this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, or around the globe. our top stories... donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it's not yet clear what charges, if any, he is facing. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has left the high court in islamabad. the court said that the hearing is not possible amid protests outside. he's facing corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. us presidentjoe biden has welcomed the international criminal court's arrest warrant against russia's vladimir putin. the icc have accused president putin of committing war crimes in ukraine.

we start with breaking news the former us president donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday of next week. he made the announcement on his online platform, truth social. he did not give details of any charges he may face, but called for protest and for his supporters to "take out nation back". mr trump is currently campaigning for the republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. i'm joined now by lynn sweet who works in washington for the chicago sun times. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring us up—to—date, if you would come on exactly what it is that donald trump has said.-

come on exactly what it is that donald trump has said. well, he is sa in: donald trump has said. well, he is saying here. _ donald trump has said. well, he is saying here. he — donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is _ donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is kind _ donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is kind of- donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is kind of cunning i saying here, he is kind of cunning in his analysis, he is attributing his imminent arrest to outside sources, news reports. make no mistake he would not be putting out a call for protesters to come to manhattan to protest his arrest because he believes that this arrest is imminent. the reports are that it will be tuesday. so in a sense, there are two things newsworthy here. not only the arrest of a former president of the united states, something that has absolutely never happened, but a president already under scrutiny for the january the 6th attack on our capital and his attempt to overturn the election is once again calling for protests, and if he were not the former president, a routine arrest executed every day in the united states. 50 executed every day in the united states. . , executed every day in the united states. ., , ., executed every day in the united states. ., , states. so has not said why he will be arrested- _ states. so has not said why he will be arrested. he _ states. so has not said why he will be arrested. he is _ states. so has not said why he will be arrested. he is the _ states. so has not said why he will be arrested. he is the subject, - states. so has not said why he will be arrested. he is the subject, i'mj be arrested. he is the subject, i'm right, aren't i, of several

investigations at the moment because what are your thoughts about the possible reasons?— what are your thoughts about the possible reasons? well, there are many cases _ possible reasons? well, there are many cases that _ possible reasons? well, there are many cases that are _ possible reasons? well, there are many cases that are pending - possible reasons? well, there are i many cases that are pending against him in manhattan and in new york, in georgia, in other places. this case is the one stemming from whether or not money was paid to an alleged mistress by name of cameco stormy daniels. so this is a case being carried out for that one very discreet situation that did happen before when he became president of united but became known as he was campaigning. i5 united but became known as he was campaigning-— campaigning. is there any response et from campaigning. is there any response yet from the _ campaigning. is there any response yet from the manhattan _ campaigning. is there any response yet from the manhattan district - campaigning. is there any response yet from the manhattan district to l yet from the manhattan district to attorney �*s office two mr trump �*s assertions? attorney 's office two mr trump 's assertions?— assertions? there has not been a formal response _ assertions? there has not been a formal response from _ assertions? there has not been a formal response from the - assertions? there has not been a . formal response from the manhattan district attorney office, which is not unusual. the source that it reports art leaks right now from reporters who are very well informed and have been following this case

and have been following this case and all its twists and turns. an official response is not to be expected. there are reports, however, that law enforcement authorities already trying to make plans in case protesters do show up in large numbers at the manhattan site will both be arrested and read their charges and so on. sham; site will both be arrested and read their charges and so on. any other wider reaction? _ their charges and so on. any other wider reaction? as _ their charges and so on. any other wider reaction? as you _ their charges and so on. any other wider reaction? as you said, - their charges and so on. any other wider reaction? as you said, it - wider reaction? as you said, it would be completely unprecedented for a former president of the united states to be arrested, wouldn't it? it would be, and i do expect a lot of action, particularwithin it would be, and i do expect a lot of action, particular within the republican party. at the moment, my analysis as it is not so much on the rest of the charges of hush money, which is bucket one, but a significant right now is bucket too, that he is calling for protesters to come in a sense, attack another one of our democratic institutions. that is the crux of his behaviour, in the

