live from london. this is bbc news. police in london arrest a man, after a car is driven into the gates of downing street. ukraine insists it still holds some parts of bakhmut, as the wagner mercinary group says its handing control of the city to the russian army. net migration to the uk reaches record levels — we'll compare the numbers to the rest of the world. and stewart rhodes — the founder of the far—right militant oath keepers — is sentenced to 18 years for his role in the capitol riot hello, i'm yalda hakim, welcome to the daily global,

where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. police in london have arrested a man after a car crashed into the gates of downing street, the home of the uk prime minister. the man was detained on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. there are no reports of injuries. in the last hour police said that the incident is being dealt with by local officers in westminster and isn't currently being treated as terror—related. what you can see here is a white car which we've circled, approaching the main entrance to downing street. the car appears to slow down as before it hits a set of gates, which are staffed round the clock by armed and unarmed police officers. the prime minister was in downing street at the time of the crash, but has since left for a scheduled visit. now for some live pictures of whitehall right nowjust so you can see the situation on the ground. and as you can see, the police have still cordoned off the area. there

is still a strong police presence, but you can see the traffic now flowing in the area just past seven o'clock in the evening. well, it's —— i spoke with the conservative mp tobias ellwood — he himself responded to a security breach at the houses of parliament in 2017 he told me how security services would be reacting to the developments. let's have a listen. the police follow well rehearsed protocols here, not least outside of number ten. we are still waiting to hear what took place, the mental state of this driver that went to crash into the gate. was it premeditated? did he act alone? was this distraction for something big and it might take place? there is so much to learn. but it is a reminder that at the heart of our democracy, these iconic landmarks that we have in britain, they do attract those who do mean us harm. and in a world where things are getting more

dangerous and getting less safe, then we have to be vigilant. we have to recognise that the police begin their day, any police officer starts their day, any police officer starts their day, any police officer starts their day not knowing how it is going to unfold. huge tribute to the police acting safely in this case, but, still, we have enough blood to understand as to what happened here. and what we do know is that counterterrorism police are currently not involved in this investigation at this stage. mr ellwood, you know about these incidents all too well. you yourself are caught up in one a few years ago. are caught up in one a few years ao, ., �* , are caught up in one a few years ao. are caught up in one a few years auo. . �*, ii' ago. that's right. back in 2017. much has _ ago. that's right. back in 2017. much has changed. _ ago. that's right. back in 2017. much has changed. a - ago. that's right. back in 2017. much has changed. a huge - ago. that's right. back in 2017. - much has changed. a huge security overhaul that has taken place. he certainly feel safer in westminster and around whitehall. the challenge that we face as parliamentarians who want to go about our business, still remaining open and in touch with the british public is that our pedestrian methods of getting into the building are also those iconic places where people want to come and

have their photographs taken as well. so the carriage gates where that attack took place in 2017 was also the place where mp is striving to in the morning. we haven't been able to distinguish between the two. i welcome the changes that take place, but i have huge concerns that on the recently we had demonstrations with these pop—up tents lined the pavements not too long ago, they didn't mean to harm comedies demonstrators, they are allowed to do that in this country. those who do mean us harm will be watching what happens and indeed watching what happens and indeed watching what happens and indeed watching what is happening today, the protocols that we follow to learn from those so they can then take advantage of any weakness. it is a balancing act, isn't it? of allowing a city like london to function, but also keeping citizens safe as well. function, but also keeping citizens safe as well-— safe as well. you're absolutely riuht. safe as well. you're absolutely right- we _ safe as well. you're absolutely right. we embrace _ safe as well. you're absolutely right. we embrace this - safe as well. you're absolutely right. we embrace this idea i safe as well. you're absolutely i right. we embrace this idea that safe as well. you're absolutely - right. we embrace this idea that we can open up our places of interest and so forth, particularly something

