south—west england and south wales also. nt towards the far south—west. another largely dry for the south—east, and also for scotla nd the south—east, and also for scotland and northern ireland. they may be breezy but there will be a fair bit of sunshine. highs of 11— celsius. they mainly in the west on sunday evening. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am. six days of funeral ceremonies are getting under way in thailand for the billionaire businessman and owner of leicester city football club, vichai srivaddhanaprabha. players from the club will fly out to thailand to pay their respects after this afternoon's match with cardiff. we want to be there. after everything that the owner has showed, obviously, in the players and the club we should be there. like i said, it is an extended family. broadcaster paul gambaccini wins damages from the crown prosecution service over its handling of unfounded sexual assault allegations against him. in the united states — twitter removes thousands of automated accounts discouraging people

this will ease from northern ireland through the morning and things get dry across wales and south—west englandds across scotland as this too pulls away. behind it, we'll see the cloud thinning and breaking. bright and sunny spells and a scattering of showers, but very mild for the early part of november. temperatures generally between 10 and 15 celsius, up to 16 or 17 in east anglia and south—east england. after the windy conditions of the weekend, a gentler south or south—easterly breeze through monday afternoon. we'll keep that gentle breeze as we go on through the evening. for many, it will be dry with clear spells. a bit of patchy rain continuing across parts of northern ireland, western scotland, maybe the far south—west of england. but if you do have plans for firework or bonfire displays on monday evening, for most, it will be dry, it will be mild and there'll be a gentle locally moderate breeze. as you go from monday into tuesday, we have another frontal system in the atlantic working its way towards the uk. it does have limited eastward progress, so on tuesday, the heaviest and most p

be across the western side of scotland, northern ireland, and eventually reaching wales and south—west englandoming from, all the way from the south. so we will keep that mild air and temperatures again reaching 1a, 17 celsius. some persistent rain further west on tuesday. as we go from tuesday into wednesday that front begins to work its way eastwards across the uk so overnight we will see outbreaks of rain and a squeeze on the isobars. strong wind at midweek and slowly through wednesday the outbreak of rain will start to ease the way towards the east become lighter and patchy so something dry here through the day and central areas as well. further west we will see the heaviest and most persistent of the rain. an unsettled feel as we go through the week. on wednesday afternoon temperatures reach 12, 1a celsius, not as high as what we see on monday and tuesday but still quite mild for the time of year. and that is the theme for the week ahead. it will be mild and also windy and there will be some rain at times. that is all from me. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in nort

those most likely running away and it is just really south—west england, west wales, eventually far north—westernwards the north—west and south—east of that, mostly dry and bright actually this afternoon with some sunshine and still relatively mild with temperatures of about 11—14 degrees. through tonight that rain will continue to spread north into scotland, clearing from the south—west. again, staying quite cloudy here, keeping temperatures up about 8—10 degrees. in eastern and western areas perhaps a bit chillier on friday morning. but during friday this low pressure area moves and you can notice the white lines become closer together across the uk so and windy day for most of us on friday and there will be some gales around those western exposed coasts, potentially up to about 17 mph and on top of that some heavy rain moving in as well. looking at that, that rain spread swiftly into northern ireland and south—west england and across wales, some heavy rain, particularly in the south of wales in south—west england. you will notice some greens here. eastern areas staying largely drive. these are

thursday and through the night and into friday, the risk of a few heavy showers into the far south—west of englandgins, though pockets of rural frost around, as some spots still get close to freezing. then, on through friday, still some rain affecting parts of eastern scotland, that chance of a shower into the far south—west. could have a bit of hail with these, maybe a rumble of thunder. elsewhere, variable cloud and sunny spells. i think parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england should fare fairly well for sunshine, and temperatures still for the most part in single figures. going into the weekend, low pressure to the south, high pressure to the north, a flow of air coming in from the east. now, much of the uk under the influence of high pressure. but close to southern england, there is a weather front here that could well be producing some outbreaks of rain during saturday. some uncertainty about the exact position of that, so we'll keep you updated. still either some showers or some patchy rain towards north—east scotland. elsewhere it is looking mainly dry. you get to see

