live from london, this is bbc news was w cranes as it is moving towards offensive operations and what appears to be the start of the much—anticipated counteroffensive. prince harry is accused of wasting time by not attending the high court in the civil privacy case against newspapers. he will produce evidence on tuesday. prime minister rishi sunak claims his plans to stop small boats crossing the channel to the uk is starting to work with the numbers coming down. and doctors in afghanistan say the country faces a catastrophic mental health crisis, especially among women and girls. we have a special report.

welcome to verified life, three hours of breaking stories in checking out the truth behind them. lots to actually dig into in today's verified, especially what is happening on the battlefield in ukraine in what appears to be the start of that counteroffensive. tf cells died in excess is switching to offensive action and —— kyiv says it is moving to a counteroffensive action and on defence as well in the south. ukrainian army has shown these images sing the forces are destroying russian positions in the direction of bakhmut, in contrast, russia's thing it is thwarting ukrainian attacks in the same region in releasing this video showing ukrainian armoured vehicles coming under heavy fire and moscow's since

250 ukrainian troops were killed and a number of armoured vehicles had been destroyed. the claims have not been destroyed. the claims have not been verified by the bbc and we'll hear from our verified teams later the hour. return to the maps is in the hour. return to the maps is in the areas where ukrainian forces of made several probing attacks in the south and around bakhmut in the eastern part of donetsk. and hundred 50 km south of bakhmut. that is some the geography and president zelensky has been meeting with the british foreign secretary and here are some of the pictures of the president having a warm welcome there to the foreign secretary and thanking him for the last year and more than just mapping out how that support will be

continued. let's hearfrom the mapping out how that support will be continued. let's hear from the two leaders. ibig continued. let's hear from the two leaders. �* , , , , leaders. big support. very big su ort leaders. big support. very big support that _ leaders. big support. very big support that the _ leaders. big support. very big support that the uk _ leaders. big support. very big support that the uk gave - leaders. big support. very big support that the uk gave and | leaders. big support. very big | support that the uk gave and is still giving and we will hope for prolonged support ukraine. thank you so much and during the last weeks we had some conversations with the prime minister and i think very important decisions and i want to thank the last one and civility in training missions and fighterjets and also come up the possibility to open discussion and the coalition of patriots. that is very important and i am happy that all their leaders

understood that during this period of time with big escalation by a the taking of different kinds of routes. my taking of different kinds of routes. my less time he was in the winter and it_ my less time he was in the winter and it was— my less time he was in the winter and it was cold and it was dark and the traffic— and it was cold and it was dark and the traffic is — and it was cold and it was dark and the traffic is heavier and normally a had _ the traffic is heavier and normally a bad sign — the traffic is heavier and normally a bad sign and a city and it demonstrates what i knew to be true and that— demonstrates what i knew to be true and that is_ demonstrates what i knew to be true and that is ukrainian people are not going _ and that is ukrainian people are not going to _ and that is ukrainian people are not going to allow themselves to be broken — going to allow themselves to be broken by this. and i think that very— broken by this. and i think that very much_ broken by this. and i think that very much leading by example and fascinating to watch ukrainian people — fascinating to watch ukrainian people even though there are alarms --oin people even though there are alarms going off— people even though there are alarms going off the night and even the russians— going off the night and even the russians try throughout winter to break_ russians try throughout winter to break the — russians try throughout winter to break the infrastructure of their

