. >> we want to work together to assure we can protect the best interests of northern ireland. ensuring we have government and northern ireland is important for the future and so we can build on significant progress made in recent years for people of northern ireland and i urge all parties to come to the talks, finding a way through this so northern ireland can restore government. >> will the prime minister agree social media companies need to take action now to remove extremists from their platforms and foot the bill, doing their dirty work at a taxpayers expense. >> the question of working with the company to assure extremist materials removed as quickly as possible and going for a number of years, through counterterrorism network we have a process which enables to take materials down. taken down since february 2010, and in the last couple years, i know my right honorable friend will be meeting the companies later this week to talk about this important issue. we don't want to see extremist materials on the internet. what we want to see his companies taking action to remove ma

they serve northern ireland well since the good friday agreement. northern ireland leaders have got through tougher dispute than this. so i believe that a continuing that dialogue is going to be important. they have been through a lot but general elections are divisive, it hardens opinions on both sides. the unionists have any clear this will be a poll about the union while sinn fein is saying this isa union while sinn fein is saying this is a referendum potentially on a united ireland. no doubt the general election will be as hard fought in northern ireland as anywhere else. the but the prime ministers clear northern ireland is a high priority for her, that is one of the reasons why she has put securing a soft border as a priority in brexit negotiations. i know looking ahead she will be doing everything she can to support northern ireland in its effo rts to support northern ireland in its efforts to get a devolved executive back up and running and of course get a successful outcome on the borderfrom brexit get a successful outcome on the border fro

scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the midlands willome outbreaks of rain. to the north of that a chilly feel for the northern half of scotla nd chilly feel for the northern half of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. towards the south—east seeing some spells of sunshine appearing between the clouds, temperatures maybe up to 16 or 17. cloud and rain continues to sink south across england and wales overnight. across scotland and northern ireland, northern england, the skies will clear. there could be wintry showers across high grounds of scotland, cold enough for a touch of scotland, cold enough for a touch of frost here. tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north—east. again these could be wintry over northern parts of scotland. it stays cool through the rest of the weekend but the weather not looking too bad, sunny spells and a little rain at times. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in afghanistan says 36 islamic stat

outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, northern england and north wales. east anglia and north wales. part of east anglia and the south—east might see rain later. the south—west will stay dry and bright, a good deal of sunshine across parts of scotland. back to the sunshine for most of you on monday. sunny spells in the west, some showers in the east but most of you will have a predominantly dry day. chilly in the breeze but nice enoughin day. chilly in the breeze but nice enough in the sunshine. more weather in the next half—hour weather world. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: us officials have said that america's use of one of its largest non—nuclear weapons is a strong warning to its enemies. warnings about funding pressures are expected to dominate the annual conferences of two teaching unions when they begin today. labour's announced plans to give the financial regulator the power to stop banks shutting high street branches. airbnb's improving the security of its app and website after the bbc found people's homes had been burgled by criminals u

and contributes and raises its voice and stands up for northern ireland.his country, this election will provide clarity and it will provide clarity on the union, that really matters, the union, that really matters, the union of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and on that issue again the people of northern ireland will have a clear choice, they will have a clear choice, they will have a clear choice as to whether or not they will want to rally round and say very firmly that they want northern ireland to remain part of the united kingdom, or whether they want to go down the route presented by sinn fein which is a marxist leninist concept of a republic which has been rejected even by most people who accept their nationalism, but reject what they stand for in terms of their economic outlook and all the rest of it. the only way to support the union is by rallying behind the democratic unionist party on the 8th ofjune. the prime minister presents herself as the straight sort of person, like tony blair. she is a former home secretary, an

also northern ireland., breezy. this is cold. north—west. you will feel it as you are standing in it. in the south, here it is by the end of the afternoon. sunshine and temperatures up afternoon. sunshine and temperatures up to 17 degrees. 63 fahrenheit. back to you. thank you very much. i have heard a rumour you are looking at serial. is that true? it is. -- cereal. good morning. whatever you're tucking into for brekkie this morning, you'll definitely have heard of weetabix. made in the uk since the 1930s, it was bought up by a chinese firm a few years back. they wanted to sell cereal there but the chinese prefer rice. so now, the firm is set to be sold off again to an american business for a reported £1.4 billion. and official data shows we're working the longest number of hours a week in almost a decade, an average of 31 hours in work in the uk. londoners work the hardest, clocking in an extra 100 hours a year, followed by staff in northern ireland and west midlands. those in the south—west of england pu

cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england andorth—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. there will be some occasional sunshine. some areas of rain at times, especially for good friday and easter day on sunday. now, this is how good friday begins, already with some damp weather affecting northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally.

