some patchy drizzly rain likely up through the midlands, becoming heavier, more extensive midlands, becomingand and western scotland through the afternoon. eastern scotland should stay rather dry, albeit cloudy, as we go through the day, but the rain arrives later on this afternoon and tonight. that weather front will sink its way slowly southwards. it‘s going to introduce colder air but it will sit across much of northern england and north wales towards dawn. here it stays mild. double figures likely through the night. but behind it colder and the wind will continue to bea colder and the wind will continue to be a feature. 80 mph gusts not out of the question. a good slice of sunshine for a time. further south, that weather front continues to feed impulses of wet weather with the westerly wind. it stays dull and drab on wednesday afternoon. here, brighter and fresher to the north. but there is the potential for some disruption as we move into thursday. the met office has issued an amber warning. be prepared for some disruption due to the strength of the wind. it is our fourth named storm se

what's more trompe like than a big stadium in the midlands?t isn't unprecedented for a state visit to break out of london and speak in a stadium. no, the indian leader came and addressed a rally in wembley stadium and cameron came on stage at the end of it, so there is the president. it seems curious and at a rally by donald trump will be curious. will theresa may come on at the end with the final icing on the cake? they seem to be worried about having donald trump in london. what makes me laugh is they haven't done the homework because the west midlands is the heartland of asian populations and black populations, and what was so surprising is that these strong labour strongholds all voted leave but they are still labour strongholds, they are quite open—minded people who, for whatever reason, chose to vote to leave. he's going to have a lot of trouble filling stadiums unless turkeys aren't going to vote for christmas by going to support a man who's going to ban people who look like them. all these people will come down to this stadium and have

we have showers across midland areas, for the midlands and across wales. maybe snow in the hills.—east and across northern ireland and scotla nd and across northern ireland and scotland where it is turning much drier. later in eastern scotland, a bit of rain clipping the south—east of england. the fog lifting and brightening up in the afternoon. another chilly day. very quickly across eastern parts of the uk, temperatures will all away. cloud increasing. frosty start across central and eastern parts. increasing cloud out to the west. stronger winds blowing in thicker cloud and our rates of rain. —— outbreaks. welcome to bbc news. the top stories: the us state department rei nstates stories: the us state department reinstates these is for thousands of foreigners after a federaljudge puts a block on president trump's travel ban. mr trump has warned that bad and dangerous people may now be pouring into the us. he says the ruling will be overturned. after days of mass protest, romania's government withdraws a draft decree which would have reduced some penalties for corruption. the rac

midlands, and some and parts of the midlands, and some on the eastern coast as well.icholas owen. the headlines at 7pm. president trump angrily rejects a us court ruling which temporarily lifts his ban on travellers from seven muslim majority countries. judge robart‘s decision effective immediately, effective now, puts a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i signed an executive order to help keep terrorists out of our country. labour promise they would cap future fuel price hikes by the energy companies. a five—year—old boy has died at a school in east yorkshire after choking during a school dinner break. in romania, the government bows to pressure after days of protests and agrees to scrap a decree. also in the next hour, on the first day of rugby union's six nations,

this used to be a surgery in the west midlands, but it is now boarded up. in the west midlands, the gpshe sums a high workload needed more staff, which increased costs. they had to cut their own pay, so they decided to hand in the keys. own pay, so they this was one of the hardest decisions i've ever had to make. the hardest decisions i went into medicine to look after people and help people, and to be in a position where you feel like you can't do thatjob, it's not something i ever wanted to do. but at the end of the day, i've got to do what's right for me and what's safe to do. i've got to do what's right for local patients have had to move to nearby surgeries. had to move to nearby gps accept they are relatively well—paid, but some now feel it's no longer worth running a practice. we hope that in due course we'll be able to accommodate trainees... it's hardly traditional for a medicaljob advert, but this doctor has taken to social media to advertise a gp vacancy which has been unfilled for nearly a year. to advertise a gp vacancy which has he says other local practices have the same

wet and windy here through the weekend whereas the midlands, is the weekend whereas the midlands, isthe double figures so back into milder air. on sunday it looks like the east will see the best of any brightness. across the north and west, windy with outbreaks of rain. i'm lebo diseko with bbc world news. our top story: iraqi government troops have recaptured mosul‘s airport from the so—called islamic state. iraqi officials say their troops have gained ground rapidly in outlying areas to the south of the city. elite counter—terrorism forces have nowjoined the advance. donald trump says china could solve problems caused by north korea very easily, if they want to. he's also accused the government in beijing of being the grand champions of manipulating currency. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the reigning english premier league champions leicester city have sacked their manager claudio ranieri just nine months after they won the title. the club is threatened with relegation. its owners say they are duty bound to put its long—term interests first. that's all from me now, stay w