country— break the infrastructure of their country by— break the infrastructure of their country by the will of your people. ukrainian — country by the will of your people. ukrainian people keep refusing to be broken. _ ukrainian people keep refusing to be broken, yourself included and it is lovely— broken, yourself included and it is lovely to— broken, yourself included and it is lovely to see that in the city now with this — lovely to see that in the city now with this weather. and like i said to our— with this weather. and like i said to our team, i with this weather. and like i said to ourteam, i recognise with this weather. and like i said to our team, i recognise that the sunshine — to our team, i recognise that the sunshine in — to our team, i recognise that the sunshine in the flowers shouldn't distract— sunshine in the flowers shouldn't distract from the fact that there is still very— distract from the fact that there is still very much work to be done and we made _ still very much work to be done and we made the commitment publicly that we made the commitment publicly that we would _ we made the commitment publicly that we would continue backing in your country— we would continue backing in your country until you're victorious use of defence — country until you're victorious use of defence and going further, we minted~ — of defence and going further, we minted. �* . . of defence and going further, we minted. �* , , ., minted. let's bring in a correspondent - minted. let's bring in a correspondent and - minted. let's bring in a - correspondent and jonathan, minted. let's bring in a _ correspondent and jonathan, give us correspondent and jonathan, give us your assessment of what we are seeing in the last 2a hours. it’s seeing in the last 24 hours. it's very difficult — seeing in the last 24 hours. it�*s very difficult to say whether the

full—scale of the counteroffensive is actually starting or whether these are probing attacks trying to find the weakest points of defence in the russian lines and that we may see these kinds of attacks. the wording is quite interesting from ukraine's deadly defence minister saying that shifting to offensive operations but small—scale operations but small—scale operations and we haven't seen lots of tanks even where russia claims to have destroyed some armoured vehicles and tanks and donetsk and that there are lots of them, given that there are lots of them, given that there are lots of them, given that there were hundreds of ukraine weapons for this operation. and we have to see whether this is the start of a massive operation or whether these are the preliminary operations that were before the

major offensive and before they can commit most of their forces in armoured equipment. to me do this for some time before doing so. this is where the — for some time before doing so. this is where the areas and weaknesses may be along those russian front lines and interesting to hear president zelensky talk about fighter jets president zelensky talk about fighterjets and so often returns to that theme but ukraine's foreign ministry telling them that ukraine has enough weapons to begin ukraine's counteroffensive and the issue around jets in terms of tanks and armoured carriers, the feel that they have enough. to and armoured carriers, the feel that they have enough.— and armoured carriers, the feel that they have enough. to be honest, with recent history — they have enough. to be honest, with recent history has _ they have enough. to be honest, with recent history has told _ they have enough. to be honest, with recent history has told us _ they have enough. to be honest, with recent history has told us is _ they have enough. to be honest, with recent history has told us is that - recent history has told us is that ukraine never has enough, they always want more. at the same time, they want to send a message that they want to send a message that they have enough for the operation so at least russians are worried enough about what they may do next.

as always and plans, it's very difficult to take things at face value it at the site. russia's claiming to hold a major offensive in donetsk and asked has to be taken with a pinch of salt and so do ukrainian claims that they are focusing efforts at the moment on bakhmut that mightjust be a diversion. it be careful in ukrainian sums of the said plans love silence and their commenting on plans of the moment which is probably unusual. a very important to make in military terms as the plans rarely survive first contact with the enemy. this may be probing operations, do not assume it is a major operation that ukraine will conduct and there may be many more like this first. conduct and there may be many more like this first-— like this first. thank you very much. like this first. thank you very much- it _ like this first. thank you very much- it is — like this first. thank you very much. it is more _ like this first. thank you very much. it is more than - like this first. thank you very much. it is more than a - like this first. thank you very i much. it is more than a hundred years since the senior member of the

british royalfamily years since the senior member of the british royal family gave evidence in person in court from the witness box and then over a card game, prince harry, the duke of sussex will appear in the high court in london against mira group newspapers. king charles sun alleges information is gathered unlawfully on him over a 14 year period starting when he was just 12 years old. let's go straight to the high court and street drug correspondent who has been monitoring all the events there during the day and shawn, take us through this stability began when whether or not prince i should have been here. over hundred years since prince i should have been here. over hundred years sinc— hundred years since another dates wei . ht and hundred years since another dates weight and prints _ hundred years since another dates weight and prints there _ hundred years since another dates weight and prints there will - hundred years since another dates weight and prints there will be - weight and prints there will be appearing here tomorrow and the mirror group lawyers were against them are keen to get them in the witness box as soon as possible would suggest that what they want to do is, they want to get them and

