tonight at 10: dominic raab's future as deputy prime minister hangs in the balance. an independent report into allegations of bullying has now been passed to rishi sunak, whose decision on his close colleage�*s future is now awaited. plenty expected to hear rishi sunak�*s decision but we are still waiting. a big judgment call. sack his deputy or keep waiting? we'll have the latest from chris mason on the future of one of the government's most controversial figures. also tonight...

criminal charges are dropped against the hollywood actor alec baldwin for his involvement in the fatal shooting of a colleague on set. in sudan, people flee the endless violence as military factions battle for overall control. violence as military factions battle ignition. — violence as military factions battle ignition. _ violence as military factions battle two, wm _ violence as military factions battle two, one... in texas, the most powerful space rocket every built takes off, but minutes later, the unmanned craft explodes into pieces. and manchester united press the self—distruct and coming up on bbc news, can west ham get past gent and booked their ticket for a second consecutive european semifinal? good evening. dominic raab�*s future

as deputy prime minister hangs in the balance tonight, as number ten considers a report on his conduct. complaints from within government about mr raab�*s alleged bullying have been investigated independently by a senior barrister. the prime minister, rishi sunak, received the report earlier today, and he's still considering the findings. mr raab, who also serves as justice secretary, has denied all the allegations. dozens of people, including mr raab himself, gave evidence to the inquiry. mr sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether he was warned informally about mr raab�*s conduct before appointing him as deputy prime minister last year. for the latest, let's join our political editor chris mason at westminster. the report that landed on the prime minister's desk this morning has been in the making since november. those who have seen it tell me it is detailed, but tonight others have told me that they conclude that

what's in it must be sufficiently nuanced to have left the prime minister with a very difficult decision, and that is why tonight it isn'tjust dominic raab but it is also rishi sunak who faces a moment ofjeopardy. dominic raab, the deputy prime minister — for now at least. while we wait for the prime minister's verdict on his conduct, here is what some of those who have worked for mr raab have told us about him, spoken here by actors... he raab have told us about him, spoken here by “tom-"— here by actors... he would frequently _ here by actors... he would frequently humiliate - here by actors... he would - frequently humiliate members of his private office. i observed him make a member of staff cry— i observed him make a member of staff cry because he was not happy with their— staff cry because he was not happy with their work. if— with their work. if a _ with their work. if a member of his staff delivered some _ if a member of his staff delivered some work— if a member of his staff delivered some work which _ if a member of his staff delivered some work which he _ if a member of his staff delivered some work which he didn't - if a member of his staff delivered some work which he didn't think. if a member of his staff delivered i some work which he didn't think was of the _ some work which he didn't think was of the standard _ some work which he didn't think was of the standard it _ some work which he didn't think was of the standard it should _ some work which he didn't think was of the standard it should have - some work which he didn't think was of the standard it should have been, j of the standard it should have been, he would _ of the standard it should have been, he would tear— of the standard it should have been, he would tear it _ of the standard it should have been, he would tear it apart. _ of the standard it should have been, he would tear it apart. haifa - of the standard it should have been, he would tear it apart.— he would tear it apart. have you alwa s he would tear it apart. have you

always behave _ he would tear it apart. have you | always behave professionally, mr raab? , , ., . .,., , raab? few dispute that dominic raab, arrivin: raab? few dispute that dominic raab, arriving here — raab? few dispute that dominic raab, arriving here in — raab? few dispute that dominic raab, arriving here in downing _ raab? few dispute that dominic raab, arriving here in downing street - arriving here in downing street yesterday, was a taskmaster, demanding, but he has been called bullying. today limbo as downing street weights.— bullying. today limbo as downing street weights. dominic raab is a friend and i _ street weights. dominic raab is a friend and i have _ street weights. dominic raab is a friend and i have the _ street weights. dominic raab is a friend and i have the highest - street weights. dominic raab is a l friend and i have the highest regard for him _ friend and i have the highest regard for him and — friend and i have the highest regard for him and his professionalism. i know— for him and his professionalism. i know this — for him and his professionalism. i know this has been handed over to the prime — know this has been handed over to the prime minister, that the prime minister— the prime minister, that the prime minister will be reading it and reflecting on it and we will have a decision— reflecting on it and we will have a decision later.— reflecting on it and we will have a decision later. , , ' :: �* decision later. inside number10 i'm told the prime _ decision later. inside number10 i'm told the prime minister _ decision later. inside number10 i'm told the prime minister is _ decision later. inside number10 i'm told the prime minister is carefully l told the prime minister is carefully considering the findings of what those who have seen it described as a detailed report before coming to judgment. plenty at westminster are astonished, having been told this morning we would know the outcome by now. what you make of this? it’s a now. what you make of this? it's a farce and it — now. what you make of this? it's a farce and it is _ now. what you make of this? it's a farce and it isjust _ now. what you make of this? it�*s —. farce and it isjust extraordinary. farce and it is just extraordinary. can you imagine being one of the civil servants sitting in the ministry ofjustice today? just waiting to find out the outcome of the complaints they have made against the deputy prime minister of the country, to then be told you're