my grandfather was an aeronautical engineer in northern ireland for many years.that? i really wanted to show you this aircraft, the short sherpa, a unique aircraft. it was built in 1953 to test the properties of a novel type of wing your grandfather designed. the revolutionary new aircraft goes for its trials. the chief designer, david keith lucas, planned the sherpa on his drawing board and no test pilot tom brook smith looks set to continue. we are delighted it is part of the ulster aviation collection because it is a unique research aircraft and your grandfather was responsible for that. thank you so much for showing me this little bit of my family history. for now we will be leaving these historic aircraft, later we're heading back to belfast international airport for more on modern day aviation. now to events in southern hemisphere summer and this from peru. if ever you need proof of the force of flood water it is here. look how the driver of this truck manages to get outjust it is swept away. and again as this hotel collapses into a flooded river. dozens of

there will be a few showers in northern ireland and into northern england as well.ickly. for the rest of england and for wales, we will see very few showers. just one or two for the mist majority stay dry. not quite as windy in the south. it will become cooler and fresher wherever you are, especially in the breeze. through the day, the showers will come into scotland, most frequently to the north. wintry on the hills. 0ne scotland, most frequently to the north. wintry on the hills. one of two per northern ireland, england, but very few for the rest of england and wales. it will be largely dry. those temperatures down to bed with good friday. 40 degrees possible in london, but 19 glasgow. good friday. 40 degrees possible in london, but19 glasgow. for good friday. 40 degrees possible in london, but 19 glasgow. for most of us london, but 19 glasgow. for most of us nine or 12 degrees, of the wind make you feel cooler. better to mind heading into the scottish hills and mountains. wenger will be a factor. there will be some snow showers as well. some wintry conditions, so

sunshine turning hazy for scotland and northern ireland later.s. another sharp frost for the first part of wednesday, this time it's england and wales that sees the low temperatures, perhaps down to minus seven, again damaging frosts for gardeners. take note of that. a fairamount of for gardeners. take note of that. a fair amount of brightness for england and wales but turning cloudier in the north and west. through the rest of the week it's high pressure that dominates the high pressuleihaldominatestbe picture across the north. - really arm» the hfirtn’fiifi“ fééflg’ ""' f252? ,.-. of ete‘fié‘fé 2. la; es. ;,%,;,. £4 5; 7.49.7,” ..—.. ..—.. ...... .. going ts ii a. f of~ 7777 w w 7 ete‘fié‘fé 2. la; es. ;,%,;,. £4 5; 7.49.7,” ..—.. ..—.. ...... .. going e}; ii a. f of dry 777 w w 7 there is going to be a lot of dry weather over the next few days. not a great deal of rain. turning warmer to the end of the week by day, but we have the sharp frosts to contend with over the next couple of nights. remember tonight in scotland and northern england will have

in northern ireland 56% voted to remain.sharp end of breads because this is the only pa rt of breads because this is the only part of the uk with the land border to do eu state, brexit will be top of the agenda here when it comes to canvassing. the parties here have said that it is another opportunity for the people here to make at case for the people here to make at case for a special dealfor for the people here to make at case for a special deal for northern ireland in the brexit negotiations. after the stormont assembly elections which took place in march, sinn fein are the second—biggest party in northern ireland, just one seatin party in northern ireland, just one seat in stormont behind the democratic unionist party. that coupled with the ongoing debate about brexit has meant there is more talk than ever about the possibility of the united arab and one day. very few people, if any people expect there to be a referendum on irish unity any time soon. the constitutional question here is back asa constitutional question he

the northern ireland secretary said talks were continuing.f devolved government remains achievable and remains the absolute priority. this will require more time and more focused engagement by the parties on the critical issues that remain, building on the discussions over the course of the past several weeks. building on the discussions over the course of the past seven weeks. the bill before this house today would provide the space and the opportunities for the parties to do just that. we will remove the present legal barriers so that the assembly can meet and an executive can be formed at any point from royal assent to the 29th ofjune, three weeks after the general election. we recognise that there will be focus on the general election. that is why the bill provides parties with the scope and space to continue discussions to resolve their outstanding issues, while providing a period of reflection for the new government, if a deal does still prove impossible. to be absolutely clear about this, is the secretary of state stating to the house

