at 6pm, the government unveils plans to house migrants at two former military bases in lincolnshire and essex, to save money on hotels. another site in east sussex will also be used, as ministers try to deter tens of thousands of people crossing the channel in small boats. accommodation for migrants should meet their essential living needs and nothing more, because we cannot risk becoming a magnet for the millions of people who are displayed and seeking better economic prospects. —— displaced. there is no point in blaming everyone else, because they are in charge. the asylum system is broken because they broke it. also on the programme... some of the biggest names in technology call for a pause

in the development of advanced artificial intelligence, warning it could be a threat to humanity. here's ulrika walked in the door, wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue. tributes to the presenter and entertainer paul o'grady, who has died unexpectedly at the age of 67. the queen consort and the king arrives in germany, at the start of his first foreign visit as monarch. and coming up on the bbc news channel. after scotland stun spain and maintain a perfect start to euro 2024 qualifying — is this a new era for steve clarke's men? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has announced plans to house migrants in two

former military bases, in essex and lincolnshire, and at a separate site in east sussex, in a bid to cut down on the number of hotel rooms being used. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, says the sites could hold several thousand people. he also told mps that the government is exploring the possibility of using vessels at sea. the refugee council has described the proposals as "entirely unsuitable". but mrjenrick insisted the use of military bases was in the national interest, with more than £6 million a day currently being spent on hotels for migrants. here's our political editor, chris mason. this is where migrants could soon be living in essex, a former airforce base which the government wants to turn into accommodation for asylum seekers, with 1700 people here eventually. the plan is big sites providing cheap, basic housing. irate

providing cheap, basic housing. we have to deliver them, to save the british_ have to deliver them, to save the british public from spinning eye watering — british public from spinning eye watering amounts accommodating illegal— watering amounts accommodating illegal migrants. and we have to deliver_ illegal migrants. and we have to deliver them to prevent a pull factor— deliver them to prevent a pull factor for— deliver them to prevent a pull factor for economic migrants on the continent _ factor for economic migrants on the continent taking hold. in factor for economic migrants on the continent taking hold.— continent taking hold. in other words stepping _ continent taking hold. in other words stopping people - continent taking hold. in other words stopping people coming continent taking hold. in other. words stopping people coming to continent taking hold. in other- words stopping people coming to the uk by putting them up here rather than a hotel. but this is what the local reaction looks like it to something the government in the national interest. bluntly, plenty don't want migrants moving here. completely the wrong place, no facilities, rural. if they need any services, medical, dentistry, or emergency services, it's a rural they can't possibly get those in any sort of timescale. fist they can't possibly get those in any sort of timescale.— sort of timescale. at the local authorities _ sort of timescale. at the local authorities trying _ sort of timescale. at the local authorities trying to _ sort of timescale. at the local authorities trying to stop - sort of timescale. at the local authorities trying to stop it i sort of timescale. at the local authorities trying to stop it at | sort of timescale. at the local - authorities trying to stop it at the high court. but the number of

migrants arriving in small boats has rocketed. 51,000 asylum seekers are currently living in nearly 400 hotels at a cost of more than £6 million a day. the government has talked up the prospect of using ferries and barges to accommodate people, but there was no detail at all about this today. thei;t people, but there was no detail at all about this today.— all about this today. they are flailin: all about this today. they are flailing around _ all about this today. they are flailing around in _ all about this today. they are flailing around in a _ all about this today. they are flailing around in a panic, - all about this today. they are - flailing around in a panic, chasing headlines, barges, oil rigs, rewind flights, even wave machines, instead of doing the hard graft. they have lost control of our border security, lost control of our border security, lost control of the asylum seeks system, lost control of the budget and themselves. the system, lost control of the budget and themselves.— system, lost control of the budget and themselves. , , , and themselves. the lib dems say the bi est and themselves. the lib dems say the biggest failure — and themselves. the lib dems say the biggest failure here _ and themselves. the lib dems say the biggest failure here is _ and themselves. the lib dems say the biggest failure here is the _ and themselves. the lib dems say the biggest failure here is the backlog - biggest failure here is the backlog of asylum claims yet to be processed. of asylum claims yet to be processed-— of asylum claims yet to be rocessed. , ., ., , processed. there is one thing worse than this cut — processed. there is one thing worse than this cup and _ processed. there is one thing worse than this cup and bottle _ processed. there is one thing worse than this cup and bottle are - than this cup and bottle are incompetent position, which is the blaming of the consequences of that incompetent on the probable people incompetent on the probable people in the world. the

