england and wales with some sleet and snow, particularly over the higher ground of the east and north—east, across scotland, the far north of england, where we have the best of any clear skies,. and here it is going to be the coldest start to the day but at least you will have the sunshine to compensate. so much of the northern half of scotland bright, cold and crisp through this morning. further south, into england and wales and for parts of northern ireland, we've got that weak weather front so it stays cloudy, for most of us anyway, with outbreaks of rain and a little bit of hill sleet and snow continuing, particularly across this north—east corner of england. but as we head through the course of today, that weather front will continue to weaken. many places should turn drier but hold onto a legacy of cloud, but we should start to see some heavy showers developing across south wales and in towards south—west england with a few sunny spells — that could push temperatures up to 10 degrees here, but elsewhere, it's going to be rather chilly, despite the sunshine across the far north of sco

. l the north east, persisti bright he north are!ing. chants . eyes. with persisting. chants of eyes. with clear skies, a cold night. —— a chance of eyes. more in the way of cloud. minus six celsius in the cold est cloud. minus six celsius in the coldest spots. not quite as cold in the west thanks to the way of cloud. this weather front is working its way in from the west and will push its wea kest way in from the west and will push its weakest words, bringing rain, sleet and snow to higher ground. something drier and brighter in the north—east. some sunshine at times. again, cold tomorrow. temperatures between three and eight celsius. into the weekend, it remains chilly. fear amounts of cloud to come on saturday. a great start to the date for most. outbreaks of patchy rain. the best of any brightness for northern and western parts of scotland. some sunshine for a time. again, a chilly day. temperatures between three and seven celsius. 10 celsius in the south west. the best of the brightness to be found for central and southern parts

highest averages in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland. chilly with some sunshine further and east a different air mass so we should see more sunshine on sunday, across scotland, for a while in northern ireland, and eventually in the finals of england. further south, a lot of cloud, some mist and fog, not as much frost, temperatures as high as 9—10dc but only in the south. mankind. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm: over the moon — china celebrates the historic landing of a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. if our lunar exploration is successful, we can make bigger contributions to mankind. and improve china's ability and technology. and improve china's ability and technology. a happy click—mas for retailer next — but a sharp rise in online sales for the festive period came as trading at its shops declined. taking a bite out of apple — the tech giant blames a slowing market in china as sales fall, and its share price drops sharply. the trial begins in saudi arabia of the people allegedly involved in the murder of the journalist jamal khashog

. environment, especially in the north-east.out sugar cubes. they used to give you should refuse when they gave you a polio inoculation in the old days. i wonder if they do that now. sugar cubes, counting cubes to work out mathematical problems but also to combat obesity. anything that makes children think about it more is a good thing. when i was a kid, which is now a very long time ago, it was all about how far cars could get twin places and distances. do you even care about sugar? if someone said you, as a kid, do you know what i mean? kids don't have the same kind of... they have more ofan the same kind of... they have more of an understanding about healthy eating these days. a know that they can't eat a load ofjunk food in that way. and if this helps them focus on that that is fine. but i don't think it will achieve much. stuart thompson, good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. that is a round—up of the newspapers from us here on bbc news. stay with us. much more to come. goodbye from me. hello. eyes to the skies f

showers in the north and east of scotla nd showers in the north and east of scotland and the north—eastgland. mostly dry with sunny spells by day and clear skies at night. away from the eastern counties there are small cloud with the chance of or two showers. clear skies and not widely frosty night to come. temperatures in rural areas dropping down to —5, —6. as the go into wednesday there is a bit of an east — west split. for most it will bea east — west split. for most it will be a cracking day. if you are back to work across england, wales and northern ireland, the sun is overhead. fine conditions but frosty nights continue for the rest of the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... nasa scientists wait to find out whether their space probe, new horizons, has successfully flown past the most distant object ever explored. a man's arrested after three people — including a police officer — are stabbed at manchester's victoria station. counter terror police are investigating the incident. billions of people around the world have welcomed the start of the new year. 2019 was ushered