the midlands, eastwards, it remains fine. lots of sunshine around. a lovely day with light winds.eratures in single figures for most. wet and windy weather across the north—west quarter of the uk. that spreads easterly during friday night, so the wind picks up everywhere. some of the rain will turn to snow over the high ground, we'll see it move across scotland. maybe the far north of england. turning back to rain, as the temperatures begin to rise from the south—west. so a less cold night on friday night than what we will see on thursday. so this weekend it looks like it will be milder. south—westerlies back and it will be windy, certainly across the north and west of the uk. close to the high pressure it should stay largely dry. you can see the isobars across the uk tightly packed again for saturday. weather fronts crossing the uk. the north—west corner of the country will see the most unsettled weather. wet and windy here through the weekend, whereas the midlands, south—east england, brightness and not a lot of cloud. temperatures in the double figures so back into milder air.

west midlands police midlands area.file threat'tgthe safe? if ii i i ”ii” ii there was file threat'te’the isis??? iijf ii i i iiiiii ii safety of the flight or the —— safety of the flight or the airport. if we get more details from west midlands police will bring them to use here. let‘s bring you up—to—date on storm boris what the weather battling much of britain. a 29—year—old woman has been killed, and a number of people have been injured, as storm doris brought gale force winds to parts of the uk. commuters are facing long delays tonight on roads and the railways, with most train operators reporting cancellations and slower—running services. here‘s a sense of how the uk has been affected, beginning with this report from bbc look north‘s paul murphy. southern lincolnshire has taken the brunt of doris, = southern lincolnshire has taken the brunt of doris, this driving brunt of doris. this driving instructor witnessed first—hand the power of a winter storm. at one

we have of a real goal of making the midlands a goal. of course, the west midlands will be getting a directly elected mayor in may. i believe the business experience will be a good man for midland. welcoming the honorable gentleman back again to the chamber, i call mr. ronnie campbell. >> looking pretty slim as well. months into five the health service in newcastle under the auspices of professor griffiths, a marvelous surgeon -- i think you just about save my life .>> looking pretty slim. -- i think he just about save my life. but there is a flip side. the flipside is what was seen today. now we have dedicated nurses. you call them corridor or nurses. they are in the corridor looking up patients on trolleys. [indiscernible] pm may: as the speaker said, i welcome the gentleman to his place in the chamber. there are, as we know, surgeons, doctors, nurses day in and day out saving lives. we shall commence them for all that they do. actually a good example of the really good practice that we see. what i want to the is that good practice bei

it will stay grey and the midlands. throughout the south—west and misty throughout the south—west and while south—east areas will turn dry, it will be wetter across the south—western corner later on. temperatures still into the teens. a bit cooler further north. hello and welcome to 100 days. in london, the politicians debate whether donald trump really is deserving of a state visit to the uk. in washington, it is president's day, a national public holiday. it's also a month since donald trump moved into the white house. nearly two million people signed a petition opposing donald trump's state visit to britain. tonight there are nationwide protests, this is the scene outside the houses of parliament. the us vice—president seeks to reassure europe, but for nato members who are lagging behind on their spending commitments, this was the message. if you don't yet have a plan — these are my words, not his — get one. hundreds of people have been arrested in immigration raids across the us in recent days. we speak to migrants

rain quickly spreads into south—west england and wales through the morning, into the midlands and thegh lunchtime, and then for the afternoon in the northern portion of the irish sea, some heavy bursts of rain around. and north—west england. there will be some dry moments as well. some of the driest weather throughout will be in the northern half of scotland. sunshine here throughout the day, and a fine day for much of northern ireland. to the east of antrim and across durham we could see rain spread in through the afternoon, and still some rain around across parts of north—west england, the midlands, the south—east. some in the east of england may stay dry throughout the day, and the rain on and off towards the south—west and wales, but persistent in the afternoon around cardigan bay, and it is across the english channel where the strongest of the winds will be. now, not as strong as they were through yesterday across the far south—west. 50 mph gusts possible here, but strengthening somewhat through the latter stage of the afternoon and evening, english channel. channel islands, 70 m

rain quickly spreads into south—west england and wales through the morning, into the midlands and theme, and then for the afternoon in the northern portion of the irish sea, some heavy bursts of rain around. there will be some dry moments as well. some of the driest weather throughout will be in the northern half of scotland. sunshine here throughout the day, and a fine for much of northern ireland. to the east of antrim and across durham we could see rain spread in through the afternoon, and still some rain around across parts of north—west england, the midlands, the south—east. some in the east of england may stay dry throughout the day, and the rain on and off towards the south—west and wales, but consistent in the afternoon around cardigan bay, and it is across the english channel where the strongest of the winds will be. now, not as strong as they were through yesterday across the far south—west. 50 mph gusts possible here, but strengthening somewhat through the latter stage of the afternoon and evening, english channel. channel islands, 70 mph possible, that will cause some disr