incompetent on the probable people in the world-— in the world. the issue of asylum seekers in _ in the world. the issue of asylum seekers in general— in the world. the issue of asylum seekers in general and _ in the world. the issue of asylum seekers in general and small - in the world. the issue of asylum | seekers in general and small boat wasn't in particular has made news for years. what is different now is the scale of it, the number crossing in boats has shot up massively. and this is such a difficult issue to resolve. it takes in international relations with france, national politics here and then local rows. and to prove just that, another proposed site, at this former raf base in lincolnshire, faces opposition. the local authority here are also exploring all legal options to stop it. as you might remember, the prime minister has promised to stop the boats at least part of what we are seeing at the moment is a consequence of his and the government was not a failure to do so, but there is a bigger, generational challenge. it's never been easierfor poor generational challenge. it's never been easier for poor people in poor countries, all those caught up in

wars and natural disasters or perhaps the effects of climate change, to see how the rich world lives, smartphones, internet, the that allow people to see those gaps of wealth are there and easily there and it poses a big set of questions for rich countries like the uk. how to address this politically, practically, logistically, financially and morally. and none of it is easy. chris mason, thank you. the queen consort is among those who've been leading tributes to the presenter and entertainer paul 0'grady, who has died at the age of 67. the former radio 2 presenter�*s husband said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" last night. sir eltonjohn has thanked him for all thejoy he brought into the world. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, looks back at his life. i'm having a drink at i looked over and ulrika jonsson walked in wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know

she had a littlewoods collingwood. desperate littlewoods catalogue. paul 0'grady might have broken through with a radical subversive drag act but ended up being trusted with cosy institutions like blankety blank, and itv teatime shows and a sunday afternoon slot on radio two, and he was even loved by relatives last year the queen consort appeared on his programme for the love of dogs strip today, she paid tribute, saying she was deeply saddened to hear of his death and he had provided lots of laughter and whacking tailed memories. his death was a real shock, as he was on stage playing miss hannigan in any as recently as saturday night in edinburgh. recently as saturday night in edinburgh-— recently as saturday night in edinburuh. ., ., edinburgh. paul was born to either be on stage. _ edinburgh. paul was born to either be on stage. he — edinburgh. paul was born to either be on stage, be behind _ edinburgh. paul was born to either be on stage, be behind a - edinburgh. paul was born to either be on stage, be behind a radio - be on stage, be behind a radio microphone, be on a camera. he was meant to entertain people and that's what he did right up until last saturday night. he was one of the cleverest people i've ever worked

with. his brain for comedy was quite remarkable. there was only one paul 0'grady and there will only ever be one. o'grady and there will only ever be one. , , ., o'grady and there will only ever be one. ,, ., one. this is where paul o'grady grew u - , one. this is where paul o'grady grew u, holl one. this is where paul o'grady grew up. holly in — one. this is where paul o'grady grew up, holly in birkenhead _ one. this is where paul o'grady grew up, holly in birkenhead on _ one. this is where paul o'grady grew up, holly in birkenhead on the - up, holly in birkenhead on the wirral and, up, holly in birkenhead on the wirraland, in the up, holly in birkenhead on the wirral and, in the centre of the town, people were still coming to terms with the news. i town, people were still coming to terms with the news.— town, people were still coming to terms with the news. i can't believe it. terms with the news. i can't believe it- everyone — terms with the news. i can't believe it. everyone around _ terms with the news. i can't believe it. everyone around here _ terms with the news. i can't believe it. everyone around here knew- terms with the news. i can't believe it. everyone around here knew him. he was down to earth, a man of the people and he loved animals, didn't he? i think that's what he was disturbed that battersea programme was amazing. a lovely man and he will be sadly missed. pauli was amazing. a lovely man and he will be sadly missed.— will be sadly missed. paul o'grady was a care — will be sadly missed. paul o'grady was a care worker _ will be sadly missed. paul o'grady was a care worker in _ will be sadly missed. paul o'grady was a care worker in london - will be sadly missed. paul o'grady was a care worker in london when | will be sadly missed. paul o'grady i was a care worker in london when he created his alter ego, the scouse powerhouse lily savage. he was still a prominent gay rights activist and inspired a whole new generation of drag queens. i inspired a whole new generation of drag queens-— inspired a whole new generation of drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady _ drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as — drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a _ drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, _ drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and - drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and as - drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and as a - paul 0'grady as a kid, and as a young gay boy to sit there and see something of yourself on television, it meant things were 0k and it meant