answering questions and tough probing and his allegations of journalist behaviour and in some cases more than 20 years ago in terms of how they obtain stories about him. his lawyers are presented the story of a young man surrounded by a web of aggressive journalistic tactics which stepped over the legal mark including phone hacking and other forms of dishonest and unlawful ways of gathering information and they presented him the summer and was trying to grow up under terrible pressures from this. the lawyers sit back and said that when she take away this allegation, there's very hard evidence. and they want to say tomorrow, where is the actual proof of the information was gained from phone hacking. a battle royal for tomorrow. gained from phone hacking. a battle royalfor tomorrow. and gained from phone hacking. a battle royal for tomorrow. and through the course of today, after the initial attention of prince harry not being

there today, it attention of prince harry not being there today.— attention of prince harry not being there toda , ., ., ;;;~, , ., there today, it moved to 33 separate articles, is that _ there today, it moved to 33 separate articles, is that right? _ there today, it moved to 33 separate articles, is that right? and _ there today, it moved to 33 separate articles, is that right? and they - articles, is that right? and they are specimens _ articles, is that right? and they are specimens of _ articles, is that right? and they are specimens of a _ articles, is that right? and they are specimens of a broader - articles, is that right? and they i are specimens of a broader claim being made in particular, articles are being gone through and i'll be the substance of tomorrow's hearing, prince harry has to show and demonstrate that can be obtained through lawful methods and will be very interesting for other questions too because we know that can be the spine of the conversation tomorrow, we have a tough arista asking questions, we don't know where those questions, we don't know where those questions might lead and legal process of how prince harry would respond to such questioning and it's very much out of his comfort zone and we will see how he responds to very tough very aggressive

questioning.— very tough very aggressive uuuestionin. ., ~' ., .,~ very tough very aggressive uuuestionin. ., ~ ., m , questioning. thank you for taking us throu~h the questioning. thank you for taking us through the events _ questioning. thank you for taking us through the events of _ questioning. thank you for taking us through the events of today. - questioning. thank you for taking us through the events of today. swell. questioning. thank you for taking us through the events of today. swell a bra been talking with the prime minister rishi sunak on the plan to tackle small boats crossing the english channel. a little earlier today, the prime minister is that the plan is working but there's still work to do. speaking intent were a deal to return my that lead to 1800 people being sent back and was having a deterrent effect. also announcing accommodation barges and housing asylum—seekers. here's the home secretary speaking in the house of commons. this home secretary speaking in the house of commons-— of commons. this is what the public wants and all— of commons. this is what the public wants and all politicians _ of commons. this is what the public wants and all politicians should - of commons. this is what the public wants and all politicians should get| wants and all politicians should get behind our bill. our legal migration bill will make it clear that they cannot and instead, they will be

liable to be detained and swiftly removed even to their home country or relocated to a safe third country like rwanda. this is the deterrent factor, we need to break the smugglers business model. and he from the shadow secretary. the as lum from the shadow secretary. the asylum backlog _ from the shadow secretary. the asylum backlog is at a record high, decisions _ asylum backlog is at a record high, decisions are down, caseworkers have dropped, returns are still down in only i%_ dropped, returns are still down in only i% of— dropped, returns are still down in only 1% of last year small bookcases have been— only 1% of last year small bookcases have been processed and seven and a half thousand people arrived on dangerous small boats in the last few months alone. the massive gap between _ few months alone. the massive gap between the tories are and reality shows _ between the tories are and reality shows the — between the tories are and reality shows the home secretary still has no prep— shows the home secretary still has no prep on— shows the home secretary still has no prep on the system in this conservative chaos is letting everyone down.— conservative chaos is letting everyone down. conservative chaos is letting eve one down. ., ., ., everyone down. jonathan blake, what is our everyone down. jonathan blake, what is your assessment _ everyone down. jonathan blake, what