in thing northern ireland need is anothervote. in mind thing northern ireland need is another vote.dy been to several elections, the last of which cause a close in power—sharing negotiations. that is a crass as it needs to be fixed. stormont's parties mystery to most of the government, and those talks we re of the government, and those talks were going to continue in the days ahead. bud cauley ms poe probably leaves them with virtually no chance of success, and probably already adds to that sense of political instability, here. that is because election campaigns here tend to be divisive. they tend to push the parties apart. some parties even called the last one nakedly sectarian. this one is unlikely to be different. unionists are already calling as a chance to vote for the union. 0thers warn of the negative impacts of brexit and call for a recommended on united ireland. uk

good friday, some patchy rain affecting parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland. in the afternoon, especially in parts of wales and northern england. mostly drive further south. we could see 16 degrees also in the sunnier spells towards london. moving through the weekend, as we see those cold fronts slipping south, during the day on saturday, not a bad picture. most of us are dry again and there will be some sunshine for southern and eastern parts in particular. one or two showers towards the north—west and temperatures around 9—15. not a bad day. easter day on sunday, bit of rain. some uncertainty on the detail, but probably through northern ireland and northern england. either side of that, some drier and brighter weather on the cards. temperatures around 1a. a bit ofa mix cards. temperatures around 1a. a bit of a mix in the next few days, but many of us should see some dry weather and a bit of sunshine. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. president trump says relations between the us and russia may be at an all—time low. that's all from the bbc news at

the end of the night the brain will arrive in northern ireland, but making little overall ingress northernockets of frost in the coldest of spots. for weapons they, this weather front will move southwards, the weather will brighten up for scotla nd the weather will brighten up for scotland and northern ireland is. that could be a few showers here brought in under risk north—westerly wind. in the side that will stay dry but will cloud over. the font is com pletely but will cloud over. the font is completely out of the way by thursday and thursday looks to be another quiet day. quite a bit of cloud around and western areas but there will be occasional bright or sunny spells. temperatures between ten and 1a degrees. looking forward to easter, low—pressure will often be in charge of our weather. the wind is coming in from the west and they will bring us a mixture of bright spells, sunshine but also a number of showers. that is true pretty much anywhere in the united kingdom, but we could see a spell of more general really getting into northern ireland later on sunday. the headlines at two. the

on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up.ross scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: fighting for the french presidency. as support shifts, sunday's first round in a crucial election is looking too close to call. seven weeks and counting: british members of parliament vote to confirm a snap general election, onjune the 8th. two people are killed, as venezuela's biggest anti—government demonstrations in years turn violent. and grand slam mum—to—be. serena williams‘s agent confirms the tennis star is expecting a baby.

northern ireland and the midlands.western scotland will stay cloudy so the temperature will be lower. in the sunshine we are going to find the temperature into the mid—teens but if not higher once again. high pollen levels, the code will be high, tree pollen at this time of year. high levels across england and wales. sunshine on saturday and it is really warming up, notjust saturday and it is really warming up, not just across saturday and it is really warming up, notjust across england and wales but sunshine across northern ireland and scotland, the temperature higher as well. if you have a horse in the sweepstake you will be interested in the weather at aintree, a lovely day, no rain at all. high pressure keeping it fine and dry. moving away on the sunday, and dry. moving away on the sunday, a weather front approaching the north—west of the uk and at the same time drawing up more dry and warm airfrom the near time drawing up more dry and warm air from the near continent so with the sunshine the temperature continues

acting northern ireland and western scotla nd acting northern ireland and western scotland will be fairlye morning with one of two showers and plenty of showers continuing through the northern isles of scotland where it will be breezy. elsewhere, are largely dry picture with sunshine, particularly through the central part of england. through the south of that, cloudy conditions but it is most likely to stay dry in london, just a chance of a small passing shower. temperatures 10- 16 a small passing shower. temperatures 10— 16 degrees that it will turn cloudy and damp for the west of scotla nd cloudy and damp for the west of scotland through the day. this is true —— due to this system. as it moves through, it will bring cloud and patchy rain to northern ireland, —— scotland. sleet and snow across parts of scotland. temperatures nine oi’ parts of scotland. temperatures nine or10 parts of scotland. temperatures nine or 10 degrees at best. any mild air gets cleared away towards the south as we head into tuesday. the doors are open for much colder air to spilling from the north. quite a wintry

