taken a big step this week towards bringing ukraine into the alliance. president zelensky has said he is confused and frustrated about being asked to show more gratitude by the uk defence secretary. we asked to show more gratitude by the uk defence secretary.— uk defence secretary. we are crateful uk defence secretary. we are grateful to — uk defence secretary. we are grateful to the _ uk defence secretary. we are grateful to the united - uk defence secretary. we are l grateful to the united kingdom, uk defence secretary. we are - grateful to the united kingdom, they are our— grateful to the united kingdom, they are our partner. maybe the minister wants. _ are our partner. maybe the minister wants. i_ are our partner. maybe the minister wants, i think we have wonderful relationship. fire wants, i think we have wonderful relationship-— wants, i think we have wonderful relationshi. �* ., ., ., , relationship. are of main headlines. the hottest — relationship. are of main headlines. the hottest week _ relationship. are of main headlines. the hottest week ever _ relationship. are of main headlines. the hottest week ever recorded - the hottest week ever recorded intensifies concerns of the extreme temperature and climate change. the bbc presenter at the heart of days of allegations but his private life has reached a dangerous point and must identify himself —— about his private life.

our main story that is dominating through the course of today. nato meeting going on in the g7 members ratified a wide—ranging security pact with ukraine and that is a significant development. we have heard a variety of parties in the main leaders and news conferences, we are waiting forjoe biden and let us show you live pictures of the university because joe us show you live pictures of the university becausejoe biden is expected to appear there in the next few minutes in those pictures and introductory remarks are being made we are expecting his final news conference at the summit today and so, both of those are expected in the university for support. but we will do is we will leave those pictures there on the screen to you as we move on in terms of what we take you through in the next couple of minutes but you will not miss a minute there ofjoe biden just as soon as he starts to speak. our europe editor has been catching up with nato's secretary—general as

result of that need summit and that's have a listen to what she asked him just a few moments ago. you came in with a very big smiles. this is been a great and successful summit_ this is been a great and successful summit where we have made decisions on stepping _ summit where we have made decisions on stepping our support in ukraine and nate _ on stepping our support in ukraine and nato membership and also we are able to— and nato membership and also we are able to make an important decision to make _ able to make an important decision to make sure that sweden will become a full member of the alliance. what about the membership _ a full member of the alliance. �*w�*iat about the membership this year was make it look like there was some disunity here. mil make it look like there was some disunity here-— make it look like there was some disunity here. all allies agree that we have a very — disunity here. all allies agree that we have a very strong _ disunity here. all allies agree that we have a very strong and - disunity here. all allies agree that we have a very strong and unitedl we have a very strong and united message — we have a very strong and united message that ukraine will become a member_ message that ukraine will become a member of the alliance and it will be extended when the conditions are met and _ be extended when the conditions are met and also on concrete tools to help them — met and also on concrete tools to help them move towards nato membership. we help them move towards nato membership-— help them move towards nato membershin . ., ~' ., ., , membership. we talk about conditions bein: met, membership. we talk about conditions being met, definitely _ membership. we talk about conditions being met, definitely not _ membership. we talk about conditions being met, definitely not before - membership. we talk about conditions being met, definitely not before a - being met, definitely not before a cease—fire but don't we need to be

honest with people and voters, this could take years, couldn't it? this is a security _ could take years, couldn't it? this is a security situation _ could take years, couldn't it? this is a security situation and now that ukraine _ is a security situation and now that ukraine is— is a security situation and now that ukraine is a — is a security situation and now that ukraine is a memberand ukraine sees this as— ukraine is a memberand ukraine sees this as possible, then we need them to support _ this as possible, then we need them to support them and making their forces _ to support them and making their forces fully interruptible and we have _ forces fully interruptible and we have a — forces fully interruptible and we have a programme to ensure that security— have a programme to ensure that security reform and strengthening credit _ security reform and strengthening credit institutions is important but the message there is that i agreed that ukraine will become a member and we _ that ukraine will become a member and we have described the path forward — and we have described the path forward. ,, , ., ~ ., and we have described the path forward. ,, ., ,, ., ., ., , forward. support for ukraine against russian aggression _ forward. support for ukraine against russian aggression is _ forward. support for ukraine against russian aggression is a _ forward. support for ukraine against russian aggression is a clear- russian aggression is a clear message that this is a short, medium and long—term. could this go on for years? and long-term. could this go on for ears? ~ . , and long-term. could this go on for ears? . ., , ., ,, and long-term. could this go on for ears? . ., _ ., years? wars are, by nature, unpredictable _ years? wars are, by nature, unpredictable and _ years? wars are, by nature, unpredictable and i - years? wars are, by nature, unpredictable and i think- years? wars are, by nature, unpredictable and i think no| years? wars are, by nature, - unpredictable and i think no one can say with—