run—up to the january to six attack on the capitol to overturn the election, that's the subject of multiple investigations already. so it is also as newsworthy and getting reaction, we will be getting reaction, we will be getting reaction as a day goes by and over the weekend to his call for mass demonstrations in the wake of his imminent arrest. find demonstrations in the wake of his imminent arrest.— imminent arrest. and finally, can ou cive imminent arrest. and finally, can you give us _ imminent arrest. and finally, can you give us a _ imminent arrest. and finally, can you give us a sense _ imminent arrest. and finally, can you give us a sense of _ imminent arrest. and finally, can you give us a sense of how- imminent arrest. and finally, can you give us a sense of how much| you give us a sense of how much support donald trump still enjoys in america? he support donald trump still en'oys in america? , , , america? he en'oys support within the base, america? he en'oys support within the base. he — america? he enjoys support within the base, he still— america? he enjoys support within the base, he still draws _ america? he enjoys support within the base, he still draws crowds - america? he enjoys support within the base, he still draws crowds at| the base, he still draws crowds at his rallies, but within the leadership ranks of the republican party, there is still fear of him, and many do not speak out against him. we will see if there is ever going to be a final straw of

separating the president and his actions, and trumpism which will live beyond him. we will be watching very closely, especially from someone like the florida governor, who is poised to run for president and that will be the kind of person who we would look to, as well as some leaders of congress may be within the states, to see if somebody will speak out and say to demonstrators to think twice about what they are going to do, in order to head of any serious situation. we must leave it there. good to have your thoughts. must leave it there. good to have yourthoughts. lynn must leave it there. good to have your thoughts. lynn suite, who works

in washington for the chicago sun times. thank you. in pakistan, imran khan has left the high court in lslamabad after being granted a special permission to mark his attendance at the entrance gate. the former prime minister travelled to the capital with a convoy of his supporters as he fights corruption charges. the court said that the hearing would not be possible amidst teargas shelling and stone—pelting outside the premisis. mr khan was accompanied by hundreds of supporters who tried to enter the court building, but were stopped by the police. the long—running political row has led to a series of clashes between the police and mr khan's supporters. there was also a stand—off between his supporters and the police in lahore earlier as they entered a property belonging to the former prime minister. some threw rocks at officers as they used water cannon to try and disperse the crowds. our correspondent caroline davies has been speaking to mr khan from his convoy and sent this report.

in his armoured car, inching through the crowds, this was the start of imran khan's journey from his home in lahore to the court in islamabad. this is a much promised appearance, and it is on the basis of this appearance that his arrest warrants were suspended yesterday. many of his supporters have turned out, as well as, of course, security, because his team have talked repeatedly about threats to his safety. his supporters were adamant that even imprisonment would not stop mr khan's election chances. mr khan has been accused of whipping up his supporters, making them into a human shield, stirring up unrest, as he avoids court. if found guilty there, he could be disqualified from running in this year's elections. in islamabad, security was building. the authorities have no appetite for a repeat of the unrest seen earlier this week between mr khan's supporters and police trying to arrest him. the government have restricted rallies in the capital, but even as he was on the road,

mr khan's party officials called for supporters to gather. at the entry to islamabad, the convoy stopped. police said mr khan's group would need to disarm. the crowd and traffic built. amongst them, we found mr khan. are you more worried about prison or are you more worried about being disqualified from running in the future? it's not disqualified. putting in prison means that they will keep me out of the election race right until the end of the elections, so i won't be able to campaign. that is the whole thing. the government says that this is nothing to do with politics and that mr khan is flouting the rule of law. on the other side of the roadblock, police wait with tear gas. mr khan was allowed through. the stand—off in the courts and on the streets continues. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. our reporter farhat javed gave us the details of imran khan's visit to islamabad.

this situation was quite hostile and intense outside the court in islamabad when imran khan and his supporters, there was a huge convoy and they wanted to accompany him inside the court as well, which the police and other law enforcement agencies stop them. it was at that point the clashes between police and imran khan �*s supporter started. there was tear gas shelling, we could see in videos imran khan �*s supporters pelting stones at the police, and then we saw a police bus and its windows were broken by the supporters. we could not confirm those photos and videos independently. these supporters were saying that they want to enter the court, and they want to accompany imran khan, which law enforcement agencies denied them. there was a

huge crowd and many clashes outside the court and imran khan could not enter the court. he kept standing outside the court. he gave an audio message to the media saying he was waiting there for more than 20 minutes and that police did not allow him to enter the court, and the tear gas shelling could be felt within the court as well. and the stones were pelted at the windows of the court, too, and then thejudge decided to let imran khan sign the attendance form to mark his attendance, that he did approach the court. he allowed him to mark his attendance, and then he could go. imran khan marked his attendance because it was an arrest warrant against him, and if he had not done that he could have been arrested again. so he did that and then he left for lahore where his supporters did stay for a while. there was a

