diana live in dublin and vote counting is continuing in the islands general election, and they are emerging as the biggest party. and the devil wears prada hits london's west end — we will be live from the red carpet as fashion icons and celebrities arrive for the gala performance. counting has resumed in ireland's parliamentary election. during the first day of counting, 36 of the 174 seats in the dail — or lower house — were decided. the first preference votes have so far given the fina gael party — of the prime minister simon harris — ten seats, with his fianna fail coalition partners and the main opposition sinn fein eight seats each. let's speak to our chief presenter caitriona perry, who's in dublin for us.

over to you. i can bring you up-to-date _ over to you. i can bring you up-to-date on _ over to you. i can bring you up-to-date on the - over to you. i can bring you up-to-date on the seat - over to you. i can bring you i up-to-date on the seat count over to you. i can bring you - up-to-date on the seat count as up—to—date on the seat count as we currently have 70 seats allocated of the 174. it sounds like 71 behind me. that is the latest count from dublin central here in the city centre. and i think marie sherlock hasjust been centre. and i think marie sherlock has just been elected, the labour party candidate, has just been elected. she was in a race against the controversial figure gerry hutch, who the special criminal court here in ireland said was heavily involved in criminal activity, the hutch family, one of the major gangland families in ireland. breaking news that marie sherlock the labour candidate has been tipped to take the fourth seat in the dublin central constituency.

otherwise, fianna fail, one of the outgoing government parties has 21 seats, and fina gael has 20 seats and sinn fein has 14. i am joined by the dublin reporter who can bring us an update. a lot of commotion here going on. update. a lot of commotion here auoin on. , update. a lot of commotion here uuoinon. , ,, going on. yes, marie sherlock will be the _ going on. yes, marie sherlock will be the second _ going on. yes, marie sherlock will be the second female - will be the second female labour_ will be the second female labour td. will be the second female labourtd. labourare will be the second female labour td. labour are quietly hopeful— labour td. labour are quietly hopeful in this election that they— hopeful in this election that they can _ hopeful in this election that they can do better as one of they can do better as one of the smaller centre—left parties that seems to be doing quite well— that seems to be doing quite well with both the labour and social— well with both the labour and social democratic party is doing _ social democratic party is doing well in these elections and expected to go from six seats— and expected to go from six seats up— and expected to go from six seats up to maybe eight or nine — seats up to maybe eight or nine. dublin central was a bit more — nine. dublin central was a bit more controversial because of the candidacy of gerry hutch who— the candidacy of gerry hutch who was_ the candidacy of gerry hutch who was here a while ago and there — who was here a while ago and there was_ who was here a while ago and there was a media storm surrounding him. he did not answer_ surrounding him. he did not answer many questions and now it appears— answer many questions and now it appears he was told he has

not been _ it appears he was told he has not been able to take the seat in dublin— not been able to take the seat in dublin central and he swiftly— in dublin central and he swiftly left.— in dublin central and he swiftly left. in dublin central and he swiftl left. ., , ., , swiftly left. he was only here for a few _ swiftly left. he was only here for a few minutes _ swiftly left. he was only here for a few minutes but - swiftly left. he was only here for a few minutes but it - swiftly left. he was only here for a few minutes but it was. for a few minutes but it was quite the media scrum. tote for a few minutes but it was quite the media scrum. we had revolves at _ quite the media scrum. we had revolves at some _ quite the media scrum. we had revolves at some point - quite the media scrum. we had i revolves at some point somebody might— revolves at some point somebody might get— revolves at some point somebody might get injured as there were photographers on ladders, peorrle _ photographers on ladders, people pushing and moving and security— people pushing and moving and security battling against almost 100 journalists trying to get— almost 100 journalists trying to get pictures of gerry hutch, an infamous name around dublin, someone — an infamous name around dublin, someone incredibly well known i was very— someone incredibly well known i was very controversial and very light— was very controversial and very light on— was very controversial and very light on policy, i think it would _ light on policy, i think it would tell you that himself but he is _ would tell you that himself but he is very— would tell you that himself but he is very well known and liked in his— he is very well known and liked in his inner—city community and is heavily— in his inner—city community and is heavily involved in sport and — is heavily involved in sport and community but has that big reputation that everybody in ireland _ reputation that everybody in ireland is so familiar with. as we said. _ ireland is so familiar with. we said, the ireland is so familiar with. is we said, the labour senator marie sherlock elected to td, member of parliament and labour are potential kingmakers. timer;r are potential kingmakers. they have been _ are potential kingmakers. they have been kingmakers - are potential kingmakers. they have been kingmakers before to their— have been kingmakers before to their detriment. this is what we are — their detriment. this is what we are seeing with the labour party— we are seeing with the labour party building themselves back

