live from washington, this is bbc news donald trump arrives in new york on the eve of his surrender to face criminal charges. he's spending the night here at trump tower, where he's meeting his lawyers to prepare for his court appearance on tuesday. and new york city prepares for potential protest as trump supporters gather around the courthouse in manhattan. hello. donald trump is spending the night in new york, where he's set to make history once again — this time as the first president of the united states to be charged with a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors in trump tower, no doubt

discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead—up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch—hunt. he's spending the night here at trump tower. you might be able to see that barricades have been erected around it, with new york police on high alert in preparation for donald trump's appearance at the manhattan criminal court. of course, trump tower, beefed up of course, trump tower, beefed up security for what new york prepares for is a historic moment tomorrow. so, that is trump tower, the former president speaking with his advisers. bbc news has been covering

this from all angles. i would like to welcome my panel of guests. sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york, doug jones — former democrat senator for the state of alabama — and will hurd — former republican congressman for the state of texas. but first, let's talk to our correspondent michelle fluery who's in new york. michelle, we want to ask you what is happening where you are at trump tower?— at trump tower? well, look, it has been _ at trump tower? well, look, it has been as — at trump tower? well, look, it has been as you _ at trump tower? well, look, it has been as you see _ at trump tower? well, look, it has been as you see the - at trump tower? well, look, it has been as you see the eve i at trump tower? well, look, it has been as you see the eve ofi has been as you see the eve of a very historic moment and just setting the scene. i think the fact that we saw cameras follow every inch of the former president �*s journey from his resort in palm beach, florida, to write here in trump tower, he is spending the night and meeting with his lawyers. as we know, there is a new member of the legal team — todd blanche. he comes from what we refer to as a white shoe leather law firm which specialises in these kind of white—collar crimes, no

doubt trying to beef up his legal team ahead of what will be tomorrow's arrangement. that is the process where donald trump will show up at the courthouse. he will have the charges read out to him because we don't know what exactly he has been charged with. we do know that it does relate to hush money that was paid to the former adult film star stormy daniels. before that, he will have to arrive a little bit early and he will have his rights read to him. he will be fingerprinted. we don't know whether they will be mugshots. we have also heard in the last half hour or so that cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom but photographers will be allowed to take a few pictures before it starts and this is the moment where donald trump is able to enter a plea. up trump is able to enter a plea. up until now he has denied all of the allegations. we don't know yet what the exact charges are but he is expected to plead

not guilty. we are but he is expected to plead not guilty-— not guilty. we were looking earlier some _ not guilty. we were looking earlier some of _ not guilty. we were looking earlier some of the - not guilty. we were looking earlier some of the sly - earlier some of the sly pictures outside trump tower, the barricades set up. tell us how new york has been for tomorrow. i how new york has been for tomorrow— how new york has been for tomorrow. i mean, there is absolutely _ tomorrow. i mean, there is absolutely an _ tomorrow. i mean, there is absolutely an increased - tomorrow. i mean, there is i absolutely an increased police presence around the city. it is palpable. you see the uniforms everywhere you go, and that is what mayor adams was talking about. he said that everyone has been called onto duty and they have to be in uniform, sending the message that new york is not going to tolerate trouble, whether it is from supporters of donald trump all those protesting against him. there is a rally that is expected to take place earlier before donald trump's appear at the lower manhattan courthouse and mayor adams specifically made a shout out to the house of representatives marjorie taylor green who was known to cause trouble. he said "do not cause trouble. he said "do not cause any trouble in our city." that has led to a war of words between them but the mood in

manhattan feels quiet. it feels like a regular tuesday night — monday night, i should say — but, of course, it is anything but, of course, it is anything but normal.— but normal. anything but a normal monday _ but normal. anything but a normal monday night - but normal. anything but a normal monday night in - but normal. anything but a i normal monday night in new york. thank you, michelle, and we will come back to you later in the evening and i want to bring in our guests to talk about this and, sara, maybe we can start with you and ask you what you are expecting to see from this indictment tuesday in new york?— new york? lisson - one would hoe new york? lisson - one would hepe this— new york? lisson - one would hepe this just _ new york? lisson - one would hope thisjust precedes - new york? lisson - one would hope thisjust precedes like i hope this just precedes like any arrangement, but i think we might expect a few theatrics. most importantly, we're going to learn about the charges against the former president. up against the former president. up to now, it has really been speculation about what those will be, and, also, we may hear from trump team might use this as an initial platform to watch their fight against the charges. theirfight against the