situation today outside the court, so imran khan could not enter the court and that was the reason that the hearing could not be completed today. it was adjourned and the judge remarked that the tear gas shelling and the hearing cannot go alongside together. aililur alongside together. our correspondent - alongside together. our correspondent in - alongside together. our correspondent in islamabad. there have been clashes in paris as protests continued against president macron�*s reforms to pensions. in the last hour, french police have banned protests opposite parliament after the unrest. thousands of people lit fires and threw firecrackers at police, who responded with tear gas. a number of arrests were made. earlier on friday, in the french parliament, opposition parties filed motions of no confidence in the government, after it pushed through a contentious raise in the retirement age from 62 to 6a. meanwhile, industrial action continues — you can see here some of the piles of garbage which have built up in paris, with staff on strike. there are also staff walkouts at oil refineries, and unions have called for another national day of action on thursday.

scientists in australia say that flooding, followed by a heatwave, has led to the deaths of millions of fish, in a river to the west of sydney. this is the darling river, choked with the bodies of the fish. experts say that flooding meant there was a greater area in which the fish could breed — before the drought greatly reduced it — and that means there's just not enough oxygen in the water for so many fish to survive. you're watching bbc news. president biden has welcomed the decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of russia's leader, vladimir putin by the international criminal court in the hague. it has accused the russian president of war crimes over the forced deportation of children from ukraine to russia. ukraine's president zelensky said it was an historic decision. the kremlin says the accusations are "outrageous."

it is very bad. the war in ukraine has caused untold suffering and misery. a war that president putin ordered and a convict that has now gone on for more than a year, and during which they have been mounting allegations of war crimes by russian soldiers. now their leader, president putin himself, has become a wanted man, along with the children's commissioner, accused of being responsible for the forced transfer of children and teenagers out of ukraine. the transfer of children and teenagers out of ukraine.— out of ukraine. the allegation is the have out of ukraine. the allegation is they have been _ out of ukraine. the allegation is they have been taken _ out of ukraine. the allegation is they have been taken by - out of ukraine. the allegation is they have been taken by air, - out of ukraine. the allegation is they have been taken by air, by| they have been taken by air, by road, by train into the russian federation, and they have been given up federation, and they have been given up for adoption and also been passed ijy up for adoption and also been passed by presidential decree, and have been taught but in russian. the international _ been taught but in russian. the international criminal court was set “p international criminal court was set up in 20 the macro 2002 to prosecute war crimes around the world. the war crimes arrest warrant sends a clear message. even though it can't try defendants in absentia, and russia is not a party to the court. i

defendants in absentia, and russia is not a party to the court.- is not a party to the court. i think it isjustified. _ is not a party to the court. i think it isjustified. the _ is not a party to the court. i think it isjustified. the question - is not a party to the court. i think it isjustified. the question is, . is not a party to the court. i think it isjustified. the question is, it| it isjustified. the question is, it is not _ it isjustified. the question is, it is not recognised internationally by us either. — is not recognised internationally by us either, but i think it makes a strong — us either, but i think it makes a strong point. us either, but i think it makes a strong point-— us either, but i think it makes a strong point. us either, but i think it makes a stron: oint. �* ,, �* , , us either, but i think it makes a stron: oint. �* ,, �* , strong point. translation: this is a historic decision _ strong point. translation: this is a historic decision from _ strong point. translation: this is a historic decision from which - historic decision from which historical responsibility will begin. this is —— the head of the terrorist state and russian officials have become suspect in war crimes. the kremlin has predictably dismissed the allegations, calling them outrageous and unacceptable. russia says the warrant has no legal meaning, but it is a highly symbolic move in ukraine �*s quest for justice. move in ukraine 's quest for 'ustice. �* , ., move in ukraine 's quest for 'ustice. �*, ., ., move in ukraine 's quest for 'ustice. �* , ., ., ., justice. let's not forget about the im act justice. let's not forget about the impact something _ justice. let's not forget about the impact something like _ justice. let's not forget about the impact something like this - justice. let's not forget about the impact something like this can i justice. let's not forget about the i impact something like this can have on the victims and survivors, who are seeing crimes that have been committed against them being treated seriously, and being taken to task by the highest court as far as international crimes are concerned. many other investigations are continuing in ukraine, including the murder of civilians. the icc prosecutors described the country is a crime scene and said more arrest