end thursday and through the night into friday, the risk of a few heavy showers into the far south—west of england not as cold as friday begins, though pockets of rural frost around, as some spots still get close to freezing. then, on through friday, still some rain affecting parts of eastern scotland, that chance of a shower into the far south—west. could have a bit of hail with these, maybe a rumble of thunder. elsewhere, variable cloud and sunny spells. i think parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england should fare fairly well for sunshine, and temperatures still for the most part in single figures. going into the weekend, low pressure to the south, high pressure to the north, a flow of air coming in from the east. now, much of the uk under the influence of high pressure. but close to southern england, there is a weather front here that could well be producing some outbreaks of rain during saturday. some uncertainty about the exact position of that, so we'll keep you updated. still either some showers or some patchy rain towards north—east scotland. elsewhere it is looking m

south—west. this front just grazing its way across western parts of the british isles. parts of south—west englandland. we could see a bit of rain through the day, that rain coming and going, not raining all day long. further east it will be dry with spells of sunshine and very mild indeed, 15 or 17 degrees. really, it's more of the same on tuesday. bands of rain scraping their way into western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry with some spells of sunshine and, wherever you are, once again, it will be mild. mild is the big theme to take us through the week ahead. wind and rain at times, but not all the time. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: the rhetoric heats up ahead of next week's midterm elections. president trump says the american economy is the best its ever been. a blistering attack on donald trump from iran's supreme leader, as the us prepares to re—impose sanctions on the country. eight children have been injured after an inflatable slide collapsed at a fairground in the uk. and a minu

outbreaks of rain will slowly be arriving into northern ireland, western parts of wales and south—west englandy rain for the western side of scotland but further east it is dry, notable southerly wind but it is a warm direction, temperature is getting up to between 13-17 temperature is getting up to between 13— i7 celsius topic that area of rain connected to this front will slide its way eastwards through tuesday night and into wednesday, most of us will see some rain out of this increasingly patchy to further east you are, and messy start to wednesday, really. outbreaks of rain will tend to east in centre in —— in central areas, western scotland, northern ireland into parts of wales and maybe south—western and southern parts of england. a mild day began on wednesday, can temperatures between 12 and 11! celsius and a mild thing to the week, but it will be windy and rain at times. that is all from me. good night. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. the headlines: a day before the american midterm elections, president trump says it's all about immigration. if you want strong borders and so commu

its way across northern ireland into northern and western parts of scotland and also across south—west england outbreaks of rain continuing across northern ireland, some of it heavy, turning dry across wales in south—west england, outbreaks of rain move north and east was but behind it deems will turn dry, some bright or sunny spells, a scattering of showers and a much more mild a. ties between 10— 50 celsius, 16 or 17 full east anglia or the south—east and a fairly gentle breeze competitor we can. if you have fireworks display plans through tomorrow evening for most it should be mainly dry, some outbreaks of rent be mainly dry, some outbreaks of re nt a cross be mainly dry, some outbreaks of rent across northern and western parts of scotland. maybe the far south—west, but for most it should be dry, gentle to moderate breeze and it will be mild. monday night into tuesday we have another system in the west losing its way eastwards. there is limited east was extent eastwards. there is limited east was exte nt o n eastwards. there is limited east was extent on tuesday the heaviest rain will be ar

0scar, bringing windy conditions to the hebrides, elsewhere not as the weather front across south—west englandales, bringing rain for sunday, taking part of yorkshire, still dry to the east anglia and the south—east, more cloud, sunny spells increasing through the afternoon. scotland, northern ireland, northern england, brighter day with sunshine. temperatures tomorrow around 11-14dc. temperatures tomorrow around 11—1lidc. tomorrow evening, more in the wake of rain, edging into northern england and eventually parts of northern ireland. just before i go, we were talking about the wintry weather across the alps. here are some pictures from yesterday and around our regions. an early start to the ski season and winter, half metres worth of snow falling in some areas. none of that is on the way to ours. it has been a turbulent spell across the mediterranean alps, lots of snowfall. we were saying earlier they have studied the ski season lots of those resorts already. they have opened because the snow has been so good. time now for a look at the newspapers. but first let's take a look at the front pa