i could dream to do that as well. it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio _ it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two _ it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two show _ it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two show after 14 l his final radio two show after 14 years last august and signed off in the manner which made him so loved by so many. you the manner which made him so loved by so many-— by so many. you look after yourselves. _ by so many. you look after yourselves, yeah? - by so many. you look after yourselves, yeah? stay- by so many. you look after. yourselves, yeah? stay safe by so many. you look after- yourselves, yeah? stay safe and well. hurrah, everyone. the entertainer paul 0'grady, whose death has been announced at the age of 67. some of technology's biggest names, among them elon musk, are calling for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence, warning of profound risks to society and even a threat to humanity. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, is in glasgow. what are they so concerned about? there are lots of ai products being released by the tech companies at the moment and the reason is there is a lot of money involved and nobody wants to get left behind, but there are concerns that we don't yet

have the right safety nets to protect us. we need protecting from, at this ai gets more advanced, there are concerns it will start acting more independently and it will be more independently and it will be more difficult for humans to control the second point is there are already concerns that it could soon start taking quite a lot ofjobs, which would leave us with far fewer ways to make money. the third thing we already know that al can be biased and discriminate and share misinformation. it can make up photorealistic images of things which never happened, which could be a really big problem for society. king charles has arrived in germany on his first state visit as monarch. he also became the first head of state since the second world war to be honoured with a full ceremonial and military welcome at the brandenburg gate in berlin. the trip was originally due to begin in france, but protests against raising the pension age meant that visit had to be postponed. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, sent this report from berlin.

a fighter escort for the king from the german air force, the luftwaffe, as his plane approached berlin from as his plane approached berlin from a welcome at the top end of state visit ceremony. at the brandenburg gate in the centre of berlin, the german military on parade to provide a full ceremonial welcome, deferred at this location for any visiting head of state. —— the first. buckingham palace had flown in the state bentley. from eight stepped king charles and the queen consort, their european travels should have started several days ago in france but the french called off that visit because of the street protests over pension reforms. so it was german president dina meyer who welcomed the king on the first state visit of his reign. the guard of honour was

inspected, standards enough air in visual terms for a state visit, but it's the subtext of these occasions that matters, and that is very clear. state visits about the big picture, the core elements in the relationship between the host and the visiting nation. in this instance, with the uk now outside the eu, it's all about the bonds, the eu, it's all about the bonds, the links that remain. it's about shared histories and shared values between two of europe's most important nations and, at a human level, it's about friendship. i important nations and, at a human level, it's about friendship.- level, it's about friendship. i hope ou didn't level, it's about friendship. i hope you didn't have — level, it's about friendship. i hope you didn't have to _ level, it's about friendship. i hope you didn't have to stand _ level, it's about friendship. i hope you didn't have to stand here - level, it's about friendship. i hope you didn't have to stand here tool you didn't have to stand here too long. you didn't have to stand here too lonu. . , you didn't have to stand here too lon. _ ., , , ., you didn't have to stand here too lonu. ., , ,., ~' ., long. charles is a king with a light touch for this _ long. charles is a king with a light touch for this moment _ long. charles is a king with a light touch for this moment and - long. charles is a king with a light touch for this moment and then i long. charles is a king with a light i touch for this moment and then the german prime minister spoke of his pleasure in welcoming the king and queen consort. i pleasure in welcoming the king and queen consort.— pleasure in welcoming the king and queen consort. i would like to thank ou most queen consort. i would like to thank you most sincerely _ queen consort. i would like to thank you most sincerely for _ queen consort. i would like to thank you most sincerely for coming - queen consort. i would like to thank you most sincerely for coming here | you most sincerely for coming here today and now i am looking forward,