not much rental northern ireland, but more cloud. most of england and wales, dry and sunny.—west england and west wales. a little sooner perhaps in the day across the far south—west of england. but the most of england and wales in the afternoon, it is warm and sunny. temperatures higher than today. 25. further north, for sunderland, it will be warm and sunny. tebbutt is not as high here. calling down on merseyside as the cloud arrives towards the end of the day. this is the last of the warmun, though. cold aircoming in behind the last of the warmun, though. cold air coming in behind this weather front with a north—westerly wind instead of the southerly that we have had over the weekend. that weather front producing little or no way in yet again. —— rain. more in the web are coming in. this could give us showers here or there. most of the showers of northern scotland, where there could be wintry over hills. yes, it it could be that cold. tebbutt is struggling to get into double figures in scotland. significant drop of temperatures in england and wales. eight or nine degrees c

there have been elections in scotland, northern ireland and wales, three in northern ireland in littleng different age groups. young people, you can see in blue, went for remain. older people in red went for leave. how are these groups of people going to vote in a new general election? we don't know. they may be some clues in that for all the parties. labour's andrew gwynne — the mp for denton and reddish — is the party's campaigns and elections chair. you're watching television this morning, what was your reaction?” think by then it was apparent that the prime minister was likely to call an early election. i was a little surprised because although we anticipated the possibility of an early election, what we had not anticipated was that the decision would be taken before the local elections on the 11th of may. i was at labour party headquarters having at labour party headquarters having a meeting about the local elections. so it changed the rest of my day! in terms of the issues on the doorstep for a general election campaign, jeremy corbyn this morning said it was issues like the nhs,

a frost in the glens of scotland and northern ireland. ands and northern england. so very much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around for the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. temperatures just slow to recover after the chilly start. still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, but very isolated in comparison. mostly for the north—east of england. there could be mist and fog elsewhere. a risk for northern ireland and scotland with the frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, but essentially it's a dry picture for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day, fair weather cloud that is. so it may well be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of showers developing in eastern areas. just one or two, in eastern england in particular. very isolated

a risky northern ireland and scotland with the frosty start. frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, the frosty start. still the odd showerfor northern ireland, but essentially it's a dry pitch for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day. their weather cloud that is. it might be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of shower developing in eastern areas. one or two shower developing in eastern areas. one ortwo in shower developing in eastern areas. one or two in particular in east, but very isolated on saturday. given the light winds in the sunshine, 13— 17 will be pleasant. they sunshine around the coast by the afternoon. if the boat races take place it is set fair, 15— 16 in the afternoon when the races are set to take place, and not as rough in temperatures as last week with the light winds. some sunshine for the premier league matches taking place in swansea and london. a bit of cloud hanging around. the game through the night on sunday the clou

iamjoined northern ireland and the republic of ireland.joined now by the irish ministerfor ireland. i am joined now by the irish minister for european affairs. first of all, that question of the border, trying to avoid having a ha rd border, trying to avoid having a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, why is that so important? it is important for all of us, we will have difficult negotiations of citizens's rights and financial publications, the results also the issue around northern ireland, great britain, the uk, and here we have strong agreement with the british government, the irish... and our eu partners that we do not to see the borders of the past returning in northern ireland. we have worked remarkably well with the united kingdom through the support of the european union to deliver a peace process flow european union to deliver a peace process now that has saved many, many, many lives. nobody wants to see thatjeopardised in many, many lives. nobody wants to see that jeopardised in any way. that is why i

the public in northern ireland have had so many elections. they see no point in another assembly election. if you watched what was going on watched people in west belfast marching, carrying the european union flag as if it was their banner, brexit for us is a very different and brittle world. we need to find the right way forward. it is going to be used to really try to break up the union and we need that support. thei ask you, that in manifesto, they look at how they deal with northern ireland's special status, and also how you look in that manifesto of ensuring we have a workable government in the future. we need change and that is what the union is lobbying about, getting back to the central parties running northern ireland. finally, the last one, to make sure the manifesto looks after our armed forces, our ex servicemen. it is not protecting those people that should be protected for doing their duty. we will support the motion today. thank you, mr. speaker. as a several members have already pointed out today, the prime minister heads up a

and northern ireland. a short—lived warm spell. a cold front going south as we go through into the start of the weekend. the blue colours on the chart in the eastern flank of the high pressure system will keep things largely dry, but pushing cold air down to europe as well where things have taken a turn. that is how it is looking. back to you. thank you. see you in the next hourfor you. thank you. see you in the next hour for another update. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the prime minister's decision to call a snap election took the country by surprise yesterday. but what could it mean for businesses? steph is live at a bakery in bolton this morning to get their reaction. of course, bakeries mean hairnets. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. you can see these are the cakes that are being made. they make something like 70,000 of these every day. a sweet variety of different products.