going to have to wait another day. it is just a complete farce of a system. it isjust a complete farce of a s stem. . ., it isjust a complete farce of a s stem. . it isjust a complete farce of a sstem. . , it isjust a complete farce of a s stem. . , ., system. dominic raab has been a cabinet minister— system. dominic raab has been a cabinet minister for _ system. dominic raab has been a cabinet minister for much - system. dominic raab has been a cabinet minister for much of- system. dominic raab has been a cabinet minister for much of the l cabinet minister for much of the last five years. he faced eight formal complaint about his behaviour involving at least 2a people. dozens more gave evidence to the inquiry as witnesses. there were complaints from his time asjustice secretary, brexit secretary and foreign secretary. brexit secretary and foreign secretary-— brexit secretary and foreign secreta . ., ., , secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to _ secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to ask, _ secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to ask, is _ secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to ask, is dominic - secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to ask, is dominic raab| secretary. one of our viewers has l e-mailed to ask, is dominic raab a e—mailed to ask, is dominic raab a bully? are you? ho. are you bully? are you? no. are you confident — bully? are you? no. are you confident in _ bully? are you? no. are you confident in that? yes. - bully? are you? no. are you confident in that? yes. can i bully? are you? no. are you i confident in that? yes. can you imaaine confident in that? yes. can you imagine any — confident in that? yes. can you imagine any situation where any of the officials that you worked with might have gone home at the end of the day and thought your behaviour was unacceptable? i the day and thought your behaviour was unacceptable?— the day and thought your behaviour was unacceptable?_ last was unacceptable? i hope not. last month on bbc— was unacceptable? i hope not. last month on bbc breakfast _ was unacceptable? i hope not. last month on bbc breakfast he - was unacceptable? i hope not. last month on bbc breakfast he was - was unacceptable? i hope not. last. month on bbc breakfast he was asked how he would handle this moment. again, people canjudge me by my actions _ again, people canjudge me by my actions in — again, people canjudge me by my actions. in the _ again, people canjudge me by my actions. in the past, _ again, people canjudge me by my actions. in the past, when - again, people canjudge me by my actions. in the past, when there i again, people canjudge me by my. actions. in the past, when there has been _ actions. in the past, when there has been issues — actions. in the past, when there has been issues like _ actions. in the past, when there has been issues like this, _ actions. in the past, when there has been issues like this, i— actions. in the past, when there has