midlands and of course, across scotland the story was the same.till be travelling, there been some delays. some showers at 11 in the evening. the winds are lighter. we had gales of 60, 70, 80 mph. we are going to 20 c. that is hardly a wind compared to what we had earlier on. the hazard tonight may the icy patches developing. sometimes after the powerful storms, we have a shot of colder air coming from the north. a chilly night tonight, clear spells, a few showers. tomorrow starts on a sunny note. a crisp started the day. the north—west of the country, different story, outbreaks of rain and thickening cloud. just a however, nothing like what we had across the uk today. —— just a breeze however. there will be a lot of rain around, particularly in the north—western areas of the uk. the south and east will always be a bit drive. on sunday, another weather system drive. on sunday, another weather syste m co m es drive. on sunday, another weather system comes in. more rain in the north—west. eastern and southern every aspiring writer. —— southern areas

but in the south we keep a lot of cloud, also in central and southern wales and the midlands and southernif it does come out, the sunshine will send those temperatures a little higher than those of today, so 16, possibly 17 degrees. and so the mild air is still with us through the course of monday. however, you can see that cold air starting to creep a little closer so that as we move into tuesday we have got something a little fresher, perhaps a touch of frost in the far north to start our tuesday. more rain and wind is gathering to the north—west later. not as much brightness or dry weather further south with that weak weather front around. later on in the week we will have some really blustery winds and it becomes a little less wild. more to follow on the web. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: the battle for mosul. a new push by the iraqi army on the last stronghold of so—called islamic state in the country, a bbc team is travelling with them. armoured vehicles are lining up, they're getting ready for the islamic state who are only a couple of kilometres tha

there was chaos at king's cross with link and east midlands thames link and east midlands trains also home tonight is also very from king's cross. lots of difficult from king's cross. lots of problems on the underground what the ba ke rloo problems on the underground what the bakerloo line problems on the underground what the ba kerloo line and problems on the underground what the bakerloo line and the northern line. a gloomy picture from london tonight. thanks to both of you for that update. they are an live updates on the bbc news website about what storm boris is still as she leaves the uk. the doing as she leaves the uk. the headlines, winds of up to 90 mph battling parts of the country. the woman in her 20s died after being hit by falling debris in wolverhampton. net migration to the uk has fallen to its loss for two yea rs. uk has fallen to its loss for two years. iraqi security forces consolidated —— consolidating their positions and morsel airport as they continue their campaign to drive so—called islamic state fighters out of the city. an update on the market numbers for you

scotla nd the midlands, the south—west.land should feel quite well for most of the day. gusts of 50 mph, possibly 70 mph on the south coast, more than that for the south coast, more than that for the channel islands and france. winds escalating into the evening. snow over higher grounds. perhaps the peak districts and pennines and into scotland. strongest winds hitting east anglia. moving northwards into scotland for the start of saturday another low— pressure start of saturday another low—pressure hot on its heels. stormy weather for france, wet weather for ourselves to stop. some sunshine hopefully. let us move forward into the second part of the weekend. possibly close to eastern scotland. we think at this stage the rain holds off. drierfor the scotland. we think at this stage the rain holds off. drier for the south and east. there could be some showers and brisk winds running along the side coast and a chilly start, frost potentially first thing on sunday morning. it does not look like a bad weekend particularly after w

thunder and lightning have pushed through the midlands, into east anglia and the south—east.e showers feeding into northern scotland of a wintry flavour. elsewhere in scotland, actually a lot of dry, sunny weather into north—east england. heavy showers in northern ireland. that batch feeding into north—west england and wales as the afternoon goes on. more snow, but more especially on the hills. sunny spells in—between this. it's a windy day here and this batch of showers feeding on across east anglia and the south—east after the sunshine. umbrellas at the ready. lots of showers around going into the evening. 0vernight, most of these will tend to fade away. we are left with a few in northern ireland, with one 01’ with a few in northern ireland, with one or two icy patches around and snow showers in northern scotland giving a few centimetres, even to lower levels. a frost around for many, more especially across the northern half of the uk. tomorrow the first day of meteorological spring and some sunshine around, still wintry showers in northern scotland, one or two for northern

