live from london, this is bbc news. more western countries evacuate diplomats from sudan as the fighting continues. some british citizens left behind say they feel abandoned. review is under way to find out why some uk smart phones failed to deceive the national alert message sent out on sunday afternoon. global military spending hits a global high after the war in ukraine and ongoing tension over taiwan. thousands of migrants much ado southern mexico to demand the request for asylum in the united states be speeded up. in

two weeks before the coronation, a new bbc poll suggesting less than a third of young adults want the monarchy to continue. hello and welcome. we start in sudan, where more than two dozen countries have been evacuating their citizens from the capital khartoum — as fighting between two rival armed groups continues. this was french nationals leaving earlier. most of those being evacuated are diplomats and their families. spain, germany and italy are among other countries still evacuating people, the us and uk have already flown diplomats out, as well as canada. its prime minister, justin trudeau, tweeted that "canadian officials in nearby countries have also been mobilized to help".

he says they're stationed in nearby djibouti, which has european and american military bases. sudan's army has been fighting a rival paramilitary group, the rsf, for more than a week, and this is what khartoum looks like right now. and while foreign nationals are airlifted out, sudan's civilians remain trapped in the fighting. and the violence has worsened its already desperate humanitarian crisis. here's onejournalist in khartoum. lack of food, lack of electricity, lack of water, we don't have electricity for three days now and also we do not have access to water since saturday but we are drinking from wells in khartoum.

it is still bad. we will be lied to the _ it is still bad. we will be lied to the region - it is still bad. we will be lied to the region to - it is still bad. we will be lied to the region to get| it is still bad. we will be - lied to the region to get the latest on the situation in sudan stop. here, a review has begun to find out why some smartphones did not receive the national alert message which was sent out on sunday afternoon. all 4g and 5g phones should have sounded an alarm, and shown a message, as part of a test. but reports suggest the alert often came early, late, or not all. dan johnson reports. loud beep. loud beep. some guided early. some got it late. some didn't get it at all. didn't work? what happened? nothing. your phone didn't go off? no. at the somerset big accho the dogs kept calm and carried on. i

accho the dogs kept calm and carried om— carried on. i didn't know what was going _ carried on. i didn't know what was going on. _ carried on. i didn't know what was going on, everyone's - carried on. i didn't know what i was going on, everyone's phone was going on, everyone's phone was going on, everyone's phone was going of. fix, was going on, everyone's phone was going of-— was going of. a lot louder and noisier but — was going of. a lot louder and noisier but we _ was going of. a lot louder and noisier but we could _ was going of. a lot louder and noisier but we could hear- was going of. a lot louder and noisier but we could hear it. i noisier but we could hear it. do you _ noisier but we could hear it. do you think it's useful? in certain situations it would be very useful. bi; certain situations it would be very useful-— certain situations it would be very useful. by didn't know it was coming _ very useful. by didn't know it was coming it _ very useful. by didn't know it was coming it would - very useful. by didn't know it was coming it would be - very useful. by didn't know it was coming it would be quitei was coming it would be quite worrying. _ was coming it would be quite worrying. if— was coming it would be quite worrying. if you _ was coming it would be quite worrying, if you struggle - was coming it would be quitei worrying, if you struggle that kind — worrying, if you struggle that kind of— worrying, if you struggle that kind of thing _ worrying, if you struggle that kind of thing that _ worrying, if you struggle that kind of thing that could - worrying, if you struggle that kind of thing that could be i worrying, if you struggle that kind of thing that could be ai kind of thing that could be a problem _ kind of thing that could be a roblem. , ,., kind of thing that could be a problem-— kind of thing that could be a roblem. , ,., ., problem. the person next to me when first _ problem. the person next to me when first and i _ problem. the person next to me when first and i was _ problem. the person next to me when first and i was like - problem. the person next to me when first and i was like then . when first and i was like then they went off like a chain and waiting for yours to go off and it never did.— it never did. i'm still waiting for mine. — it never did. i'm still waiting for mine, it _ it never did. i'm still waiting for mine, it was _ it never did. i'm still waiting for mine, it was randomly . for mine, it was randomly hearing _ for mine, it was randomly hearing them all pinging off and i— hearing them all pinging off and i sat there, i'm still waking _ and i sat there, i'm still waking-— and i sat there, i'm still wakina. _ ., waking. the emergency alert s stem waking. the emergency alert system is — waking. the emergency alert system is now _ waking. the emergency alert system is now live. - waking. the emergency alert| system is now live. supposed waking. the emergency alert i system is now live. supposed to alert every smart phone on four and fivejeep even on silent, the mobile network to reset a number of its customers didn't get the alert and it is trying to work out why. i get the alert and it is trying to work out why.— to work out why. i go with three. the _ to work out why. i go with three. the ten _