been issues like this, i made - actions. in the past, when there has been issues like this, i made sure . been issues like this, i made sure they were — been issues like this, i made sure they were investigated _ been issues like this, i made sure they were investigated properly. i they were investigated properly. opposition— they were investigated properly. opposition parties— they were investigated properly. opposition parties claimed - they were investigated properly. opposition parties claimed the l they were investigated properly. - opposition parties claimed the prime minister deciding not to decide yet proves he is weak. if he minister deciding not to decide yet proves he is weak.— proves he is weak. if he is a bully, he should — proves he is weak. if he is a bully, he should go. _ proves he is weak. if he is a bully, he should go, and _ proves he is weak. if he is a bully, he should go, and the _ proves he is weak. if he is a bully, he should go, and the prime - proves he is weak. if he is a bully, i he should go, and the prime minister really should be able to read the report, make up his mind and get on with it. stop dithering and delaying, summon up your courage and sack your deputy if he is a bully, because this is not what the people elected him for.— because this is not what the people elected him for. tonight this man, a former independent _ elected him for. tonight this man, a former independent adviser - elected him for. tonight this man, a former independent adviser to - former independent adviser to government on ministers�* interests, told us why he thought there was a delay. in told us why he thought there was a dela . ,., ._ , told us why he thought there was a dela. delay. in some ways you can understand _ delay. in some ways you can understand if— delay. in some ways you can understand if it _ delay. in some ways you can understand if it is _ delay. in some ways you can understand if it is a - delay. in some ways you can understand if it is a huge - delay. in some ways you can - understand if it is a huge report, that the — understand if it is a huge report, that the prime minister may want time to— that the prime minister may want time to consider it. as far as i can see, _ time to consider it. as far as i can see, it _ time to consider it. as far as i can see, it probably can't be completely clear cut _ see, it probably can't be completely clear cut otherwise he would have come _ clear cut otherwise he would have come out — clear cut otherwise he would have come out with a decision one way or another— come out with a decision one way or another this— come out with a decision one way or another this afternoon. the come out with a decision one way or another this afternoon.— another this afternoon. the deputy prime minister's _ another this afternoon. the deputy prime minister's future _ another this afternoon. the deputy prime minister's future hangs - another this afternoon. the deputy prime minister's future hangs in i another this afternoon. the deputy | prime minister's future hangs in the prime minister�*s future hangs in the balance tonight, as the prime minister works out what to do.

studio: let's minister works out what to do. studio: let�*s go back to westminster and talk to chris. do you think there will be a decision by tomorrow? and what do you think is at stake here, notjust for mr raab obviously, but for mr sunak as well?— for mr raab obviously, but for mr sunak as well? the clock is ticking for the prime _ sunak as well? the clock is ticking for the prime minister _ sunak as well? the clock is ticking for the prime minister because - for the prime minister because downing street have indicated for some time they would crack on with delivering a verdict and there was a widespread expectation, as i say, from any of those directly involved in this process that they would get an outcome today. now, clearly, if it were to come tomorrow that isn�*t a considerable delay, and those around the prime minister said there are other things in his diary today that it demand his attention, but let�*s look tonight at what we do and don�*t know. we know that the prime minster has seen this report. we know that the deputy prime minister has seen this report. we know that two of them have not spoken today and we also know the deputy for a minister has not resigned. so the decision lies. where with rishi

sunak about what he is going to do. and it is a difficult one whatever is in that report. tonight there are those who have made complaints who are deeply, deeply concerned, working perhaps in the ministry of justice where dominic raab is the secretary of state, that, where he to survive, their political boss would still be there, and they would find that very uncomfortable. they would find this nimble very uncomfortable. one word used by one person tonight, fearing a whitewash in this report. but let�*s also be clear. there is a lot of speculation. very few people have seen this report. we should reserve judgment, as the prime minister currently is, until we get to see it. the politicaljeopardy for the prime minister is this. if he sacked his deputy there will be questions about why he was appointed in the first place. you will have to reshuffle his government to at least a degree. if he doesn�*t, there will be big questions asked about, in particular, how one department, the ministry ofjustice, can function without some sort of reshuffle of

civil servants. so quite a moment, and a big call to come for the prime minister. , a, , and a big call to come for the prime minister. , , . minister. indeed, chris. many thanks aaain. minister. indeed, chris. many thanks again- chris — minister. indeed, chris. many thanks again. chris mason _ minister. indeed, chris. many thanks again. chris mason with _ minister. indeed, chris. many thanks again. chris mason with the - minister. indeed, chris. many thanks again. chris mason with the latest. again. chris mason with the latest odds from westminster. within the past hour, some news from new mexico, where prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the actor alec baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of the movie rust. but there is still a separate civil lawsuit against mr baldwin and the producers of the film. our correspondent sophie long is in los angeles. bring us up to date with the background and the reaction to tonight�*s developments. this of course follows the tragic death of 42—year—old halyna hutchins on the set of rust. she was a cinematographer. they were in a rehearsal when alec baldwin was holding a gun which discharged what we now know to be alive around that hit the director and killed halyna

