but a general election that probably isn't that far away. david, thank you. in pakistan, at least 41 people have died when a bus plunged off a bridge. the accident happened on the south—west of the country. local media reports say there were 48 people on board. official site the coach hit a bridge fella before losing control and bursting into flames. separately, officials say ten children have died in a boating accident in the north—west of pakistan. the boat capsized on a lake in tanda dam. earlier we heard from a reporter from our urdu service and he detailed the circumstances. this bus was travelling _ detailed the circumstances. this bus was travelling to _ detailed the circumstances. this bus was travelling to karachi _ detailed the circumstances. this bus was travelling to karachi and - detailed the circumstances. this bus was travelling to karachi and just - was travelling to karachi and just

120 miles away from karachi, this accident took place. the bus crashed into a pillar after which it fell into a pillar after which it fell into a pillar after which it fell into a ravine. it caught fire so the authorities are confirming that most of the bodies, because of the charring, cannot be identified. 41 people are supposedly killed and most of them have been moved to karachi. the deputy commissioner from the area has said he is sighting over speeding for the particular incident. the investigation into that incident, but a heavy loss and ten children amongst the casualties and for now the survivors, there was a woman and a child that have been rescued. the woman narrating the incident talks how the bus, she could hear a loud bang when the bus fell into the ravine and after that she was taken to the hospital. the other incident

in the north—west is about 25 children travelling from a religious seminary for a day trip to tanda dam, where the boat capsized. most of the children were aged between 12 to 20. the operation is still under way and for now, we can report there have been ten casualties in that incident as well. sport now, a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. let's see if you are better with greek names than i am, gavin. good afternoon. novak djokovic has equalled the all—time men's grand slam record — after his stunning straight sets victory over stefanos tsitsipas at the australian open, which he described as the biggest win of his life.

djokovic broke early to win the first set — and then took the next two on tie breaks. the win — leaving him very emotional given his deportation from melbourne last year over his covid vaccination status. it's record extending tenth title for djokovic. he levels rafa nafal with 22 grand slams in total, and returns back to world number one status in the rankings. i have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments i have ever played in my life, considering the circumstances, not playing last year, coming back this year... cheering and applause. only the team and the family knows what we have been through in the last four or five weeks. this probably, i would say, the biggest victory in my life considering the circumstances. aryna sabelenka says she's desperate for more grand slams after claiming her first ever major, by beating elena rybakhina in the women's singles final on saturday. the belarussian— who was competing under a neutral flag, due to belarussia's support of russia's invasion of ukraine —

posed with the daphne akhurst memorial cup on sunday... she won a thrilling match against rybakina, coming from set down to equal her career—high ranking of world number two. england's cricketers have made 342—7 in the second one—day match against south africa in bloemfontain. harry brook getting his first half century and captainjos buttler making 94. brook made 80 after the hosts won the toss and chose to bowl. moeen ali also passed his 50 before being bowled by anrich nortje. a short while ago, south africa were 57 for zero in the ninth over. south africa lead three—match series 1—0. there are three games in the fourth round of the fa cup today — the first of the day, between brighton and liverpool kicks off in around 15 minutes. later on, non—league wrexham, the lowest ranked side left in the tournament — will play sheffield united. but before that, league two stevenage are hoping to knock out

championship side stoke who won't be taking any chances... if you underperform and their attitude is good, they get a goal. anything can change the dynamic, you get someone centre. that is what change the flow of the aston villa game and then 50 minutes later, vella find themselves out of the cup. english premier league side chelsea have signed 19—year—old french right—back malo gusto from lyon for 35 million euros... he's signed a deal with the london club until 2030 — but is expected to complete this season on loan with lyon. he has made 15 appearances this season for the french club, who are ninth in ligue 1. britain's zoe atkin won her first x games gold medal in ski superpipe in aspen. us—born atkin clinched victory in colorado, from canada's rachael karker with her final run, while svea irving of the us won bronze. atkin had placed in the top five on her three previous x games appearances but never made the podium. that's all the sport for now.