eating up parts of south—west england eating up to ten. equent across east and north—east coasts. south and west, clear right, widespread frost where we see the clearer skies across northern england and scotland, temperatures in the rural areas getting closer to freezing otherwise between two and five celsius but a cold start to the day, still some showers about, frequent eastern coasts but fewer than we have seen today. mainly dry day for most, more in the way of sunshine and with the lighter winds, it will not feel as cold, even though it will struggle to get above seven degrees. tuesday, we have seen and atlantic front, the weather has been coming from the east but now it comes from the west and we will see outbreaks of rain arriving from the west into tuesday morning. the squeeze on the isobars means the wind will strengthen. blustery days across south—west england. bear in mind we are in cold air and is the brain bumps into the cold air we will see snow for a time, not amounting to much, across the pennines, the higher ground of scotla

this will ease from northern ireland through the morning and things get dry across wales and south—west englandd as this too pulls away. behind it, we'll see the cloud thinning and breaking. bright and sunny spells and a scattering of showers, but very mild for the early part of november. temperatures generally between 10 and 15 celsius, up to 16 or 17 in east anglia and south—east england. after the windy conditions of the weekend, a gentler south or south—easterly breeze through monday afternoon. we'll keep that gentle breeze as we go on through the evening. for many, it will be dry with clear spells. a bit of patchy rain continuing across parts of northern ireland, western scotland, maybe the far south—west of england. but if you do have plans for firework or bonfire displays on monday evening, for most, it will be dry, it will be mild and there'll be a gentle locally moderate breeze. as you go from monday into tuesday, we have another frontal system in the atlantic working its way towards the uk. it does have limited eastward progress, so on tuesday, the heaviest and most persistent of the

be across the western side of scotland, northern ireland, and eventually reaching wales and south—west england the south. so we will keep that mild air and temperatures again reaching 14, i7 celsius. some persistent rain further west on tuesday. as we go from tuesday into wednesday that front begins to work its way eastwards across the uk so overnight we will see outbreaks of rain and a squeeze on the isobars. strong wind at midweek and slowly through wednesday the outbreak of rain will start to ease the way towards the east become lighter and patchy so something dry here through the day and central areas as well. further west we will see the heaviest and most persistent of the rain. an unsettled feel as we go through the week. on wednesday afternoon temperatures reach 12, 14 celsius, not as high as what we see on monday and tuesday but still quite mild for the time of year. and that is the theme for the week ahead. it will be mild and also windy and there will be some rain at times. that is all from me. bye— bye. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: with just a day to go until cruc

as the winds converge across this area from south—west england into wales, the isle of man, is up withs is the focused for some of the wetter conditions on thursday. persistent rain for some. some sunshine and whilst it is cooler, temperatures 14—15 towards the south—east corner. on friday, after a quiet night it looks like we are going to see some wet and windy weather with severe gales spread into the west. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the polls open in america's crucial mid term elections. they're being seen as a referendum on donald trump's presidency — democrats hope to seize control of the house of representatives. that's all from the bbc news at one. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, and here's your latest sports news. ben foakes saved the day for england's cricketers in sri lanka — scoring a half century on his test debut. the first match of the series against sri lanka started badly — captain joe root out for 35. and when ben stokes went for just seven — england had lost five wickets before lu

a few showers moving into the far south—west of the uk links to this low—pressure will stop this weather front skirting the far south—west of england there will be some brea ks lots of code that there will be some breaks developing and sunshine at times in northern ireland in particular. temperatures a degree or so particular. temperatures a degree or so higher than today, 7—11d. into the weekend this low—pressure is still with us, that weather front is there, it moves through the english channel so during saturday the will bea channel so during saturday the will be a few showers along southern coastal counties. foremost on saturday it is going to be dry day. a few breaks with sunshine breaking through the cloud across northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england. temperatures fairly similar to friday. keeping largely dry conditions as we go through sunday and into the new working week and temperatures 7—10dc. hello. it's thursday. it's ten o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire. in shock. the wife of the british academic jailed for life for being a spy in the united arab emirates after a five minute hearing without a lawyer pre