here in stoke, in the midlands, labour did hold on to a seat they have held since the 1930s.arty that was a big advocate of brexit in the eu have done a referendum, they failed to beat labour in this seat, despite about 70% of voters backing the uk leaving the eu —— in. the big question is will be focused in the direction ofjeremy corbyn, the opposition leader of the labour party. a lot of people will recognise ukip as the party that triggered brexit. a lot of questions for them, we were told they were going to break labour in their heartland? their leader, paul muscles, tried to do that. they failed, despite the fact that so many labour mps have said that jeremy corbyn is not up to the job -- paul jeremy corbyn is not up to the job —— paul nuttall. relief for labour, big questions for ukip. in the copeland seat further to the north, hugejubilation from copeland seat further to the north, huge jubilation from the conservatives. winning a by—election while in government, that is something that happens so rarely. a huge number of questions for labour. very awkward timing forjer

so we have a split across the uk tomorrow, for wales, the midlands, southern england staying cloudy,rsistent drizzle. but temperatures holding up. north of that, sunshine on and off date and those severe gale force winds tempering the field that day. but some sunshine from any. then through tomorrow night, this rain arrives and we have a developing area of stormy weather. storm door is in fa ct, stormy weather. storm door is in fact, the fourth named storm by the met office and with that some potential disruption. dealing with the window first of all, and amber be prepared warning has been issued for some areas. at the moment we will see some strong winds during the second part of the date in particular. up to 80 miles an hour around the hills and the coasts. the exact position of that could change approaching thursday. then we also have snowfall, a good covering and still the chance of snow at lower levels across the central belt of scotla nd levels across the central belt of scotland on thursday morning. a lot of what whether to begin with thursday as a whole. hill snow into the af

in terms real ambition of making the midlands a goal. of course, the west midlands will be getting a directly elected mayor in may. i believe the business experience will be a good man for midland. speaker: in welcoming the honorable gentleman back again to the chamber, i call mr. ronnie campbell. [shouting] >> looking pretty slim as well. mr. speaker, five months into the health service in newcastle under the auspices of professor griffiths, a marvelous surgeon i might add. justalliative care i think about saved my life. i think theonderful care i got. patients. that is not the way we want our health service to go. them the money they want. pm may: as the speaker says, i welcome the honorable gentleman in this chamber. all those who have treated him in the national health service that enable him to be here today. those are, as we know, surgeons,, doctors nurses, up and down the nhs, day in and day out, saving lives, and we should commence them for all they do. this is a good example of the really good practice we have seen a national he

the first section to the west midlands will be opened by 2026.aster and majesty will open by 2032. hs2 should makejourneys faster and more unstable. —— manchester. should makejourneys faster and more unstable. -- manchester. this is the first part of the journey, birmingham. keeping the reject on—time and on track could prove more difficult, however. dan thompson, bbc news, in birmingham. —— ben thompson. thompson, bbc news, in birmingham. -- ben thompson. and ben thompson will be there for us all morning. you're watching breakfast. time now to get the news, travel, and weather, where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. the capital's commuters are being warned theirjourneys could be disrupted by storm doris today, with winds of around 50 miles an hour predicted. most southern rail trains will have speed restrictions in place later, and passengers on southern and the gatwick express have been told to expect delays and cancellations on all routes south of east croydon. dozens of flights have already been cancelled at heath

outbreaks of rain in wales and the midlands. not much at all into the midlands.weather around at times. here saturday. 0utbrea ks will be wet weather around at times. here saturday. outbreaks of rain spinning south eastwards. not a lot down the eastern side of the uk, heavy and the winds of western scotland. brightening into scotland and northern ireland. the leader in the day. double—figure temperatures, four to the weekend on sunday brings another weather system south eastwards, not much at all in the south—east england until much a later in the day. unsettled this weekend but storm doris is not on that scale. that is how it looks. thank very much and we will see you later. let's return to our lead story now. the conservative victory in the copland by—election has been hailed as historic. we speak now to sir patrick mclaughlan. good morning. how important is this to the conservative party? it looks calm there but i imagine it has been a night of celebration? it is a very important game. by—elections come and go but this is truly historic. to have won a by—elect

the west midlands as a region is at the moment, with years. the moment, with huge is booming at the moment, with huge development in the motorcar industry, in particular, especially jaguar— land rover. this will contribute to improving access, make it easierfor people contribute to improving access, make it easier for people to get to places of work more quickly, and with the speed, more people will travel, because speed always attracts. the h52 trains are expected to be a lot quicker, with speeds of up to 225 mph. the journey time will be cut by more than 30 minutes, and the line will be com plete minutes, and the line will be co m plete by minutes, and the line will be complete by 2026. this pathway, which used to be a railway track, will be replaced by the hs2 line. now that the plans had been given the go—ahead, construction will begin in the spring. the centreline of the railway is approximately 160 metres from our boundary fence. but many here are furious, and those who have campaigned to stop the line from happening are now changing the