as iconic as the heart of our democracy, but ultimately, there is a duty of kjaer to those that live and work in the westminster area, not least around number ten as well, and like i said, in any other city around the world where you have the head of state or indeed the prime minister operating and indeed parliamentarians, people will be allowed to come and go at any time, but they would not be allowed to be able to demonstrate for any length of time right next to the very gates themselves. that's the piece that concerns me. 50 themselves. that's the piece that concerns me-_ themselves. that's the piece that concerns me— themselves. that's the piece that concerns me. so much has changed about this area _ concerns me. so much has changed about this area anyway. _ concerns me. so much has changed about this area anyway. it - concerns me. so much has changed about this area anyway. it was - concerns me. so much has changed about this area anyway. it was a - about this area anyway. it was a place and space where people could come of the public could walk down and take photographs. that in its self has changed. you and take photographs. that in its self has changed.— and take photographs. that in its self has changed. you are right. go back to the — self has changed. you are right. go back to the 70s _ self has changed. you are right. go back to the 70s and _ self has changed. you are right. go back to the 70s and so _ self has changed. you are right. go back to the 70s and so forth, - back to the 70s and so forth, there are pictures and movies from that time that show people outside of number ten. time that show people outside of numberten. clearly time that show people outside of number ten. clearly that is not the case today. we need to get that balance right to make sure that parliamentarians and indeed the executive, the prime minister can go

about their business safely, but also that we can interact and engage with the public as well. again, we have lots to learn about this, but i stress that our world is getting more dangerous rather than more safe, and i'm afraid we should anticipate more attacks on these iconic symptoms of democracy in this country and we need to be prepared for that. $5 country and we need to be prepared for that. �* , country and we need to be prepared forthat. r ,, country and we need to be prepared forthat. a . for that. as you say, the police did swin: into for that. as you say, the police did swing into action _ for that. as you say, the police did swing into action incredibly - swing into action incredibly quickly. there are so many drills, so many scenarios, war games that are plated to get a sense of what could happen. and much of the time, we often hear counterterrorism police are the police itself have dealt with an issue without the public even realising it's happened. yes, and it is worth stressing that it isn'tjust yes, and it is worth stressing that it isn't just those yes, and it is worth stressing that it isn'tjust those operationally on—duty on the day as we saw them in action today. it is our ability to understand and appreciate what plans are being done to perhaps cause us

harm. we have some of the best agencies in the world. our intelligence capability to understand and move and far swifter to prevent these attacks from taking place in the first place. it's regularly one of the best in the world, and that again allows us to go about our business as best as we can in the understanding as we are safe as possibly we could be. live now to helen catt in westminster. what is the situation on the ground? things are back to normal here in white pine a bit busy street, there are cars going up and down from a traffic moving as normal. there have also been people going in and out of downing street all afternoon on foot. they got back to opening the road pretty quickly after the incident. this happened about 20 past four this afternoon before six o'clock. traffic was already being

allowed back down this road. there is still a police court and placed him as you can see behind me, but thatis him as you can see behind me, but that is pretty small. the car is still in place against the gates of downing street. not much damage from what we can see. it was searched by police, but it does remain there this evening. there is a pick—up truck parked on the central reservation here just in front of the cenotaph. but as it stands, the car is still where it is. we the cenotaph. but as it stands, the car is still where it is.— car is still where it is. we heard from counterterrorism - car is still where it is. we heard from counterterrorism police i car is still where it is. we heard - from counterterrorism police saying this isn't one for us. do we have any more clarity on the situation, the motive, why this happened this afternoon? we the motive, why this happened this afternoon? ~ ., �* ., , the motive, why this happened this afternoon? ., , . afternoon? we don't as of yet. we know a man _ afternoon? we don't as of yet. we know a man was _ afternoon? we don't as of yet. we know a man was arrested. - afternoon? we don't as of yet. we know a man was arrested. he - afternoon? we don't as of yet. we know a man was arrested. he was | know a man was arrested. he was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. that arrest was made here by armed police officers. there are always armed police officers at the gates of downing street. we are being told this is being dealt with by local police in westminster. it does not come as you said, currently being

treated as a terrorism incident. beyond that, we don't know about any motive or cause.— motive or cause. thank you so much for bringing — motive or cause. thank you so much for bringing us _ motive or cause. thank you so much for bringing us up — motive or cause. thank you so much for bringing us up to _ date there. nowjoining us, frank gardner, it's understood there that counter terrorism police say they are not involved at the end investigation stage. i are not involved at the end investigation stage.- are not involved at the end investigation stage. i think that should give _ investigation stage. i think that should give some _ investigation stage. i think that should give some people - investigation stage. i think that - should give some people reassurance that it should give some people reassurance thatitis should give some people reassurance that it is not terror related because obviously as tobias ellwood made the point there, when an iconic landmark, particularly one so close to the heart of government is attacked, immediately there are fears like, oh my god, is this a terrorist attack? and downing street has been attacked in terrorism before was not back in february of 91, the ira launched water bombs at 10 downing street using a flatbed truck, not that far away. it failed to kill anybody, but it was a pretty alarming thing. it was right in the