charges. —— launched their fight. charges. -- launched their fiuht. ., fight. doug, ifi can come to ou as fight. doug, ifi can come to you as a _ fight. doug, ifi can come to you as a senator _ fight. doug, ifi can come to you as a senator and - fight. doug, ifi can come to you as a senator and also i you as a senator and also district attorney from alabama, what are you looking for in this indictment? do you think the man district attorney has put together a strong enough case? it put together a strong enough case? , ., ., put together a strong enough case? , ., , , case? it is hard to say because we don't _ case? it is hard to say because we don't know— case? it is hard to say because we don't know the _ case? it is hard to say because we don't know the facts. i case? it is hard to say because we don't know the facts. what| case? it is hard to say because l we don't know the facts. what i am anxious— we don't know the facts. what i am anxious to see is the exact charges. we don't know the facts. what i am anxious to see is the exact charges. we we don't know the facts. what i am anxious to see is the exact charges. we have we don't know the facts. what i am anxious to see is the exact charges. we have heard we don't know the facts. what i am anxious to see is the exact charges. we have heard in upwards— charges. we have heard in upwards of 30 counts this may be directly related to business entries— be directly related to business entries that were falsified, or allegedly falsified. i want to see the charges, how he has — i want to see the charges, how he has brought these as misdemeanours rather than felony _ misdemeanours rather than felony. we have gone for years with_ felony. we have gone for years with all— felony. we have gone for years with all the controversy swirling around donald trump, whether— swirling around donald trump, whether it was his campaign, in his office. — whether it was his campaign, in his office, the impeachments, january— his office, the impeachments, january 6. _ his office, the impeachments, january 6, but now all of a sudden _ january 6, but now all of a sudden we have got 12 — well, i guess— sudden we have got 12 — well, i guess it — sudden we have got 12 — well, i guess it is _ sudden we have got 12 — well, i guess it is twentysomething men and women on a grand jury in

new— and women on a grand jury in new york_ and women on a grand jury in new york who have formally brought _ new york who have formally brought criminal charges so it is time — brought criminal charges so it is time to— brought criminal charges so it is time to see what is going on, — is time to see what is going on. see _ is time to see what is going on, see what is happening and houefuiiy_ on, see what is happening and hopefully there will be demonstrations but calm in new york_ demonstrations but calm in new york city— demonstrations but calm in new york city tomorrow as the president gets on his plane and heads _ president gets on his plane and heads back to florida. we president gets on his plane and heads back to florida.— heads back to florida. we are all heping _ heads back to florida. we are all heping for _ heads back to florida. we are all hoping for calm _ heads back to florida. we are all hoping for calm in - heads back to florida. we are all hoping for calm in new. all hoping for calm in new york. well, how strong do you think this case is given the facts we know at this point? it is hard to assess that case. i think my fellow panellists who have a lot more legal experience than i do have laid that out, but here is the bottom line — the united states of america, everybody has to follow the law. nobody is above the law. that includes a former president. and, also, we get to assume that we are innocent and we get to prove our innocence in a day in court, so that is the reality, and like everyone has said before, we hope that

there is no drama. nypd knows how to keep drama low, so i think everything is going to go smoothly tomorrow, hopefully, but the reality is this is just one of many things that is going to dog donald trump over the next couple of weeks and months. somebody running for the highest office of the land having to deal with state charges, city charges and possible federal charges is possibly going to prevent him running for office in dealing with the border and other issues that the united states and leader of the free world needs to deal with. i and leader of the free world needs to deal with.- and leader of the free world needs to deal with. i want to look at the _ needs to deal with. i want to look at the day _ needs to deal with. i want to look at the day in _ needs to deal with. i want to look at the day in court i needs to deal with. i want to look at the day in court and l look at the day in court and what the days following that might look like because the big question is what comes next for donald trump, and for that it is useful to look at how us criminal cases usually unfold. after an indictment, people will voluntarily surrender or they will face a rest. then the