a frost in the glens of scotland and northern ireland. england. so very much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around for the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. temperatures just slow to recover after the chilly start. still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, but very isolated in comparison. mostly for the north—east of england. there could be mist and fog elsewhere. a risk for northern ireland and scotland with the frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, but essentially it‘s a dry picture for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day, fair weather cloud that is. so it may well be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of showers developing in eastern areas. just one or two, in eastern england in particular. very isolated compared to those

, a degree so scotland and northern ireland, a degree so warmer scotland and northern ireland,and and northern ireland, a degree so warmer for england and wales. hello, and welcome to 100 days. north korea is fast becoming the trump administration's most urgent foreign policy challenge. how is the us going to respond to the threat, and what will the president tell the senators, who are all invited to the white house tomorrow? a missile—armed american submarine has arrived in south korea, just as the north marks a military anniversary with live fire. tensions closer to home as well. president trump still wants to build a wall along the southern border. the mexican economy minister tell us they aren't footing the bill. if they decide to do it, it is in their own right. the only thing that is clear is there there is no way mexico is going to pay for it. but will that wall shut down the us government? congress is back in town, and can't even agree on staying open for business.

a frost in the glens of scotland and northern ireland. rthern england. so very much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around for the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. temperatures just slow to recover after the chilly start. still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, but very isolated in comparison. mostly for the north—east of england. there could be mist and fog elsewhere. a risk for northern ireland and scotland with the frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, but essentially it's a dry picture for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day, fair weather cloud that is. so it may well be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of showers developing in eastern areas. just one or two, in eastern england in particular. very isolated compared to

northern ireland, quick solution. trading easier with arrogant for a long time, predating the eu. michael, last word on the impact on the uk. i—i am genuinely sceptical about weather a second referendum would win, but then again, it's seven years —— several down the line and we don't know where the brexit negotiations will be. but the contemporary conservative party really does take scotland for granted and that's one of the reasons it took gordon brown to pull david cameron's chestnuts out of the fire on the first referendum. i would worry it hasn't learned its lesson and that is a real worry that scotland will make a bid. the gunman who shot dead a police officer in paris on thursday night may or may not have grasped the full symbolism of his murderous act. the champs elysees, in sight of the arc de triomphe, is one of france's best known locations, making this a provocative challenge to the french sense of identity. the question is whether what francois hollande says is "likely to be terrorism" will affect who the

more cloud northern ireland. thicker cloud northern ireland.stays is whether the london mouth on, that will be cloudy and cool. i think many writers will appreciate that. still some uncertainty about cloud amounts on sunday. stay updated. this is the weather change coming in next week as we get through monday into tuesday. colder air pushing south across the uk and with into tuesday. colder air pushing south wintry the uk and with hello and welcome to bbc news. i am martine croxall. we will be looking at the papers in a moment. at first, the headlines : there has been attacked in paris. the government has been killed on the champs—elysees. french police have issued an arrest warrant for a second possible accomplice. this is the scene live in paris, where the champs—elysees has been completely evacuated, following the incident. a spokesman for the french interior ministry says that officers were deliberate a targeted. translation: the two officers they we re translation: the two officers they were wounded and other nearby at officers returned fi

northern ireland brightening up round lunchtime. hern england and eastern england cold has the cloud sits if place. fast south—west however, should just about get away with dry and bright weather throughout. maybe in southern wales and brighter skies finish the day in northern england and northern ireland. that rain clears away from the south—east though, as we head into the night. open the door to northerly winds to ta ke open the door to northerly winds to take us into easter monday, and with it, the return of some colder air once again, so a chilly day for all, once again, so a chilly day for all, on easter monday, a bit of frost here and there, we start with clear skies and sunny condition, one or two showers pushing down in that breeze, most will spend the day dry, eve ryo ne breeze, most will spend the day dry, everyone if it is only one or two interruptions to rain. nice in the south. chilly night will follow, however and a more widespread frost in the country side to take us into tuesday, morning, and those frosts become more