sima kotecha, bbc news in the west midlands. motors — which owns vauxhall in the uk — has flown to london to hold crisis talks with the government and unions, amid fears that thousands of jobs here could be axed. a rival french company is in talks with general motors about taking over its european business, but there's concern about what that would mean for vauxhall‘s plants in luton and ellesmore port. our business editor simon jack is in westminster. those plants employ more than 4000 people. how worried should workers be? i think quite worried, because i can tell you the government is taking this threat of deadly seriously. after meeting the president of general motors here today at the department of business behind me, this secretary greg clark got an eu i’ow this secretary greg clark got an eu row start train to paris and is meeting with his opposite number in paris, as we speak, the industrial minister. he will then meet the board of psa, deep company that owns citron and peugeot. this may come down to a 3—way fight betwee

if you brighter breaks for wales, the west midlands in two parts of southern and south—west england.land. some outbreaks of rain coming in later in the day. temperatures a degree down to head to today but the wind will be lighter and it may not feel too different. into the weekend, this weather front in the west, it's not a significant rainmaker but the further west and north—west you are, saturday begins there will be some outbreaks of rain. some of that fringing into parts of northern ireland and north—west england. to the south of that it looks mainly dry. and it is mild. 0n the south of that it looks mainly dry. and it is mild. on sunday the south of that it looks mainly dry. and it is mild. 0n sundaya the south of that it looks mainly dry. and it is mild. on sunday a lot of dry weather. cloudy a lot of the time, if you sunny intervals coming through. double figures temperatures with the wind picking up. some wet weather comes back to north—west scotla nd weather comes back to north—west scotland on sunday. headlines for the weekend, mild, may get to see a bit of sunshine at time

more cloud and eventually it will bring rain, maybe not until after dark, through wales and the midlandsnd southern england. its dales mild overnight. further north, a bit fresher —— it stays mild. 4—6 gem in the end the towns and cities, but you will start with sunshine. further south it will meander its way to the m4 corridor by lunchtime and it will start to weaken. we pick up and it will start to weaken. we pick up more wind and rain and some of the rain is quite heavy and persistent by the end of the day into the far north—west. still a mild afternoon. we should only have 7-9 mild afternoon. we should only have 7—9 as a maximum at this time of year. more of a significant area of low pressure begins to push in through tuesday into wednesday, the ice bars really squeezing together in this basically means we will see gale force may be severe gale force gusts of wind in the far north east. a windy day, fresher, with showers of snow on the high ground, but in the south it stays cloudy without brea ks the south it stays cloudy without breaks of rain. the mild air will not last, the rain e

some patchy fog through the midlands, towards the south—east and also northern ireland.air bit of cloud around. that rainjust clipping the south—east of england. many place bright, ending up with some sunshine and drier through the afternoon. just one or two showers, mainly across coastal areas, perhaps across northern ireland and western scotland. more showers though later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and maybe the north—east of england but mainly inland areas enjoying some sunshine. a better day for northern scotland than it was on actually on saturday. a chilly sort of look to the temperatures — 5—7 being fairly typical. some sunshine around across england and wales. that area of cloud and rain in the south—east corner pulls away and with light winds, clear skies inland, we're going to find temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later on the night, increasing cloud and wind coming in to northern ireland, far south—west of england and wales. but frost likely for many areas, particularly in the country side, and we will find some patchy fog around as

we stick with grey skies through parts of wales, midlands and southern england. they should be. north—east england could get to around 15 we :eee 'ee"e w; and e ' e e 'e”'e'ee weather eeeee eee eee ee tyinzieitleweethgtrtcwaan arrncc hm : ree ” as go the wind will the morning, the wind will dominate the uk. low—pressure zipping from the north of scotland through towards norway. winds could be costing 60, norway. winds couldebeecostinge69e= 70 miles norway. winds couldebeecostin§e69e= 70 miles 5 mix of sunshine 70 miles an hour. mix of sunshine and wintry showers. across the midlands, wales and southern england, starting off cloudy, outbreaks of rain but becoming confined to southernmost counties. temperatures into the teens. on wednesday night into thursday, west oft, thffieeeefeijet tettt tttettett western that be e ' w” e swen a -otent feature, but % it up up colder up ée colder air up e colder air will up é colder air will be

temperatures getting up towards the midlands and east anglia. blood test every four months, according to doctors. there is currently no screening programme for the disease, so if it runs in theirfamily, women are advised to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. one in 52 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer during their lifetime. more than 7,000 women are diagnosed every year in the uk. a,200 die of the disease each year. let's find out more now from gynaecologist, dr adeola 0laitan, whojoins us from our london studio. a very good morning to you. thank you forjoining us. tell us a little bit about how effective this blood test might be. good morning. the important thing to recognise is ovarian cancer presents late and often women do not have or are not aware they have them. this test is designed for women at high risk of ovarian cancer. the average risk is one in 50 to. women who have a one in ten chance get a blood test every few months. and an ultrasound once year. this shows that women were detected, nine out of ten women, ha