defendant is processed which means they are fingerprinted and photographed. after that is the arraignment which means the court appearance where the defendant is presented with the charges. they enter a guilty or not guilty plea. the judge charges. they enter a guilty or not guilty plea. thejudge may also set bail then. it is expected the case will go to trial at the end of that trial. donald trump will be found guilty and be sentenced or found found guilty and be sentenced orfound not found guilty and be sentenced or found not guilty and be cleared of the charges. , sara, what is the trump team's strategy? will they try and get this case dismissed?— this case dismissed? lisson, i think they _ this case dismissed? lisson, i think they have _ this case dismissed? lisson, i think they have a _ this case dismissed? lisson, i think they have a few - this case dismissed? lisson, i think they have a few legal i this case dismissed? lisson, i| think they have a few legal and factual arguments they are going to make along the way here in the first step is the district attorney's office is going to turn over the discovery in the case which is essentially the materials they have amassed during this investigation. i expect that to be a huge volume of materials and trump's team is going to assess what ways they can

challenge this case, and the first step is bringing the legal challenges before the judge. legal challenges before the we ., ., judge. doug, what do you think? could we see _ judge. doug, what do you think? could we see the _ judge. doug, what do you think? could we see the trump - judge. doug, what do you think? could we see the trump team i judge. doug, what do you think? | could we see the trump team ask for a stay of this trial? we know the former president is running to be the next president. 2024 is not far away. i president. 2024 is not far awa . ., , president. 2024 is not far awa. ., , , , , away. i would be surprised if he saw them _ away. i would be surprised if he saw them move - away. i would be surprised if he saw them move for- away. i would be surprised if he saw them move for a i away. i would be surprised if| he saw them move for a stay. they will try and get a trial as quickly as possible. i think there is going to be an awful lot of dispute as to a lot of the facts, maybe the credibility of some of the witnesses, but if they are going to dismiss the charges there are some legal issues that are presentlyjudge will have to rule on. they will perhaps move to change the venue to see if they can move it out of new york. that is a pretty steep hill to climb but there is a lot of legal manoeuvring that will go on in the courtroom. donald trump will likely not be there for most of these. it will be the

lawyers and the court going through these motions. ultimately, the case is likely - i ultimately, the case is likely — i think that way to go to trial, but thejudge — i think that way to go to trial, but the judge could maybe surprise everybody. if the law is not there on the district attorney side, this could get dismissed, but i really would be surprised if that happened. 50. really would be surprised if that happened.— really would be surprised if that happened. so, will, if you look at the _ that happened. so, will, if you look at the numbers, - that happened. so, will, if you look at the numbers, trump i that happened. so, will, if you i look at the numbers, trump sna popularity pump. should he try and extend this trial as long as possible? —— has seen a popularity pump. ’5 as possible? -- has seen a popularity pump-— as possible? -- has seen a popularity pump. 's team will try everything _ popularity pump. 's team will try everything to _ popularity pump. 's team will try everything to delay i popularity pump. 's team will try everything to delay this. l try everything to delay this. that has been his tactic for decades in new york, and i think doug is right. i am trying to change it from manhattan will probably be one of the first things they try to do, but i think you are going to see thejudge do, but i think you are going to see the judge recognises the unique challenges with this case and they are going to cross every tea and dot every eye but ultimately the longer

this goes i think the worst action port donald trump because when you have to start talking about issues of a campaign, when donald trump was in office, he was incapable of negotiating with the leader of north korea. he thought he was going to go over there and change the north korean dictator and that it'll happen. he actually got worse and tested more weapons. the fact that china — the chinese government — is in a stronger position now, after donald trump was in office, this is just going to further complicate his ability to make a case to the public that he is the person that is going to help the republican party win. donald trump has already lost the white house. he lost the house. he lost the senate two times. so, having this drama is not going to help make his case. , . ~' not going to help make his case. , ., ~ ., ., ., case. lets talk about what role the media _ case. lets talk about what role the media plays _ case. lets talk about what role the media plays in _ case. lets talk about what role the media plays in all- case. lets talk about what role the media plays in all of i case. lets talk about what role the media plays in all of this i the media plays in all of this drama, and media coverage, because trump's legal team has

allowed the judge —— because trump's legal team has allowed thejudge —— owed because trump's legal team has allowed the judge —— owed the judge not to allow video or photography of the arraignment. they submitted this letter to the court. we are waiting for justice merchan to make a decision and we will let you know what that is. does this detract from a fair trial, the decorum of the trial, as trump's team has said? i understand the desire of the media and the public to know exactly what is happening in that courtroom and to know on a live basis, but i do think it is important for the processes to take place as they would normally, and normally, in new york courtrooms, cameras not allowed, and ijust think to have this it is important for the rule of law, for the respect from the institutions,