to work out why. i go with three. the ten second - to work out why. i go with | three. the ten second test to work out why. i go with - three. the ten second test only artiall three. the ten second test only partially shattered _ three. the ten second test only partially shattered the - three. the ten second test only partially shattered the sunday i partially shattered the sunday morning peace in derbyshire. didn't work.— didn't work. there have been concerns _ didn't work. there have been concerns about _ didn't work. there have been concerns about this _ didn't work. there have been concerns about this alert - concerns about this alert exposing hidden secret phones, the sort of thing relied on by domestic abuse victims and this was a planned test, at a certain time, who knows when it will go off again? the question now for review already announced by the government is why so many phones didn't react to what could have been an emergency message in a life—threatening situation. dan johnson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the european environment agency says air pollution across the continent is killing more than 1200 children a year. it's calling on governments to improve air quality around schools, nurseries and sports facilities. environment activists in portugal have made a pile of hundreds of thousands of cigarette butts in the capital, lisbon, to raise awareness of the pollution they cause. the stubs are partly made

of plastic and are not biodegradable. the activists say cigarette butts form an overlooked form of pollution and want to encourage people to dispose of them in a bin or ashtray rather than simply throwing them on the ground. passengers at berlin airport face disruption on monday with all flight departures cancelled due to a one—day strike by security workers, and some incoming flights also set to be affected. at least 240 flights will be affected. the dispute is over pay and conditions. last week, there were similar strikes at other airports including hamburg, cologne and bonn. new data from a conflict research institute in sweden says global military spending hit a record high last year of $2.24 trillion. key factors include the war in ukraine and ongoing tensions over taiwan. i'm joined now by paul moorcroft, an expert

in military and security issues as well as crisis management. good morning to you. i'm guessing you were not surprised at all to hear military spending has hit a record high? that was fairly logical, wasn't it, we are facing the first major war in europe since 1945, the swedish institute has established in 1949, and these figures are the highest, they try to include inflation and so on. so this is a very significant figure and it has a number of meanings. obviously, russians are spending more, they have gone up, they say by 10%, you can't trust the russian figures, but they are obviously trying to increase their spending to support the war in ukraine. but the figures are still the same from many

respects, because the americans are still way ahead in spending, the chinese, second, the chinese are third. the paradoxes there are with this big spending, one of them is, of course means a return to the spending levels proportionally compared to the first cold war and the other paradox is the country which was always respected for recording these figures, sweden, based in stockholm, the swedish itself, famously neutral has now become a big spender because it is about tojoin nato, as a big spender because it is about to join nato, as the 32nd member. so sweden, the whole of neutrality is now becoming more and more spending because of the threat of war in europe. so this is a sad but fairly