is your assessment in _ everyone down. jonathan blake, what is your assessment in terms - everyone down. jonathan blake, what is your assessment in terms what - everyone down. jonathan blake, what is your assessment in terms what is l is your assessment in terms what is ha--ened is your assessment in terms what is happened on _ is your assessment in terms what is happened on this? _ is your assessment in terms what is happened on this? will _ is your assessment in terms what is happened on this? will be - is your assessment in terms what is happened on this? will be inferred l happened on this? will be inferred from the prime _ happened on this? will be inferred from the prime minister _ happened on this? will be inferred from the prime minister -- - happened on this? will be inferred from the prime minister -- will. happened on this? will be inferred from the prime minister -- will be | from the prime minister —— will be inferred from the prime minister is an attempt to prove that they are making some progress in conservative mps really are trying to convince as much as anybody because many of them are as frustrated with the continued problem as they seed of people crossing the english channel in large numbers and arriving on uk shores and attempting to claim asylum. the prime minister was able to point to a 20% reduction in the number of people coming to the uk that way so far this year compared to last year in particular, a big production and percentage of people coming from albania made up a large proportion of the overall numbers making the journey last year and that fell by 90%. but, that was a relatively small number in real

terms in the low hundreds in the few months to this point of the course of this year and looking at the figures for last year, the vast majority of those coming from albania, progress to a point for the prime minister was at pains to point out not to make too much of this and that there was a lot of work to do in terms of excepting there was not a silver bullet in this problem would not be fixed overnight in the a long way to go in achieving one of his stated aims, his priorities of stopping the boats. he his stated aims, his priorities of stopping the boats.— his stated aims, his priorities of stopping the boats. he was asked by re orters stopping the boats. he was asked by reporters what _ stopping the boats. he was asked by reporters what he _ stopping the boats. he was asked by reporters what he meant _ stopping the boats. he was asked by reporters what he meant by - stopping the boats. he was asked by| reporters what he meant by stopping the boats, what was the answer to that? �* , that? are political correspondent ointed to that? are political correspondent pointed to the — that? are political correspondent pointed to the prime _ that? are political correspondent pointed to the prime minister- that? are political correspondent i pointed to the prime minister would actually be able to stop the boats once and for all to completely remove any number of small boats

making the crossing from france to the uk and he certainly didn't say yes, that is my aim and there would be no more boats and until that, the governments work would be done and it was important to show that the plan was working and that there was no silver bullet and it would not be easy to solve this problem and certainly wouldn't happen overnight. as for what the prime minister's and is and whether that means all together once and for all, he left us guessing today.— together once and for all, he left us guessing today. would stay with olitics and us guessing today. would stay with politics and add _ us guessing today. would stay with politics and add to _ us guessing today. would stay with politics and add to be _ us guessing today. would stay with politics and add to be us _ us guessing today. would stay with politics and add to be us because l politics and add to be us because mike pence has officially joined the candidates trying officiallyjoined the candidates trying for the presidential nominee. us vice president weill the paperwork today with the federal election commission and is expected to publicly launch his campaign at the seventh rally in iowa. around

the seventh rally in iowa. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. let's stay with some stories making the headlines because an inquest in dorset has heard there was a suggestion, a riptide may have led to the depths of a girl and teenage boy off the bournemouth coast. from buckingham insurance 17—year—old from southampton both died in hospital after an incident on wednesday. or simply say they're keeping an open mind about the circumstances and mps have been debating a petition about care and the universities and colleges towards their students and talking about a group of 25 families whose children stood their own lives at university. in the bbc british airways were among those who by cyber attacks the payroll provider used by hundreds of companies in britain, staffs have been in an