for this case to proceed as normally as possible. i know it is impossible for it to proceed exactly like any other case would, but i think that the processes really should remain in place that remained there for all other defendants and all other cases that are before this court and this judge. doug, what do you think? do you agree? i doug, what do you think? do you arree? . ., ., agree? i agree with that, and there is an — agree? i agree with that, and there is an additional - agree? i agree with that, and there is an additional point, l there is an additional point, to - — there is an additional point, to - not _ there is an additional point, to — notjust the processes. i have — to — notjust the processes. i have every— to — notjust the processes. i have every confidence the lawyers _ have every confidence the lawyers i have seen from the defence. _ lawyers i have seen from the defence, the lawyers in the district _ defence, the lawyers in the district attorney's office and in the — district attorney's office and in the court, would all conduct themselves in a very professional manner. the wildcard _ professional manner. the wildcard in this is donald trurnu _ wildcard in this is donald trump. what were donald trump, the defendant, do with the cameras _ the defendant, do with the cameras in the courtroom in the middle — cameras in the courtroom in the middle of— cameras in the courtroom in the middle of a _ cameras in the courtroom in the middle of a courtroom? what would — middle of a courtroom? what would he _ middle of a courtroom? what would he do? how would he act? you who— would he do? how would he act? you who may have a couple of really — you who may have a couple of really interesting witnesses. michael— really interesting witnesses. michael colin has shown a propensity to play the camera is a good _ propensity to play the camera is a good bit, so if i was defending this case i would be

absolutely right on board with trying — absolutely right on board with trying to — absolutely right on board with trying to make sure that the processes stay the same. in new york, — processes stay the same. in new york, keep — processes stay the same. in new york, keep those cameras out of the courtroom and let this play out in — the courtroom and let this play out in a — the courtroom and let this play out in a way that it should without _ out in a way that it should without cameras.- out in a way that it should without cameras. �* ., ., ,., without cameras. but what about the fact that _ without cameras. but what about the fact that the _ without cameras. but what about the fact that the manhattan i without cameras. but what about the fact that the manhattan da i the fact that the manhattan da alvin bragg has actually announced that he is going to give a press conference after the arraignments around 1:30pm tomorrow? sorry, coming back to you. how is that normal procedure and is the way forward? it procedure and is the way forward?— procedure and is the way forward? , ., ., forward? it is normal, both the district attorney _ forward? it is normal, both the district attorney and _ forward? it is normal, both the district attorney and lead i forward? it is normal, both the district attorney and lead law. district attorney and lead law enforcement officials in new york and elsewhere, it is standard for them to make public state after a proceeding such as this. frankly the information that is given in those proceedings is usually pretty limited because what they can say publicly as ltd. but it is standard, i think we just shouldn't expect any bombshells during that statement.—

bombshells during that statement. . , ., statement. 0k, and will, your take on statement. ok, and will, your take on all— statement. 0k, and will, your take on all of— statement. 0k, and will, your take on all of this, _ statement. 0k, and will, your take on all of this, we - statement. 0k, and will, your take on all of this, we know. take on all of this, we know that donald trump after the arraignment is heading back to florida where he is going to give a prime—time address, he is going to speak to his supporters at 8:15pm on the east coast so what do you think we can expect to see from him there? i we can expect to see from him there? ., , we can expect to see from him there? ~' , ., there? i think there is going to be more _ there? i think there is going to be more drama, - there? i think there is going to be more drama, he i there? i think there is going to be more drama, he is i there? i think there is going i to be more drama, he is going to be more drama, he is going to cast — to be more drama, he is going to cast himself as a victim, he is going — to cast himself as a victim, he is going to _ to cast himself as a victim, he is going to say that this is a witch—hunt. we are going to see some _ witch—hunt. we are going to see some of— witch—hunt. we are going to see some of those same tired lines that he's— some of those same tired lines that he's always been using but ithink— that he's always been using but i think what makes this different is someone whose rhetoric _ different is someone whose rhetoric outside the court room could _ rhetoric outside the court room could potentially get him in trouble _ could potentially get him in trouble inside the courtroom so ithink— trouble inside the courtroom so i think that is something that trumu's — i think that is something that trump's lawyers are going to have — trump's lawyers are going to have to _ trump's lawyers are going to have to navigate and there is going — have to navigate and there is going to _ have to navigate and there is going to be enough drama outside _ going to be enough drama outside the courtroom to not necessarily need the cameras inside — necessarily need the cameras inside the courtroom but we should — inside the courtroom but we should make sure that we are doing — should make sure that we are doing this the way we have always— doing this the way we have always done it and normally would — always done it and normally would do at.— always done it and normally would do at. . �* ., would do at. and doug, i've got to ask you _ would do at. and doug, i've got to ask you what _ would do at. and doug, i've got to ask you what you _ would do at. and doug, i've got to ask you what you think- would do at. and doug, i've got to ask you what you think of i to ask you what you think of what president biden should do in this situation. the