some of that rain will drift off into the north channel, away from northern ireland.he damage to about 13 or 1a degrees. from wednesday to thursday, any prospect of frost is largely confined to the south—eastern quarter. the high pressure really doing its stuff for the greater part of us. yet more dry weather to come for many. save for the northern and western isles, maybe the north of the mainland, too. a weather front here just keeping that cloud coming in from the atlantic. and enough about it again for there to be the prospect of some rain. again, not amounting to much. the temperatures are where we have been of late. somewhere locked into the low to mid teens. friday is marked by a progression of the weather front and across scotland into the north of england, through northern ireland. to the south of it, with a bit of sunshine, we can boost the temperatures nicely. possibly 17 degrees. to the north of the weather feature, a cooler and fresher regime sets in and eventually wins out. the front will reintroduce the regime down across the rest of the british isles.

for much of the night across north—west england and northern ireland, going to remain cloudy, could besult towards the western highlands but otherwise the ride. clear skies and southern parts of england and eastern scotland bringing the temperature in the countryside could be close to freezing for a short while but warms up quickly in the sunshine and we start with the best of the sunshine although the cloud should break through the midlands and wales and eventually across northern england, it may well stay cloudy for northern ireland and western scotland so the temperature struggles, elsewhere looking at the temperature widely in the mid teens, strong sunshine and feeling quite warm, but high pollen levels, birch is the main problem and high levels in many parts of england and wales and possible again on saturday, more sunshine in england and wales, cloud breaking to the south—east, more sunshine into northern ireland and all but northern scotland, warming up all but northern scotland, warming up nicely, a promising start to the weekend and looking good for the horse racing, grand nat

but thousands of miles away in northern ireland, one of his victims, whom he abused decades ago, hasht to anonymity to call for him to be prosecuted. of course you want him brought tojustice. why should he live his happy life and i've lived in hell, or any of the other boys he abused. why does he sit there, "i turned to god" — no disrespect to god. "i've turned to god. so forgive me, i want you to forgive me." no chance. how can i forgive a monster like that there? in canada, questions will also be asked — about how henry clarke managed to continue to work in the church and with children, hiding away in small towns from the truth and the victims he left behind. chris buckler, bbc news. back to palm beach international airport in florida where president xi jinping's airport in florida where president xijinping's aeroplane airport in florida where president xi jinping's aeroplane has taxied to a halt and in the last few minutes that door has opened at the top of the steps. a line of dignitaries has assembled at the foot of the steps and a red carpet has been unrolled, all of which sugg

most places dry, a little sunshine at times but more cloud around and a few showers, mainly for northern irelandtland, where there could be some snow over the mountain tops. it is cold enough for that. temperatures across the board are lower than this weekend, significantly across england and wales. that cool north—westerly airflow does not last long, it gets cut off by this high pressure moving in and around the top of that, more of a westerly atlantic flow, blowing in cloud across scotland and northern ireland and across north—western scotland where there could be heavy rain but for england and wales, probably a dry day but still those temperatures at best around 15 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm nicholas owen. the headlines at 11pm: the foreign secretary borisjohnson cancels an official trip to moscow, after this week's chemical weapons attack in syria. police in sweden say the lorry used it yesterday's terrorist attack also contained a suspicious device. police in oslo to take a man's night after discovering a bomb like device in the city centre. two people have died after a fire at a care h

a frost in the glens of scotland and northern ireland. rn england. so very much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around for the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. temperatures just slow to recover after the chilly start. still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, but very isolated in comparison. mostly for the north—east of england. there could be mist and fog elsewhere. a risk for northern ireland and scotland with the frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, but essentially it's a dry picture for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day, fair weather cloud that is. so it may well be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of showers developing in eastern areas. just one or two, in eastern england in particular. very isolated compared to tho

the people of northern ireland will have a clear choice.lear choice as to whether or not they will want to rally round and say very, very firmly they want northern ireland to remain part of the united kingdom, or whether they want to go down the route presented by sinn fein, which is this marxist, leninist concept of a republic which has been rejected even by most people who accept their nationalism at reject what they stand for in terms of their economic outlook and all the rest of it. and the only way to support the union is by rallying behind the democratic unionist party on the 8th ofjune. she has accused others of playing games in this parliament. in essence, the prime minister's argument is that she has no confidence in parliament, so we have this bizarre situation where we had a referendum that was about taking back control, that was about parliamentary sovereignty, but then we have a prime minister who pronounces she has no confidence in parliament. she doesn't trust parties in the opposition. she confers on them all sorts of exagge