e—mail talking about personal information, national details and banking accounts have been compromised. your liver bbc news and the strength to afghanistan and the actual bbc there is a catastrophic mental health crisis in the country leading to an increase to a number of suicides especially among women and girls. the un is also raised an arm over the issue. official numbers are not available from the taliban government, but they have travelled to different parts of afghanistan to investigate the search reasons behind it. ijust want i just want someone to hear my voice, i am i just want someone to hear my voice, iam in pain i just want someone to hear my voice, i am in pain and i just want someone to hear my voice, iam in pain and i ijust want someone to hear my voice, i am in pain and i am ijust want someone to hear my voice, iam in pain and i am not i just want someone to hear my voice, i am in pain and i am not the voice, iam in pain and i am not the only one. voice, i am in pain and i am not the only one. most of the girls voice, iam in pain and i am not the only one. most of the girls in my class have had suicidal thoughts. we are all suffering from depression and anxiety. in

are all suffering from depression and anxiety-— are all suffering from depression and anxie . :: , , ~ ., and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told — and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us _ and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us why _ and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us why she _ and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us why she tried - and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us why she tried to - and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghanj student told us why she tried to end her life. we are hiding her identity to protect her. her life. we are hiding her identity to protect her-— to protect her. going to university and meeting _ to protect her. going to university and meeting my _ to protect her. going to university and meeting my friends _ to protect her. going to university and meeting my friends is - to protect her. going to university and meeting my friends is the - to protect her. going to university| and meeting my friends is the only comfort and happiness i had in my life and when it was banned, i started spending a lot of my time alone, at home with just one thought on my mind, that nothing was ever going to be ok again. one night, i tried to take my life. her going to be ok again. one night, i tried to take my life.— tried to take my life. her words cive tried to take my life. her words give insight _ tried to take my life. her words give insight into _ tried to take my life. her words give insight into a _ tried to take my life. her words give insight into a less - tried to take my life. her words give insight into a less visible l tried to take my life. her words i give insight into a less visible and yet urgent crisis facing afghanistan, particularly, its women. in a patriarchal society, especially one worn out by a long war, one of two people, most of them women, sufferfrom mental health

issues even before the taliban took over. now, experts tell us that the situation is worse than ever before. i'm really sorry for your loss, can you tell _ i'm really sorry for your loss, can you tell us — i'm really sorry for your loss, can you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father — you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of _ you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of a _ you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of a girl _ you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of a girl who _ you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of a girl who took- you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of a girl who took her- to the father of a girl who took her on the first day of the new school term this year. he is in a remote province. forshe term this year. he is in a remote province. for she believed that this would eventually be over. ltrufheh province. for she believed that this would eventually be over. when that ha ened, would eventually be over. when that happened. she _ would eventually be over. when that happened, she could _ would eventually be over. when that happened, she could not _ would eventually be over. when that happened, she could not cope. - would eventually be over. when that happened, she could not cope. she l happened, she could not cope. she became extremely— happened, she could not cope. she became extremely distressed - happened, she could not cope. she became extremely distressed and i happened, she could not cope. she . became extremely distressed and took her own— became extremely distressed and took her own life _ became extremely distressed and took her own life. ~ ., . , her own life. what impact this it had on you _ her own life. what impact this it had on you and _ her own life. what impact this it had on you and your _ her own life. what impact this it had on you and your family. - her own life. what impact this it had on you and your family. our her own life. what impact this it - had on you and your family. our life is been destroyed. _ had on you and your family. our life is been destroyed. i _ had on you and your family. our life is been destroyed. i can't _ had on you and your family. our life is been destroyed. i can't even - is been destroyed. ican't even speak— is been destroyed. i can't even speak with _ is been destroyed. ican't even speak with nry— is been destroyed. i can't even speak with my wife _ is been destroyed. ican't even speak with my wife any- is been destroyed. i can't even speak with my wife any more, i is been destroyed. i can't even i speak with my wife any more, we is been destroyed. i can't even - speak with my wife any more, we are at the _ speak with my wife any more, we are at the lowest — speak with my wife any more, we are at the lowest we _ speak with my wife any more, we are at the lowest we have _ speak with my wife any more, we are at the lowest we have ever _ speak with my wife any more, we are at the lowest we have ever been. - at the lowest we have ever been. five other— at the lowest we have ever been. five other families— at the lowest we have ever been. five other families also _ at the lowest we have ever been. five other families also told - at the lowest we have ever been. five other families also told us i five other families also told us that their daughters killed themselves for similar reasons. we