obvious comment on the state of world affairs, especially china and taiwan and the ukraine and russia. a sad commentary but to be expected. to russia. a sad commentary but to be exoected-_ be expected. to be expected and to be continued _ be expected. to be expected and to be continued as _ be expected. to be expected and to be continued as well— be expected. to be expected and to be continued as well would - to be continued as well would you argue, which is not the news governments want to hear right now as they try and cut back on spending, defence spending was an area where investment wasn't piled on now governments are saying they have to? it governments are saying they have to? . . governments are saying they haveto? , ., governments are saying they haveto? have to? it was supposed to be a iece have to? it was supposed to be a piece debit — have to? it was supposed to be a piece debit after _ have to? it was supposed to be a piece debit after the - a piece debit after the bullumwaal fell down a 90 a piece debit after the bullumwaalfell down a 90 —— 1991, the idea is instead of spending money on swords we would try to make some ploughshares. most countries ploughsha res. most countries cut ploughshares. most countries cut back especially britain, few of the pretty —— british army figures, 80,000 in the british army, the russians were trying to cut it down to 1.2 million in the army. the west had largely cut back, not so

much america, because weapons are so expensive and fancy missiles, the weapons are more expensive, the cost of so expensive, the cost of so expensive, and all the cyber aspects. so the costs have gone up, sometimes the figures are a bit iffy, but what can you do, there is the old adage, the more you spend on weapons, the less security you have because it creates an action, reaction cycle, which makes wars more dangerous and more likely. so, people are arming because they want to deter russia, what sweden is doing, but are you provoking or are you inspiring russia to take more action, for example moving into the baltic state who have also increased their weapons. state who have also increased theirweapons. it state who have also increased their weapons.— state who have also increased their weapons. it does provoke a lot of big _ their weapons. it does provoke a lot of big and _ their weapons. it does provoke a lot of big and important - a lot of big and important questions. paul moorcroft, thank you, we appreciate your

expertise on that story. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a week—long expedition in northern sweden saw this team track 68 miles through the arctic in temperatures as low as —27. we did 20 minutes walking, which chipped away at the distance, and a 5—minute rest to eat, have a chat, because in them 20 minutes, it's just you and your mind. but because of an injury to her hip, jill almost didn't finish the expedition. not going to lie — there were a few tears. they sat me down at the end of the day and said that you got a decision to make and you're clearly in quite a lot of pain. we got up at four o'clock the next morning, five o'clock we set off. all in aid of this mental health charity on the isle of man. but how is the money going to help? we offer many, many services across the island, any secondary school, one—to—one counselling for young people and the cost of that service is met from within the charity. so, by pushing themselves to the limit in the arctic,

this team of manx trackers can our making sure there is support for those struggling with their mental health closer to home. you're live with bbc news. thousands of migrants in southern mexico have started a march to the capital. they are calling for an end to the use of detention centres and want the united states to speed up their asylum applications. with me is mimi swaby, who's our latin america regional editor. good to have you in the studio. why have these migrants taken such drastic action? to why have these migrants taken such drastic action?— such drastic action? to be honest. — such drastic action? to be honest, they _ such drastic action? to be honest, they are - such drastic action? to be honest, they are very - such drastic action? to be honest, they are very fed | such drastic action? to be i honest, they are very fed up they had been in these detention centres in southern mexico for months now, and these detention centres are overwhelmed with large numbers of migrants entering through this border, very overcrowded,

many have taken to the street in a caravan, a mass of people, estimated anywhere between 2000 and three and half thousand, the numbers vary hugely depending on who is reporting on it which media outlet in the country. these are made up of venezuelan migrants and other central and south american migrant, also reports of chinese and other asian nationals in the crowd. they are also protesting against detention centres as a whole and this is partly due to the tragedy that happened last month with 40 migrants died after a fire broke out in northern mexico. so really calling for two in —— an end to detention centres, it is a very touching they came together as a collective and said a prayer and observed a moment of silence for the 40 deceased last month. silence for the 40 deceased last month-— last month. what are the conditions _ last month. what are the conditions like _ last month. what are the conditions like in - last month. what are the conditions like in the - last month. what are the - conditions like in the centres? extremely overcrowded, often