behind it, fresh winds setting in, summer showers around as well for scotland and northern ireland. by the end of the night, around five or6 by the end of the night, around five or 6 degrees in northern cities, eight or 9 degrees in the south. monday morning, a fairly fresh start for many of us. actually a nice day for many of us. actually a nice day for april. plenty of sunny spells, occasional showers across scotland and northern ireland, maybe some of those showers sneaking across the la ke those showers sneaking across the lake district. to the south, a very decent day, but nowhere near as warm. we are talking about 15 degrees, a 10 degrees drop expected in london. also a decent day across the southern half of england on tuesday. around 12 or 13 degrees. some rain and stronger winds there across the far north. another front moving across the country during wednesday, fresh air coming in from the northern climes. breezy, fresh sort of day. very little difference as we head into the easter weekend. staying on the coincide with some sunshine and a few showers. —— staying on the cool

the odd showerfor northern ireland, otherwise fair. the odd shower for the northern isles.ubbles up. fair weather cumulus so dry. the chance that there could be thicker cloud in the east, giving us a shower, but dry by and large. with the sunshine the winds are light and it will feel pleasant. 13— 17, so on a par with today, a little above average. we should have fine weather if the boat races should have fine weather if the boat ra ces ta ke should have fine weather if the boat races take race and it won't be as choppy as last week. some sunshine as well for the premier league practice tomorrow. 0n taking place in swansea, one in london. more cloud around in the afternoon. fair weather cloud keeping it right. as weather cloud keeping it right. as we look further ahead the high pressure stays with us through tomorrow night, so a chilly start on monday morning. a little bit of mist and fog. we have weather fronts advancing of the atlantic, so a different day for northern ireland and western scotland. hello. this is bbc news. i am martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at to

in wales, scotland and northern ireland, it will be largely dry with sunshine. untryside temperatures will be lower. it will be low enough for a touch of grass frost here and there. tomorrow a chilly start to the day. under the high pressure things are fairly settled. it will be windy for the far north of scotland. just not as windy as later today and don‘t stop and what he will find is we get off toa stop and what he will find is we get off to a bright start and cloud pushes down from the north. it will be bright rather than wall—to—wall blue skies. in the south—west of england, should hang on to the sunshine for the longest with temperatures between eight and 14. a quick look at thursday, mep start to the day with clear skies overnight, sunshine, variable amounts of cloud and showers in the north—west ——a nippy start. temperatures between about ten and 15. thank you. just discussing how lovely it is to have light evenings as well. yes. thank you. you love a warm evening. yes, i do. some of girl, hey? definitely. 0k. you wait ages for a business story then three

a frost in the glens of scotland and northern ireland. midlands and northern england. so very much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around for the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. temperatures just slow to recover after the chilly start. still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, but very isolated in comparison. mostly for the north—east of england. there could be mist and fog elsewhere. a risk for northern ireland and scotland with the frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, but essentially it's a dry picture for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day, fair weather cloud that is. so it may well be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of showers developing in eastern areas. just one or two, in eastern england in particular. given the

for northern ireland and western scotla nd for northern ireland and western scotland we have rain andl have the best of the sunshine. palo, welcome to bbc news. our top stories: a landslide kills more than 150 people in southern colombia. many others are missing or injured. the supreme court in venezuela has done a u—turn on its decision to strip the congress of its powers. britain says it will protect gibraltar from britain says it will protect gibraltarfrom any britain says it will protect gibraltar from any sovereignty claims by spain during brexit negotiations. and find out why hundreds of yellow cars have flooded this english village.

more cloud across northern ireland and scotland on tuesday and gusty winds.led off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria changed the situation fundamentally. two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. also in the next hour — scotland's long wait for a second grand national winner is over. the 1a—1 shot one for arthur, ridden by derek fox and trained by lucinda russell, won the aintree race.

on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up.gh the day. this area of low pressure north of scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. hello. welcome. you are watching bbc world news. i'm chris rogers. our top story this hour: candidates step—up the fight for the french presidency. as support shifts ahead of sunday's first—round vote, it is now a four way race in the place for the run—off. welcome to the programme. our other main stories: two people are killed as venezuela's biggest anti—government demonstrations in yea rs anti—government demonstrations in years turned violent. grand slam mum—to—be. serena williams‘s agent confirms she is expecting a baby. hello. i am sally bundock. the head of the