hutchins. in the aftermath of her death the filming of rust ceased. today, on the day filming was due to resume, not in new mexico but in montana, we heard from alec baldwin�*s lawyers that the criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter he was facing would be dropped. we heard that from his lawyers who said they were very pleased to hear these charges would be dropped and they are now encouraging a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding this tragic accident. those are the criminal charges that have been dropped. we have not yet heard from the prosecutors in new mexico nor have we been given a reason for why those charges have been dropped. but as you point out there has been a slew of civil cases brought against both alec baldwin and the producers of the film rust, of which he is one. matthew hutchins, halyna hutchins�*s has been, settled with alec baldwin and the producers last year. he is indeed now and executive producer on the film of rust that has been reviewed. but halyna hutchins�*s family in ukraine, her mother and sister are also suing the

producers and alec baldwin and that his remains outstanding.— his remains outstanding. sophie lona , his remains outstanding. sophie long. thank _ his remains outstanding. sophie long. thank you _ his remains outstanding. sophie long, thank you for _ his remains outstanding. sophie long, thank you for that - his remains outstanding. sophie long, thank you for that update | his remains outstanding. sophie - long, thank you for that update from los angeles. the turmoil and suffering in sudan are getting more acute by the day. the latest fighting started nearly a week ago, between rival military factions, and so far it�*s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital, khartoum, who are trapped between the factions, are running low on food and supplies. some have started taking water from the river nile, because access to fresh water is becoming very difficult. our correspondent andrew harding, injohannesburg, is monitoring the latest developments. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan�*s shell—shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies,

a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can�*t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to their home area so far, but we are waiting for a situation to allow us to go there to provide service to all needy people, including wounded people. many families are trying to escape from khartoum but the airport remains closed. and there are growing reports of marauding soldiers, of looting. it�*s hard forjournalists to get into sudan right now but my colleague, mohammed osman, lives in khartoum and for the first time in a week ventured out of his house today. i am here at a bus station in khartoum. it's where people are trying to leave the city. the fighting hasn't stopped for six days.

they are running for water and food. new footage here of two army helicopters flying low over the river nile. these images filmed by a british businessman who�*s still trapped in the city centre. the building is been obliterated and pounded continuously. - how far away? just metres away? yeah. is that ongoing? because we hear talk of a ceasefire or attempts to get a humanitarian ceasefire. there is no ceasefire. this talk, it's all talk. on the edges of khartoum, the occasional hint of normal life. for years, people here have been hoping and pushing for democracy. instead, two generals staged a coup then turned on each other and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa

into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. as andrew was saying there, the focus of this latest phase of sudan�*s troubles is the conflict between two military leaders, battling for outright control. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here to tell us what�*s at stake. huw. what do we know about the two military men at the centre of this crisis, general abdel fattah al—burhan and mohamed hamdan dagalo, a former warlord known as hemeti? both served under the previous president, omaral—bashir, until they tuned on him in 2019, after months of pro—democracy protests. they have large numbers of troops at their disposal. general al—burhan has the regular military — around 120,000 strong. while hemeti has the rapid support forces, as many as 150,000, with a fearsome reputation for violence. why are they fighting now?

well, they were both part of a transitional administration that was supposed to pave the way for a democratic government. but in 2021 general burhan staged a military coup, putting all of that on hold. last year there was another agreement on transition, but by now the two men had become rivals, unable to agree on how their armed forces can be merged into a single military. there are economic interests too, especially gold. it�*s the country�*s biggest export, and hemeti�*s family has a big stake in it. and it has strategic importance too. a lot of that gold goes to the united arab emirates. and russia�*s wagner group, which has fighters in ukraine, has lucrative mining interests too — very useful for the kremlin. sudan is africa�*s third biggest country. what happens there matters to its neighbours and to the wider world. russia, the united states, saudi arabia — lots of countries are vying for influence and watching, nervously, to see if civil war is about to erupt.

paul adams there, our dear climatic correspondent. the most powerful space rocket ever built, the unmanned spacex starship, has blown up shortly after launch in texas. it was the second attempted launch this week, after the first was called off on monday because of techincal problems. the spacex founder elon musk welcomed what he called an "exciting test launch", and said there would be another in a few months. spacex hopes that the rocket will eventually lead to an era of interplanetary travel, as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. a tense wait in the final seconds... ignition. two, one... ..as the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built gets ready to fly. we have lift—off. starship slowly pushed up into the sky. so far, so good.