unpredictable and i think no one can say with certainty how long this war will last _ say with certainty how long this war will last. but we will do your state clearly _ will last. but we will do your state clearly is — will last. but we will do your state clearly is that we will stand by ukraine — clearly is that we will stand by ukraine for as long as it takes and the most — ukraine for as long as it takes and the most immediate thought now is to provide military support to ukraine and i_ provide military support to ukraine and i commend the united kingdom and all the _ and i commend the united kingdom and all the outlets are making these announcements for more military support— announcements for more military support in— announcements for more military support in france will provide this and the _ support in france will provide this and the united states, germany made bil and the united states, germany made big announcements and allies will start to _ big announcements and allies will start to train ukrainian pilots for f-ios _ start to train ukrainian pilots for f-ios that— start to train ukrainian pilots for f—16s. that is the most immediate task to _ f—16s. that is the most immediate task to ensure that they prevail as a sovereign — task to ensure that they prevail as a sovereign and independent nation and unless— a sovereign and independent nation and unless that happens, there's no membership issue to be discussed at all. . , membership issue to be discussed at all. ., , .,, membership issue to be discussed at all. ., , , . , membership issue to be discussed at all. ., , ,. , ., all. can see in those pictures that is a big crowd _ all. can see in those pictures that is a big crowd gathering - all. can see in those pictures that is a big crowd gathering on - all. can see in those pictures that is a big crowd gathering on the i is a big crowd gathering on the ground as well waiting for the us

president. those pictures will be moved through a number of stories while we wait. stories of central banks grappling with inflation because mortgage payments for nearly a million uk households have risen by at least £500 and $650 a month by the end of 2026. it's important to the end of 2026. it's important to the bank of england today. it has been increasing interest rates in this attempts to reduce inflation and its rapist to connect latest report, there strong enough to withstand customers defaulting —— latest. philip mcafee interest rates, if you fix the interest rates for two years now look at how steeply they have shut up since the end of 2021, the highest in 15 years. this morning, the bank of england has posted some analysis for

mortgage borrowers in pounds per month. the blue bits expire this year and the deals that will expire ijy year and the deals that will expire by the thousand 26. if you look at this park next to me, looks reassuring, more than 2 million will pay less than hundred thousand pounds extra per than look more closely at these three columns at the end here. it's more than £500 extra per month and at the mob, it is close to a million borrowers and many of them younger families who stretched to buy in recent years were now facing an alarming jump in their mortgage costs. people like craig, whose mortgage costs will increase balance the pounds by september. is increase balance the pounds by september-— increase balance the pounds by september. increase balance the pounds by setember. , ., ., , ., ., september. is going to be going from the 879 that have — september. is going to be going from the 879 that have been _ september. is going to be going from the 879 that have been paying - september. is going to be going from the 879 that have been paying since l the 879 that have been paying since march to 1209, i think it is in the present. if i leave it any longer, who's to say it's not going to get higher. not in a position where i can save much money any more and i

can't make an overpayment because i'm paying so much as it is. it’s i'm paying so much as it is. it's not 'ust i'm paying so much as it is. it's notjust homeowners. 2 million mortgages or sentences shoot up the bank of england once the landlords will be forced to raise rents or sell the properties.— will be forced to raise rents or sell the properties. prince and write a 5% _ sell the properties. prince and write a 596 increase _ sell the properties. prince and write a 596 increase and - sell the properties. prince and write a 596 increase and that l sell the properties. prince and write a 596 increase and that is sell the properties. prince and i write a 596 increase and that is a write a 5% increase and that is a product — write a 5% increase and that is a product -- — write a 5% increase and that is a product —— we have seen a 5% increase — product —— we have seen a 5% increase and other pressures that they have — increase and other pressures that they have. if increase and other pressures that the have. , ., ., , , , they have. if they do not bump up they have. if they do not bump up the rent, they have. if they do not bump up the rent. many — they have. if they do not bump up the rent, many landlords- they have. if they do not bump up the rent, many landlords will- they have. if they do not bump up the rent, many landlords will runl the rent, many landlords will run into trouble. last year, the proportion of mortgages were rent was barely enough or too little to cover interest payments was 3%. within two years from now, that number, pointing to the bank will lead to lto%. reports can also not offset against tax any more and all in all, it's a lot less profitable

thanit in all, it's a lot less profitable than it used to be. going back to the university, a big crowd is waiting there to hear from the us presidentjoe biden. a combination of this nato summit and in the last little while, president zelensky, we hear more from saying ukraine won't accept a frozen conflict with russia because that concerns in terms of nato membership, what happens is it becomes a frozen conflict and smears being thrown around and part of the reasoning behind not having any definitive time stable to actually join nato, where the considerations but of course today, the g7 giving the security guarantees to ukraine for the months and years ahead. we are keeping an eye on the this is as soon as we seejoe biden, we will return there.