warrants could follow. russian soldiers have been accused of indiscriminate shelling, as well as torture and rape. russia is not about to surrender president putin to appear in court in the hague, but he could now be arrested if he sets a part in any of the icc 's 123 member states. a part in any of the icc 's 123 memberstates. his a part in any of the icc 's 123 member states. his international isolation is deepening and steps being taken to end impunity with which his war in ukraine is being prosecuted. here in the uk, the scottish national party chief executive peter murrell has resigned with immediate effect in a row over party membership. mr murrell is married to scotland's first minister and snp party leader nicola sturgeon, who is standing down later this year. i spoke to our news correspondent catriona renton and asked just how significant his resignation is. he has been a huge figure behind the scenes of the snp for the past two decades. he is the chief executive,

as he said. he is married to the first minister, nicola sturgeon, and all of these issues have come to a head now because of the leadership campaign announced last month, when nicola sturgeon said she would be stepping down. earlier this week, the snp was forced to confirm a massive drop in its membership numbers. it's a situation that the party has previously denied. numbers have fallen by 30,000 since december 2021, and that is a situation that has been denied to the media, but the snp 's head of press at holyrood last night stood down, saying there were serious issues with statements he had issued in good faith on behalf of party headquarters. today, peter merrill accepted response ability for that, but he insists there is no intention to mislead. he said his future had become a distraction from the campaign and said response ability for the snp 's response to media queries about membership numbers lies with him as

chief executive and he said while there was no intent to mislead, he accepted that this had been the outcome. the bbc had earlier learned that mr murrell was likely to face a vote of no—confidence by some members coming from the national executive committee if he did not stand down. this comes against a backdrop of what has become a very bitter leadership campaign. there are three people vying for the position. the health secretary, humza yousaf, the finance secretary kate forbes, and the former community safety minister, ash regan, and both ash regan and kate forbes had called into question the integrity of how the election for leader was being conducted this week. so this has been a dramatic week. so this has been a dramatic week for the scottish national party. week for the scottish national pa . ., ., , ., week for the scottish national pa . ., ., party. that was our correspondent katrina renton. _ the uk home secretary, suela braverman, has arrived in rwanda to discuss the controversial plan to send migrants there, if they've entered the uk illegally. the deal was first agreed 11

months ago, but so far no one has been sent to the central african country, with the plan facing criticism from both home and abroad. however, the uk government has described the plan as ground—breaking, and says it hopes that ms braverman's visit will "reinforce the government's commitment to the partnership". for more on this, i'm joined by peter walsh, senior researcher at the migration observatory at the university of oxford. welcome to bbc news. thank you for joining us. welcome to bbc news. thank you for 'oinin: us. ~ ., i. welcome to bbc news. thank you for 'oinin: us. ~ . ,, , joining us. what, in your view, is the purpose _ joining us. what, in your view, is the purpose of — joining us. what, in your view, is the purpose of this _ joining us. what, in your view, is the purpose of this visit? - the purpose of this visit? well, it is not exactly clear. it may be that the home secretary once not only to reinforce the uk 's commitment, which is what she has explicitly stated, but also that she would like something in return, potentially a commitment that the 200 or so capacity of the rwandan asylum accommodation facilities are upscaled, and that would need to

happen because at the moment we have tens of thousands of people entering in a year regularly by small boats, and questions are always raised about what deterrent effect of this policy could have, given that the rwandan capacity was so small, and whether people thinking of making that dangerous journey by boat would just view that as one relatively small risk against the much bigger risks that they are already taking. this policy of deporting migrants from the uk to rwanda was introduced in april, and as yet, no one has been deported. where is the main opposition to the policy coming from, and could this visit make any difference? itruiiiiii from, and could this visit make any difference?— difference? will actually, the thing that has held _ difference? will actually, the thing that has held it _ difference? will actually, the thing that has held it up _ difference? will actually, the thing that has held it up is _ difference? will actually, the thing that has held it up is it _ difference? will actually, the thing that has held it up is it is _ difference? will actually, the thing that has held it up is it is mired - that has held it up is it is mired in the courts. opposition has really slowed it down and that has come from refugee and human rights ngo who have raised questions about whether the policy is both safe and