middle or at the very start of the gulf war of desert storm. that hasn't been repeated, but obviously they have got to be on the lookout for this. they have got to be on the lookout forthis. i they have got to be on the lookout for this. i think the big wake—up call here for counterterrorism policing was 2008, the mumbai attack when gunmen infiltrated from pakistan and they spread out through the city, the heart of mumbai and they spent days shooting people over 160 people were killed before the sentience commandos were able to get the situation under control. that prompted a huge rethink back here in london and in other western capitals. it got people thinking what if. what if that happened here? how quickly could be respond to that? the net result is that police vehicles have been up gunned into becoming mobile armories. i want to say how you identify a police vehicle that is carrying weapons and ammunition, but this is a certain

way that is detectable both from the road and from the air. and there is no where in central london and that is more than eight minutes from an armed response vehicle with a police countermeasure. that armed response vehicle with a police countermeasure.— countermeasure. that is the point, isn't it? every _ countermeasure. that is the point, isn't it? every now _ countermeasure. that is the point, isn't it? every now and _ countermeasure. that is the point, isn't it? every now and then - countermeasure. that is the point, isn't it? every now and then we - countermeasure. that is the point, j isn't it? every now and then we get a glimpse of it through incidents like this, the fact that this particular area especially is heavily guarded. a lot of police that we don't necessarily see. are they fully equipped and trained for incidents like this? to swing into action? ,., . incidents like this? to swing into action? . ., ~' incidents like this? to swing into action? . ., ~ , action? the police worked very closely these _ action? the police worked very closely these days _ action? the police worked very closely these days with - action? the police worked very closely these days with m15, i action? the police worked very l closely these days with m15, the domestic security service, that is the, well, it is called the security service. theirjob is to try to get informants inside potential terrorist groups, be a far right extremists, isis, al-qaeda, whoever. so i lots of operations are intelligence led. there was one not that long ago, a few years ago, when

they knew that somebody was going to be walking down whitehall carrying weapons of some sort, and they were able to intercept this individual before he got to 10 downing street. he wouldn't have gotten very far, but nevertheless, he was wrestled to the ground and laid it became a court case. some of this they know about in advance to stop every now and then come things that frighten them are the plots that they don't know about, the so—called loan wealth attacks, where it's one person who is perhaps inspired by something they have seen online. this isn't restricted to isis or jihadist extremism. it can be far right as well, and that is one of the fastest growing threat areas for people. but 2017 was really a kind of high watermark. they learned a lot of lessons from the attacks and fatalities and mistakes that were needed back then.— fatalities and mistakes that were needed back then. frank, i will keep it there because _ needed back then. frank, i will keep it there because i _ needed back then. frank, i will keep it there because i want _ needed back then. frank, i will keep it there because i want your - it there because i want your analysis on the next story that we

are covering here. we will keep you on the programme. let's switch our attention to ukraine now. ukraine has dismissed claims that bakhmut has fallen to russia, after wagner mercenaries said they'd begun handing over control of the city to moscow's army. kyiv�*s deputy defence minister, hanna malyar, insisted that ukrainian troops were still in the southwestern suburbs. she said they were trying to encircle bakhmut. earlier the head of wagner, yevgeny prigo—zhin, said his soldiers' positions were being transferred to the russian military. here's part of the recording by mr prigozhin. translation: we are withdrawing units. translation: we are withdrawing units- today _ translation: we are withdrawing units- today it _ translation: we are withdrawing units. today it is _ translation: we are withdrawing units. today it is sam _ translation: we are withdrawing units. today it is sam on _ translation: we are withdrawing units. today it is sam on the - translation: we are withdrawing units. today it is sam on the 25th l units. today it is sam on the 25th of may. by the 1st ofjune, the main part of the unit will be be located. we are handy over our positions to the military. ammunition, positions, everything, including food rations.

frank, we will bring you back in. this is a place, bakhmut, a city that when you look at the images, it is apocalyptic, really, when you look at what has happened to bakhmut. it is the longest, bloodiest of warriors for the ukrainians for the russians. i suppose it begs the question how symbolic is this, how strategic is this? ~ . ., , , this? well, it certainly is symbolic. _ this? well, it certainly is symbolic, this _ this? well, it certainly is symbolic, this is - this? well, it certainly is symbolic, this is the - this? well, it certainly is - symbolic, this is the longest battle on european soil since the second world war. it's gone on for nine months. it costs tens of thousands of lives on both sides. ukraine vowed to defend it to the last. sarri, the reality, so i ukraine, the reality is you have lost it. russia controls bakhmut. there are tiny little pockets of ukrainian resistance where they are still hanging on, but forgive me for being london centric kjaer, but this would be the equivalent of think, oh, no, russia has got to bakhmut right now.