let us talk climate change because the beginning ofjuly was the hottest we can record on this planet. around the world, extreme weather events of intensified concerns about runaway climate change and nowhere illustrates that better than north america and western united states is struggling under if dome in texas suffered a number of 100 degrees days but further north in vermont, flooding is because present biden to declare a state of emergency. building in italy, temperatures of risen above 40 italy, temperatures of risen above do celsius and critical higher lto celsius and critical higher increase in spain. in india, where most climate vulnerable regions, it is spiked as a result of sustained high temperatures and sweltering in china as well, beijing is issued its highest level he'd alert and northern parts of the country. it all amounts touring pattern of extreme weather caused in part by climate change. let me show you two

of those examples in the american would go to india and that started in vermont with two months of rain being dumped on that statementjust a matter of days. irate being dumped on that statement 'ust a matter of daysfi a matter of days. we are 20 minutes ofthe a matter of days. we are 20 minutes of the state — a matter of days. we are 20 minutes of the state capital _ a matter of days. we are 20 minutes of the state capital in _ a matter of days. we are 20 minutes of the state capital in the _ a matter of days. we are 20 minutes of the state capital in the damages l of the state capital in the damages everywhere. down main street, this flooding in right here as you can see, the road is completely crumbled as a car dealership behind me into the concrete buckle and its holding onto that sheep from falling into the river below and seems like this are playing out state—wide. it happened so fast and so many comparisons between this storm and hurricane irene in 2011 which completely devastated vermont and many have told us this was far worse. , , ., ,

many have told us this was far worse. , , .,, . worse. this is the worst affected state in the _ worse. this is the worst affected state in the region _ worse. this is the worst affected state in the region and _ worse. this is the worst affected state in the region and over - worse. this is the worst affected state in the region and over the | state in the region and over the last weekend. and 31 people were killed tuesday. nearly 1300 roads were closed due to landslides and flash floods in many bridges damaged in the last three days. tourists flock to the state for many, their holiday is turned into a nightmare. many people have been stranded into the flash floods. 0fficials claim thatis the flash floods. 0fficials claim that is around 2000 tourists stranded in the rain has been safely evacuated. parts of the state and neighbouring states continue to be flooded. what is been largely clear in most parts bringing leave to the and authorities of stepped up and leave measures in the region. experience that are having, doctor otto experience that are having, doctor 0tto is a senior lecturer in climate science and the author of angry weather. heat wave, flood strums the

science of climate change. i asked her whether all these records of what she actually anticipated. the weather is what she actually anticipated. ire: weather is not changing what she actually anticipated. ii9: weather is not changing faster than expected what is changing very fast, and this is continuing to change very fast is admissions. we are continuing to burn fossil fuels admissions are continuing to rise and as long as burning fossil fuels, we will see more of these extreme events and that is not unexpected, thatis events and that is not unexpected, that is exactly as expected. irate events and that is not unexpected, that is exactly as expected. we are seeinr that is exactly as expected. we are seeing floods _ that is exactly as expected. we are seeing floods but _ that is exactly as expected. we are seeing floods but concerns - that is exactly as expected. we are seeing floods but concerns of - that is exactly as expected. we are seeing floods but concerns of heat | seeing floods but concerns of heat and how hard it is likely to get and i like are we going to see these records keep tumbling? this i like are we going to see these records keep tumbling? this year, we have come on — records keep tumbling? this year, we have come on top _ records keep tumbling? this year, we have come on top of— records keep tumbling? this year, we have come on top of the _ records keep tumbling? this year, we have come on top of the increasing i have come on top of the increasing global temperatures because of the burning of fossil fuels, global temperatures because of the burning of fossilfuels, we have some natural phenomenon that also