fair, so they have highlighted that some of the individuals who have been scheduled to be removed, that they suffered trafficking, they are victims of trafficking and how other vulnerabilities, and they have argued that they would be at risk of harm, were they sent to rwanda. another big legal argument is about fairness. it focused on the idea that in rwanda asylum seekers are not typically able to avail themselves of the legal assistance that they would need to process their claim. that they would need to process theirclaim. in that they would need to process their claim. in december in the high court, a judge did rule that the policy was legal overall will stop the judge policy was legal overall will stop thejudge ruled policy was legal overall will stop the judge ruled that it did not break the refugee convention, but actually, thatjudge and that court also overturned eight specific decisions to remove people to rwanda. now we have heard a judge from the court of appeal so that a number of asylum seekers can bring another legal challenge because they argued the home office has not given due consideration to the dangers and

risks that they would face if they were removed to remand. this is probably going to go all the way up to the supreme court. if it does, it's unlikely that anyone will be sent to rwanda this year. is it's unlikely that anyone will be sent to rwanda this year. is the uk the first country _ sent to rwanda this year. is the uk the first country to _ sent to rwanda this year. is the uk the first country to try _ sent to rwanda this year. is the uk the first country to try this - sent to rwanda this year. is the uk the first country to try this kind - the first country to try this kind of deportation to a country like rwanda? i5 of deportation to a country like rwanda? , ., ., ., rwanda? is not. there are two countries _ rwanda? is not. there are two countries that _ rwanda? is not. there are two countries that are _ rwanda? is not. there are two countries that are commonly i rwanda? is not. there are two i countries that are commonly cited that have done something similar. the first is australia. that sent people to papua new guinea and nehru. that was widely regarded as a humanitarian disaster, with very poor conditions, access to appropriate health care, legal advice, with high incidence of mental health problems. and then, of course, there is israel. israel sent about 4000 asylum seekers to rwanda and uganda. when it followed up with them, and this was the main issue, it found that actually, a vanishingly small share of those 4000 had remained in rwanda, and

many of them were picked up again backin many of them were picked up again back in the eu, back in germany or france. so this raises the question about the rwanda policy by the uk. if the uk to send people there, they are free to leave the accommodation they are put in, so will they actually stay in rwanda or will they continue their onward asylum seeking journeys, and maybe we will see them backin journeys, and maybe we will see them back in the uk. journeys, and maybe we will see them back in the uk-— back in the uk. peter walsh from the university of — back in the uk. peter walsh from the university of oxford _ back in the uk. peter walsh from the university of oxford senior _ university of oxford senior researcher at the migration observatory, we are out of time but thank you forjoining us. mr; thank you for 'oining us. my pleasure. — a fraud victim has been reimbursed over £150,000 by his bank following a bbc investigation. james was targeted by a us—based scammer who claimed she was in an abusive relationship and tricked him into giving them money. his bank initially declined to cover him because the criminal used an american account, until radio 4's money box programme intervened.

dan whitworth is a reporter covering this for money box on radio 4 and he told us more about this scam. it started like many of the investigations we do here with an e—mailfrom one of our investigations we do here with an e—mail from one of our listeners, adam. that is james 's son. he e—mailed a couple of weeks ago and explained what had happened to his father. in short what had happened was this. over the course of 13 months, criminals had scams and then stolen £153,000 from james, the victim, by indoctrinated him, by grooming him into believing that he was actually helping a woman in the united states escape an abusive relationship, and then to help pay for these expensive medical bills. the transfers that the criminals encouraged him to make started off small, but then they got larger and larger. there were multiple transfers of £10,000, a few of £15,000, and james also deceived by the web of lies that this criminal