a few minutes into the flight, it was time for the bottom part of the rocket to separate. but starship started tumbling, and then this happened... applause. starship just experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly. now, this was a development test. this is the first test flight of starship. and the goal was to gather the data, and as we said, clear the pad and get ready to go again. despite the explosion, they were still celebrating at spacex ho. elon musk, the company�*s ceo, set expectations low. just getting the rocket off the ground was a major milestone. he tweeted. .. "congrats, spacex team, on an exciting test launch of starship. learned a lot for the next test launch in a few months." the plan. schipp is to land people

on the moon in a joint mission with nasser and then go to mars. it is radically different from other rockets. this is the starship launch system. it stands 120 metres tall, that�*s nearly 400 feet. it has to main parts. at the bottom is the superheavy booster which has a huge number of engines, 33 of them. above this is a spacecraft. this can carry cargo or crew. spacex says up to 100 people. both components will be fully reusable. explosions at spacex are not unusual. they say it is all part of the learning process. there�*s been a lot of develop and fly. design and fly. that�*s been costly in terms of hardware failures. spacex has said it�*s been extremely valuable in terms of what spacex has learned. there have been concerns about the environmental impacts of starship

lunches and damage to the local fragile ecosystem. the us authorities say it passes all of their checks. it's not yet clear exactly what went wrong, but what�*s certain is spacex will try again. they�*ve got more rockets waiting that are ready to fly. rebecca morelle, bbc news. now a look at some other stories making the news today. in yemen, at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the rebel—held capital, sanaa, during a charity event for ramadan. reports say the guards fired shots, causing people to panic and rush for the exit. the environmental campaign group just stop oil has refused to rule out disrupting the london marathon on sunday. earlier today, the protest group extinction rebellion said it would respect the event and help protect the race, because of the huge charity effort involved.

family, friends and lots of dogs have paid their respects to the presenter and entertainer paul o�*grady, whose funeral took place today. known not only for his alter ego lily savage , but also as a keen supporter of battersea dogs and cats home, the broadcaster was laid to rest near his home in aldington in kent. thousands of disabled children and young people are at risk of losing millions of pounds of savings held in their child trust funds. the funds were opened for all those born between 2002 and 2011. it was a scheme promoted by the labour government, but the bbc has learnt that more than 80,000 families with children who lack the capacity to make financial decisions are faced with a complex and often costly process to access the money. our disability news correspondent nikki fox has the story. two brothers. both have savings accounts. when thomas turns 18,

he�*ll be able to access his money pretty much straight away. but harry won�*t. yay! well done! ramandeep opened a child trust fund for harry because it gave young people a starting pot of between £250 and £500, which the family topped up over time. i did the same for all three of my boys, but harry doesn�*t have the mental capacity to understand what he�*s signing for. hence, he will now not be able to access his money unless i go to court. that�*s the court of protection — a long legal process involving a whole load of paperwork. but it�*s the only way she�*ll be able to access harry�*s £7,000 in savings. it�*s a very rigid process. and if you make any mistakes at any point, you have to stop and start again.

every year thousands of families contact the firm often stressed and confused. these families have a lot on their plates to start with. these families have been managing their own money for quite some time via the dwp benefits scheme. so please, government — introduce a simplified process to enable these families to access money that they�*ve actively saved for themselves. so this is copies of the court of protection. the original application. it took nearly a year and cost around £1,000, but michelle now has access to the £7,500 saved in her daughter alanna�*s trust fund. keep going, a bit more. but with that comes a problem she wasn�*t expecting. michelle has now become what�*s known as a deputy, which means she has a lifelong legal duty to report how she spends alanna�*s savings and benefits. there�*s so much paperwork here. what would you say to other families that might contact you? if you can leave the money where it is, and hopefully things will change one day,

i would do that. because otherwise it�*s a long, bureaucratic and expensive process that you�*ll probably wish you�*d never started. wow. i'm so torn because ultimately i want harry to have access to his money and spend it on what is important to him. the ministry ofjustice says it�*s simplifying the process and that court fees are now being waived on a case—by—case basis. this is what harry wants to spend his savings on. so if you could do anything in the whole world for the rest of your life, it would be... bollywood? yes. yeah. it�*s harry�*s money. let him spend it. let him enjoy what he�*s got, just like his siblings are able to do. nikki fox, bbc news. by the end of the month, india will replace china as the world�*s most populous country, according to the latest