us secretary of state antony blinken will arrive injerusalem tomorrow to discuss attempts to try and de—escalate violence which has seen both israelis and palestinians killed. , ., , . , killed. overnight, israeli security cabinet approved _ killed. overnight, israeli security cabinet approved measures - killed. overnight, israeli security cabinet approved measures at i cabinet approved measures at preventing further incidents after friday's fatal shootings outside a synagogue so seven people killed. we report now from outside the home of the palestinian government who was responsible. israeli forces have told us to keep back, but we are just along the street from the family home of the palestinian who carried out friday's deadly attack. his parents and siblings have been able to take out some of their things, but soon they are expecting their apartment to be demolished as a punishment. israel's security cabinet has announced other measures and says it wants to take against the families of palestinian

attackers, possibly even deporting them. it has also said it is going to make it easierfor israeli civilians to get gun licences. there has been promised to speed up settlement expansion in the occupied west bank. that is land palestinians want for their hoped—for future state. the palestinian government has accused the israeli government and its policies are being behind what they say it's dangerous escalation. on thursday israel carried out its most deadly raid in the occupied west bank in many years and killed ten palestinians there. this is all going on, setting the scene as the us secretary of state antony blinken is due to arrive on a preplanned visit and is going to meet israeli and palestinian leaders at this tense time. the uk's housing secretary michael gove said collective failure of government contributed to lax building safety rules that allow the grand felt our fire to happen.

housing and community secretary says developers have developed unsafe blocks of flats now have six weeks to sign contracts to fix them or face being banned from building new developments. hundreds of thousands of flats across britain still have flammable cladding on them six years on from the fire. the fire in this high—rise apartment block was the worst of its kind the country in living memory. many people trapped inside their homes as the flames spread up and across the 24 story tower block. others fleeing the flames before it was too late. the cause of all this, flammable cladding covering the building. hundreds of other tower blocks across the country also have this dangerous material on their homes. six years later, housing minister michael gove, has admitted that faulty and ambiguous government guidance allowed the grenfell tower

tragedy to occur by letting the dangerous cladding use. no michael gove has said he will make an announcement on the issue. tomorrow, i will be publishing _ announcement on the issue. tomorrow, i will be publishing a _ announcement on the issue. tomorrow, i will be publishing a contract _ announcement on the issue. tomorrow, i will be publishing a contract that - i will be publishing a contract that will say to the developer is concerned, people who put the buildings which were unsafe, look, you now have, as you said you will, an opportunity to put that right to make them say. it an opportunity to put that right to make them say.— an opportunity to put that right to make them say. it was collective... it was a collective _ make them say. it was collective... it was a collective failure _ make them say. it was collective... it was a collective failure of- it was a collective failure of government?— it was a collective failure of government? totally, it was a collective _ government? totally, it was a collective failure _ government? totally, it was a collective failure to _ government? totally, it was a collective failure to have - government? totally, it was a collective failure to have a - government? totally, it was a - collective failure to have a system of building regulations.— collective failure to have a system of building regulations. those have been directly _ of building regulations. those have been directly affected _ of building regulations. those have been directly affected by _ of building regulations. those have been directly affected by the - of building regulations. those have been directly affected by the fire i been directly affected by the fire are expecting action by the government. i are expecting action by the government.— are expecting action by the government. are expecting action by the rovernment. . , :, a ., government. i really do hope michael gove forces — government. i really do hope michael gove forces developers _ government. i really do hope michael gove forces developers to _ government. i really do hope michael gove forces developers to sign - government. i really do hope michael gove forces developers to sign this i gove forces developers to sign this and this isn'tjust empty words, as we have seen in the past. maw; we have seen in the past. many buildin: we have seen in the past. many building businesses _ we have seen in the past. many building businesses already - we have seen in the past. many building businesses already pay a cladding tax. they want the government to do more to address the issue. the