very little knowledge of what will happen next or where to 9°. will happen next or where to go, this is why they have embarked on this long journey, over thousand kilometres long, could take ten days to get to mexico city. it's a very perilousjourney, very mexico city. it's a very perilous journey, very hot conditions, many children in thejourney, we have seen conditions, many children in the journey, we have seen some long lines all along the coastal highway through southern mexico. families with rucksacks, water, very few positions but many trying to get there. i positions but many trying to get there-— get there. i assume it will take time _ get there. i assume it will take time to _ get there. i assume it will take time to complete - get there. i assume it will| take time to complete the journey, when they get to mexico city what will they do next? a , , mexico city what will they do next? a, , , ., mexico city what will they do next? , , ., ., next? many will try to go through _ next? many will try to go through the _ next? many will try to go through the process - next? many will try to go through the process of i next? many will try to go - through the process of getting asylum, this will be hard for them because president biden of them because president biden of the us put on some very severe and tougher measures earlier this year and we are currently staying at the lowest levels of migrants crossing into the us since he took office. so they will face many challenges even if they do get to mexico city,

and this again is a question very few caravans do we will have to wait and see. will keep a close eye _ have to wait and see. will keep a close eye for _ have to wait and see. will keep a close eye for us, _ have to wait and see. will keep a close eye for us, for - have to wait and see. will keep a close eye for us, for sure. - a close eye for us, for sure. our latin america and regional editor. with less than two weeks to go until the coronation of king charles, a new poll suggests public opinion about the royals is changing with less than a third of 18— to 24—year—olds wanting the monarchy to continue. commissioned by the bbc�*s panorama programme, the yougov poll also revealed that almost half of those asked, who were from ethnic minority backgrounds, believe the royal family has a problem with race and diversity. jane corbin reports. as preparations gear up for the coronation, crowds have turned out for a royal engagement in york. �* . . york. it's exciting, the atmosphere _ york. it's exciting, the atmosphere is - york. it's exciting, the atmosphere is lovely. | york. it's exciting, the| atmosphere is lovely. i york. it's exciting, the - atmosphere is lovely. i think they make — atmosphere is lovely. i think they make a _ atmosphere is lovely. i think they make a lovely - atmosphere is lovely. i think they make a lovely couple i atmosphere is lovely. i think i they make a lovely couple and i think— they make a lovely couple and i think they are very dignified. there's— think they are very dignified. there's a _ think they are very dignified. there's a small but noisy here

too. �* . .,, , there's a small but noisy here too. across the country, there are millions _ too. across the country, there are millions of _ too. across the country, there are millions of people - too. across the country, there are millions of people who - too. across the country, there i are millions of people who want the monarchy abolished. they spend so much of their mother for our money on their homes and lives and travel and obviously we want to raise awareness of the growing movement against the monarchy and to object to the succession. ., ., ., ., ., ., succession. panorama wanted to test attitudes _ succession. panorama wanted to test attitudes to _ succession. panorama wanted to test attitudes to the _ succession. panorama wanted to test attitudes to the monarchy. i test attitudes to the monarchy. they commissioned an online poll from yougov. the poll of nearly 4600 uk adults suggests 58% want the monarchy to continue. 26% want an elected head of state instead. when yougov asked the same question injuly 2013, year after yougov asked the same question in july 2013, year after the queen's diamond jubilee, 75% of people polled said they wanted the monarchy to continue. only 17% wanted an elected head of state. foryoung 17% wanted an elected head of state. for young people, decline in support appears starker. in the new poll, less than one third of 18 to 24