up party building themselves back up after— party building themselves back up after being almost electorally wiped out before when — electorally wiped out before when they last went into government. fianna fail fina gaet— government. fianna fail fina gael not _ government. fianna fail fina gael not have enough numbers to create _ gael not have enough numbers to create a _ gael not have enough numbers to create a coalition themselves and will— create a coalition themselves and will need a smaller party and will need a smaller party and we — and will need a smaller party and we have already heard from fina gaet— and we have already heard from fina gael sources that they are looking — fina gael sources that they are looking to _ fina gael sources that they are looking to the labour party and see them — looking to the labour party and see them as sensible people they— see them as sensible people they can _ see them as sensible people they can work with. labour will of course — they can work with. labour will of course be tempted by that, to get— of course be tempted by that, to get more socialjustice policies _ to get more socialjustice policies implemented with fianna _ policies implemented with fianna fail and fina gael but it's all— fianna fail and fina gael but it's all to _ fianna fail and fina gael but it's all to play for and the labour— it's all to play for and the labour party might think they've _ labour party might think they've done this once before and suffer the consequences and we've _ and suffer the consequences and we've just — and suffer the consequences and we've just built ourselves back up, we've just built ourselves back up. is — we've just built ourselves back up, is there much point going back— up, is there much point going back into _ up, is there much point going back into government? the labour party _ back into government? the labour party leader - back into government? tie: labour party leader has back into government? tte: labour party leader has spoken about a left—leaning alliance which is something sinn fein leader mary lou mcdonald is keen to put together. absolutely. we know that fianna fail are — absolutely. we know that fianna fail are likely to come back with— fail are likely to come back with the _ fail are likely to come back with the most seats and are keen— with the most seats and are keen to _ with the most seats and are keen to go back into government with a _ keen to go back into government with a fina — keen to go back into government with a fina gael but fianna fail— with a fina gael but fianna fail have _ with a fina gael but fianna fail have ruled out a coalition

with— fail have ruled out a coalition with sinn— fail have ruled out a coalition with sinn fein and there is still— with sinn fein and there is still a _ with sinn fein and there is still a path to government for sinn — still a path to government for sinn fein— still a path to government for sinn fein but it would be smaller— sinn fein but it would be smaller and a rainbow coalition of smaller— smaller and a rainbow coalition of smaller left—leaning parties and independents. it looks further— and independents. it looks further away now than it did, and — further away now than it did, and sinn _ further away now than it did, and sinn fein did not talk much about— and sinn fein did not talk much about the — and sinn fein did not talk much about the left alliance in the run-up— about the left alliance in the run-up to _ about the left alliance in the run—up to the election and were single—minded on their candidates, as they want to do. but it— candidates, as they want to do. but it doesn't appear right now that ireland will get a left—leaning coalition, but who knows, — left—leaning coalition, but who knows, a — left—leaning coalition, but who knows, a week is a short time in politics _ knows, a week is a short time in politics— in politics. and the other uniuue in politics. and the other unique thing _ in politics. and the other unique thing about - in politics. and the other unique thing about this l unique thing about this election is it is the first time there's been a quota system for the political parties as they had to run 40% of the candidates as women or they risk not getting their expenses back. do we know how women are faring in terms of the seats allocated so far? we know it's a _ the seats allocated so far? we know it's a record—breaking election— know it's a record—breaking election and this is the most women _ election and this is the most women that have ever run. the issue _ women that have ever run. the issue of— women that have ever run. the issue of women constantly comes up issue of women constantly comes up against — issue of women constantly comes up against these tickets, and what — up against these tickets, and what you will see sometimes parties — what you will see sometimes parties will run women and run