bright skies in north—east scotland. for western rain close to the coast. land, rain close to the coast. lower levels we might see some at lower levels we might see some snow mixing in. similar in north—west england. northern ireland drying up in the afternoon. snow in parts of wales. rain across the south west of england because here it is turning milder. it stays dry for a good part of the afternoon in east anglia and the south—east. this evening and tonight we take the patchy rain with some sleet and snow mixed in. it pushes further east. ft showers pushing across the south—west. with the extra cloud and milder air, it will not be as cold as it was. one to 5 degrees in many places. what we are left with tomorrow is an uninspiring day. a lot of cloud. dribs and drabs of rain and drizzle. maybe the odd fla ke rain and drizzle. maybe the odd flake of something sleety. the best chance of sunshine tomorrow across the north of scotland. temperatures in the far south—west of england get to 10 degrees in plymouth. elsewhere, grey and damp and chilly. some subtle

england on friday but notice the wens change direction to a greater chance of seeing snow showers in north—east for the temperatures, highs for many of us three orfour celsius. temperatures, highs for many of us three or four celsius. into the weekend, north—easterly wens continue to feature is then with the risk of ice and sharp frosts. sunday sees the weather system coming across from the atlantic bringing rain and also snow, this time for northern ireland scotland and northern england, especially over the hills. that sure weather. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: the foreign secretary says britain's departure date from the eu could be delayed — if a deal isn't struck until the last minute. if we ended up approving a deal in the days before the 29th of march, then we might need some extra time to pass critical legislation. car manufacturers blame uncertainty over brexit for a dramatic slump in investment — and production — in the uk. cities are all but shutting down across the us midwest — as the region shivers in a deadly cold snap known as a polar vortex.

that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotla nd in some showers to the north—east of scotlandhose north sea coasts. for most parts of the country will be dry with some sunshine, this on tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near the north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder. the temperatures back into single figures, only around 5—7 in the north. the family of lee pomeroy — the 51 —year—old man fatally stabbed on a train in surrey yesterday — say it was a "pointless attack". a man's been arrested in connection with the murder. an investigation has been started after a 31—year—old man was shot dead by police in coventry. officers had gone to an address near the city centre as part of a pre—planned operation. amid the government shutdown, president trump threatens declaring a national emergency, in order to build a border wall without congressional approval. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down, to

north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine.te chilly in the south, but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. and we're bringing you special coverage of donald trump's address to the nation. the president is expected to

north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine.uite chilly in the south, but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: the military is called in to help at heathrow airport after drone sightings temporarily grounded flights. a 14—year—old boy

scotland and north—east england.ver the next few days. goodbye. hello, it's friday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm joanna gosling. new plans to change food labelling laws are being considered by the government after the death of 15 year old natasha ednan—laperousewho had an allergic reaction to a pret a manger baguette on a plane. natasha's parents are here to talk about the pressure they've put on the government to take action after their daughter's death. experts predict the number of people from ethnic minority and south asian communities affected by dementia will rise seven fold in the next 20 years. i got off the bus and instead of crossing the road to go to the post office, i started walking back and walked about ten minutes. i didn't know where i was. relatives of patients have told this programme there's a lack of care services with the right resources and understanding to deal with the community's specific cultural needs.

also, north—east england, eastern scotland will see in some sunshine., but up towards the north—west, things start to turn milder. and through friday into the weekend, all of us will get into that milder air. there will always be a lot of cloud and perhaps some rain at times, especially in the north. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: anger over the deteriorating public order situation outside the houses of parliament. well, apologies if you are offended. i think this is astonishing. after these scenes yesterday, more than 50 mps urge the police to improve their response to agressive protesters. a call for three million new homes to solve the social housing crisis in england. it's 80 days until the uk leaves the eu, so we are touring britain asking what major industries are doing to prepare for brexit as we wait to

some sunshine at times, mainly for eastern scotland, north—east england down towards the wash. on saturday. a dry day with temperatures struggling. a bit of rain comes in during the evening in the north—west. that fades away on sunday but more sunshine for scotla nd sunday but more sunshine for scotland on sunday. cloudy elsewhere but temperatures a bit higher on sunday. on monday, wendy particularly across the northern half of scotland with the wind is gusting as high as 70 mph. there's no evidence say experts of it being harmful. but sleep, exercise, and family time must come first they say — and no screens an hour before bed. i take everything away at bed time. i take laptops, tablets, phones, awayjust because there's no kind of distraction. but some parents and campaigners are frustrated by the advice, and say there should be more support. also tonight — a man is stabbed to death in front of horrified passengers on board a train in surrey. this is the scene at horsley station now — police are searching for a murder suspect in the surrounding area. the arrest of a british na