—year—olds and said the monarchy should continue. compared to 64% back in 2013. do you care about the monarchy? is it something you support? no. iwould not is it something you support? no. i would not say don't care but it's not necessarily something i'm invested in. the only person i know who does support the monarchy is migraine, she loves it. charles has a problem _ migraine, she loves it. charles has a problem with _ migraine, she loves it. charles has a problem with gnc, - migraine, she loves it. charles has a problem with gnc, the l has a problem with gnc, the future — has a problem with gnc, the future of— has a problem with gnc, the future of the _ has a problem with gnc, the future of the monarchy - has a problem with gnc, the future of the monarchy for i future of the monarchy for charles _ future of the monarchy for charles and _ future of the monarchy for charles and william - future of the monarchy for charles and william and l charles and william and the popular— charles and william and the popular support _ charles and william and the popular support which- charles and william and the popular support which theyl charles and william and the - popular support which they need is really— popular support which they need is reatly in — popular support which they need is really in the _ popular support which they need is really in the balance _ popular support which they need is really in the balance when - is really in the balance when it comes _ is really in the balance when it comes to— is really in the balance when it comes to the _ is really in the balance when it comes to the young - is really in the balance whenl it comes to the young people is really in the balance when - it comes to the young people —— -en it comes to the young people —— gen 1 _ it comes to the young people -- ten z. �* .,, ., it comes to the young people -- ten z, �* ., 4' ., gen z. but those who know the kin: sa gen z. but those who know the king say he _ gen z. but those who know the king say he can _ gen z. but those who know the king say he can connect. - gen z. but those who know the | king say he can connect. he has an amazing _ king say he can connect. he has an amazing ability _ king say he can connect. he has an amazing ability to _ king say he can connect. he has an amazing ability to reach - an amazing ability to reach teenagers. which a lot of people don't have. and i literally have been with him in prisons, in youth offending institutes, injob prisons, in youth offending institutes, in job centres, prisons, in youth offending institutes, injob centres, and he can make that connection. it is quite extraordinary. the oll is quite extraordinary. the poll also _ is quite extraordinary. the poll also asked _ is quite extraordinary. the poll also asked whether the royal family has a problem with

race and diversity. it suggests nearly half of those from an ethnic minority background think the world family do. compared with one third of the population as a whole. tonight, for the first _ population as a whole. tonight, for the first time, _ population as a whole. tonight, for the first time, they - population as a whole. tonight, for the first time, they tell - for the first time, they tell their story. for the first time, they tell their story-— for the first time, they tell their story. two years ago in an interview _ their story. two years ago in an interview with _ their story. two years ago in an interview with oprah - an interview with oprah winfrey, duchess of sussex described remarks she claims were made by a royal about her unborn child.— unborn child. concerns in conversations about - unborn child. concerns in conversations about how| unborn child. concerns in - conversations about how dark his skin may be when he born? what? ., ., , what? the world family denied any racism- _ what? the world family denied any racism. we _ what? the world family denied any racism. we are _ what? the world family denied any racism. we are very - what? the world family denied any racism. we are very muchl any racism. we are very much not a racist — any racism. we are very much not a racist family. _ any racism. we are very much not a racist family. there's . not a racist family. there's not a racist family. there's not a racist family. there's not a racist _ not a racist family. there's not a racist drop _ not a racist family. there's not a racist drop of- not a racist family. there's not a racist drop of blood i not a racist family. there's| not a racist drop of blood in the — not a racist drop of blood in the king _ not a racist drop of blood in the king. ijust don't think it's a — the king. ijust don't think it's a problem. it's made into a problem _ it's a problem. it's made into a problem by those who wish to make _ a problem by those who wish to make a — a problem by those who wish to make a problem.— make a problem. buckingham palace is his _ make a problem. buckingham palace is his majesty - make a problem. buckingham palace is his majesty and - make a problem. buckingham palace is his majesty and the | palace is his majesty and the royal household treat all matters of race and diversity with great seriousness. times have changed since the last