, the north midlands, north east anglia and northern england.ighterwinds, more rain coming from the west. all happening with the weather in the next 24, 36 hours. thank you very much indeed. we nearly lost her. a few technical issues. bear with us. nearly lost her. a few technical issues. bearwith us. could nearly lost her. a few technical issues. bear with us. could you hear her at home? i think you get this did you sleep well last night? well, a quarter of us are relying on alcohol in order to drift off to the land of nod — that's according to a national survey by the sleep council. it also reveals a third of us get as little as five or six hours a night. stress, our partners and noise are to blame. so what is the secret to a good night's rest? let's speak now to sleep coach, nick littlehales and doctor, aisha awan. good morning. can you solve this for us? i was travelling in london, i have been on a train, in a hotel. that is why it is a difficult subject. real life getting in the way? particularly nowadays, with 24-7 way? particularly nowada

through the midlands, the south midlands has rain, turning heavy into cornwall with strengthening winde grampians would be pretty if you are thinking of climbing them today. this afternoon into the evening we could have gusts up to 100 knots. through the evening and overnight you will find the rain moves east, and behind under clear skies that habitual drop with the risk of ice. tomorrow morning is a cold start but largely dry in the west. some showers through the day will be squally, especially in the south—west, whereas in the east we have dregs of light and patchy rain the temperatures of five or six degrees. and then into wednesday, well, it is dryer for most of us, some murky conditions and hill fog around, for example, to the west, and showers. temperatures, nothing to write home about, it will be quite cold especially if you are exposed to the king easterly wind. the outlook is it will turn colder with the easterly winds taking hold. thank you very much for that. it looks beautiful behind you this morning. that is the best looking greenhouse i have seen in an awfully long time.

that will drift northwards into the east midlands.ls, but some at lower levels. that will push towards the peak district and pennines later. elsewhere it is hit and miss rain, sleet and snow. the windies chilli and will get stronger through the day. the breezy northern parts of wales. —— wind is chilli. not as wet in scotland and northern ireland. many starting dry. in the west of northern ireland and across northern parts of scotland this is where we will have a bit of sunshine at times. there will be something brighter in the south—east of the country. elsewhere lots of cloud. the snow becomes more of a feature in the pennines. it is here there will be a few centimetres of snow falling giving a covering in places. either side of the country should stay largely dry. we finish with wintry weather in a central swathe of the country, but tonight we have less cold air pushing up from the south. that will push towards the south—west of the country in particular. elsewhere, much as it was last night. maybe a frost in north—west scotland to

some patchy fog through the midlands, towards the south—east and also northern ireland.cloud around. that rainjust clipping the south—east of england. many place bright, anding up with some sunshine and drier through the afternoon. justne of two showers, mainly across coastal areas, perhaps across northern ireland and western scotland. more showers though later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and maybe the north—east of england but mainly inland areas enjoying some sunshine. a better day for northern scotland than it was on actually on saturday. a chilly sort of look to the temperatures — 5—7 being fairly typical. some sunshine around across england and wales. that area of cloud and rain in the south—east corner pulls away and with light winds, clear skies inland, we're going to find temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later on the night, increasing cloud and wind coming in to northern ireland, far south—west of england and wales. but frost likely for many areas, particularly in the country side, and we will find some patchy fog around as well. partic

here in stoke, in the midlands, labour did hold on to a seat they have held since the 1930s.it and the eu referendum that led to it, they failed to beat labour in this seat, despite about 70% of voters backing the uk leaving the eu. they fielded their leader, paul nuttall, to stand here in stoke. they failed, despite many saying corbyn is not up to the job. relief for labour. and in copeland, hugejubilation from relief for labour. and in copeland, huge jubilation from the conservatives, winning a by—election while in government, something that happens so rarely. for labour, a lot of questions, once again, mainly for jeremy corbyn. let's return to iraq now. unesco is beginning to work out exactly how much damage the islamic state group has done to the country's ancient sites. iraqi officials and international experts are meeting in paris to examine the condition of the cultural heritage in the liberated areas of the country and to work out what to do next. andy beatt reports. images that shocked the world. treasured artefacts from iraq's rich cultural heritage destroyed by so—