women tickets but run them in a constituency where they know that there is not two seats for their— that there is not two seats for their party and the incumbent is most — their party and the incumbent is most likely to be a man, an older— is most likely to be a man, an older man— is most likely to be a man, an older man and he might put a female — older man and he might put a female candidate on the ticket as well— female candidate on the ticket as well but knowing that she might— as well but knowing that she might not get elected but it helps — might not get elected but it helps them follow that and we have _ helps them follow that and we have seen women topped the ballot — have seen women topped the ballot across the country from mayo — ballot across the country from mayo to — ballot across the country from mayo to galway but the day is not out — mayo to galway but the day is not out and there will be a lot to do— not out and there will be a lot to do and _ not out and there will be a lot to do and a lot of parties do better— to do and a lot of parties do better than others. sinn fein, the social— better than others. sinn fein, the social democrats often run more — the social democrats often run more women than men and that has continued in the election but again— has continued in the election but again it's still too early to tell~ _ but again it's still too early to tell. . ~' , ., but again it's still too early to tell. ., ,, y., but again it's still too early to tell. . ~' . but again it's still too early to tell. ., ,, . ., to tell. thank you so much for that. as to tell. thank you so much for that- as we — to tell. thank you so much for that. as we said, _ to tell. thank you so much for that. as we said, about - to tell. thank you so much for that. as we said, about a - to tell. thank you so much for| that. as we said, about a third of the seats filled so far and counting will continue right into the and potentially early hours of the morning and on into tomorrow until all of those seats are filled and we will have all of the results here for you. ._

will have all of the results here for you. . and thank you for giving _ here for you. . and thank you for giving us _ here for you. . and thank you for giving us the _ here for you. . and thank you for giving us the breaking - here for you. . and thank you i for giving us the breaking news that gerry hutch loses out in dublin central and we have a live page bringing you up—to—date with the developments and the results coming in, so do check it out as well. let's return to one of our main stories — the masterchef presenter gregg wallace has defended himself against allegations of inappropiate behaviour on the show, saying they're from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". he took to social media to release a statement and his lawyers have previously said the allegations are "false". 13 women have complained about him to a bbc news investigation into a number of programmes he's presented. the tv presenter kirstie allsop says she was left embarrassed and almost tearful by a comment she alleges greg wallace made to her several years ago. speaking on bbc radio 4's the world this weekend allsop said she was angered by the video mr wallace posted on social media on sunday morning. i was in the green room waiting to record the show,

which was a quiz show, and gregg, who i'd never met before, was there with his partner. i think she was a new partner at the time, and i'd been chatting to her and she left the room and he made a reference to something they did in bed. and i... you know that feeling when you're so embarrassed that you think you might cry. you just feel kind of internally scarlet and i had that feeling and i always remembered it and i didn't refer to it. you know, i never watched masterchef again, and that was it. and, you know, end of story. these things happen as far as i was concerned. but then when kirsty made her comments, i... kirsty wark. yes.

full disclosure i had recently seen she's been a guest on our christmas show, so when she made her comments, i thought to myself, right, i'm going to do a tweet in support. and that was an end to it. but then he came out this morning and said this thing about middle aged, middle class women. that is unacceptable, because he is essentially saying this is a class issue, and middle class women don't understand the type of things he says because he's working class. well, i'm sorry, but he is doing an incredible disservice to men. this isn't a class thing, johnny. what's he saying? that working class men do this kind of thing? embarrass their wives and girlfriends and sisters and mothers? that's unacceptable. of course, that's not the case. i absolutely understand about banter. i am a mother of sons, two stepsons, two sons. in fact, i don't want my sons to feel afraid to make jokes in the workplace, you know? but there is a huge difference between robust chat and the kind of comment