coronation 70 years ago. so, will be king adapt the monarchy? ii will be king adapt the monarchy?— will be king adapt the monarch ? ., ., . , , monarchy? if the monarchy is auoin to monarchy? if the monarchy is going to be — monarchy? if the monarchy is going to be the _ monarchy? if the monarchy is going to be the thing - monarchy? if the monarchy is going to be the thing that - going to be the thing that makes britain great, it's going to have to redefine what it is. for the 21st century because it's living off the position it had over the past few centuries.— had over the past few centuries. ., ., . , centuries. the monarchy has been part — centuries. the monarchy has been part of _ centuries. the monarchy has been part of the _ centuries. the monarchy has been part of the fabric - centuries. the monarchy has been part of the fabric of - been part of the fabric of british life for hundreds of years. as it done throughout the ages, the will have to adapt to survive. —— the crown. jane corbin, bbc news. and if you're in the uk, you can watch bbc panorama: will king charles change the monarchy at 8pm tonight on bbc one and iplayer. you can also read more on the bbc website. please do take a look. let's return to our top story, that being the news there is more than two dozen countries evacuating their citizens from the sudanese capital of

khartoum as the fighting between the two rival armed groups continues. let's go live to speak to our correspondent in addis ababa, keeping a close eye on developments for us. what more can you tell us this morning?— morning? when the situation remains sadly _ morning? when the situation remains sadly that _ morning? when the situation remains sadly that is - morning? when the situation remains sadly that is an - remains sadly that is an increasing of evacuations and countries evacuating their nationals from suman —— sudan to increased fear among the residents who remained behind that they could be an escalation in the fighting that could potentially worsen the already dire humanitarian situation. we are home reports of people expressing their frustrations, including foreign nationals whose countries have not evacuated them already, giving a priority to diplomatic

staff and also, from sudanese people who are trapped in this bloody conflict so inaudible will separately declare by the warring parties and it seems that there are still concerns that there are still concerns that there are still concerns that the situation could get even worse.— that the situation could get even worse. the evacuations were very — even worse. the evacuations were very complicated and i were very complicated and precarious, won't they? pretty dangerous, given the circumstances, with two warring rival armed groups. and also, its not clear how secure and it's not clear how secure and safe it is at airport, either? yes, the safety and fluidity of the fighting has made it very difficult for countries to plan and execute evacuation plans. four different countries taking different approaches, the us airlifted their diplomatic staff using their military base which is nearby in djibouti and

nearby countries like ethiopia and others, others used travelling on road and travelling on road and travelling their nationals from khartoum to port sudan which is located 500 limited to the east of the capital and then taking them by sea from there so it seems very complicated and it is because of that that we are seeing a slow evacuation process right now but for the many people who are scattered and trapped in different parts of the country and even in the capital, the coming days and even the coming hours today are going to be very detrimental, very important as they seek, as they seek to try to leave this conflict zone.— conflict zone. what, if any, ho -e is conflict zone. what, if any, hope is there _ conflict zone. what, if any, hope is there of any - conflict zone. what, if any, l hope is there of any progress being made in terms of these two warring factions coming together to agree on some sort of way forward? we

together to agree on some sort of way forward?— of way forward? we have not seen any _ of way forward? we have not seen any hints _ of way forward? we have not seen any hints of _ of way forward? we have not seen any hints of peaceful. seen any hints of peaceful resolution so far. both ahead of the army and the of the paramilitary group the rsf have been saying there have been hints that they are going to go on fighting, essentially aiming at defeating the other group and emerging victorious and they have been diplomatic pressures growing from different countries from the west and international organisations like the african union but they have not materialised and what we are seeing so far is the continuation of the fighting. there have been moments of silence at times but for the large part, it's unpredictable. there is a lot of uncertainty and confusion and the way forward, it does not seem that there is a peaceful resolution in the near future there is a peaceful resolution in the nearfuture but there is a peaceful resolution in the near future but the hope is that for the immediate