we midlands and also east anglia, and no - high winds and we can no warning.s great to be stormy, 70, 80 mile gusts. we really get these inland. also potentially going to be causing some problems. trees down. certainly the potential for some problems. trees down. certainly the potentialfor some high problems. trees down. certainly the potential for some high sided vehicles going down, and if ur lottie, some significant structural damage. later on thursday, the worst is going to be across lincolnshire and east anglia. sting in the table. and later on thursday, towards midnight, it is going to pull away that isobars and we're going to be done with that storm. on friday, the french story for the rest of the country. some outbreaks of rain but it is good to be much calmer. a little on the crusade. temperatures about five or six. and as far as the weekend is concerned, some isobars and that means some blustery conditions. but these are going to be mild winds so we're talking about temperatures about 11 degrees even across the north—east of scotland. and you can see

patients in the east midlands, the south west and north east london were affected.secretary confirmed that 2,000 of the higher risk cases had now been reassessed by doctors — at a cost of £2.2 million — with no harm detected. the remaining 500 are still being assessed. jeremy hunt explained in total more than 700,000 items had been invovled. 200,000 pieces were temporary residence forms and further 500,000 pieces assessed as low risk. a first triage identified a further 2,500 items which had potential risk of harm and needed further investigation but follow—up by local gps has already identified nearly 2,000 of these as having no patient harm. the remainder are still being assessed but so far no patient harm has been identified. he explained why he hadn't gone public with the information sooner. publicising the issue could have meant gp surgeries being inundated with enquiries from worried patients which would have prevented them from doing the most important work, namely investigating the named patients who were potentially at risk. this is a catastrophic breach of

some patchy fog through the midlands, towards the south—east and also northern ireland.injust clipping the south—east of england. many place bright, ending up with some sunshine and drier through the afternoon. just one or two showers, mainly across coastal areas, perhaps across northern ireland and western scotland. more showers though later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and maybe the north—east of england but mainly inland areas enjoying some sunshine. a better day for northern scotland than it was on actually on saturday. a chilly sort of look to the temperatures — 5—7 being fairly typical. some sunshine around across england and wales. that area of cloud and rain in the south—east corner pulls away and with light winds, clear skies inland, we're going to find temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later on the night, increasing cloud and wind coming in to northern ireland, far south—west of england and wales. but frost likely for many areas, particularly in the country side, and we will find some patchy fog around as well. particularly across the e

lots of sunshine to come through the midlands, east anglia and the south—east of england.e south-west we will see the highest tractors. gusty winds today taking the edge off temperatures. overnight, the winds do dropjust a temperatures. overnight, the winds do drop just a little temperatures. overnight, the winds do dropjust a little bit. some low cloud over the hills of wales, northern england and particularly scotland. some breaks in the cloud elsewhere, but not to hold —— not too cold. milder in the south—west, where we've got this rain. that will be pushing its way north—eastwards. it will be threatening one or two showery bursts of rain. we're still looking at double figures across southern parts of england. and that's the thing, as we run through this week — it is slowly turning milder as we change the wind direction. on wednesday, perhaps will be wales and the south—west of england seeing the most of any rain. because we're losing that is to be wind and getting more of a south to south—westerly wind, we will keep that milder air, even later on in the week. a reminde

some patchy fog through the midlands, towards the south—east and also northern ireland.st of england. many place bright, ending up with some sunshine and drier through the afternoon. just one or two showers, mainly across coastal areas, perhaps across northern ireland and western scotland. more showers though later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and maybe the north—east of england but mainly inland areas enjoying some sunshine. a better day for northern scotland than it was on actually on saturday. a chilly sort of look to the temperatures — 5—7 being fairly typical. some sunshine around across england and wales. that area of cloud and rain in the south—east corner pulls away and with light winds, clear skies inland, we're going to find temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later on the night, increasing cloud and wind coming in to northern ireland, far south—west of england and wales. but frost likely for many areas, particularly in the country side, and we will find some patchy fog around as well. particularly across the eastern side of the uk to beg

still some rain across northern parts of england and the midlands and the south—east.sistent around cardigan bay. it is in southwest wales, south—west england and into the english channel with a strong winds will be. they are not as strong as yesterday. 50 mph gusts possible. strengthening somewhat through the latter start of the evening. it will cause disruption. potentially some. minor towards the south—east corner as with the 50 mile per gusts —— 50 mph gusts in the evening. into saturday morning, a chilly start for england and wales. sam which between one area of low pressure across northern france and one to northern scotland. after a rather cloudy and wet start, it will be sunshine and showers into the afternoon. some of the showers will be wintry into the hills. keep a close eye on the third east of england. most will have fine end to saturday. a chilly night will then follow. a few showers spreading in across the english channel once again. for sunday, one of the wettest spots will be here and maybe to the north—east of scotland but most will have another fine