gregg wallace made to me. our culture correspondent noor nanji told me more about the response to the video greg wallace posted on his instagram this morning. there has been a pretty strong reaction. we heard some of it there. now, we should say that some of the comments have been broadly supportive, and he has actually been sharing some of those after he did his initial post, but clearly it's prompted some fury as well. we heard there from emma kennedy, who won celebrity masterchef in 2012. we heard her comments in my tv package and also from the tv presenter kirstie allsopp, who we just heard a bit of there and i thought it was interesting that she singles out this thing — she says that she thinks he's doing a disservice to men with his comments, and she said that they were completely unacceptable. and other people have also been questioning why he's choosing now to put a video like this out. so we heard earlier today from the tv chef

hugh fearnley—whittingstall, who told the sunday with laura kuenssberg programme, i understand the need to sort of say something when your back�*s against the wall, but ultimately i don't think it's smart to be talking at a time like this when maybe you should be listening. and i think there is a wider point here about how much the industry knew and what was done about these allegations. so my original investigation into gregg wallace, the allegations we were hearing, we heard from 13 people across a 17 year period, across five shows, and that was from 2005 right up to 2022. and what we do know is that complaints were raised during that period. we know that they were raised in 2017. we've heard that today in the sunday times. we also know that a complaint was raised in 2018 on the bbc show impossible celebrities. we also know from kirsty wark, the veteran broadcaster, who told us that she raised concerns way back in 2011. so the question then is what action, if any, was taken? officials in nigeria say they have now recovered

54 bodies following the sinking of a packed passenger boat on the niger river. there were more than 200 people on board when it capsized on friday and dozens are still missing. in october, nearly 200 people died when a boat overturned and sank on the same river. chris ewokor is bbc africa correspondent in abuja. just bring us up to date about this tragedy. i think we have some problems with our communications with chris. we have been battling to get the line up, but chris, i wonder if you can hear me, it is cash in london. you can hear me? great. bring this up to date. that london. you can hear me? great. bring this up to date.— bring this up to date. at the moment. — bring this up to date. at the moment, like _ bring this up to date. at the moment, like you _ bring this up to date. at the moment, like you said, - bring this up to date. at the moment, like you said, 54 l moment, like you said, 54 bodies have been recovered and the officials in the agency

said they do not have a manifest of the passengers on board so it's difficult to actually know how many people are still missing but there are thought to be over 100 still missing. just 24 people were rescued alive and this is the challenge that a lot of nigerian space, travelling on dog out wooden boats in the major rivers in the country and often they fall, capsize and go into the river and some of the passengers don't wear life jackets so they sink and they become difficult to to be found. the government says it is trying to look at how to enforce regulations to ensure that operators of inland water transport systems in nigeria follow safety protocols to avoid future occurrence of the disasters, and it has been like

that. the third such accident in the last 60 days and a lot of families in nigeria are there as a result of these laws. . ., , , , laws. thanks for bringing us up to date. apologies _ laws. thanks for bringing us up to date. apologies for - laws. thanks for bringing us up to date. apologies for the - to date. apologies for the beginning of the interview, a few technical issues. attempts to secure the world's first ever global treaty to limit plastic production, in an effort to stop it polluting the planet, have collapsed in south korea. after a week of negotiations, delegates from around the world could not agree on a unanimous declaration. our environment correspondentjonah fisher explained what happened. plastic is everywhere in our environment. so two years ago, a process was started by the united nations to try and tackle plastic

pollution, to try and come up with a legally binding treaty that everyone would sign up to. and this meeting that's just finishing now in south korea was supposed to be the culmination of that process, the agreement of what was going to happen next. there's widespread agreement that however much we improve our recycling, however much we try and dispose of our waste better, we simply can't keep up with the rate of production. so for many countries, the starting point for this treaty was let's try and get a system in place whereby we can curb the amount of plastic that is being produced. now for some countries, and these are largely oil producing countries, plastic is made mostly from fossil fuels. well, they have been refusing to allow that to be part of the treaty. so that's to name a few names, saudi arabia, russia, among those refusing to allow that to be part of the treaty. and that's why effectively, there was no agreement. there was high ambition groups who wanted cuts to be included as part of the treaty. and then this other group who basically it was a red line for them. here, a man has been arrested