future is a lengthy and sustained ceasefire so that humanitarian aid can be delivered and people can leave the conflict zones and since the conflict zones and since the fighting is happening in urban centres... the fighting is happening in urban centres. . ._ the fighting is happening in urban centres... fiiq khartoum, urban centres... 0k. khartoum, it's going _ urban centres... 0k. khartoum, it's going to _ urban centres... 0k. khartoum, it's going to be very important.- it's going to be very imortant. ., ~ ., , ., important. kalkidan yibeltal, thank you — important. kalkidan yibeltal, thank you so _ important. kalkidan yibeltal, thank you so much _ important. kalkidan yibeltal, thank you so much for- important. kalkidan yibeltal, thank you so much for the i thank you so much for the latest on sudan. the giant panda is one of the rarest animals on earth. there are believed to be fewer than 2000 of them in the wild. they mostly live in a few mountain ranges of south—central china. each year, the authorities there carry out a survey to better understand them and their habits. tim allman reports. yes, they are completely adorable, aren't they? but pandas are a bit of a mystery too. so few of them living in such remote places means so many unanswered questions. here

in china's giant national counterpart, the search for possible answers, although finding them is not always the most pleasant ofjobs. there are some bamboo leaves on the faeces, said this member of the faeces, said this member of the monitoring team. according to the length and distances between the piles of faeces, we can have a rough estimation of the giant panda population in the giant panda population in the area. it's not all about panda to, of course. this is a high—tech operation using state—of—the—art equipment to monitoring giant pandas in their own habitat —— panda poop. their own habitat -- panda --oo. . ,, . their own habitat -- panda n 00 n . �* ,, �* . their own habitat -- panda moo, �* ,, �* ~ ., poop. translation: we have installed jahly _ poop. translation: we have installed jahly 300 _ poop. translation: we have installed jahly 300 infrared . installed jahly 300 infrared cameras in the wild which have collected more than 600,000 pieces of data since 2017. —— nearly. we have also created a library to get all this data together for future studies. hope is the team will be better

able to understand how pandas live, reproduce. knowledge is power. the more the scientist know, the better the chances of saving the giant panda. top business stories next. hello there. the weather for the first few days of this week set to be really quite chilly for the time of year — cold enough even to see some areas of frost, as we'll see in a moment. now, what's going on? the area of low pressure that brought some of us rain on sunday is moving eastwards. as that happens, we get these cold northerly winds plunging southwards across the uk, those winds originating from somewhere north of greenland. well, that's not going to be warm, is it? so, right now, we're seeing the colder air arrive across northern scotland. showers here have started to turn to sleet. did have a few thunderstorms around london and south east england but they've cleared out of the way. rain is starting to develop into wales. now, temperatures for the most part around 4—7 degrees as we head into monday morning but colder than that in scotland, where we'll

continue to see those wintry showers driven in on gale force gusts of wind in the north. further south, we've got this area of rain in wales moving across the south midlands and southern england, so turning quite miserable, and around the northern edge of that, there'll be probably some areas that see temperatures limited to around 7 or8 degrees celsius, so feeling cold, but particularly cold across northern scotland on account of those strong winds. now, those winds fall light as we go through monday night and we're looking at a widespread frost in the countryside. temperatures get down as low as —5 degrees celsius. i think that could be quite damaging for some of the tender plants that gardeners may have out, so gardeners might want to pay attention to that. a frosty but sunny start to the day on tuesday. the exception — northern scotland, where we'll see those sleet showers continue to be driven in on the brisk winds. cloud will tend to bubble up to a degree as we head through the course of the day and it will stay chilly. seven degrees in aberdeen — that's four degrees celsius below average for this

stage of the year. heading into wednesday, we still have pressure high to the north of the uk, so a reasonably dry and bright start to the day across northern and eastern areas, but still cold, a bit of hazy sunshine. in the south and west, well, we start to see cloud thicken and it may well be that we start to see some patches of light rain arrive as those temperatures slowly start to creep up. becoming a little bit less cold is probably the way to think of that. it's not really until thursday that we get some properly milder air moving in from the south—west but as that happens and the south—westerly winds strengthen, well, we start to see outbreaks of rain spread in and that rain looks to be quite heavy across england and wales. it's already been a wet month for some and more wet weather to come here. staying cold in northern scotland. that's the latest.

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