see showers and longer spells of rain moving in later this afternoon perhaps across much of south—west england moving in. showers across the west of scotland. it is quite windy, the wind is coming in from the south. temperatures are about five to seven celsius above average. 13 in northern parts. down to the south—east, temperatures could reach 17, perhaps even 18, with some sunshine. tonight, the rain in the west continues to move gradually east with these weather fronts. quite a messy picture into wednesday, many more of us will see some rain. quite a wet start to the day on wednesday, the rain brightening up into more showery rain through the afternoon. more persistent the further west you are, some brighter skies in north—eastern parts, maximum temperature is 13 or 14, may be down by a degree or so compared to today. into thursday, one weather fronts moving out of the uk, spreading from the west. the western areas will see the more unsettled weather, always some showers, prolonged rain moving into south—west england west wales, rain clearing out of the north of scotla nd clearing out of th

south—west. this front just grazing its way across western parts of the british isles. parts of south—west englandcould see a bit of rain through the day, that rain coming and going, not raining all day long. further east it will be dry with spells of sunshine and very mild indeed, 15 or 17 degrees. really, it's more of the same on tuesday. bands of rain scraping their way into western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry with some spells of sunshine and, wherever you are, once again, it will be mild. mild is the big theme to take us through the week ahead. wind and rain at times, but not all the time. hello, and welcome to bbc news. in the final weekend of campaigning ahead of tuesday's us mid—term congressional elections, president trump has been addressing voters at rallies in montana and florida. his message focussed on economic growth and immigration. he referred to barbed wire going up on the southern us border as a "beautiful sight." his predecessor, barack 0bama, has also taken to the campaign trail, warning the character of america is at stake. danjohnson reports from washington.

this will ease from northern ireland through the morning and things get dry across wales and south—west englandtland as this too pulls away. behind it, we'll see the cloud thinning and breaking. bright and sunny spells and a scattering of showers, but very mild for the early part of november. temperatures generally between 10 and 15 celsius, up to 16 or 17 in east anglia and south—east england. after the windy conditions of the weekend, a gentler south or south—easterly breeze through monday afternoon. we'll keep that gentle breeze as we go on through the evening. for many, it will be dry with clear spells. a bit of patchy rain continuing across parts of northern ireland, western scotland, maybe the far south—west of england. but if you do have plans for firework or bonfire displays on monday evening, for most, it will be dry, it will be mild and there'll be a gentle locally moderate breeze. as you go from monday into tuesday, we have another frontal system in the atlantic working its way towards the uk. it does have limited eastward progress, so on tuesday, the heaviest and most persistent of

be across the western side of scotland, northern ireland, and eventually reaching wales and south—west englandere that wind is coming from, all the way from the south. so we will keep that mild air and temperatures again reaching 1a, 17 celsius. some persistent rain further west on tuesday. as we go from tuesday into wednesday that front begins to work its way eastwards across the uk so overnight we will see outbreaks of rain and a squeeze on the ice above. strong wind at midweek and slowly through wednesday the outbreak of rain will start to ease the way towards the east become enlightened patchy so something dry here through the day and central areas as well. further west we will see the heaviest and most persistent of the rain. an unsettled feel as we go through the week. on wednesday afternoon temperatures reach 12, 1a celsius, not as high as what we see on monday and tuesday but still quite mild for the time of year. and that is the theme for the week ahead. it will be mild and also windy and there will be some rain at times. that is all from me. bye— bye. i'm karishma vaswani in singapor

some rain could fringe into south wales but for the midlands, north—west england, south—west scotlandern ireland a chance of seeing breaks in the cloud and some sunny spells. for north—east england and the eastern side of scotland we will keep cloud and some showery rain and with that easterly breeze across the country, top temperatures no better than 7—10 degrees. rain is likely to continue across southern counties of england across saturday evening, elsewhere dry weather, rain, drizzle coming into eastern areas, keeping that easterly breeze feeding in cloud, the best of the clear skies in the west. if it's clear where you are there may be a touch of frost, most areas frost free. sundaym high pressure in charge, but this frontal system threatens to throw a bit of a spanner in the works across the south—east corner. uncertainty about this but clipping into kent and sussex, could see a little bit of rain. it may come a touch further north and west, but for many, sunday is largely dry. a lot of cloud in the east, the best of the brightness further west, but fairly chilly. on monday we k

it is one of those mornings were most areas across wales in south—west england will see a number of heavymidlands, central southern england and the south—east this afternoon at the bill still be some sunshine between those showers and the showers will get a little bit more widespread later in the day across the south—west, that is where we will see the best of the day's whether later on. north—east england, northern ireland and scotland, reasonable weather to start with morning sunshine. showers restricted for a time to the western isles and highlands but later on, showers working into southern parts of scotland, northern ireland probably not seeing too many, you may get away with things here, and temperatures, 11 and 14 degrees so mild that this time of year. further showers pushing northwards across scotla nd showers pushing northwards across scotland overnight, more downpours too across western coast and particularly into the south, the south—west looks particularly worked through the night. temperatures not too bad in the south, 10 degrees or so in london but turning cool further nort

there will be a fair bit across south—west england, wales and north—west england, wales and north—weste. northern ireland hanging onto the sunshine for the longest period of time. also a fuchsia showers in the channel islands tomorrow. 0n showers in the channel islands tomorrow. on friday, another cloudy day and that cloud is thick enough to produce showers here and there. more likely across the north—east of scotland, south—west england and we could see some again through the channel islands. 0n could see some again through the channel islands. on friday at averages up a channel islands. on friday at averages up a little bit, looking at 7- averages up a little bit, looking at 7— ten. are very quick look at saturday. saturday is a would be compensated at the moment and that is because we have got low pressure across southern areas. you will be close enough to southern counties, including the channel islands, to produce rain, but there is a lot of uncertainty about the exact placement of this. it could be further south or it could be further north. if you have a outdoor plans on saturda

over time the showers and wales and south—west of england will spread into the south of england and theshowers until the end of the day when the risk increases. northern ireland will see showers. that will reach parts of southern scotland, dumfries and galloway looking soggy. a passing shower for the havertz the western isles but staying dry for the north—east of scotland. whenever you are it will be mild, blustery as well. temperatures between 13 and 14 degrees. overnight, more rain, could be heavy and under the across scotland, the imports for the south of england, particularly for the south—west. we could see some passages of localised flooding giving this wet weather. temperatures overnight, 10 degrees in london, mild year, could further north, four, five for edinburgh newcastle. remember on remembrance sunday we have the same area of low pressure and south—westerly winds driving in the downpours. because of those winds we will see the showers mainly across southern and western parts of the uk. that said, the area of low pressure edges closer to northern ireland for a time. the chan

across western areas and tomorrow in parts of lincolnshire, part of yorkshire, the midlands, south west englandday. the most persistent towards the far south west. east anglia and the south east, another largely dry day and a dry day for scotland, northern ireland and northern england. maybe breezy but you will see a fair bit of sunshine. highs of 11 to 13 degrees. and as for the evening, rain mainly in the west. going into sunday night, fairly dry and mild. this is bbc news. the headlines. broadcaster paul gambaccini wins damages from the crown prosecution service over its handling of unfounded sexual assault allegations against him. six days of funeral ceremonies have begun in thailand for the billionaire businessman and owner of leicester the head of the organisation that represents children in care says the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted. new fears for a christian woman in pakistan , whose acquittal for blasphemy sparked days of violent protests across the country. a man—eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot

across western areas and tomorrow in parts of lincolnshire, parts of yorkshire, the midlands, south west englandost persistent towards the far south west. east anglia and the south east, another largely dry day and a dry day for scotland, northern ireland and northern england. maybe breezy but you will see a fair bit of sunshine. highs of 11 to 13 degrees. and as for the evening, rain mainly in the west. going into sunday night, fairly dry and mild. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading columnists with correspondents from overseas who file their stories for the folks back home under the dateline london. this week, the long goodbye for germany's chancellor, brazilians choose populism over pragmatism with a president—elect who says a "good criminal is a dead criminal", and why donald trump isn't experiencing a us president's usual mid—term blues. to discuss that, thomas kielinger, of germany's die welt newspaper the greekjournalist and broadcaster maria margaronis, ian birrell, contributing editor to the mail on sunday, and the us born jo

midlands, parts of wales and south—west england.are a dry story with more sunshine. picking those winds up from the south, another mild one, temperatures reaching 16 celsius in the south—east, and despite the breeze and rain further north and west, still will be mild. it stays mild for this upcoming week, most of the rain always reserve the western areas, best of the dry weather in the east. this is bbc news. the headlines: leicester city players and fans observe a minute silence to honour the club's chairman and former others who died in a helicopter crash a week ago. he always took the time. even if it wasjust crash a week ago. he always took the time. even if it was just a smile and a thumbs up, he always acknowledged as as the fans who took the time to go. broadcaster paul gambaccini receives a pay—out from the cps over its handling of unfunded sexual assault allegations against him. violent protests in pakistan. twitter removes thousands of automated

south—east england. and as we go through monday evening, away from northern ireland, some western parts of scotland and south—westmost will be dry with some clear spells. and it is a mild day. we're drawing up this mild air on southerly winds as we go through tuesday, and it stays with us for much of the week. so, yes, it is mild in the week ahead, but it will be windy and there will be some rain at times. that's all from me. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: american sanctions on iran's oil industry are due to come into effect in an hour's time. # proud to be an american... final rallies before the american midterm elections. president trump says it's all about immigration. 30 dead and over a billion euros worth of damage — italy counts the cost of a week of extreme weather. the bibles they carried — 100 years after the guns fell silent, we remember the role of religion in the first world war.

sunny spells with northern ireland and south—west england. quite cold where you have the cloud. ugh the evening and nights, heavy showers pushing into parts of south—west england. a rumble of thunder as well. still damp in the east, but nowhere near as chilly as friday. pockets of frost in rural areas. some heavy showers towards the far south—west elsewhere variable cloud and sunny spells. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: drawing a line in the sand. the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi had nothing to do with saudi arabia's royalfamily, its top diplomat tells the bbc. and it is a red line when you have individuals calling for the removal or replacement of a leader. that is ridiculous and unacceptable. that is ridiculous and not acceptable. an unprecedented rebuke from america's topjudge for president trump, for describing a colleague as an ‘0bama judge.‘ a briton accused of spying in the united arab emirates begins a life sentence in prison. and taking the chair ahead of the un climate

south—west. this front just grazing its way across western parts of the british isles. parts of south—west englandnd. we could see a bit of rain through the day, that rain coming and going, not raining all day long. further east it will be dry with spells of sunshine and very mild indeed, 15 or 17 degrees. really, it's more of the same on tuesday. bands of rain scraping their way into western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry with some spells of sunshine and, wherever you are, once again, it will be mild. mild is the big theme to take us through the week ahead. wind and rain at times, but not all the time. this is bbc news. the headlines: in the last weekend of campaigning ahead of tuesday's mid—term elections, president trump focused on economic growth and his hard—line stance on immigration. democrat leaders have warned the character of america is at stake. polls suggest the democrats may win control of the house of representatives. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has attacked the united states after its decision to reimpose economic sanctions against iran. on monday the tr

south—west. lincolnshire, midlands, it was the south-west. turning wet and south—west england were not quite as strong as yesterday, but still potential for gales across the far north and north—west of scotland. tonight, our bags of rain this evening, wales, south—west england, pushing it a northern england and southern scotland. turning wet across northern ireland as we head towards tomorrow morning. for all it will be frost free. even if cooler. drying of staff for eastern areas, wet for northern and western scotland, northern ireland, rain turning lighter and patchy through the day the brightest guy developing. spots of rainfor the brightest guy developing. spots of rain for some in the west and isolated showers in the east, but in my flow of air with temperatures into the teens. —— a mild flow of air. hello again. seven children have been discharged from hospital after the collapse of an inflatable slide at a fireworks event in surrey. another child remains under observation after the incident former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service sir jeremy heywood dies f

south—west. this front just grazing its way across western parts of the british isles. parts of south—west englandld see a bit of rain through the day, that rain coming and going, not raining all day long. further east it will be dry with spells of sunshine and very mild indeed, 15 or 17 degrees. really, it's more of the same on tuesday. bands of rain scraping their way into western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry with some spells of sunshine and, wherever you are, once again, it will be mild. mild is the big theme to take us through the week ahead. wind and rain at times, but not all the time. this is bbc world news i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the rhetoric heats up ahead of next week's midterm elections. president trump says the american economy is the best its ever been. a blistering attack on donald trump from iran's supreme leader, as the us prepares to reimpose sanctions on the country. eight children have been injured after an inflatable slide collapsed at a fairground in the uk. and a minute's silence as leicester city play their first game since the death of the club'

this weather front clipping south—west england and the far south—west of wales. at times. otherwise looking dry on friday with quite a bit of cloud and only a few breaks developing across northern parts of england, southern scotland and northern ireland and a few breaks across the southern coast. temperatures on friday higher than today, 7—10dc. into the weekend with low pressure is still with us. that is going to bring that weather front pivoting into the english channel. along southern coastal counties on saturday there is going to be some outbreaks of rain. otherwise plenty of dry weather into the start of the weekend. some sunshine to be found across northern england, southern scotla nd across northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland and temperature similar to friday. sunday remains largely dry. like a bit of cloud and we keep those cloudy conditions as we go into the new working week. it will feel fairly chilly with that cloud around as well. the prime minister says she'll return to brussels on saturday for last—minute negotiations to clear t

we have wet weather for northern ireland, wales, south—west england, moving into central and northern whereas across much of eastern england and scotland it is still pretty chilly and will continue to be through the rest of the day. as one band of rain clears through, another one will work in from the west. it could be quite murky with mist and fog patches over our hills. 0uter night compared to recent nights from of us, very mild in the south—west with temperatures at 10 degrees overnight. rob webber see, very windy weather on the weight, particularly targeting western portions of the uk. it will be wet, with the heaviest rain in northern ireland and scotland were it could because of the issues. localised surface water flooding is a possibility here. gusts up to 70 miles an houron a possibility here. gusts up to 70 miles an hour on west coast sandhills, enough to bring down tree branches so we could see some localised disruption to transport, maybe some power supplies as well. it will be mild, with temperatures across—the—board into it will be mild, with temperatures across—the—boa r

quite heavy showers running up through parts of south—west england, wales, into the west midlands that thunder with them. northern ireland, frequent showers, outbreaks of rain, southern scotland brightening up, northern scotland, rain, sleet and no, look at the strength of the wind, windier picture for scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, compared with today. certainly going to feel cold in the wind, for many of us, temperatures a little bit higher, particularly so across parts of southern england. wind chill, where it has felt like it is closer to freezing, it is not quite as chilly tomorrow. they're in mind, tomorrow evening, tomorrow night, it will become mainly dry and mainly clear as well and that will allow temperature to dip a way to give a widespread frost into thursday morning, before cloud increasing on the east, best of any sunny spells in the west, still on the damp side through eastern scotland and north—east england, temperatures still rooted in single figures. low pressure to the south, high—pressure to the north, south easterly flow into the weekend, parts of souther

, parts of scilly, south—west england, parts of wales, north—west england, the east of northern those will tend to fade. temperature—wise we are looking at between ten to about 14 degrees. through this evening and overnight, that weather front stretches right out, taking its rain with it. it will still be windy in the first half of the night, but then the winds ease a little bit in then the winds ease a little bit in the second half of the night. under clearer skies, it will be a cool night, and then the east coast, especially under clear skies, temperatures will be lower in rural areas, closer to perhaps four degrees. as we head on through tomorrow, we still have our elongated weather front as a weakening feature, producing some cloud and the odd spot of rain. brighter skies as well, but you will feel what is coming in from the west. this deep area of low pressure is sweeping in and bringing heavy and persistent rain with it. some of us and persistent rain with it. some of us will see a lot of rain, especially if you are around hilly areas. as well as that, it will be a windy d

west of wales in particular, devon and cornwall. some patchy rain moving across england and the south of scotland during the first half of the night. nto northern ireland and the far west of scotland as we start monday morning. temperatures are little lower than the past couple of nights but still holding up well clear of a frost. into monday, our main focus is an area of low pressure across the bay of biscay creeping ever closer. warm fronts across northern and western scotland, northern ireland, will bring some early rain. that will gradually ease off. brightening conditions, still some patchy rain across western areas during the day. the odd isolated shower across eastern parts of england but for many in wales, england, eastern scotland, a dry day on monday. some spells of hazy sunshine, highs around 15 or 16. the wind picks up a little into tuesday, again, a few showers running away northwards across scotland and england but it is into northern ireland, wales, south—west england where we will see more persistent and heavy rain gradually working in. temperatures widely into the teens, 17 or 18 in the south—east corner, continuing

, scotland and north—west england, these will clear northwards and the sunshine will move in behind these showers. then another cluster of showery burst of rain will push into southright. quite easy and mild again into the afternoon, with 13 or 14 celsius air. 11 or 12 further north. looking to the west, this next area of low pressure is going to give us a very stormy end to the week. this deep low bringing gale5 and rain initially the western areas and rain initially the western areas and spread across the country during friday night. some of these gale5 could be severe in the west and with heavy rain having already saturated the ground there could be some issues and transport problems, so keep tuned to your bbc local radio. friday starts off on a nice note, a lot of sunshine around across eastern scotland and eastern england. it will stay dry but further west the gale5 and rain will start to sweep in, and it will become quite severe into the afternoon, gusts touching 60 or 70 mph in exposure. generally many inland a5 mph in exposure. generally many inland as we get 30 to 40 mph, so still very blustery. temperature—wise, on the mild side with 11 to 13 or 14 degr

this cloud down to the south—west is capable of producing some pretty hefty showers. starting to work in across south—west englandd. some clear breaks in here and there. if it stays clear where you are for any period of time, a touch of frost, but most places should ever bringing. tomorrow a lot of dry weather and cloud and the potential for heavy showers across the far south—west of england. this is three o'clock in the afternoon. across east anglia, a lot of cloud. the west wales and north—west england and wales, here i am hopeful that the cable break up. —— across east anglia. always cloudy conditions across the north and east of scotla nd across the north and east of scotland with the odd spot of patchy rain at times. those temperatures generally around 6— 10 degrees. go through friday night, the showers really look like gaining strength across the south—west of england. on upgrade to cause localised travel disruption, maybe some thunder and lightning. elsewhere largely dry, save for the odd spot of rain in the north—east. averages 3— seven degrees with a lot of cloud against opting temperatures drop too far.

end thursday and through the night into friday, the risk of a few heavy showers into the far south—west of englanday begins though pockets of rural frost around. some spots still get close to freezing. then on through friday, still some rain affecting parts of eastern scotland and that chance of a shower into the far south—west. could have a bit of hail, maybe a rumble of thunder. elsewhere, variable cloud and sunny spells. i think parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england should fare fairly well for sunshine and temperatures still, for the most part, in single figures. going into the weekend, low pressure to the south, high pressure to the north, a flow of air coming in from the east. much of the uk under the influence of high pressure. but close to southern england, there is a weather front here that could well be producing some outbreaks of rain during saturday. some uncertainty about the exact position of that so we will keep you updated. still either some showers or some patchy rain towards north—east scotland. elsewhere it is looking mainly dry. you get to see some sunny

end thursday and through the night into friday, the risk of a few heavy showers into the far south—west of englandckets of rural frost around, as some spots still get close to freezing. then, on through friday, still some rain affecting parts of eastern scotland, that chance of a shower into the far south—west. could have a bit of hail with these, maybe a rumble of thunder. elsewhere, variable cloud and sunny spells. i think parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england should fare fairly well for sunshine, and temperatures still for the most part in single figures. going into the weekend, low pressure to the south, high pressure to the north, a flow of air coming in from the east. now, much of the uk under the influence of high pressure. but close to southern england, there is a weather front here that could well be producing some outbreaks of rain during saturday. some uncertainty about the exact position of that, so we'll keep you updated. still either some showers or some patchy rain towards north—east scotland. elsewhere it is looking mainly dry. you get to see some sunny spe

end thursday and through the night into friday, the risk of a few heavy showers into the far south—west of england rural frost around, as some spots still get close to freezing. then on through friday, still some rain affecting parts of eastern scotland and that chance of a shower into the far south—west. could have a bit of hail with these, maybe a rumble of thunder. elsewhere, variable cloud and sunny spells. i think parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england should fare fairly well for sunshine, and temperatures still for the most part in single figures. going into the weekend, low pressure to the south, high pressure to the north, a flow of air coming in from the east. now, much of the uk under the influence of high pressure. but close to southern england, there is a weather front here that could well be producing some outbreaks of rain during saturday. some uncertainty about the exact position of that, so we'll keep you updated. still either some showers or some patchy rain towards north—east scotland. elsewhere it is looking mainly dry. you get to see some sunny spells, t