on suspicion of rape at london's famous groucho club. an investigation was launched following reports of a woman being assaulted inside the venue in november. the private members' club had its licence temporarily suspended earlier this week. the metropolitan police say a 34—year—old man was arrested in hertfordshire yesterday and is being questioned. more than a million mortgages — issued in am the past three years — will still not be paid off by home—buyers, when they enter pension age. the latest data shows that two in five new mortgages have terms that see homeowners still making payments in retirement. ultra—long, or extended, mortgages have become more popular during a time of higher interest rates as people aim to spread the cost. but this will ultimately make the loan more expensive, and experts say it raises serious questions over financial planning for retirement. there's just over three weeks until christmas, so depending on how organised you are, you might be heading to the high street to do

some present shopping. this time of year is massively important for independent shops, which face the challenge of competing against larger retailers. one town in shropshire had made a big push to support them. kate baldock reports. a community cafe in the heart of wellington, and adding something different to the high street. the boardroom gaming cafe brings people together to play old—school traditional games, and that's their unique selling point. over the last three years, they've gone from offering 80 games to over 800 — something which has been attracting customers here since the resurgence during covid. sitting around a table, moving some game pieces physically with your hands — itjust brings that connection together as a family, as friends, or asjust the community. they also have a retail element to support the cafe, but ownerjon drew says they can't compete with the large online retailers. we buy a game for £10

and need to sell it at 20. they'll buy it for £5 and sell it at ten, so you can see where, say, the profit margins just don't really exist for us in that manner. the boardroom cafe here is one of many businesses across telford and wrekin to benefit from the council's thrive and revive scheme. it offers businesses grants of up to £10,000. little betty's gift company has also received some financial backing from the scheme. owner elisa thomason started her etsy company five years ago, and says she's had to learn new skills to be able to compete in the online marketplace. she says having a physical presence on the high street is important, and her shop trade alone has increased by 14%. she's also opened a new balloon shop within the last month. we saw a slight dip in the footfall, so we decided to open up a balloon shop on the other side. we got support with the local council for that with the regeneration grant, so we've opened a balloon side and hope that that will kind of see us through the next

year 01’ so. and championing local businesses is key to the town's survival. in 2019, wellington had a really poor above—the—national—average rate of vacant units — it was 15%. we're now just under 4%. about 50 new independent businesses have opened up. and the zero—waste little green pantry is one of them. keli king started her business on a market stall five years ago, and was then offered a grant to open an empty shop in the town, following covid. she also trades online and says it's a major part of her business. we have a website as well that we've had for about two or three years, and that really allows people to connect with us before they even step through the door. so it's really a permanent shop front that's open all hours — people can go on there and find out a bit more about us before actually coming into us and shopping with us for the first time.

keli says her business is going from strength to strength, and business leaders here say wellington is a town holding its own — a reflection, they say, of the time and investment into boosting their high street. kate baldock, bbc news. fashion icons and celebrities are descending upon london's west end this afternoon for the gala performance of the musical "the devil wears prada". the show, which has music written by eltonjohn and stars vanessa williams as miranda priestly, is based on the hit 2006 film. our culture correspondent yasmin rufo is on the red carpet now. who can we expect to see tonight? you can expect to see pretty much everyone that is someone in the fashion industry. we have got a huge number of guests walking the red carpet tonight, the likes of anna wintour, tom ford,