started looking into this issue because we saw an increasing number of articles in the local news reporting suicides from different parts of the country. probably because of the stigma associated with it and partly because the taliban are not reporting numbers, official figures taliban are not reporting numbers, officialfigures are not taliban are not reporting numbers, official figures are not available. in the absence of that, we've been speaking to families in different provinces who have lost loved ones to suicide in recent months. we have spoken to people who attempted to take their own lives, we have seen recent research that suggests two thirds of afghan adolescents, mostly female but also male are suffering from depression and parts of the country and we have as numerous mental health professionals to give us their assessment of the scale of the crisis. we met this teenage girl in the presence of her psychologist who has been treating her since she tried to take her own life. staying at home

without a _ her own life. staying at home without a future, _ her own life. staying at home without a future, it _ her own life. staying at home without a future, it feels - without a future, it feels ridiculous, ifeel without a future, it feels ridiculous, i feel exhausted and indifferent to everything. education is well and we hope we had it's been taken away from us, there is nothing left for us now.— left for us now. don't worry. hundreds — left for us now. don't worry. hundreds of _ left for us now. don't worry. hundreds of miles _ left for us now. don't worry. hundreds of miles away, - left for us now. don't worry. | hundreds of miles away, this left for us now. don't worry. i hundreds of miles away, this is left for us now. don't worry. - hundreds of miles away, this is the psychologist we met. she receives seven to ten new calls for help each day. seven to ten new calls for help each da . ~ ., seven to ten new calls for help each da . . ., ., . seven to ten new calls for help each da. ., ., seven to ten new calls for help each da. ., day. we have a pandemic of suicidal thou~hts day. we have a pandemic of suicidal thoughts and _ day. we have a pandemic of suicidal thoughts and afghanistan _ day. we have a pandemic of suicidal thoughts and afghanistan and - day. we have a pandemic of suicidal thoughts and afghanistan and rarely people _ thoughts and afghanistan and rarely people think of, verily people talk about, _ people think of, verily people talk about, as — people think of, verily people talk about, as you know, we are like this _ about, as you know, we are like this. . ., ., . about, as you know, we are like this. ., .. ,,, about, as you know, we are like this. ., .. ,, ., this. the economic crisis is another reason and —

this. the economic crisis is another reason and then _ this. the economic crisis is another reason and then are _ this. the economic crisis is another reason and then are also _ this. the economic crisis is another reason and then are also affected. | reason and then are also affected. in this current environment, how do you find the words to console them? the best way of helping others or yourself — the best way of helping others or yourself is — the best way of helping others or yourself is not _ the best way of helping others or yourself is not isolating _ the best way of helping others or yourself is not isolating yourself, | yourself is not isolating yourself, yourself is not isolating yourself, you can _ yourself is not isolating yourself, you can go — yourself is not isolating yourself, you can go and _ yourself is not isolating yourself, you can go and talk— yourself is not isolating yourself, you can go and talk to _ yourself is not isolating yourself, you can go and talk to your - yourself is not isolating yourself, i you can go and talk to your friends, you can go and talk to your friends, you can _ you can go and talk to your friends, you can read — you can go and talk to your friends, you can read a _ you can go and talk to your friends, you can read a book, _ you can go and talk to your friends, you can read a book, you _ you can go and talk to your friends, you can read a book, you can- you can go and talk to your friends, you can read a book, you can at- you can read a book, you can at least _ you can read a book, you can at least go — you can read a book, you can at least go to— you can read a book, you can at least go to your _ you can read a book, you can at| least go to your mother, father, siblings, — least go to your mother, father, siblings, friends. _ least go to your mother, father, siblings, friends. the _ least go to your mother, father, siblings, friends.— least go to your mother, father, siblings, friends. the taliban did not siblings, friends. the taliban did rrot respond _ siblings, friends. the taliban did not respond to _ siblings, friends. the taliban did not respond to questions - siblings, friends. the taliban did not respond to questions about i siblings, friends. the taliban did | not respond to questions about a surge in suicide since they took power. the first time in 40 years, no part of this country at war. but it's no part of this country at war. but its people are not at peace. four days after that debbie train crash, a large number of bodies remained in the wreckage. officials say more than a hundred victims are unidentified. preliminary reports suggested signalling faults may have