had spun, it was only discovered when james was had spun, it was only discovered whenjames was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago, and so believing was he that he was doing the right thing by this person, he asked his son adam to make a payment to this lady, this supposed lady whilst he was in hospital. adam took one look at the bank account, realised what had happened, called the police, called his bank, lloyds, realised it was a fraud straightaway. i spoke to adam a little earlier this week and he explained to me that moment when he explained to me that moment when he called lloyds and they said, well, you should be covered by this voluntary code you mentioned because it covers this type of fraud. only the next day to be told by lloyds actually, sorry, you are not covered and you won't be getting a refund because of this code does not cover criminals when they use foreign bank accounts. if criminals when they use foreign bank accounts. , ., . ., accounts. if there is a code provided — accounts. if there is a code provided by _ accounts. if there is a code provided by the _ accounts. if there is a code provided by the bank- accounts. if there is a code provided by the bank for i accounts. if there is a code i provided by the bank for their customers then it should be an all—encompassing code. they should not be _ all—encompassing code. they should not be any— all—encompassing code. they should not be any holes in it. if somebody is defrauded, they they are defrauded and the code should kick

in irrespective of where the criminal— in irrespective of where the criminal resides, or whether money has gone _ criminal resides, or whether money has gone. we criminal resides, or whether money has one. ~ , ., ., criminal resides, or whether money hasuone. , ., ., , ., ., has gone. we began an investigation. llo ds has gone. we began an investigation. lloyds reviewed _ has gone. we began an investigation. lloyds reviewed the _ has gone. we began an investigation. lloyds reviewed the case _ has gone. we began an investigation. lloyds reviewed the case and - has gone. we began an investigation. lloyds reviewed the case and they - lloyds reviewed the case and they have actually gone much further than banks usually do in cases we come across. they spotted these transactions were fraudulent, they warned james and in person, but so groomed had he been by these kernels he insisted the payments go through. we carried out the investigation and i heard from adam when lloyds eventually told him he was going to get a refund for his dad. it eventually told him he was going to get a refund for his dad.— get a refund for his dad. it was like a huge _ get a refund for his dad. it was like a huge weight _ get a refund for his dad. it was like a huge weight had - get a refund for his dad. it was like a huge weight had been i get a refund for his dad. it was i like a huge weight had been lifted off my— like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders essentially, because _ off my shoulders essentially, because i was looking after my dad on this _ because i was looking after my dad on this so — because i was looking after my dad on this so i — because i was looking after my dad on this. so i felt a huge sense of responsibility, to try to get him a good _ responsibility, to try to get him a good result. he is in ill health, and the — good result. he is in ill health, and the relief was indescribable, realty _ and the relief was indescribable, realty you — and the relief was indescribable, really. you know, it was phenomenal. and that _ really. you know, it was phenomenal. and that was — really. you know, it was phenomenal. and that was our reporter dan

whitworth talking to adam. now its time for the weather with chris fawkes. for many of us this afternoon is looking quite wet with rain or showers, and the rainfall today is going to be added to these totals. the number of places have seen a wet month already with more rainfall recorded than the first half of the month than we normally get in the whole of the month of march. i have to say there is a lot more to come over the next few days. looking particularly wet over north—western areas. it is going to turn out to be areas. it is going to turn out to be a wet month for all of us. today we have a band of rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland, but for england and way as it is a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. the shower cloud is really starting to grow. you can see some of them blossoming in worcestershire, and those shower clouds are going to be notjust widespread those shower clouds are going to be not just widespread today, those shower clouds are going to be notjust widespread today, but potentially heavy with hail and thunder mixing as well. let's take a look at the weather details. here is our rain putting in across scotland

and northern ireland. you might see the weather brighten up in northern and later on, but england and where is some showers can be heavy and thundery. most of them will be across wales, the midlands and northern areas of england. there will be some sunshine between the downpours, but often the weather looks cloudy for most of us. mild, temperatures 11—15. overnight the showers will fade away, but the weakening band of rain will then push its way across england and wales. clearer skies follow, with one or two mist or fog patches. temperatures dropping down into a low single figures. and and northern ireland, with a few patches of frost. frost free in england and wales. tomorrow, this is going to be the nicest slice of weather we get around this weekend. a fine, if somewhat chilly start to the day with plenty of morning sunshine. however it is forecast to cloud over and outbreaks of rain in northern ireland through the afternoon, which could read western scotland, wales and western areas of england towards

the end of the afternoon. mild side, temperatures 10—13 c. into next week, low pressure is continuing to pushing across the atlantic one after the next after the next, so we are looking at a prolonged spell of wet weather. the rain turning heavy on monday, more showery in nature as we head towards tuesday, but lots more rain waiting for the rest of the week and those rainfall totals are really mounting up.