across parts of north—west england, the midlands and towards the south—east, on and off there will bebay, and that is the wind strength. across the south—west in the english channel the strongest winds will be. from late afternoon onwards, 50 mile an hour gust to cross devon and cornwall, 60 or 70 mph across the channel islands, causing disruption to ferry routes across the channel and by the end of the evening, east anglia bearing the brunt of the disruption. keep a close eye on the forecasts. the stronger winds tra nsfer forecasts. the stronger winds transfer with the area of low pressure into the northern half of the uk for the start of saturday but ease as they go. outbreaks of rain in scotland and northern england, turning a bit showery with some sunshine at times in a little bit of snow in western scotland later. further south, a dry and bright day. just having to watch an area of low pressure pushing and across the north of france which could wring some rain across the far south—east corner of england through saturday. that does clear out the way and pushes its way into the nor

lower level tha n the east midlands and east anglia. lower level than it has been.e are looking at the higher parts of the peak district and the pennines for significant snow drifting in the wind as well. most of that will be overly higher routes. the hundred metres and above you will see a lot of snow. the rest of uk tomorrow, plenty of cloud, sunshine at a premium, you may find it wide patch of rain or sleet, but it wide patch of rain or sleet, but it would be wet everywhere. temperatures are struggling in that stronger north—easterly wind. dull, damp first half of the day, it will get a bit brighter in paris. it bit milder is eager to the later stages of the afternoon. mundie has strong wind, protective parts of wales and western england. temperatures may start to creep up a little bit, it's a slow process. it will still feel cold at the start of next week, but you will see the trend is far more robust to reach into double figures as the beat goes on. sunny skies in the south—west. we both feel that when the wind biggest disease. —— begins to ease. this is bbc ne

by the time we get a rush hour it starts raining in the midlands.ening we have that rain reaching eastern areas. some snow in the pennines and grampian areas. quite a 5°99y pennines and grampian areas. quite a soggy monday night to come in many areas. that is it from me. this is bbc news. the headlines: research by bbc news shows the number of patients in england — waiting for more than the official target of 18 weeks for surgery — has risen by 163% in four years. passengers — from countries subjected to america's travel ban — seize the chance to fly to the us, as judges refuse to reverse a suspension of president trump's controversial order. the conservatives have signalled a shift away from home ownership for all — a policy which dates back to margaret thatcher's time in office. ministers have pledged fresh measures to encourage renting. france's far—right national front leader, marine le pen, has launched her campaign to become the country's new president. she's promised to eradicate terrorism and abandon the euro, if she wins. now on bbc news, t

, the midlands. one or two showers and some dry weather across eastern england. south, south—easterly wind, so england. south, south—easterly wind, so it would be called to start. temperatures start the day in double figures. 0utbreaks temperatures start the day in double figures. outbreaks of rain in north—west england. again start in southern scotland. the driest and brightest northern scotland. the wind will be a feature across western and southern coasts. it will touch gale force at times. the rain pushing east through the day. a cloudy afternoon. brighter skies in the west and more showers late in the west and more showers late in the day into south—west england and south—west wales with temperatures foremost in double figures. it will be windy thursday night into friday. we lose one batch of rain from the east. showers coming from the west. most persistent into friday northern scotland. a little on the cool side during the dry moments but for most temperatures well clear of frost. this low pres

into the midlands and the south—east of england through lunchtime and then in the in the northern portionents as well. some of the driest weather throughout will be in the northern half of scotland. sunshine here throughout the day and find that much of northern ireland. to the east of antrim and across time we could see rain spread in through the afternoon and still some rain around across parts of north—west england, the midlands and the south—east. some in the east of england may stay dry throughout the day and the rain on and off through wales but consistent in the afternoon around cardigan bay, and it is across the english channel where the strongest of the winds will be. not as strong as they were three yesterday across the far south—west. 50 mile an hour gusts possible here but strengthening somewhat through the latter stage of the afternoon and evening, english channel and channel islands. 70 miles an hour possible, that will cause some disruption. towards the south—east corner we will see a0 and 50 mile an hour gusts to end the evening. the strong winds quickly ease as that area

some patchy fog through the midlands, towards the south—east and also northern ireland.t. a fair bit of cloud around. that rainjust clipping the south—east of england. many place bright, ending up with some sunshine and drier through the afternoon. just one or two showers, mainly across coastal areas, perhaps across northern ireland and western scotland. more showers though later in the day along the eastern side of scotland and maybe the north—east of england but mainly inland areas enjoying some sunshine. a better day for northern scotland than it was on actually on saturday. a chilly sort of look to the temperatures — 5—7 being fairly typical. some sunshine around across england and wales. that area of cloud and rain in the south—east corner pulls away and with light winds, clear skies inland, we're going to find temperatures falling away fairly quickly. later on the night, increasing cloud and wind coming in to northern ireland, far south—west of england and wales. but frost likely for many areas, particularly in the country side, and we will find some patchy fog aro