lite temperatures in the most famous of them as el nino, which leads to higher ocean temperatures, we have seen that particularly around uk and that means that we have climate change, plus natural conducive whether the heat waves and this year, we will see more heat records being broken then if there were no el nino event but as long as we are burning fossilfuels, we el nino event but as long as we are burning fossil fuels, we will see heat records being broken again and again and again. find heat records being broken again and again and again-— again and again. and it's not trying to slow climate _ again and again. and it's not trying to slow climate change _ again and again. and it's not trying to slow climate change and - again and again. and it's not trying to slow climate change and we - again and again. and it's not trying. to slow climate change and we know about the very well—publicized group maps to actually doing that but i suppose it's also not having to address the here and now for governments to come up with plans to protect their own public, we know that having to form their own emergency plans and that is to

change. emergency plans and that is to chance. �* :, emergency plans and that is to chance. 1, :, emergency plans and that is to chance. ., . ., ~ emergency plans and that is to chance. :, . ., ~ ., ., change. both of the change. a lot of the ians change. both of the change. a lot of the plans to — change. both of the change. a lot of the plans to reduce _ change. both of the change. a lot of the plans to reduce emissions - change. both of the change. a lot of the plans to reduce emissions are i the plans to reduce emissions are also measures that will help us to adapt to extreme heat and we need to insulate homes to lower emissions but also that helps with the people not to die in a heat wave if your homes are better insulated. greener homes are better insulated. greener homes and cities without cars and too much as fault abuse it is with lower emissions but also the cities that can deal with heat better because they would not get his heart and also they can withstand flooding if the ground is able to pick up the water and not going into houses. we've been hearing stories all weeks

about the taylor swift fans trying to get tickets for her tour and all of that, they're the most in demand tickets in the uk at the moment before disabled fans trying to get to the show at wembley stadium, it is been an even tougher experience because they could get them online and that is phone. accessibility places are not sold by ticketmaster with people needing to call the venue directly and let's talk about this with newsweek reporter and bonnie, telus, us, this seems quite perplexing. bonnie, telus, us, this seems quite perplexing-— perplexing. yes, as you said, taylor swift tickets — perplexing. yes, as you said, taylor swift tickets have _ perplexing. yes, as you said, taylor swift tickets have been _ perplexing. yes, as you said, taylor swift tickets have been going i perplexing. yes, as you said, taylor swift tickets have been going on i swift tickets have been going on sale in the uk this week and dedicated fans, they are in liverpool, cardiff and edinburgh and she has six dates next year at london wembley stadium which has huge demand for earlier on social

media, it transpired that disabled fans have been having difficulty getting tickets and this is because instead of buying the tickets online, they've had to go through to an access line and there been several complaints that they have been waiting hours to get tickets and some of even been cut off. in and some of even been cut off. in terms of people you've been speaking to, take us through their experiences. i to, take us through their experiences.— to, take us through their exeriences. ., ., experiences. i spoke to 22-year-old serena and — experiences. i spoke to 22-year-old serena and she _ experiences. i spoke to 22-year-old serena and she said _ experiences. i spoke to 22-year-old serena and she said the _ experiences. i spoke to 22-year-old serena and she said the experience| serena and she said the experience was very disappointing. i was was very disappointing. i was prepared. — was very disappointing. i was prepared. as _ was very disappointing. i was prepared. as a _ was very disappointing. i was prepared, as a way _ was very disappointing. i was prepared, as a way to - was very disappointing. i was prepared, as a way to spend | was very disappointing. i was l prepared, as a way to spend as was very disappointing. i was prepared, as a way to spend as much ntoney_ prepared, as a way to spend as much money as— prepared, as a way to spend as much money as i_ prepared, as a way to spend as much money as i needed to i kept on having — money as i needed to i kept on having servers are currently busy, piease _ having servers are currently busy, please try— having servers are currently busy, please try again later and i rang about— please try again later and i rang about over 200 times. i know getting tickets— about over 200 times. i know getting tickets for— about over 200 times. i know getting tickets for the show like this is going — tickets for the show like this is going to — tickets for the show like this is going to be difficult anyways. but having _ going to be difficult anyways. but having thousands of disabled people and one _