the handing over of the areas that the waggoner group, the very effective wegner group have done to the mainstream russian army is quite a dangerous step. —— wagner. the wagner group is much more effective than the russian army. and there is an opportunity here for ukraine to use possibly try to counterattack. i'm not sure they going to try to do that because it will suck in an awful lot more troops, and it is a grinding style and ground type battle that just consumes grinding style and ground type battle thatjust consumes human bodies. it's known as the meat grinder. and we are talking about tiny amounts of territory. ukraine would say, ok, well, yeah, we didn't win this one, but we have bled the russian army of its best to troops, which is true. but the reason why wagner had been able to take that territory at that time is because they conscripted thousands of convicts from jails, the man you have just heard from there, the head

of the wagner, he went to russian penal colonies, stood in the courtyards and said, right, here the deal, guys. we will let you off your sentence if you come and serve with us for six months. but, if you try to escape, we will shoot you. a lot of people took the offer. we are talking about convicted murderers, rapists, robbers, nasty people, and the group very cynically threw them into battle in a completely cynical way, unsupported by airpower, un—backed up by any kind of close air support or un—backed up by any kind of close airsupport or in un—backed up by any kind of close air support or in many cases martyrs. they were simply need to walk across killing fields into machine—gun fire. they died in their thousands. and they kept coming. ukrainians have said we couldn't believe it. these were suicidal attacks. something you would see from 1916, and yet they did it to. and they had so many numbers, but eventually they overwhelmed ukraine prices. so the hard core of the wagner, which is relatively professional, they got a very brutal

reputation with no regard for human rights, but they are withdrawing and they have got other interests around they have got other interests around the world. they are very active in africa, think if he is smart, he will probably say, ukraine to myjob done. i've one you bakhmut. so will probably say, ukraine to my 'ob done. i've one you bakhmut. so you don't think— done. i've one you bakhmut. so you don't thinkthat — done. i've one you bakhmut. so you don't think that they _ done. i've one you bakhmut. so you don't think that they will _ done. i've one you bakhmut. so you don't think that they will turn - don't think that they will turn their attention to another city or area? because he gets into these tirades and rants, and you sort of wonder how he is getting away with it. a, wonder how he is getting away with it. �* , ,., ., wonder how he is getting away with it. �* y ., it. a very important point there. thank you- _ it. a very important point there. thank you. the _ it. a very important point there. thank you. the man _ it. a very important point there. thank you. the man you - it. a very important point there. thank you. the man you saw - it. a very important point there. i thank you. the man you saw there it. a very important point there. - thank you. the man you saw there has been an immensely rude and critical about russian high, and. he hasn't directly criticised president putin. he has made a vague reference to somebody who could be him, but primarily, his enemies are russia's ministry of defence and the head of the russian military. and he has called them unrepeatable names on

air because he has accused them of denying ammunition to his own troops. so there is a real rivalry there, and in a country where you can get 15 years in prison for calling into question the might of the russian military, he seems to get away but these tirades which he puts on telegram and are watched by people. they are quite controversial. he is saying my people are dying all around me while you guys are sitting there in your nice mahogany offices in moscow on your backsides and your children's are posting nice youtube videos. he's really saying, "if this gets going on, there will be a revolution in russia, like in 1917." these are dangerous words when russia is at work. yet he seems to getting away with it. he's obviously got friends at the top. it will be interesting to see what he does next. he may well redeploy his troops to bolster

russia's defences in the south of ukraine where they expect the thrust of ukraine's big offensive to come. always good to speak to you and get your analysis. thank you so much. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. now for the stories making news across the uk. young people with complex mental health needs are being put at risk by being placed on general children's wards in england. the report was compiled by the healthcare the report was compiled by the healthca re safety the report was compiled by the healthcare safety investigation branch. nhs england says it is working to improve mental health services for children and young people. plans to abolish fixed term tenancy is in england would destroy the student housing market, landlords have warned, under the legislation fixed term tendency next tendencies would be replaced by rolling contracts. the national residential landlords association said the plans could cause chaos.