for eastern and north—eastern scotland and the north—east of england.ng up to 4—8 degrees. through saturday evening a bit of a change. we see this band of light and patchy rain moving across northern ireland. this is tied in with a weather front which will sink southwards as we get on into sunday. there won't be much rain along this frontal system, the odd spot of drizzle on sunday. the front bending back into northern ireland. likely to cloud over from the south. the best of the sunshine across scotland. something a bit milder developing by this stage, particularly across the far south—west. the weather steps up a gear into the start of next week. this deep area of low pressure passes just at the north and that is going to give some outbreaks of rain but also strong winds potentially, particularly across northern scotland. we could see 65—70mph. further south, not as windy, staying largely dry and often cloudy, a bit less chilly. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. a murder investigation and manhunt is under way, after a man was fatally stabbed in

england and wales, with some sleet and snow particularly over the higher ground of the east and north—east will be the coldest start to the day but at least you will have the sunshine to compensate. so much of the northern half of scotland bright, cold and crisp through this morning. further south into england and wales and for parts of northern ireland, we have got that weak weather front so it stays cloudy, for most of us anyway, with outbreaks of rain and a little bit of hill sleet and snow continuing, particularly across this north—east corner of england. but as we head through the course of today, that weather front will continue to weaken. many places will turn drier but hold onto a legacy of cloud but we should start to see some heavy showers developing across south wales in towards south—west england with a few sunny spells — that could push temperatures up to 10 degrees here, but elsewhere, it will be rather chilly, despite the sunshine across the far north of scotland. then through saturday night, it turns drier for most, but again, we continue to see quite a bit of cloud around,

scotla nd date and bright skies for north—east scotland and north—east england. chilly in the south but mild across the west. 10 degrees in belfast. we bring that milderair 10 degrees in belfast. we bring that milder air across the country as we go through friday. quite breezy, particularly in the north—west of the uk. a mixture of cloud and sunshine and temperatures of 8— 10 degrees. as we start the weekend it looks like the frontal system will head across northern parts of the uk. that should clear away for most of us by saturday so we are looking ata of us by saturday so we are looking at a lot of dry weather through the weekend. whether to be wild and —— mild and relatively windy. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: president trump addresses the nation, saying his controversial border wall is vital for america's security. this is a choice between right and wrong. justice and injustice. this is about whether we fulfil our sacred duty to the american citizens we

into next week we start to lose the cold northerly winds and start to pick up something from the north—east. —— dry. next showers across the north sea into our shores. —— dry. next week is staying cold with sleet and so for some of us. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump will hold a second summit with the north korean leader, kimjong—un, near the end of february. it is expected to focus on the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the white house said the location would be announced later. vietnam has been mentioned as a possibility. the white house has called allegations that president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about his business links with russia before he took office categorically false. leading democrats said the allegations were the most serious against the president to date. police in the sudanese capital, khartoum, have opened fire at mourners attending the funeral of a man killed during anti—government clashes with the security forces. countrywide demonstrations calling for president 0mar al—bashir to step daft enough to swim w

outbreaks of rain and a little bit of hill sleet and snow continuing, particularly across this north—eastken and many places will turn drive but hold on to a legacy of cloud and we should this heavy showers developing across south wales into south—west england with a few sunny spells which could push temperatures up to 10 degrees here but elsewhere it will be chilly despite the sunshine. across the finals of scotland. then through saturday night it turns drive the most but again, we continue to see quite a bit of cloud around, a little bit of fog and even some freezing fog across northern parts of the country and once again it will be chilly and a clear skies with some frost maybe even a risk of ice. heading into sunday we are in between weather systems, pressure will build across much of the country but this weak weather front will bring further cloud outbreaks of rain to the north—west corner. the scotland, northern ireland, a band of rain spread that both upwards and fizzles out and they could be some hill snow for a while but behind the skies it brightens nicely with them sunshine but

we have some wintry showers that will coming across the north—easttemperatures well below freezing, another very cold night particularly in the north. tomorrow morning any snow will tend to fizzle out across the south. a different wind direction in the north—east, some of those wintry showers, a bit of snow across north—east england towards yorkshire, localised accumulations possible in the hills, one or two centimetres. for most it is another cold and frosty and icy start to the date with the weather slowly brightening up with sunshine. staying cold with highs of three or four. the short—term focus on the risk of disruption is southern england and also wales as well that is the weather. thank you. that is all. goodbye from me. wejoined the bbc news teams where you were. hello, this is bbc news. there has been a big increase in the number of young people contacting a suicide prevention helpline after the case of molly russell, a 1a—year—old he took live a year ago. the number of rough sleepers in

we will see showers pushed into the north—east of scotla nd pushed into the north—east of scotland downongest. further west, winds will be lighter, temperatures lower. 7-8d. be lighter, temperatures lower. 7—8d. into wednesday, we see whether fronts coming in from the atlantic again. we will eventually draw in some milder air. on wednesday morning, we start with a frost across the central uk. we will see some sunshine. still some cloud coming in at the north sea, brisk wind, and one or two showers for eastern england. clouding over further west, rain into scotland and northern ireland. wednesday is the week. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight o'clock. police search for a missing 17—month—old girl who was in her father's car when it was stolen in east london. the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into ‘uncharted territory‘ i would say don't let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good, because the danger there, the danger there is actually we end up with no brexit at all. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for the nhs,

it says that the north—east of england could produce io.5% less in 2030, 2034, than it does now and nourse is enormous. if you add it to what would happen the likes of london, it isa would happen the likes of london, it is a lot smaller. interesting... the reliance of exports... london will be the smallest hit if there is no deal. no surprise that business has been saying from the outset that they support the withdrawal agreement that reason has been put forward to parliament —— has put forward to parliament —— has put forward because they want what goes with it. of course and that is the business as usual sense, i think. that is the issue because are there a lot of companies producing a lot of goods in certain areas of the uk where if nothing happens and there isa where if nothing happens and there is a deal in place and they can move out of the eu in a normalised way, then business can carry on as normal but no deal doesn't allow that to happen. what about you? you obviously work in the city and a well ensconced in the market. what are people where you are about it? it isa are people

you're not married, this will get you married. 100 years of footage has been compiled by the north—east great north runs, and newcastle united's victory parade after the fa cup final in 1951, filmed by chris lawson's dad. my father was standing on the balcony at the county hotel, opposite central station, and that's where he took the film from. there is my step—grandfather, who was a director and chairman of the club, looking very proud. it was such an occasion. i'm, you know, grateful that as a result of what he did and the fact that a lot of that has survived, we've been able to pass that on to the archive. and unfortunately it means in the long run that, unbeknown to me, i and my brother and sister have been preserved for posterity. this is a fantastic, really special film of a visit from laurel and hardy, as you can see there. and here they are giving out gifts to some of the under—privileged children on a special visit to the seaside. and what a special time to see these famous world celebrities. yeah. it has taken the team two years to put it together. we've got the archivists loo

we'll see wintry showers across the north—east of england and further wintry showers across the northbe a very cold night again, a significant risk of ice. now, our area of low pressure gives to migrate southwards, taking its weather fronts with it. so we'll start to see a slow improvement across the south of the country. but we could still see some rain, sleet, and snow continue for a while throughout friday. this easterly breeze will bring more wintry showers into eastern england and eastern scotland, further wintry showers across the north of scotland. but in between we should see plenty of sunshine around, but that really won't do much for the temperatures. it is going to be another cold day. but stay tuned to the weather forecast. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: 20,000 more physios, pharmacists and paramedics. the nhs sets out its plan to help under—pressure gps cut waiting times. social media bans and curfews — the latest weapons in the police's fight against knife crime. in sport: liverpool freeze in the premier le

north—east england and scotla nd sunshine.hine, more cloud across the north—west and those temperatures still languishing in single digits. we look at through the weekend, still a lot of dry and cloudy weather and perhaps turning a little bit less chilly by sunday. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: nancy pelosi, i extend to you this gavel. a new challenge to donald trump's presidential authority. democrat nancy pelosi becomes house speaker and immediately throws down the gauntlet on the government shutdown. democrats will be offering the senate republican appropriations legislation to reopen government later today. a bill aimed to end the partial shutdown of the us government, caused by the row over funding mr trump's promised border wall, has passed the lower house of congress but will be vetoed by the president. kurds and local militia battle the so—called islamic state militants in eastern syria, but can they win without a

of scotla nd come in from the north—east of scotland later on.ay south, perhaps the showers easing a little into the small hours of sunday. a few are using their way into eastern scotla nd few are using their way into eastern scotland and eastern england. colder air across scotland sets us up for frost on monday. lows of three, four. into the week ahead we start on chillierfooting. four. into the week ahead we start on chillier footing. temperatures are all over the place. at the end of the week things will settle down a bitand of the week things will settle down a bit and it does look like they will settle down on the colder side. here we are on monday with a northerly breeze but clear skies. there could be the odd shower on monday morning. we may see a few showers and thicker cloud spilling in from the north west. maybe the odd one across north wales and the midlands on monday afternoon. generally a dry day with decent sunshine for many but more chilly than we have been used to. this cloud coming into the west is actually a week warm front. not

north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine. the south, but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. i'm babita sharma with bbc news: our top story: president trump prepares to make the case for his border wall in a national television address to the american people. he's expected to call for more congressional funding for the wa

we'll see wintry showers across the north—east of england and further wintry showers across the north of ice. now, our area of low pressure gives to migrate southwards, taking its weather fronts with it. so we'll start to see a slow improvement across the south of the country. but we could still see some rain, sleet, and snow continue for a while throughout friday. this easterly breeze will bring more wintry showers into eastern england and eastern scotland, further wintry showers across the north of scotland. but in between we should see plenty of sunshine around, but that really won't do much for the temperatures. it is going to be another cold day. but stay tuned to the weather forecast. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the big freeze hits parts of the us. arctic conditions are sending temperatures down below —30 celsius. the european union insists it won't renegotiate britain's brexit deal, despite the vote in parliament seeking changes to the so—called irish border "backstop". more street

scotland. 51mg snow done the north—east £14 _ done the north—east m“f‘t of = also done the north—eastgeorgia. shepherd, who's facing extradition back to britain, said his biggest regret is the speedboat ride that ended the life of charlotte brown. we'll have the latest from our correspondent at the court in tblisi. also this lunchtime... the chancellor says some european leaders may be ready to help the uk over the brexit deal by reviewing their red lines on the irish backstop. roger stone — a former adviser to president trump — is charged with witness tampering. venezuela's political crisis — the un warns

that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotland and those north sea coasts.ountry it will be dry with some sunshine, this on tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near the north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder. the temperatures back into single figures, only around 5—7 in the north. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. the family of lee pomeroy — the 51—year—old man fatally stabbed on a train in surrey yesterday — say it was a "pointless attack". a man's been arrested in connection with the murder. the bbc understands that two british special forces soldiers have been seriously injured in an islamic state attack in syria. an investigation has been started after a 31—year—old man was shot dead by police in coventry. officers had gone to an address near the city centre as part of a pre—planned operation. white house officials, including vice—president mike penc

the breaks in the cloud may be across parts of eastern scotland and the east of the pennines and north—eastween seven and nine. if you are heading to the fa cup matches this afternoon let‘s hope the football is more exciting than the weather because it will be a cloudy and grey affair but it will be largely dry. into saturday night and sunday we will see this weather front pushing in from the far north—west, that will introduce showery outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland eventually into the north of england but with all the cloud temperatures should hold up above freezing. if we get some breaks into the east we might see close to freezing but it is going to be a slightly less cold start to the day. on sunday the weak weather front, a band of cloud through northern england and north wales, behind it brighter conditions, the wind swinging to more of a north—westerly, fresher conditions pushing into scotland, between seven and nine, between eight and 11 further south. the real change arrives during monday as we see this area of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather. t

north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine.th, but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump addresses the nation, saying his controversial border wall is vital for america's security. this

north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine.th, but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: donald trump prepares to appeal directly to americans to support a mexico border wall and end the government shutdown — its impact is biting hard. if we were more app

showers in north—east scotland.rthern england. the cloud in the southis northern england. the cloud in the south is courtesy of the week cold front. it is not out of the question you could squeeze out an odd spot of rain. the vast majority will have a dry day. in the sunny moments that is where the colder air is. temperatures between five and 7 degrees in the sunshine. to take us through tuesday evening and overnight, we will keep these brisk northerly winds. cloud in northern and eastern coastal districts. there will probably avoid a frost. it will be cold. a widespread frost setting in. in the countryside, —5 four parts of north—west england and wales, —6 in the countryside in scotland. certainly a cold under frosty start on wednesday. most of us frosty start on wednesday. most of us should have a dry day with plenty of sunshine. exceptions around the northern and eastern areas. thick enough to bring isolated showers. perhaps some from lincolnshire and norfolk. the majority will have a fine dry and cool day. the a

a few showers into north—east scotla nd a few showers into north—east scotland down the north sea close the wind will blow a gay ill. a cool feeling in the day. temperatures back into single figures despite the sunshine. we should lose a lot of the sunshine when we had towards wednesday. high—pressure becoming established again. that weather front is rolling around as well. that will introduce more cloud. we have a slice of sunshine across central areas after a frosty start. more cloud the eastern england for a while, the wind easing. to the west, cloud amount is increasing, turning wetter in northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures no debt than five or six celsius. you are watching bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: another attempt in washington to break the deadlock over the partial government shutdown ends with no sign of a breakthrough. mourners lay candles for the five teenage girls killed in a fire in poland, as safety checks at escape room venues across the country are ordered. officials from the white house and congress have met in a further attempt to end th

i've recently heard from a dairy farmer, what we call the north east kingdom in vermont. she looks 80 cows, she's proud of her operation. she's been hit hard by the president trade policies, retaliatory tariffs against dairy experts. she's now behind in her bill electric bill. the electric company has threatened to turn offpa power r power to her home, to her barn, to her milk product, to her looking machines. helping mitigate this trump tariffs. she hasn't received the second installment because of the shutdown. the second installment is needed to help pay her bills. she said she would be in much better shape, and the program with the new farmville. almost a unanimous vote. the work is being done to get the program up and running because of the government shutdown. she's worried about her future and looking she's an honest, hard-working person and she's down. i've spent more than a year working on this, i was in the committee conference, i worked hard on that. ... solution. so, shutdown is not about border security. if it was we would do it today. the trump shutdown is a

the best of the sometimes the south coast of england and also also the north—east of england, north—eastay. a mix of patchy cloud and sunny spells with an odds bill of patchy rain in the far north—west but two beaches are by little bit. we start of the weekend with this frontal system running across the north of the uk. that will bring renfrew time on saturday morning. brisk wind as well. that are then sent clear on the weekend promises a fair amount of dry weather. it will often be cloudy, windy but at least it will be relatively mild. that's all from me for now. and wish you a very good night. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore — the headlines: donald trump prepares to appeal directly to americans to support a mexico border wall and end the government shutdown — its impact is biting hard. if we were more appreciated, then this whole situation wouldn't exist. we wouldn't be held hostage for whatever anybody wants. mps inflict defeat on the brexit deal. the mystery of the missing north korean ambassador continues — now a former colleague has urged him

that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotla nd some showers to the north—east of scotlandn tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near those north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. but it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder mind you. the temperatures back into single figures only around 5—7 in the north. poland has ordered checks at entertainment values after a fire killed sis—year—old girl celebrating a birthday. a fire service spokesman said they might have survived if they had a proper evacuation route. more meetings have taken place at the white house as the deadlock that has caused the partial shutdown of the government goes into its third week. president trump says he's considering declaring a national emergency. attacks by criminal gangs in the brazilian city of fortaleza has continued for a third day as hundreds of troops arrive to restore order. it's being seen as the first test for the new president, jair bolsonaro. thousands of demonstrators in hungary have been marching