democrats have been pretty quiet. democrats have been pretty cuiet. �* ., . , quiet. and i think that is the absolute appropriate - quiet. and i think that is the absolute appropriate thing l quiet. and i think that is the | absolute appropriate thing to do. let this play out in the court system stopping neither the president or any democrat knows exactly what the evidence is or how this is going to turn out. look, donald trump is going to claim the victim as will said stopping any political person who has always been investigated does that. but the fact that donald trump got himself into this mess, he got himself into this mess, he got himself into other methods that are still under investigation and democrats have to be very careful not to be joyful because look, at the end of the day this is not good for this country that a former president is under indictment, it isjust really president is under indictment, it is just really not. because it's got to play out in the court system and democrat respect the institutions of government and they have got to show it throughout this entire process. mi show it throughout this entire rocess. �* . ~x show it throughout this entire rocess. �* ., ., process. all right, thanks to all three _ process. all right, thanks to all three of _ process. all right, thanks to all three of you _ process. all right, thanks to all three of you for - process. all right, thanks to all three of you for sharing | all three of you for sharing your perspective with me tonight. we will of course

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magnitude of stories but it's notjust magnitude of stories but it's not just the magnitude of stories but it's notjust the heavy lifting, there is science, technology, trends, culture, sport and what you are trying to do constantly as blend all of that, the interesting stuff that people are talking about, the fun stuff, you are to blend that into your shows and i love news, i'm a real newsjunkie and when i think back as a kid at school, i was the one that was watching the budget programme live, on my own obviously, but now you get to be actually doing it. i love thisjob, it is perfect for me. you're live with bbc news. to russia now, because the american journalist who was arrested there last week over accusations of spying is appealing his pre—trial detention. this is evan gershkovic, a correspondent with the wall streetjournal, based in moscow. he was arrested on friday on charges of espionage, and has been accused of spying on russia's defence industry. he's being held in detention until his trial on may 29. the wall streetjournal

has strongly denied the allegations. in this tweet on sunday, us secretary of state antony blinken revealed that he'd spoken to russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, to convey washington's 'grave concern' over the arrest. russia says the case will be decided by the courts. but there are possible diplomatic responses, like prisoner swaps. bbc russia's 0lga ivshina explains. it's not the first time this is happening and it seems over the years mr putin has got more and more experienced and more interested in such exchanges, spy interested in such exchanges, spy exchanges, and this is just another example of that. i don't think it's going to be a long game but on the other hand russia has specific targets, specific aims in mind it wants to achieve and before it achieves that, it is not going

to agree on a simple release or exchange, it is a game with a certain outcome mr putin wants to get and whatever brings him there, he is going to put on there, he is going to put on the table. in other news: the australian government has confirmed it'll ban chinese—owned video sharing app tiktok from all federal government devices, citing security concerns. attorney—general mark dreyfus said the decision follows advice from intelligence and security agencies. it follows similar moves by the united states, canada, britain and new zealand. tiktok has been accused of handing users' data to the chinese government, a claim it strongly denies. ukraine has denied any involvement in the death of a pro—kremlin russian blogger in a bombing at a cafe in st petersburg. a 26—year—old russian woman, darya trepova, has been detained in connection with the killing. russian authorities released a video—taped confession from her, most likely recorded under duress. finland is set to officially join the nato military alliance

on tuesday, becoming its 31st member. finland shares a border with russia, and applied tojoin nato after the invasion ukraine. any nato expansion needs the support of all its members and turkey was responsible for delaying finland's application claiming it was supporting terrorists. nasa has announced the crew that will take part in artemis two, it's first moon mission in 50 years. christina koch will become the first woman astronaut ever assigned to a lunar mission, while victor glover will be the first black astronaut on one. the crew won't land on the moon, but will fly a capsule around it late next year or early in 2025. here in the us, taiwanese president tsai ing wen is set to meet the house speaker, kevin mccarthy, this week. last year, the former house speaker, nancy pelosi, visited taiwan, becoming the highest us official to visit in 25 years. that's led to tension between china and the us. because although taiwan