been responsible for is been described as india's worst rail accident in this century. our correspondent has more. as we understand, the police have filed a criminal negligence report and the train crash incident here in the state that killed more than 275 in entry door at the 1200 people. —— and injured more than 1200 people. and the railway ministry has said there is seeking a top and federal investigation agency to look into what went wrong. there are two separate railway inquiries on going in the preliminary report is suggested there could have been a signal fault the electronic signalling system that the railway network uses the i could've been the reason but for the details of not been divulged and that inquiry will

conclude in two weeks' time. in the interim, over50 conclude in two weeks' time. in the interim, over 50 hours of maintenance and track workers admit that the railway lines are partially resuming service here and i'm standing in the station just one stop of where the train accident happened in some train services are presumed today and for passenger services. as far as people are looking for theirfamily services. as far as people are looking for their family members who were on this ill—fated train, tough times continue in their many missing people and families are still making their way to the accident site to find the missing persons. there are actions of unidentified bodies and the local administration has put out advisories now, calling to the family members of those who cannot find their relatives to come and start identifying bodies even at the mortuaries. we will have more of

that story in a moment. hello. the weather patterns across the uk have been very static for the last few weeks, meaning many a garden grower are asking, "when is it going to rain?" well, the answer could and only could be with this cloud here affecting madeira and the canary islands. this is storm oscar, which is going to bring some very wet and windy weather during the rest of today and tomorrow. butjust notice how that area of low pressure pushes towards our shores as we head towards the weekend, bringing the chance of showers and thunderstorms. however, it does not guarantee rain everywhere. that rainfall could be fairly sporadic. what it will do is change weather patterns — instead of air coming round the north of the uk, it's going to come from the continent, bringing warmer and more humid air. and this weekend, temperatures widely across the uk in the mid if not high 20s and certainly warmer by night too. so that's coming our way. at the moment, many central and western areas have blue skies throughout the day.

cloud has again been there towards the east of the country and that cloud will continue to roll back in through the night after retreating towards the coast through the day. notice how it becomes extensive across much of england, towards east wales, good parts of central and eastern scotland too towards dawn tomorrow. clear skies in the west. temperatures down into low or single figures for many, but in many parts it'll be 7 to 10 degrees to start tuesday morning. if anything, though, those grey skies are a bit more abundant on tuesday. best of the breaks in the west to begin with, the clouds shrinking away in scotland, western england, wales and the south, but could be a bit more stubborn this time across parts of the midlands, yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia, pushed in again by that rather nagging east to north—easterly wind, which has been with us for a few weeks now, keeping things cool along those eastern coasts, still again warms to the west, west of scotland to the west of loch lomond, western northern ireland. highs of 23. pollen levels continue to rise across much of england, wales and northern ireland. grass pollen season fully getting underway, as it will be again on wednesday. wednesday, signs that low cloud

will shrink a bit quicker and be more lingered across parts of north—east england, many southern and western areas. the sunshine will feel a bit warmer as well. highs again, western scotland, northern ireland and increasingly the south—west of england. but as i mentioned, towards the end of the week, those temperatures will rise further, a chance of a few sporadic showers into the weekend, but that more humid feel by day and by night.