having thousands of disabled people and one phone line just put 20 more hurdles in— and one phone line just put 20 more hurdles in front of us that been there — hurdles in front of us that been there i— hurdles in front of us that been there. i bought tickets on my before and so, _ there. i bought tickets on my before and so, it— there. i bought tickets on my before and so, it is— there. i bought tickets on my before and so, it is possible for some reason, — and so, it is possible for some reason, wimbley did not want to do it that way — reason, wimbley did not want to do it that wa . :: :: , reason, wimbley did not want to do itthatwa. :: :: , , , reason, wimbley did not want to do it that way-— it that way. 200 calls, plus any, in terms of did _ it that way. 200 calls, plus any, in terms of did she _ it that way. 200 calls, plus any, in terms of did she manage - it that way. 200 calls, plus any, in terms of did she manage to i it that way. 200 calls, plus any, in terms of did she manage to get i it that way. 200 calls, plus any, in terms of did she manage to get a l terms of did she manage to get a ticket at the end of that and what are wembley stadium sing about this? likely, serena did manage to get tickets after she said she was trying to get through to the access linux as sometimes and she did get tickets and wembley stadium have told us that the demand for the tour has simply been unprecedented and waiting times for accessible tickets have been looked longer than usual and they are put in a call back service so that fans can be called back to get tickets. into service so that fans can be called back to get tickets.— service so that fans can be called back to get tickets. into very much for takinr

back to get tickets. into very much for taking us _ back to get tickets. into very much for taking us through _ back to get tickets. into very much for taking us through that - back to get tickets. into very much for taking us through that elementj for taking us through that element of a story that i've not heard about until earlier in the day, thank you so much. turning to tennis, not quite like how we actually tennis now — but perhaps not quite like we know it — because ai has been used for the first time — to provide commentray for wimbledon highlights. it's for the courts — where there are no commentary teams. 0ne high proifile commentator told the bbc today — it's a race against the robots — for yourjob. so, is it the future, is it any good, well have a listen. peniston plays murray on the esteemed centre court in the first round. murray forces peniston into making a forehand error and wins the second set. peniston hits a backhand winner on game point. murray wins the first round after peniston makes

an unforced forehand error on match point. earlier, i spoke to kevin farrar, the head of sport partnerships, ibm uk — the people developing the use of this technology. yes, we're very pleased with what we are generating for this year. this is the first time we have generated ai commentary for tennis. we did try this for golf, for the masters earlier in the year. but we have had to take our large language models and train them in the language of tennis, learn the game of tennis through the stats that we are collecting, and then generate this commentary for the highlight reels. tell me a little more... before we talk about the end results, tell me a little more about why you are doing it and how you are actually doing it. you referenced some of the work, but tell me a little more about how you actually do this. so we are using something called ibm watsonx. this is our enterprise ai and data platform. we are training something called a large language model

in the language of tennis, the language of wimbledon. specifics like it's the gentlemen's draw, not the men's draw, and teaching it the game. so, what is a forehand, what is a backhand, what is a forced error, what is an unforced error. and also things like the player names. so there is a process of training the model and then tuning the model, and then using this generative al to produce sentences with varied sentence structure that is engaging for fans to listen to. before we get to the engagement part, just tell me a little more, then, is the ai working out the shots that are being played and then coming up with whatever the bank of information that you have loaded up, or do you have to type in stuff? how does it actually practically work? at the moment, those stats are collected by humans. so, we have teams of tennis experts at the side of the court who are capturing the speed of the serve, the direction of the serve, how that

serve is being returned, is it a forehand, backhand, the rally count, then how the point is won, the forced error, unforced error. so, we have teams of tennis experts who are interpreting the game, putting that into our systems, and then that feeds the insights that we are creating, and that is used as one of the key inputs into this generative ai for the commentary. pretty news, just last few seconds, a new statement from the metropolitan police —— breaking news. during the studio with me, take us through the statement. iwhich take us through the statement. which is that that statement _ take us through the statement. which is that that statement in _ take us through the statement. which is that that statement in the - take us through the statement. tfu"i an is that that statement in the last few minutes or so and i will read it to you and it's just disappeared from my screen. excuse me. the statement from the metropolitan police is that detectives met crimes unit to have concluded their

assessment have determined there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed and the statement goes on that in reaching this decisions, the past including the bbc and the alleged complainant and the alleged complaint families plan of the police force, there is no further police force, there is no further police action. that is the latest statement from the metropolitan police. pet statement from the metropolitan police. , :, :, , statement from the metropolitan police. ., , , police. pet is a really significant development — police. pet is a really significant development in _ police. pet is a really significant development in the _ police. pet is a really significant development in the story. i i police. pet is a really significantl development in the story. i know it's onlyjust emerged but has there been any response from any of the parties including the bbc? did been any response from any of the parties including the bbc?- parties including the bbc? did not ret we parties including the bbc? did not get we have _ parties including the bbc? did not get we have not _ parties including the bbc? did not get we have not heard _ parties including the bbc? did not get we have not heard from i parties including the bbc? did not get we have not heard from the i parties including the bbc? did not l get we have not heard from the bbc yet and what this means is that the bbc will be able to continue its own investigations and the metropolitan police said to the bbc that they should pause their investigations while the police are looking into

this but this is a significant development this evening and just repeat that from the med specialist crime command is now concluded their assessment of determined that there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence is been committed and in the metropolitan police statement, they say that we are aware of media reporting and further allegations against the same individuals and specific details or details about how to use been passed and there is no police action at this time. significant developments this time. significant developments this evening. the this time. significant developments this evening-— this evening. the critical line but there is no _ this evening. the critical line but there is no information - this evening. the critical line but there is no information to - this evening. the critical line but. there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed, when you consider the way the story was first reported by the sun newspaper and the obvious implication of those early reports so it was framed. find

implication of those early reports so it was framed.— so it was framed. and this will raise questions _ so it was framed. and this will raise questions about - so it was framed. and this will raise questions about the i so it was framed. and this will i raise questions about the original story and this was based on the mother of this young person who said that the tv presenter had paid her child to 17 years old at the time in return for explicit pictures and assorted images in the sun newspaper and ph was significant, 17 years old and ph was significant, 17 years old and there was a significant element of the story because of such images were exchanged before the teenager was 18, that could be a criminal offence and that it's been a significant development for metropolitan police and they have concluded their assessment and determined there is no information to indicate a criminal offence is been committed. has to indicate a criminal offence is been committed.— to indicate a criminal offence is been committed. as you can delete that sentence, _ been committed. as you can delete that sentence, bbc— been committed. as you can delete that sentence, bbc statement i been committed. as you can delete that sentence, bbc statement is i been committed. as you can delete. that sentence, bbc statement isjust that sentence, bbc statement is just dropped images related to camera because the police confirming they

have completed their assessment and are not taking further action will pay for it to them but the work at speed and previously asked us to pause the investigation and will now go forward with the work ensuring due process of the assessment of the facts while continuing their care to all involved and immediate response there but they are further investigating the will now kick in the key statement from the metric is no information to indicate the criminal offence been committed. stay with us, there is more with the on bbc news. hello there. we saw some glimpses of warm sunshine today, but the heavy showers were never too far away. and it's a very different weather pattern at the moment compared with what we had last month. it's lower pressure that's dominating across northern europe,

particularly here at home, which is why it's cooler. high pressure in the south of europe. and this, of course, is where we're seeing some very high temperatures. the heat is getting drawn up from the north—west of africa. this is the temperature anomaly chart. so where you've got the reds, it's hotter than it would normally be. so that's mainly focused across southern parts of europe. but briefly, further north, things may heat up a bit over the weekend, but not here at home. it's going to be low pressure that keeps it very changeable. now, we've seen a lot of showers earlier on. they're continuing for a while, particularly across scotland, but it should become dry in many areas overnight. the winds will ease down a bit as well. and temperatures, well, they'll drop away to around 10 or 11 degrees. many places starting dry tomorrow with some sunshine. but again, as we get a bit of summer warmth, the cloud will bubble up. we'll see some showers developing, pushing eastwards across england and wales.

the odd one for northern ireland, but the heavier showers are more likely to be across scotland. may not be quite as windy tomorrow. it may feel a little bit warmer, but those temperatures aren't changing much at all — 18 to 22 degrees. by the time we get to friday, we've got another area of low pressure bringing wind and rain, this one coming in from the south—west. ahead of that main rain arriving on friday, we've got this patchy rain heading northwards from overnight, up into scotland, but it's across other parts of the uk that it turns wetter and windier, particularly

across parts of wales and the south—west of england. here, there could be lto millimetres of rain or more over the hills of south wales and the moors of the south—west. and around coasts, the winds could be close to gusting 50 miles an hourfor a while — and within that rain, there could be a few thunderstorms. something a little bit warmer in the south—east before we get the rain later. but otherwise, those temperatures are disappointing once again. and over the weekend, low pressure continues to dominate the weather. it's only moving slowly northwards across the uk. we may see some improvements from the south later on in the weekend. a lot of isobars on the chart. it's going to be unusually windy, really, for this time of year. and the weekend, we'll see some sunshine but some heavy, thundery downpours, and once again, staying on the cool side.

at 6pm: huw edwards is the presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos. in the last few minutes, he has announced his resignation. this raises questions about the original story in the the sun which claimed

the presenter had paid a young person more