donatella versace, zandra rhodes has turned up and we will try to grab her in a minute, but we are really expecting everyone from the fashion industry. this is such a big film that really shone a light on a bit about what the fashion industry is like bile also making a satire. it is something we have loved for two decades and now it's at the west end everyone is so excited to see. t west end everyone is so excited to see. . , , west end everyone is so excited to see. ., , ., to see. i was 'ust wondering if that is anna _ to see. i wasjust wondering if that is anna wintour - to see. i wasjust wondering if that is anna wintour behind i to see. i was just wondering if i that is anna wintour behind you with the same bob haircut, but it's not and of course you also always wears sunglasses, it's not. do bring any celebrities on, because this was such a massively successful film. go on, bring them on. it massively successful film. go on, bring them on.— on, bring them on. it really is, and here _ on, bring them on. it really is, and here we _ on, bring them on. it really is, and here we have - on, bring them on. it really| is, and here we have sandra rhodes, you, the perfect time. i'm glad it's perfect. who; rhodes, you, the perfect time. i'm glad it's perfect.— i'm glad it's perfect. why do ou i'm glad it's perfect. why do you love _ i'm glad it's perfect. why do you love the _ i'm glad it's perfect. why do you love the devil _ i'm glad it's perfect. why do you love the devil wears - i'm glad it's perfect. why do - you love the devil wears prada? i adored the film and i cannot wait — i adored the film and i cannot wait to— i adored the film and i cannot wait to see it on stage.- wait to see it on stage. what

are ou wait to see it on stage. what are you hoping _ wait to see it on stage. what are you hoping for _ wait to see it on stage. what are you hoping for tonight? i j are you hoping for tonight? i don't really know, but i hope it's going _ don't really know, but i hope it's going to be absolutely over— it's going to be absolutely over and with that red shoe in the background i think it's going _ the background i think it's going to _ the background i think it's going to have a lot of evil effects _ going to have a lot of evil effects. it going to have a lot of evil effects. , . , ., effects. it is a musical, how are we feeling _ effects. it is a musical, how are we feeling about - effects. it is a musical, how are we feeling about the - effects. it is a musical, how- are we feeling about the music? i will wait and see. it is i will wait and see. it is elton john. _ i will wait and see. it is elton john, so - i will wait and see. it is elton john, so you - i will wait and see. it is| elton john, so you can't i will wait and see. it is . elton john, so you can't go eltonjohn, so you can't go wrong. elton john, so you can't go wronu. . �* , elton john, so you can't go wron. _ ., �* , ., elton john, so you can't go wronu. . h ., ., wrong. that's what i mean. it will be fabulous. _ wrong. that's what i mean. it will be fabulous. and - wrong. that's what i mean. it will be fabulous. and you - wrong. that's what i mean. it| will be fabulous. and you have dressed to _ will be fabulous. and you have dressed to impress _ will be fabulous. and you have dressed to impress tonight. i will be fabulous. and you have j dressed to impress tonight. of course, it's wonderful to dress up. course, it's wonderful to dress u, r , course, it's wonderful to dress up. always. we've been asking some of our— up. always. we've been asking some of our guests, _ up. always. we've been asking some of our guests, is - up. always. we've been asking some of our guests, is there i up. always. we've been asking some of our guests, is there a | some of our guests, is there a trend you would like to see gone forever and one you would like to see combat? i gone forever and one you would like to see combat?— like to see combat? i want to see colour. — like to see combat? i want to see colour, colour— like to see combat? i want to see colour, colour and - like to see combat? i want to see colour, colour and not. see colour, colour and not black— see colour, colour and not black and _ see colour, colour and not black and white.— black and white. sandra, thank ou ve black and white. sandra, thank you very much. _ black and white. sandra, thank you very much, that _ black and white. sandra, thank you very much, that is - you very much, that is brilliant. wejust you very much, that is brilliant. we just add you very much, that is brilliant. wejust add sandra rhodes and hopefully we will get a few more people very shortly. get a few more people very shortl . ,, ., ., get a few more people very shortl . ,, ., , , shortly. she looks absolutely beautiful. — shortly. she looks absolutely beautiful, pretty _ shortly. she looks absolutely beautiful, pretty in _ shortly. she looks absolutely beautiful, pretty in pink- beautiful, pretty in pink there. —— zandra rhodes. thank you for bringing her onto,