researchers have found that plant —based foods are good for at the health of the heart. they found vegetarian and vegan diets cut high levels of cholesterol that can eventually cause heart attacks or strokes. experts said meat and dairy had their own health benefits, and not all meat free diets were actually healthy. you are alive with bbc news. —— you are live with bbc news. next tonight we're going to look at migration because figures in the uk show net migration hit a record high in 2022. net migration is the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving. factors include resettlement schemes for people leaving ukraine and hong kong as well as overseas students. our head of data robert cuffe has been looking at the figures. the care sector is not the only one struggling with this migration shortage. they were 1.79 million

posts in the adult social care. 165,000 of those where they can. that's a rise of 52% on the previous year. for mark, the chair of the national care association, thank you so much forjoining us here in the programme. what do you make of these figures that we see today? well. programme. what do you make of these figures that we see today?— figures that we see today? well, i think what they _ figures that we see today? well, i think what they demonstrate - figures that we see today? well, i think what they demonstrate is i figures that we see today? well, i i think what they demonstrate is that we are becoming reliance on that international work for us, but before we start to get too worried about it, the health and social care sector has always had some reliance on a migrant work for us. and we always sort of teetered around the ten to 12% of our work for us being from outside the uk. we wear reliance on our european colleagues to come and support us before. well, what we have got now is we've got

165,000 vacancies, which are just not shifting. that's where the problem is. in the past, when we have had unemployment, high levels of unemployment, we have been able to recruit. wejust don't of unemployment, we have been able to recruit. we just don't have at this time. to recruit. we 'ust don't have at this time.— this time. why can't you recruit now? is this time. why can't you recruit now? is it _ this time. why can't you recruit now? is it because _ this time. why can't you recruit now? is it because of _ this time. why can't you recruit now? is it because of the - this time. why can't you recruit now? is it because of the level| this time. why can't you recruit l now? is it because of the level of unemployment, it is much lower than it was in the past?— it was in the past? well, i think that will be _ it was in the past? well, i think that will be a _ it was in the past? well, i think that will be a factor, _ it was in the past? well, i think that will be a factor, but - it was in the past? well, i think that will be a factor, but also i l that will be a factor, but also i think the image of social care has taken such a knocking. the investment and it is almost zero from central and local government, so what we find is that we are not able to pay or compete with the pay thatis able to pay or compete with the pay that is available to other industries, be it retail or hospitality will stop what we are finding is a highly skilled role, which is what social care is, looking after people with complex health care needs, the training and education people need in order to do

thatjob hasjust not education people need in order to do thatjob has just not been recognised. so when we are being paid around the £4 an hourfor commissioned bids that come across to the sector, it is very difficult for us to then start looking at paying more than or even equivalent to other industries. 50 paying more than or even equivalent to other industries.— paying more than or even equivalent to other industries. so when we look at these numbers _ to other industries. so when we look at these numbers going _ to other industries. so when we look at these numbers going up, - to other industries. so when we look at these numbers going up, should l at these numbers going up, should that not be helping your sector? the that not be helping your sector? tue: unemployment? that not be helping your sector? the unemployment? know, _ that not be helping your sector? the unemployment? know, when - that not be helping your sector? the unemployment? know, when we - that not be helping your sector? the| unemployment? know, when we look that not be helping your sector? the - unemployment? know, when we look at these nets migration _ unemployment? know, when we look at these nets migration figures, _ unemployment? know, when we look at these nets migration figures, we - unemployment? know, when we look at these nets migration figures, we are - these nets migration figures, we are being told that the numbers are going up, the bulk of that people are coming to study and work. is that not helping your sector? weill. that not helping your sector? well, it is, but it's _ that not helping your sector? well, it is. but it's a _ that not helping your sector? well, it is, but it's a transient _ that not helping your sector? well, it is, but it's a transient work- that not helping your sector? well, it is, but it's a transient work for i it is, but it's a transient work for it? it is helping, of course it is, but it's not going to solve the problem. it's a short—term fix. we have got to look at a much more long—term solution, and that is how do we get the domestic work for us is it is not a cheaper option, bringing people in from outside the