analysis by the united nations. china�*s population is estimated to be 1.425 billion by this summer. india�*s population will have grown to 1.428 billion — that�*s 3 million more — taking it past its neigbour. since the turn of the 20th century, it�*s been a fascinating rise, with india catching up after the 1950s as the birth rate in china — partly because of the one child policy — has slowed. the populations of both countries are projected to peak and then start to decline during this century. from mumbai, our correspondent barbara plett—usher sent this report. job hunting in mumbai. they�*ve travelled hundreds of miles seeking a spot on the police force. just getting in for

the test is a competition. india�*s got the largest number of young workers in the world. what i find incredible is that all of these people have come out for what is actually not that manyjobs. police have told us there are 650,000 applicants and only 8,000 positions. third time lucky — sumeet is praying that this will be his chance. translation: if i get this job, | my life will change because i'll| receive a fixed income, i�*ll have job security. i�*ll be able to get married. if he doesn�*t get it, he�*ll still move here. the city is where the opportunities are. like sumeet, many others are fleeing rural areas. this is the life they want to leave behind. here, theyjust can�*t make enough money. so the flow to urban centres

continues, transforming megacities like mumbai. this is a deeply unequal society. it�*s difficult to improve conditions for all india�*s people, even though its economy is growing at a fast pace. on the outskirts of mumbai, this suburb has expanded by 200% in the past 20 years. migrants from across the country hope this is the start of something better. in some ways, life is harder here. but there are also new freedoms. ranjana followed her husband to the city to cook for him. but she found work too, and that�*s made a huge difference to her. translation: i can buy myself what i want. - i can buy myself a sari. or i can get something that my child needs. i no longer need to depend on my husband for everything.

ranjana moved here ten years ago. she�*s hoping this will open up a better future for her son. the doors of opportunity are entered with both hope and desperation. there are daunting challenges, but in india�*s massive population, huge potential. barbara plett usher, bbc news, mumbai. to football, and manchester united were well beaten in the europa league tonight, losing 3—0 to sevilla — to go out of the competition 5—2 on aggregate. but it was a great night for west ham — they�*re through to the semi—finals of the europa conference league, having beaten gent 4—1 this evening asjoe lynsky reports. in this competition this is the place. sevilla saved their best for

the europa league, they have won this trophy six times this century. manchester united would help to stop the trend, instead they showed old habits. harry maguire was encircled and sevilla now lead this tie. they had come back in the first leg from 2-0 had come back in the first leg from 2—0 down to find a draw. now the team 13th in la liga had built their own advantage. 4—2 up on aggregate, united exposed. at the start they could still win three trophies. this was the match were hopes of that went flat. mr —controlled, sevilla had a third goal and the competition specialists had knocked out the favourites. this was west ham united�*s europa conference league quarterfinal. they have not won a trophy since 1980 but thanks to declan rice they are on the verge. they beat the belgian side gent 5—2

on aggregate. this may not be europe�*s top competition but for david moyes, their manager, this is what it meant. time for a look at the weather. here�*s louise lear. snow on the mountain tops, sunshine in the sky as well. another beautiful day in the far north—west of scotland, temperatures in the high teens all week. 19 degrees the highest temperature today but a different story across the east coast. in north norfolk we sawjust 10 degrees and eventually we had some rain as well. the rain is starting to ease away a little but it is set to return overnight tonight. you can see how isolated but fairly heavy for a time it was through the south—east. that is going to produce quite a lot of cloud through the night and then towards dawn, more wet weather to come. clearerskies towards dawn, more wet weather to come. clearer skies further north and east, a touch of frost once

again in scotland, temperatures down as —3 in rural parts. frosty for scotland, wet once again for eastern england. the rain stretching into wales, wet weather across the channel coast as well and as that uses away a pile of showers will push in off the north sea with that brisk easterly wind once again. anywhere really from north yorkshire, north of that, beautiful once again. scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england as well and temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees but along those exposed east coast, it will be cool, breezy and showery. as we go into the weekend it will be a bit of a mess for the start of saturday. weather fronts both across northern england and in the south acting as a sandwich. in between the two there will be sunshine by getting the detail right of where the rain will be, you will need to keep abreast of the forecast. it is subject to change

but scotland