adding that bit of glamour there. thank you with your guests, fantastic stuff but i'm not sure miranda priestley would be very happy with our swearing colours because wasn't she all about the black? —— us swearing colours. i can tell you that tomorrow we will be streaming on the bbc iplayer the british fashion council because they will be holding their fashion awards at the royal albert hall, so do check out, if you have a look on iplayer, you can check out the bbc fashion council's fashion awards and they will be streamed live. do have a look at that. the princess of wales has called for "love, not fear" ahead of the carol service she organises every year at westminster abbey. catherine is returning to public duties after being treated for cancer. 1600 people have been invited to the service, including the families of the children killed in the southport attack. simonjones has this report.

it's become an annual tradition, the princess of wales' christmas carol service. but much has changed for catherine over the past year. in march, she revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer. she's now completed a course of chemotherapy and is returning to work. a chance to take stock of the importance of loved ones, especially during difficult times. in a letter written to the 1,600 people who will attend friday's together at christmas service, catherine delivers a very personal message. she says... on social media, the prince and princess of wales have posted pictures of the invitations for the service being printed in the traditional way. catherine's letter to the congregation will appear in the order of service. the olympic cycling champion sir chris hoy, who has terminal prostate cancer,

will light a candle — as will lindsey burrow, the wife of the former rugby league star and motor neurone disease campaigner rob burrow, who died injune. catherine's first official public engagement after her cancer treatment was a visit to southport, to meet the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack. the families have been invited to the service. kensington palace says christmas is a chance to mark the many people who have worked to support those in need. simon jones, bbc news. mild for the time of year, we started in double figures with plenty of cloud but things will change as we head into next week, turning colder with a cold northerly wind, a widespread frost, and wintry showers for some. today is mild, sunshine and showers, especially towards the west. we have seen brighter skies behind his cold front pushing eastwards. but remaining cloudy

across the far east. that milder air will be scooped up by a brisk southerly wind which will continue through the day. sharpest showers in the north and west but also brighter skies. temperatures up to 15 degrees celsius, a shade below where we were yesterday. tonight, it turns interesting in the north and west, the wind will turn more northerly. showers will be wintry over the higher ground of scotland, sinking southwards into the start of the day on monday. it's turning much colder across the north of scotland and northern ireland, possibly 10 degrees celsius further south in the milderair. but that colder air is coming for all of us, you can see that on our air mass chart. the whole of the uk turns blue, and we will see chilly northerly winds develop.

this is the start on monday morning, still wintry showers over higher ground in scotland. cloud and rain set to sink southwards into the midlands and south—east england. some brighter skies in northern england, northern ireland and across scotland. some sunshine, but again a sharp contrast in temperatures, mid—single figures in the north, double figures further south, but a widespread frost into tuesday morning. temperatures below freezing for many. this atlantic front pushes in from the west, likely to turn to snow over higher ground in scotland and even at lower levels. staying very cold on tuesday. still chilly on wednesday but temperatures recovering through the week. more unsettled, wet and windy at times on thursday and friday.

with the putter live from london. this is bbc news. the un agency supporting palestinians says it's suspending aid deliveries through a key israel—gaza crossing. russian air strikes hit northern syria , as they try to stop rebels advancing beyond aleppo. masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his behaviour on the bbc show, saying they've come from "women

of a certain age". about half of ireland was now election seats have been filled. the constitutional crisis in georgia deepens, as the pro—western president, resists demands from the prime minister, to stand down. the united nations is pausing the delivery of aid to palestinian refugees in gaza through a key crossing after more food trucks were looted by armed gangs. the united nations agency supporting palestinian refugees, unrwa, has used the kerem shalom crossing as the main way of bringing in aid for the 2—point—3 million people inside the gaza strip. but the head of unrwa philippe lazzarini says five food trucks were stolen by armed groups on saturday. it comes as the charity save the children named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike as 39—year—old ahmad faisal isleem al-qadi.

save the children says it condemns the attack in