uk to a care. we have got to be funding licenses, the visas, these are all costs. we have to train people, we have to make sure they have the appropriate accommodation, pastoral care, so that we are integrating them into the cultures so that the job that they... integrating them into the cultures so that the job that they. . .- so that the 'ob that they... there are man so that the job that they. .. there are many more — so that the job that they. .. there are many more layers _ so that the job that they. .. there are many more layers involved. l so that the job that they. .. there l are many more layers involved. of course, you do still have to pay them the same wages because of their worker rights. them the same wages because of their worker rights-— worker rights. absolutely. so it isn't the cheaper _ worker rights. absolutely. so it isn't the cheaper option. - worker rights. absolutely. so it isn't the cheaper option. what | worker rights. absolutely. so it i isn't the cheaper option. what we don't have is we don't have a domestic work for us who wants to come and work and social care. we don't have key was waiting outside of care settings or home care services. we are just not getting the response because people don't want to take the responsibility. this is not a career path that people can step up on because we

don't have a qualification agenda. there has been feelings for years and years, we have been calling out for qualification agenda, which would then be attached to a spine of pat’- would then be attached to a spine of pay. t would then be attached to a spine of .a _ ., would then be attached to a spine of la _ ., ,': f. would then be attached to a spine of 'a . ., [ti , , would then be attached to a spine of la _ ., [ti , , ., would then be attached to a spine of la _ ., [ti , , t, t, would then be attached to a spine of aa . ., [ti , t ., ., t pay. i have 30 seconds to go, but i wonder, pay. i have 30 seconds to go, but i wonder. are _ pay. i have 30 seconds to go, but i wonder, are there _ pay. i have 30 seconds to go, but i wonder, are there key _ pay. i have 30 seconds to go, but i wonder, are there key things - pay. i have 30 seconds to go, but i wonder, are there key things that. wonder, are there key things that can be done to shift that? absolutely. we need to make this a career pathway. we need to make sure that we can then value and reward our workforce properly with all the training and the skills that they have. ., ., training and the skills that they have. . «i vi ,., training and the skills that they have. . «i vi . training and the skills that they have. t, ., . ., training and the skills that they have. . «i . ., ., have. thank you so much for “oining us here on the i have. thank you so much for “oining us here on the programme. _ have. thank you so much forjoining us here on the programme. that i have. thank you so much forjoining| us here on the programme. that was the chairman of the national care association speaking to us they're about to net migration and the impact it is having on the care sector as well. let's leave you with these images from downing street. you can see that vehicle still parked there. they will shortly be

removing it, they say, but traffic is flowing through london again and things have normalised in the area. we will continue to bring you up—to—date on the situation there. hello there. it was nice and warm once again today where you had the sunshine, and most of scotland did see the sunshine. but it wasn't sunny everywhere — we did see some cloud developing, particularly across parts of yorkshire, that kept it a little bit cooler here. and there will be differences day to day over the next few days, in terms of the amounts of cloud. but this high pressure will be quite constant, keeping it dry just about everywhere. there'll still be some cloud as we head through the night in some areas, but on the whole, we'll see clearer skies developing and, with light winds, temperatures will fall away. and it could be quite chilly, particularly in eastern scotland first thing on friday morning. there will still be some leftover cloud first thing in the day, and through the day, we'll see cloud toppling into the northwest of scotland,

bringing a few spots of drizzle. otherwise it should be dry and on the whole, elsewhere, more sunshine in the morning, more cloud building up and spreading out overland in the afternoon. now the far south of england and through the english channel may stay sunny, but only because it's likely to be quite windy here — and there'll be an edge to that wind, it'll make it feel chillier, as well. but where the winds are lighter further north, and we have some sunshine at times, temperatures will reach 20—21 celsius. heading into the bank holiday weekend, looks quite promising, dry for many parts of the country, but temperatures will be dropping as the weekend goes on. now we've still got high pressure sitting close by into saturday, but low pressure is moving away from iceland, squeezing the isobars tighter. the winds will get stronger in scotland and northern ireland, blowing ing more cloud, actually, and we'll see a little bit of rain in the far northwest. some cloud building up in northern parts of england and north wales. otherwise, plenty of sunshine to the south, and not as windy as on friday.

our temperatures reaching a healthy 20—23 celsius, pleasant enough. it will be cooler in scotland and northern ireland. we've got the cooler weather behind that weak weather front bringing that little bit of rain — that moves away, and high pressure builds back in through the bank holiday weekend, but the cooler out moves down from the north. it looks like on sunday, we'll find after a reasonably sunny start, the cloud will build up in many areas, it should be dry, light winds for many away from the south and southeast. but temperatures dropping in northern and eastern areas of the uk, higher temperatures in the southwest. more sunshine, but cooler on monday.

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