is a self—ruled island, china sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually be under its control. and it led to the largest ever chinese military drill surrounding the self—ruled island. 0ur correspondent danny vincent sent this report from taipei. mr xia watches the ukraine war unfold from taiwan. for the quality control engineer, there are comparisons between russia's war in ukraine and china's threats towards his home. the taiwanese government has extended mandatory military training from four months to a year. mr xia fears it is not enough. translation: |think| taiwanese people tend to avoid this issue. personally, i believe that if we want peace, you have to pay a price. freedom comes at a cost, and i hope other taiwanese people can face this problem squarely. mr xia is one of an increasing number of taiwanese civilians determined to safeguard taiwan in the event of chinese aggression.

this is a war survival game with airsoft bullets but the intensity is real. taiwan is on the front line from these aggressions from beijing. but here on the ground, these threats feel like somewhat of a war game. former us house speaker nancy pelosi's visit to taipei triggered beijing to launch military drills, encircling taiwan. now, president tsai ing—wen is set to meet with the current house speaker in the us. billion lee is the co—founder of a fact—finding initiative in taipei. she says that china is flooding taiwan with disinformation in a battle for hearts and minds. translation: we sometimes think that for china it is cheaper _ for the communist party to buy taiwan rather than go to war with taiwan. but the use of misinformation and disinformation is even cheaper for

the communist party. it means they can use the democratic system against itself. the taiwanese have been living under the threat of warfor decades. they must now decide how to best prepare for what beijing says is inevitable. danny vincent, bbc news taipei. before we go, let's return to new york, these are the live pictures of trump tower, where donald trump is spending the night. he has been meeting with his advisers, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face ahead of his appearance at the manhattan criminal court on tuesday, that is where he will be arraigned on those charges linked to a hush money payment made to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election stopping new york city police have erected barricades around trump tower, also around that courthouse. they are on high alert ahead of

that appearance so we will continue watching these pictures for you and be back at the top of the hour. thank you for watching bbc. hello. we've seen a reasonably settled spell of early april weather over the past few days, largely dry with some sunshine. and that's going to continue at least for another 24 hours for many parts of the uk. so sunny spells around. there is some rain in the forecast through tuesday and it's mainly pushing in across the far northwest all down to this weather front you can see here. but it is meeting this big area of high pressure which sits to the east, and that's really going to be the driving force of the weather, particularly across england, wales and eastern scotland, too. that's where we've got the clearest skies over the next few hours. it's really quite chilly out there. a bit more cloud and drizzly rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland. so temperatures by tuesday dawn here above freezing. but elsewhere we could see a touch of frost, perhaps as low as minus four in one

or two sheltered rural spots across england and wales. now through the day on tuesday after that chilly start, any misting is soon clearing away. lots of sunshine for much of england, wales and eastern scotland. a little bit of high cloud around, so turning hazy at times, especially later on. more cloud, though, for northern ireland and western scotland. the breeze picking up and a little patchy light rain through the morning, becoming a bit more persistent during the afternoon. top temperatures for most of us between about 12 to 14 degrees or so. not as cool as it has been close to the east coast because we're losing that onshore breeze. now overnight tuesday, and heading on into wednesday, we've got this cloud and rain just pushing more widely across the uk, but we do keep the clear skies for east anglia in the southeast. so yet again, just a touch of frost as we head through into wednesday morning here. but further northwest under that blanket of cloud and rain, it is going to be reasonably mild. so heading through wednesday then this frontal system edges its way gradually southwards and eastwards too. so it will bring a spell of wet

weather for many of us, i think through wednesday, not everywhere, probably east anglia, parts of lincolnshire, down towards southern and southeastern england, staying dry with some sunny spells all day. but elsewhere, a lot of cloud. the breeze picking up from a south westerly direction and outbreaks of rain could be quite persistent at times. reasonably mild, still about ten to 14 degrees during the day on wednesday. and then as we head through towards wednesday night into thursday, we could well see a little bit of a ripple on this weather front. so that means that during thursday, more areas, especially in the east, could see some spells of persistent rain. should gradually clear away, though, as we head through good friday and into the easter weekend, showers tending to clear up. so many of us looking dry. could be a little bit of rain though at times in the south. bye— bye.

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