lucy hughes—hallett, thank you very much. thank you. it has been a mixed day out there today.hine, scattered showers and more persistent rain. this area of low pressure has pushed into the south—east of england, bringing outbreaks of rain. that rain is pushing across norfolk, lincolnshire and the isle of wight. further north and west, clearer skies and showers around. this is how they ended the day in devon. this image captured by one of our weather watchers. any showers so should ease away across northern and western parts of the country. clearer skies here and here we see chilly temperatures first thing friday morning. further east, cloud and outbreaks of rain working way it up and outbreaks of rain working way it up the east coast of england. further west, we could see i touch of grass frost. the odd misty patch verse thing. it should clear away quickly and showers pushing into the western isles of scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of sunshine to start the day. cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain. but the west, it isa dry outbreaks of rain. but the west, it is a dry and brigh

lucy hughes—hallett, thank you very much. thank you. hello there.ped today's downpours, you are one of the lucky few. tomorrow, the majority should stay dry. we have had some wonderful weather watcher photos sent in. please do keep sending them. this is one of my favourites because it shows the carpet of hail down district and we have beautiful sunset pictures, that is one of my particular favourites. the showers have faded away really quickly through the evening. rain across scotla nd through the evening. rain across scotland as well. we are left with a couple of issues overnight. plus we have had so much moisture we could have had so much moisture we could have some fog as we head towards morning and under clear skies between now and dawn we could have a touch of grass frost, three to four degrees celsius away from freezing. and that fog could clear away quickly and that temperatures should trump up as we have high levels of uv at this time of year. it is made, the equivalent of latejuly in terms of sunshine and we are only a month away from the l

lucy hughes—hallett, thank you very much. thank you. ina in a weekend of two halves.eekend of two halves. many of us all some heavy downpours at times, but on saturday it has been turning warmer and drier. he is the view in dorset. through the week ahead the scheme continues. things are going to be feeling quite warm at times, and looking largely dry with high pressure in charge. low pressure is not too far away. across sunday night and into monday, that approaches the north—west. that will bring a few showers across parts of northern ireland and into the early hours of monday. elsewhere, it is dry almost across the board. a frost free morning with temperatures in the towns and cities in double fingers, just a touch cooler in the countryside. monday morning. during rush hour, we will see some rain heading into the far west of scotland. scotland starting dry am fine, if you shower is making their way west to east across northern ireland. temperatures about 12 degrees or so. as we move south across england and wales, not much variation in whether, it is looking dry and

lucy hughes—hallett, thank you very much. thank you.ain through the coming week, but generally the week ahead will be much drier and considerably warmer as well, particularly into the second half of the week. at the moment, a bit of warmth building today, high pressured to the ease, low pressure to the west bringing air from the south. this weather front has been producing rain across scotland, through this evening confined to the highlands and islands, 12 showers in northern ireland, but fading away overnight, clear skies, a dry night. gentle south—easterly winds will stop things from dropping too much. rural areas will be into single figures, double figures in towns and cities. high pressured to the east, low pressure to the west, dragging in southerly, warmer air. the complication comes from the cold front which will bring more cloud across northern ireland, occasional rain, the odd heavier burst, pushing into the islands of western scotland. really, for most of you, a fine start to monday, long sunny spells across southern and easte

lucy hughes—hallett talks about her latest novel. good evening and welcome to bbc news.sa may has launched the conservative party's election manifesto, with a claim that the party represents what she called "mainstream britain", and a warning that if the next government failed to negotiate a good deal on brexit, the consequences for the country would be "dire". among the headline policies is a sweeping change to the way social care will be funded in england. for the first time, if you are receiving means—tested care in your own home, the value of your house will be counted when calculating your contribution. the so called triple lock on state pensions, which guaranteed a minimum 2.5% rise each year will go, replaced by a double lock linked to the rise in average earnings and inflation. and there's a commitment to bring net immigration down to below 100,000 a year. 0ur political editor, laura kuennsberg reports from halifax, a marginal labour seat where the tory manifesto was unveiled. 0utside... inside. theresa may says she wants to end political tribes. tell them. getti