your majesty, to meeting you. there your ma'esty, to meeting you. there visited, your majesty, to meeting you. there visited, said — your majesty, to meeting you. there visited, said the _ your majesty, to meeting you. there visited, said the president, - your majesty, to meeting you. there visited, said the president, marks the opening of a new chapter in anglo german relations. they spoke about shared endeavours on climate change and sustainability and planted a tree together. there will be more in a similar vein later at a state banquet, a new post—brexit relationship is being sealed. nicholas witchell, bbc news, berlin. some victims of crime, particularly those who've been raped or sexually assaulted, have complained for years that they have felt let down by the police, prosecutors and the courts. now the government is trying to address this by promising new laws in england and wales to allow victims to be kept informed of what's happening in their case and, if their case is dropped, allow them to challenge the decision. it's all part of the victims and prisoners bill, which will also give ministers the power to block parole boards releasing dangerous prisoners. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning.

what happens when you make a rape allegation? jennifer — not her real name — has been re—traumatised by the police experience. this isn't her real voice, to protect anonymity. terrible. there's just no other way to describe it other than terrible, from start to where i'm at now. it's been incredibly slow. it's been incredibly stressful. i don't feel like i've been given the support i should have been as a victim. what was lacking from the police? emotional support is the biggest thing you expect. i was almost made to feel like the perpetrator of the situation, so less like the victim, more like i had committed the crime. mostly, it's the lack of updates and just the time delays with everything. the government say they want to improve things for victims. do you think these plans will work? i personally don't think it's going to make a difference. it's... it's coming from the right place, but if the police aren't willing to make a change, then it almost falls on deaf ears.

the figures are stark. 0nly1.6% of rape allegations end in a charge and, on average, rape victims are waiting nearly two—and—a—half years from when they report a rape to the end of the case. he has served under five tory prime ministers... anger and accusations about the situation in the commons. on his watch, rapists are left to roam the streets, so will he apologise to those victims who will never get justice because of his failures? hear, hear! the justice secretary defending their record. the conviction of rape has gone up. it is now 69%. we are doing much more to support the victims of rape when they come forward... well, they're talking a good game. in fact, we've quadrupled funding for victims since 2010. but the former victims�* commissioner — a new one still hasn't been appointed — is disappointed. the bill will have no effect whatsoever on delays.

that's a matter of poor funding for the courts, historically, and it is now absolutely intolerable that vulnerable victims like rape victims have to wait. there was an outcry when the taxi rapistjohn worboys was about to be released on parole. now the justice secretary plans to give himself the power to block the release of dangerous prisoners, even though there's a warning it could cause legal issues and bills. victims first, the aim, but their support has been so stretched and their experiences so poor. lucy manning, bbc news. our top story this evening... the government unveils plans to house migrants at two former military bases at lincolnshire and essex to save money on hotels. soaring coming up on the bbc news channel.

in front of a bumper crowd of 20,000 fans, arsenal look to overturn a first leg deficit in the women's champions league quarterfinals against bayern munich tonight at the emirates. spain had its first majorfire of the year — near valencia — has been raging this week, the wildfire starting much earlier than usual, amid unusally high temperatures and a severe lack of rainfall. here in the uk, there was parched ground last summer amid the record—breaking temperatures, but the government is being accused of not doing enough to prepare for the weather extremes that global warming is bringing. its own advisers say england now faces a make—or—break moment. the latest report from the climate change committee warns there'll be an increased risk to life and infrastructure unless current policy is changed.

here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. we got a glimpse of britain's climate future last summer. wildfires spread to homes in east london, as temperatures hit record highs. trains were cancelled, as equipment failed. the tarmac melted, closing luton airport, and a national emergency was declared as heat—related deaths hit record highs. front—line medical staff saw the effects first hand. that period of intense heat had a profound impact on the volume of patients that needed urgent care, and this resulted in delays and cancellations in planned operations. the government's advisers say the nhs isn't the only institution that needs to do much more to prepare for the weather extremes our changing climate will bring. 0h! the recent shortage of fresh