government to do more to address the issue. :, , ,, . ., , issue. the housing secretary has said, he issue. the housing secretary has said. he told _ issue. the housing secretary has said, he told the _ issue. the housing secretary has said, he told the housing - issue. the housing secretary has said, he told the housing select i said, he told the housing select committee last year, the reason he's going after uk house—builders because they are domiciled in the uk, they pay taxes here and easy to engage with. we would argue, we have argued for the past five years or longer, that product manufacturers also need to pay their fair longer, that product manufacturers also need to pay theirfair share and help towards the mediation efforts. richard galpin, bbc news. police are north—east of england have named a 15—year—old girl who was stabbed in hexham as holly newton. the 16—year—old boy was also injured and is in hospital in stable condition. another boy of 16 has been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. police say the teenagers knew each other. police memphis have disbanded a special crime unit in the death of tyree nicholls. video was released

on friday which showed mr nicholls being beaten and kicked by five officers who were also black. he died three days later. police the decision to abolish the so—called scoping unit is in the best interests of all. the princess of wales is launching a new public awareness campaign aimed at one of her most personal causes — the importance of early childhood. in an open letter, catherine says not enough attention is being paid to how the first five years of a child's life shapes the adults we become. it follows a previous report for the princesses' royal foundation which warned of a link between early years and adult mental health issues. tributes have been paid to the american singer and guitarist tom verlaine who's died at the age of 73. he founded the legendary punk band television, famous for their seminal debut album, marquee moon. mike scott of the waterboys said he was the best rock and roll

guitarist of all time. much more and all of those stories on the bbc news site. hello there. across england and wales there's been a cloudy start to the day, but there are prospects of some slightly brighter skies pushing in for a time this afternoon. whereas across northern areas of the uk we're looking at some strong winds moving in. those winds will be at their strongest just ahead of this band of rain, which is moving into scotland and northern ireland. so here comes the wet weather as we go through the next few hours with the winds really picking up, gales expected — gusts running into the 60s of miles an hour across parts of scotland for northern ireland, the north west of both england and wales. it will also be a windy afternoon with gusts generally getting through into the 40s of miles an hour. but those strong winds bouncing

across the high ground should break the cloud to the east of the pennines and into parts of the midlands as well. it's a mild afternoon. temperatures as high as 12 degrees in aberdeen. now, overnight tonight, that cold front pushes southwards. it weakens. not much rain moving across england and wales. but what will follow is north westerly winds, showers moving into north western areas. because it stays windy, it should for most be a frost—free night. now, looking at monday's weather charts, those strong winds easing away as this ridge of high pressure builds in from the west. there'll be more sunshine around across central and eastern areas of the uk. in the west, after a bright start, it clouds over with some drizzle working into western scotland towards the end of the afternoon. still mild temperatures eight to ten degrees celsius. now for tuesday, we're looking at some very windy weather moving into northern areas. you can see the isobars really pinching together across the north of scotland in particular. it will be blustery by day, a day of sunny spells and showers wise on the charts. yes, there will be some snowfall, but quite high up in scotland, above 400 metres elevation. at lower elevations, lower levels, you're more likely to see rain

blustery again with gusts of wind again reaching 60—odd miles an hour through the afternoon across northern areas. and it's going to start to feel a little bit cooler here. now, it's tuesday night that we're looking at some of the strongest winds. we may well see the gusts getting to about 70 to perhaps as much as 90 miles an hour. warnings may well be issued for this zone of very strong winds. it looks like it could cause some disruption across northern scotland tuesday night. the winds then calm down for wednesday. we're back to a day of sunny spells and showers. the rest of the week looking cloudy and mild with temperatures as high as 12 in cardiff.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code. a bus has crashed into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least 40 of the 48 people aboard. in a separate incident, at least ten children died in a boat accident in tanda dam lake in the north—west of the country. israel's security cabinet has approved new measures in response to the killing of seven israelis in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. they include depriving residency and other rights of an attacker�*s family members.

and in tennis, novak djokovic wins a record—extending tenth australian open, beating greece's stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets.