hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. translation: the ground forces l are expanding their operations this evening, acting forcefully and in all dimensions to achieve the goals of the war. israel is responsible for the atrocities_ israel is responsible for the atrocities that _ israel is responsible for the atrocities that are - israel is responsible for the atrocities that are being - israel is responsible for the - atrocities that are being committed now and _ atrocities that are being committed now and that — atrocities that are being committed now and that will _ atrocities that are being committed now and that will be _ atrocities that are being committed now and that will be committed - atrocities that are being committed now and that will be committed in. now and that will be committed in their ground — now and that will be committed in their ground invasion— now and that will be committed in their ground invasion of— now and that will be committed in their ground invasion of gaza. - as israel exercises its right, and indeed its responsibility, to defend its people against a terrorist group, it must do so in line with the rules of war. welcome to the programme.

significant development this evening. we heard from the israel defence forces spokesperson making a significant announcement, twofold, first, that the ground forces are expanding their operations tonight. secondly erica intensification of airstrikes from israel into gaza. we have a number of live feeds, live cameras, pictures coming into us here at the building, there are three of them, let's start with this one. the darkness of gaza, you will know that fuel is in such short suppty, know that fuel is in such short supply, electricity, power, the light effectively there coming from the explosions of the strikes. over the explosions of the strikes. over the last couple of hours we have seen a real intensification of these airstrikes. with that comes things like a lack of communications in gaza. we've heard from the head of the world health organization saying he has lost touch with his team, communications are down there in

gaza. next, let's go to the united nations in new york, a significant moment there in the last 20 minutes, they have backed what they have passed a resolution put forward by jordan, it got the votes required, significantly, the wording is important, it condemns all acts of violence against palestinian and israeli civilians and it calls for an immediate humanitarian truce in gaza. we will be getting reaction to that. our next live feed we have coming into us here is not new york, it is a southern israel, because we have heard from hamas today, from gaza, they are also firing missiles into southern israel. of course, rockets are flying in the opposite direction, too. so, a fast developing situation tonight, i am joined by our panel. from washington, political commentator, democratic strategist ameshia cross

and from london, paulwaugh, political editor of the i newspaper. i want to show you some pictures from earlier today in gaza. these are the explosions, this was the intensification that our teams were reporting on the ground in southern israel, they noticed the step change, and then after these pictures came the official announcement from the idf, the spokesperson from the israel defence forces, confirming then what we had been witnessing, what we have been seeing. let's hear now a little bit of that statement from the idf. translation: over the last few hours, we have intensified - our airstrikes in gaza. the iaf has extensively carried out raids to underground targets and terror infrastructure

in a substantial manner. as a continuation of our offensive strikes over the last few days the ground forces are expanding their operations this evening, acting forcefully in all dimensions to achieve the goals of the war. earlier on today we exposed to the world the shifa hospital with the underground expanse and how they have converted to hospital for terror activities. we revealed to the world hamas's cynical use of the hospital, and we will continue to do so, we will continue attacking gaza and its surroundings, and again, south to the gaza river, there are better conditions, we have called upon them and reiterated the call to the people of gaza to move. let's go to lucy williamson, our correspondent in southern israel. lucy, just bring us up—to—date with the very latest, what is happening there? ~ ., ., there? well, or evening here we have had significant —

there? well, or evening here we have had significant bombardments - there? well, or evening here we have had significant bombardments of- had significant bombardments of gaza. we have heard very loud explosions, aerial strikes inside gaza. and the idf has confirmed it has expanded widely attacking what it calls terrorist infrastructure and underground targets. but the question a lot of people are asking is what this aerial intensification might signify. might it signify the beginnings of a ground offensive that israel has been preparing for? and on that it is much less clear what is happening, not only because we can't see what's happening on the ground, but the israeli army itself has not been completely clear on that. it said it is expanding its ground operations but didn't clarify exactly what that means and we know that in the past few days there have been targeted raids inside gaza, sometimes with tanks, the israeli army says, to destroy celsius, together information. so it is not clear weather this expansion of ground operations simpler means more of that or weather it means

something much wider. on the other side, there is very little information or no information really coming out of the gaza strip at the moment because communications have been cut. the internet, the phone, whatsapp messages, we are told, not going through, either. palestine red crescent and the world health organization both say they lost contact with their staff and partners. so, information about what's happening on the ground in gazais what's happening on the ground in gaza is almost non—existent here tonight, even as we can still hear explosions from the air.- explosions from the air. lutti, thank you _ explosions from the air. lutti, thank you very _ explosions from the air. lutti, thank you very much - explosions from the air. lutti, thank you very much for - explosions from the air. lutti, thank you very much for that i explosions from the air. lutti, - thank you very much for that update from southern israel. let's bring in our panel, political commentator and democratic strategist ameshia cross and from london, paulwaugh, political editor at the i newspaper. a difficult couple of hours with this step change, paul, in what has been happening there?— this step change, paul, in what has been happening there? yeah, it does feel like we are _ been happening there? yeah, it does feel like we are on _ been happening there? yeah, it does feel like we are on the _ been happening there? yeah, it does feel like we are on the edge - been happening there? yeah, it does feel like we are on the edge of - feel like we are on the edge of something and something which could

be potentially quite momentous not just for this conflict but for the wider region. it seems as though, we have yet to get confirmation but this does look like the preparatory stages of the actual ground offensive, and if that is the case, then there will be a lot of worries on both sides. don't forget there will be a lot of it israeli family is worried for their trips who are going over the border, but also there will be lots of concern for palestinian civilians. benjamin netanyahu, straight after those neta nyahu, straight after those atrocities netanyahu, straight after those atrocities on the 7th of october, said that every hamas member is a dead man. now, it may well be that this offensive is aimed directly at disrupting and dismantling a lot of the military operations of hamas, but we will have to see how it plays outjust how but we will have to see how it plays out just how effective but we will have to see how it plays outjust how effective it is going to be. ., ~ outjust how effective it is going to be. . ~ ,, outjust how effective it is going to be. . ~ i. ., outjust how effective it is going to be. . ~ ., ., ., outjust how effective it is going tobe. . ., ., ., . to be. thank you for that, paul. we are keeping — to be. thank you for that, paul. we are keeping the _ to be. thank you for that, paul. we

are keeping the pictures _ to be. thank you for that, paul. we are keeping the pictures up - to be. thank you for that, paul. we are keeping the pictures up on - to be. thank you for that, paul. we are keeping the pictures up on the l are keeping the pictures up on the screen, it is pretty black, because there is no power or electricity to light up buildings but we are seeing the flashes of those intensification is of airstrikes every couple of minutes or so you will see the flash of orange and usually a crackle that goes with it. just to explain what we are monitoring and keeping across. your thoughts, ameshia? this is a scary place _ across. your thoughts, ameshia? this is a scary place to _ across. your thoughts, ameshia? this is a scary place to be, i don't is a scary place to be, idon't think— is a scary place to be, i don't think it — is a scary place to be, i don't think it is _ is a scary place to be, i don't think it is a _ is a scary place to be, i don't think it is a place that anyone wanted — think it is a place that anyone wanted us to be. specifically we have _ wanted us to be. specifically we have seen— wanted us to be. specifically we have seen in the united states severat— have seen in the united states several congresspeople call for a ceasefire — several congresspeople call for a ceasefire. we see in this amplification, i think this is a strategy— amplification, i think this is a strategy which has long—term implications not only for the level tevetting — implications not only for the level levelling of gaza and the many war crimes _ levelling of gaza and the many war crimes that we have seen that have come _ crimes that we have seen that have come out _ crimes that we have seen that have come out of— crimes that we have seen that have come out of this since the start of this war. — come out of this since the start of this war, particularly more innocent billions _ this war, particularly more innocent billions that — this war, particularly more innocent billions that reside in gaza, the palestinian people are being hurt, and don't — palestinian people are being hurt, and don't really have a means of not only getting out of this but also a

nreans— only getting out of this but also a means of— only getting out of this but also a means of protecting themselves and their families. means of protecting themselves and theirfamilies. but in means of protecting themselves and their families. but in addition to that, _ their families. but in addition to that, the — their families. but in addition to that, the greater fear i think is has been — that, the greater fear i think is has been a _ that, the greater fear i think is has been a word back, the threat of greater— has been a word back, the threat of greater violence across the middle east, _ greater violence across the middle east, ensuring that there can be a much _ east, ensuring that there can be a much longer war, and with that being said, much longer war, and with that being said. we _ much longer war, and with that being said. we are — much longer war, and with that being said, we are in a very sticky place, we just— said, we are in a very sticky place, we just saw— said, we are in a very sticky place, we just saw the un break with president biden and his assertions and we _ president biden and his assertions and we are — president biden and his assertions and we are also watching in real time _ and we are also watching in real time what — and we are also watching in real time what could be very, very devastating not only for the palestinian people but also across the middle east and region as a whole — the middle east and region as a whole. . . , ., , whole. paul, the politics of this, the international _ whole. paul, the politics of this, the international coalition, - whole. paul, the politics of this, the international coalition, we . whole. paul, the politics of this, i the international coalition, we have seen head of state after head of state arrive from countries like france, uk, us, steadfast support for israel, what do you think as these things developed now, what happens with that political support?

i think you what you will see certainly in the initial stages is a real sense of demarcated support, i think you will see it is conditional, conditional in the sense that it will be guided by repeated pleas with the israelis to do everything possible to avoid innocent civilians being killed in this offensive. i think what has happened is that all of those western leaders went straight to israel to show immediate support for the country after those horrific killings on seventh october, which we can't get away from. president biden said thereafter that israel shouldn't substitute its desire for justice with the desire for anger. and i think he will be counselling throughout this that the israeli should do everything possible they can to make sure that civilians aren't attacked, but obviously it is very, very difficult to do that in a densely populated area like this and

certainly in terms of the uk it is often that the uk seems to be waiting for biden's lead on this. only recently, just in the last few days did both rishi sunak and keir starmer change their position on the whole idea of humanitarian pauses. they both supported that biden idea but they have not gone for the full—fledged ceasefire, which a lot of people do want. and of italy you have just seen that in the un vote tonight. thank you both of you, speak to you again in just a moment. we can now speak to dr sabri saidam, senior member of fatah, a faction once led by yasser arafat, palestinian liberation organisation. thank you for being on the programme. rooms that what is your reaction to the intensification of the strikes tonight and potentially the strikes tonight and potentially the expansion of the ground operations? well, shocked,

horrified, dismayed, as a palestinian, that humanity can go this low. i can't believe this is a war against the palestinian faction, it is a war against the palestinian people. over it is a war against the palestinian people. 0ver7000 it is a war against the palestinian people. over 7000 people have been killed, the majority are women and children and that exceeds 70%, half of the houses of gaza have been demolished. i don't think this is a war against a faction, if anything this is ethnic cleansing that israel is perpetrating. this is ethnic cleansing that israel is perpetrating— this is ethnic cleansing that israel is perpetrating. well, the israelis, the idf, are _ is perpetrating. well, the israelis, the idf, are very _ is perpetrating. well, the israelis, the idf, are very clear, _ is perpetrating. well, the israelis, the idf, are very clear, they - is perpetrating. well, the israelis, the idf, are very clear, they say . the idf, are very clear, they say hamas carried out this attack and it is hamas they are going after, talking about targeting, in their words, terrorist infrastructure, targeting the tunnels of hamas and also talking about the fact in their eyes that hamas used places such as the hospital to operate out. in their eyes, they are attacking hamas? ~ , ., ., , ., hamas? well, you are telling you that babies _ hamas? well, you are telling you that babies that _ hamas? well, you are telling you that babies that have _ hamas? well, you are telling you that babies that have just - hamas? well, you are telling you that babies that have just been i hamas? well, you are telling you i that babies that have just been born and young women and children are

hamas supporters? this is nonsense. the majority being killed of the people of palestinians in gaza. that our women and children. i don't buy this argument. if anything, israel is trying to get away with this, with the support of some members of the international community for but i think the vote that has been passed at the un, just passed at the un, is a manifestation of the will of the international community to cease hostilities and push another, a different agenda that the world has to entertain. cutting basic services, if you allow me to finish... the cutting water, electricity, telecommunications, shutting the only long, as it were, which allows food and medicine into gaza, through the rafah crossing, i don't know how on earth this is going to bring peace for the region

and for the world at large. you talked about _ and for the world at large. you talked about that _ and for the world at large. you talked about that un general assembly resolution that has just passed in the last 20 minutes, half an hour, the line in it calls for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce. first of all, do you think that will happen, is there a chance of that happening? itruieiii. you think that will happen, is there a chance of that happening? well, we have seen israel— a chance of that happening? well, we have seen israel ignoring _ a chance of that happening? well, we have seen israel ignoring the - have seen israel ignoring the previous decisions that have been passed, resolutions that have been passed, resolutions that have been passed at the un. i am not at all optimistic, although i feel that there is a change of position and change of heart on the part of britain and other members of the world community, seeing the suffering of palestinians. but as your guest in the earlier interview had said that britain has not pushed for a fully—fledged ceasefire. this is what we need, we need sanity, we need sense. i can't believe the world is accepting this formula of displacing palestinians, of manslaughter, as it were, of ethnic

cleansing that is taking place. people, my people are under severe bombardment today, using weapons and missiles that have been used in afghanistan, in the dungeons, in the tunnels, in such a severe way. it is just unbelievably bitter, unbelievably dismayed one would feel when watching such scenes coming out of gaza. dr when watching such scenes coming out of gaza. , , ., ., ,, ,., of gaza. dr sabri saidam, thank you ve much of gaza. dr sabri saidam, thank you very much for— of gaza. dr sabri saidam, thank you very much for coming _ of gaza. dr sabri saidam, thank you very much for coming on _ of gaza. dr sabri saidam, thank you very much for coming on the - very much for coming on the programme. we were talking there about that un resolution, i want to go live to new york now. our reporter is there. tell us what happened there?— happened there? well, an overwhelming _ happened there? well, an overwhelming majority - happened there? well, an overwhelming majority of| happened there? well, an - overwhelming majority of nations voted to support this resolution which called for a number of things, it was mainly humanitarian in nature, it called for an immediate humanitarian truce to eventually

lead to a ceasefire, a cessation of hostilities. it called for unhindered access to aid, for aid to flow in freely, for the protection of civilians and for the release of all civilians. keep in mind that diplomats were voting just as israel had expanded its aerial and ground assault on gaza. and what we heard from arab nations and quite frankly from arab nations and quite frankly from the majority of nations that spoke, they echoed the cause of the un, saying that the absolute priority at the moment was the protection of civilians, to try to save lives of palestinians caught in gaza by israel's relentless bombardment and the complete siege, not allowing basic necessities even water into the strip. but this vote has divided the west, interestingly. we saw that the united states, israel's staunch ally, voted against it. also we have the united kingdom

abstaining, along with some other european nations. but some european nations did support it, belgium, after the vote they are ambassador said that they felt that even war had rules, that they had to protect civilians. also spain, portugal, luxembourg, france, ireland, among those who supported this draft. ireland has expressed support and sympathy for the palestinian people in the past, saying it was driven by their own historical experience. israel has said that this resolution would prevent them from safeguarding their citizens from the threat posed by hamas. we heard from arab nations rejecting that, saying that the right to self—defence did not mean israel could ignore international laws against collective punishment. they accused israel of committing war crimes, of not trying to minimise civilian deaths. thejordan foreign minister saidhow could more

7000 palestinian civilians killed, the majority of them children, be an attempt to minimise civilian death? so, as we have here, the general assembly, after paralysis in the security council, very much so echoing and answering the calls by the united nations to endorse a truce that will lead to a cessation of hostilities in gaza.— truce that will lead to a cessation of hostilities in gaza. nada, thank ou ve of hostilities in gaza. nada, thank you very much _ of hostilities in gaza. nada, thank you very much for _ of hostilities in gaza. nada, thank you very much for that. _ of hostilities in gaza. nada, thank you very much for that. just - of hostilities in gaza. nada, thank you very much for that. just to - you very much for that. just to explain the black pictures on the side there that is gaza, that is large, the reason it is so dark is because it is nighttime and also electricity and power, the buildings are not lit up in the way that they were just a couple of weeks ago. we are seeing flashes of orange and crackles of explosions as airstrikes from israel hit. we have also had reports from hamas of launches from gaza going in the other direction

towards israel as well. we were just talking about that resolution in the united nations, let's take a listen to the moment that it passed. in favour, 120. against, 14. favour, 120. against, i4. abstentions, a5. draft resolution is adopted. just want to take you to some of the live pictures that we are getting in here, just to explain the feeds that we are monitoring right now. the one that we've been seeing is the black picture on the right—hand side, is the skyline of gaza, where we have been seeing our strikes. now on the left of this is a hospital in gaza itself, in khan younis, nasser

hospital in the south. hospitals under so much strain right now. aid agencies saying not enough medical supplies getting there, and when they get there, there is not enough power to carry out all the operations that they need. basic supplies very difficult to get in, just ten trucks went in today. normally it needs hundreds crossing that border, the border with egypt. the next picture, this is southern israel, hamas are firing rockets from gaza onto towns in southern israel this evening. sderot, just one of them. so, we are keeping across the live pictures from those three feeds. we can now talk to toby fricker, spokesperson for unicef, the united

nations children's fund, just landed injordan. thank you for being on the programme. can ijust ask you about your many —— communications, because we have heard from the who, saying, they have lost touch with their teams on the ground, what is their teams on the ground, what is the situation with you?— their teams on the ground, what is the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. the situation with you? yeah, that's correct- as — the situation with you? yeah, that's correct- as you _ the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. as you said _ the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. as you said we _ the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. as you said we are - correct. as you said we are extremely worried for our staff on the ground, we've lost contact with them as well. we have had staff on them as well. we have had staff on the ground in the gaza strip for many, many years, but now we have lost contact and of course we're extremely concerned for them but also for children, obviously, half the population in the gaza strip are children, that is nearlyi million children, that is nearlyi million children, and right now, that is a massive concern, as we watch the recent escalation is. 50. recent escalation is. so, unfortunately, - recent escalation is. so, unfortunately, contact l recent escalation is. so, | unfortunately, contact is recent escalation is. so, - unfortunately, contact is cut, recent escalation is. so, unfortunately, contact is cut, we know that is right across the gaza strip, as far as we know, we don't have the specific details but we have the specific details but we have heard that from different aid agencies now that they've lost

touch, telecommunications, agency inside gaza announcing the same. what about the work that your teams are trying to do with just ten trucks in today, what kind of impact is that having? i trucks in today, what kind of impact is that having?— is that having? i mean, it's been extremely _ is that having? i mean, it's been extremely difficult, _ is that having? i mean, it's been extremely difficult, almost - extremely difficult, almost impossible, to do much. we have had some, very, very little humanitarian access and as the secretary—general said earlier, we need that sustained access to provide life—saving supplies. there are a few tracks here and there, that is not enough. we need sustained access to get hundreds of trucks in every day to at least alleviate some of the suffering. we've had the teams on the ground trying to do what they can, but they have families, they live in the gaza strip with their families, they are trying to save lives as well. really now is the time to scale up that access and to provide at least some alleviation of the suffering that civilians are going through right now. intensification of the strikes, and just to get the word incorrect from

the idf spokesperson, expanding their operations tonight, ground forces, too, what impact does that have on you? fit forces, too, what impact does that have on you?— have on you? of the impact is massive- _ have on you? of the impact is massive. let's _ have on you? of the impact is massive. let's not _ have on you? of the impact is massive. let's not forget - have on you? of the impact is massive. let's not forget the | have on you? of the impact is - massive. let's not forget the gaza strip is a densely populated area forfor strip is a densely populated area for for children living in such an area, there is no safe place, children have no safe place to go, civilians have no safe place to go. it is externally dangerous. we've already seen more than 2900 children killed and let's not forget thousands who have been injured as well and trying to receive treatment in the hospitals that are still functioning. so it's really a catastrophic situation. thank you very much. _ catastrophic situation. thank you very much. toby _ catastrophic situation. thank you very much, toby fricker, - catastrophic situation. thank you very much, toby fricker, for - very much, toby fricker, for updating us on a desperate situation when it comes to the work that you and your teams are doing for we can speak to the general secretary of the palestinian national initiative, joining me from ramallah. thank you

for being on the programme. what is your reaction to the intensification of airstrikes and potentially ground force incursion, too? it’s of airstrikes and potentially ground force incursion, too?— force incursion, too? it's a terrible — force incursion, too? it's a terrible development, - force incursion, too? it's a - terrible development, although the united nations general assembly has just passed a resolution with more than two thirds of the vote demanding immediate ceasefire and immediate supply of unitarian aid to gaza, but israel doesn't listen. what is happening now is a huge massacre in the northern parts of gaza and that adds to the other massacres that israel has committed, which took the lives of almost 3000 children and each child is a human being. the history, the family, you're talking about also more than 7100 palestinians killed, and this number will rise tonight. but the worst thing is that with a ground operation you're talking about total destruction, complete destruction.

i've seen the results of their ground operation in 2014 in one area in gaza. it means that no stone will be with another, everything will be totally raised to the ground and every house will be destroyed and every house will be destroyed and every human being will be killed. this is the kind of israeli operation that you will see tonight including airstrikes, the same time with a ground invasion, and let me tell you one thing that the audience should know, the total amount of bombs and explosives that have been thrown on gaza is very close now to the amount of the bomb power that was used with the nuclear power, nuclear bomb in hiroshima injapan. just to get an idea about what's going on. it's a very dangerous development and we've just received alerts from medical relief society, from red crescent, from another health organisation, complaining that their medical work is

completely paralysed because of the cup of communications from gaza. and internet. fin cup of communications from gaza. and internet. . ., , ., ., , internet. on 7th october when hamas went in, 1400 — internet. on 7th october when hamas went in, 1400 civilians, _ internet. on 7th october when hamas went in, 1400 civilians, people, - went in, 1400 civilians, people, were killed, the israelis said they therefore will eradicate hamas. and they said this evening that they will go in and that they will target the hamas tunnels. they will target terrorist infrastructure in their words. and that is what they are doing now. words. and that is what they are doing now— words. and that is what they are doinu now. , , . , . doing now. this is the excuse. but the reality is _ doing now. this is the excuse. but the reality is that _ doing now. this is the excuse. but the reality is that they _ doing now. this is the excuse. but the reality is that they are - the reality is that they are targeting all the palestinian population of gaza. they've already conducted the worst kind of ethnic cleansing of 1.4 million people. they are still hoping to ethnically cleanse all of gaza population and force them out to egypt. they are now conducting three war crimes,

ethnic cleansing, genocide and... they have asked people to move to the south. to move out of gaza city and to move south. i’m the south. to move out of gaza city and to move south.— and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, ou sa and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, you say such _ and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, you say such a _ and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, you say such a thing _ and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, you say such a thing when - and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, you say such a thing when you - and to move south. i'm sorry, sir, l you say such a thing when you know very well that the people who move to the south were bombarded in the south. and bombarded everywhere. there is no safe space in gaza. people are stuck in the hospitals now because they think this is the only safe spot and israel now claims that the hospitals are used by hamas. enough with the israel elias, lies after lies after lies that proved to be incorrect one time after another, and the last lie is what the american president said, in my opinion, hurting his own credibility and the credibility of the united states when he announced the united states when he announced the israeli lie that the number of people killed is not correct, and then he got a whole list of every name of every person killed with his

id number and with his age. enough with the israeli lies. you should not be repeating them because what is happening now in gaza is a total massacre of civilian population of 2.3 million people who are left without any kind of protection and this will be a shame the spot on the heads of all these western governments that support this aggression on the palace to people. thank you very much forjoining us. let's show you the live pictures we are getting in as israel has announced the idf spokesperson announcing a couple of hours ago, that ground forces are expanding their operations tonight. alongside that we have been witnessing intensification of airstrikes. this is the black of gaza, electricity, power, in short supply, so buildings are not lit up but we are seeing sparks of orange, orange light and a crackle as those airstrikes are

intensifying in gaza tonight. i am lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there. good evening. the unsettled conditions will continue as we head through this weekend and into next week. it won't be raining all the time but, of course, the ground pretty saturated in many areas, particularly here in central and eastern areas of scotland. for the next few days, heavy, thundery downpours across quite a wide area of the uk again. blustery winds, too. and if we just take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart for the next few days, you can see just how extensive that wet weather is likely to be. drier, though, for western scotland, but where we see those bright colours again for eastern scotland over the high ground, there could be another 50 to 100 millimetres of rain. why is it happening? well, low pressure is centred out to the west of ireland, sending bands of showers spiralling around it. brisk south—easterly winds again overnight tonight,

just pushing these showers on—shore into central eastern areas of scotland. a constant stream of showers here. clearer spells further south, and the winds will start to pick up, with another rash of showers approaching the south coast of england by the end of the night. overnight lows of around seven to 11 degrees celsius. another mild start to saturday morning. there could be a bit of mist perhaps over the pennines tomorrow morning and for north—eastern areas of england, but the mist and fog won't be as extensive as it was earlier on this morning. that's simply because it's a lot windier. so some more showers feeding into eastern scotland through the day tomorrow. showers further south. heavy, persistent rain moving into south—west england and south wales by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. some squally gusts of wind, too, developing east of the isle of wight, across the kent and sussex coasts. there could be some gusts of 50—60 mph along with some very wet weather on saturday evening. that rain pushing further northwards as we head through saturday night and into sunday morning. so it's a wet start to the day on sunday for northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland. some more rain, as you can see,

across eastern areas of scotland. a cold northerly wind.