vegetables was blamed, in part, on unseasonable weather in europe, and shows how vulnerable ourfood system can be. many of our homes overheat in summer. the report says no part of society in england is adapting fast enough. well, our report is saying the government has not done enough. it's wasted the last ten years. we've had a lost decade, with not enough preparation for the climate change we've got now and, of course, the increasing impacts of climate change that are to come. every sector, and all planning decisions, need to take into account the impact of our changing climate, she says. the uk government has welcomed the report and says it will "robustly address" the full range of climate risks to the uk. it's not all bad news. there are some examples of effective adaptation. the vineyards here in kent, for example, are already choosing grape varieties that will thrive in our increasingly

hot and dry summers. we've been able to ripen _ the traditional grapes of champagne. chardonnay, pinot noir, pinot meunier. - they were not able to be ripened in the 1960s and 705. _ so agriculture, the climate - is changing, and we're moving with that to make the best wines from our countryside. _ the grapes may be doing well, but today's report says that without more preparation, the rest of us are likely to struggle. justin rowlatt, bbc news, kent. humza yousaf has appointed his new cabinet, after being formally sworn in as scotland's first minister at the court of session in edinburgh. six of his top team of ten are women, but he said he's sorry that his former opponent kate forbes won't be one of them, after she declined his offer of a different role. she came second in the leadership race. she came second in the leadership race. 0ur scotland editor

james cook has this report. this is a warrant under his majesty's signed manual, appointing humza haroon yousaf to be first minister of the scottish government. humza yousaf making history. do you swear that you will well and truly serve his majesty king charles in the office of first minister of the scottish government? will you now sign the parchments? he met his first test, a pen and parchment problem, with a wry smile. and then, it was official. scotland had a pioneering first minister — the only muslim, the only descendant of immigrants ever to hold the post. how are you feeling? oh, really excited, and it's just such a proud moment for my family and for me. i'm delighted that i've got the ones that i love most with me. and with that, he was whisked away to work, assembling his cabinet. with shona robison becoming deputy first minister and also taking over as finance secretary from a woman who was already

home in the highlands. the glaring absence from this team photo is humza yousaf�*s leadership rival, kate forbes. the result of the contest shows that she has a lot of support among party members, though, and so the question for this new first minister is, can he reunite his party without her? kate is rightly popular and she's got some great ideas and exceptionally talented. i was sorry that she didn't feel she was able to continue in government, but _ she is still a member of this party. the first minister has put his faith in this team, with five cabinet members under the age of 40 and, for the first time, a majority of women. yet more history in the making. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. renting a property in the uk is becoming increasingly difficult according to new figures shared with the bbc from the property website zoopla. the number of homes available to rent has fallen by a third over the past 18 months.

at the same time, rents have gone up by around 11%, on average, driven by the shortage of property available. and there's been a big increase in the number of no—fault evictions, despite the government promising to ban that in england. as part of the bbc�*s rental health week, our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been following the stories of those navigating the pressures of the rental market. as you can see, underneath's completely disgusting. all the wall is waterlogged. chiara and her husband complained about mould and damp in their london flat and were issued with a section 21 eviction order injanuary... there's, like, water between the panes. ..and we've been following their house—hunt. so, a good location. 1,500 for a one—bed. this is the kitchen, yeah, there's the garden. she's had enough of being dragged around flats all week. 0ur old letting agent e—mailed to say that they're keeping our full deposit, so i spent all day yesterday trying to sort that out, and just spent all evening just crying. according to a yougov survey,

conducted on behalf of the housing charity shelter, tenants who complained to their landlord were more than twice as likely to be handed an eviction notice than those who hadn't. so i first reported this to the landlady at least a year ago. it happened to david and samira in north yorkshire too. they sort of said that she was going to issue us with a section 21, which is a no—fault eviction, because of us complaining, essentially, from the damp. it wasjust before christmas and you were six months pregnant — five, six months pregnant — and just that feeling of, well, hang on a minute, i pay my rent every month on time, if not early most months, and now, all of a sudden, i've got two months to get out. in england, the government have promised to ban no—fault evictions by the summer, but that's not helping tenants facing the rental crunch now. it is quite difficult - sometimes to challenge,

which is why we're saying i that we just need to get rid of section 21 and have a situation where landlords can evict people| for legitimate reasons i and can't evict them just because they complain about the poor condition of their home. _ but there's another side to this situation. you need to understand that we're also people as well. lou's been a small—scale landlord for years. his mortgage payments have doubled in recent months, and he says he had no choice but to evict a tenant in sheffield who stopped paying rent a couple of years ago. how much did it cost you, that whole process of eviction? it cost me over £20,000, in total. well, if you take into account lost rent, the fact that i was paying out for everything, all the costs associated with it. i then had to get legal support. i used to... i used to really enjoy this. you know? i hate it now. i really do. and to be quite honest, i can't wait to get out of it. and fewer properties available to rent means more pressure and higher prices for tenants. david and samira have found a new home, just in time

for the arrival of little baby ayla this week. colletta smith, bbc news. and to see how much rents have gone up in your area, what your rights are when renting and tips to get a rental property, you can head to the bbc news home page and look for the section called cost of living, tackling it together. one of scotland's main police control rooms used a fake system to manipulate response—time targets for eight years, according to documents seen by the bbc. thousands of calls to the bilston glen control room in midlothian were given a fake call name — meaning internal systems would register that thejob had been passed to officers — but, instead, they were parked on a list. police scotland said the practice should not have continued after the creation of the national police force in 2014 and was stopped in 2015.

the liberal democrats have accused the conservatives of making the cost—of—living crisis worse, as the party launched its campaign for local elections in england in may. the party's leader, sir ed davey, said the tory government had "crashed the economy" and added hundreds of pounds to people's monthly mortgage payments. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. breaking down what they call a "blue wall" of conservative support, the lib dems gave their now familiar message a rural spin to launch the party's campaign for local elections next month. hi, everybody! the theme continued, as the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, took his tractor to berkhamsted, in hertfordshire, this morning — one of many rural areas where council seats are upforgrabs. his focus, the cost of living and health services, which he claims are on the brink. well, on the 4th of may, the british people can send the conservatives a very strong message, that they're fed up of them. that they think they've betrayed our country. and they can vote for the liberal democrats, who've got strong local champions fighting for their communities. they can elect liberal democrat councils to deliver a fair deal.

and they can make sure that liberal democrats are in a strong position to defeat many conservative mps at the next general election. but while the lib dems may be taking aim at the government, voters here are weighing up local issues too. council tax prices. bills obviously crippling a lot of people at the moment. graffiti and litter, and all those things affect me the most. - housing, obviously, is very important. . local environment, building, schools, the nhs, where they can help. coming to traditionally conservative, relatively rural, areas like this part of hertfordshire shows the lib dems are increasingly confident about winning overformer tory supporters in the local elections across england. but for a party on the margins at westminster, the challenge is to be the most attractive option, as voters make up their minds. jonathan blake, bbc news, hertfordshire. a 13—year—old boy who has spent three years camping in his garden

to raise money for a local hospice has set a guinness world record for the largest sum raised by camping. this was max woosey aged ten, shortly after he started camping out in his garden every night in 2020. and this is him now — a teenager, who has raised more more than £750,000. he has finally decided it's time to move back to his bedroom. i think the main goal was to try and raise as much money for the hospice as i could... yep. ..and i knew that i wouldn't let myself stop. i knew that if i stopped at, say, two—and—a—half years, i'd be, "that's not good enough." i'd be beating myself up, saying, "why couldn't you push yourself a little bit further?" good effort, three years in the back garden! time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. we had more rain around today, but

at least it was warm rain, temperatures up as high as 15 degrees. you can see how warm it is compared with normal across europe in south west france, temperatures 30 degrees today. look how it changes in time for the weekend, things will be feeling a little cooler. let's look at the radar over the past three hours, that heavy rain moving across scotland, this is where we see the rain. in the south west, that rain then moves through the midlands. across the south east into lincolnshire. the worst of that rain should be out into the north sea by the end of the night. many places become dry with breaks in the cloud. south—westerly winds, that's why it is so mild today, and why it is so mild overnight, 6 degrees in the north and lows of ten in the south. rain to clear away from northern england and southern scotland, then it is a case of sunny spells and also showers. these develop more widely through the midlands and eastern england, there could be hale and thunderfrom midlands and eastern england, there could be hale and thunder from the early part of the afternoon. a warmer day in scotland, they could

make 60 degrees in aberdeen. across