this is on the north sea coast in north—east england yesterday afternoon.ow with clear skies overnight. to just drop to —11. most of us starting friday frosty with the exception being a degrees in some parts of cornwall. you can see the green thereon the map. blue colour elsewhere describes the frost. a sunny start and we have cloudy with outbreaks of rain. that hill snow affects parts of wales, to perhaps four centimetres. outbreaks of rain and south—west england developing. many areas will stay dry. across western scotland, rain into western isles. the rain will clear away from northern ireland and rain turning to snow in the pennines and peak district. there will be rain, outbreaks of rain towards wales and into the afternoon. temperatures higher than elsewhere. reaching about seven, to old celsius. tonight will be a messy mix of rain and sleet and hill snow. it will be scattered and not everyone will see that it will be a cold night. not as bad as last night, temperatures a few degrees above reasoning. it will bea few degrees above reasoning. it will be

england and wales with some sleet and snow, particularly over the higher ground of the east and north—eastdest start to the day but at least you'll have the sunshine to compensate. so much of the northern half of scotland bright, cold and crisp through this morning. furthersouth, into england, , , , , will continue to weaken. many places should turn drier but hold onto a legacy of cloud, but we should start to see some heavy showers developing spells — that could push temperatures up to 10 degrees here, but elsewhere, it's going to be rather chilly, despite the sunshine across the far north of scotland. and then through saturday night, it turns drier for most, but again, we continue to see quite a bit of cloud around, a little bit of fog, and even some freezing fog across northern parts of the country. once again, it'll be quite chilly under clear skies with some frost, maybe even a risk of ice. as we head on into sunday, we're in between weather systems. pressure will be building across much of the country but this weak weather front will bring further cloud, outbreaks of rain to the nort

break up the cloud a touch, coming from the north—west, during the day, especially towards the north—easte and into this afternoon. maximum temperatures will be higher across england and wales compared to yesterday. tonight we will see this rain moving into scotland, eventually into northern ireland as well, pushing gradually southwards and eastwards. it's not going to be a cold night. temperatures staying above freezing, potentially no lower than 9 degrees overnight in central scotland traffic will be a windy weekend, especially on sunday. it will stay mild. there will be a mixture of sunshine and showers. this is saturday, rain across southern areas initially will clear away towards the south and behind it, we're left with a good deal of dry weather with some sunny spells. but quite a few showers moving in, especially across scotla nd showers moving in, especially across scotland traffic goes temperatures still in double figures for many of us. still in double figures for many of us. moving into sunday, and other weather front moving in across northern areas and again, the isobars becom

north—east england, eastern scotland see sunshine.as we head into the weekend, all of us getting into the weekend, all of us getting into the mild air. they will still be a lot of cloud, patchy rain in the north. that is all from me. good night. i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines: seven weeks after his arrest, former chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn is to make his first appearance in a tokyo court. thailand says an 18—year—old saudi woman — who's seeking asylum — wont be deported against her will. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. a fourth visit to china by north korea's leader — amid speculation about another meeting with president trump. the unsolved murder of a british woman in beijing 80 years ago. why does the case still draw so much attention?

north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine.hilly in the south, but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. the latest headlines for you from bbc news: president trump has made a tv address from the oval office to press his case for a wall on the southern border between the us and mexico. it was an election campaign promise, but

it continues to rotate through the area as it lifts to the north and east towardhe cape cod area. all of this is going to move to the north and east it's going to rotate through the area bring occasional shows. lingering showers later this afternoon as that moved off and out to sea. 47 degrees is the teoterature. it'shat bad. it's mild. we have the fog out there. and we're going to continue with thfog. showers around through the early portion of the teoon. by 3:00 dry. breezy this afternoon. we'll talk about the timing o the rein and how warm we're going to get. >>> breaking ns in southeast d.c. two people were found dead after an early morningire ripped through a home. derrick ward is live at thesc e. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, police are investigating as well as the fire department. investigating the circumstanc of those t deaths. we're here in the 3300 block of eli place southeast. the fire occurred in the corner houset about 6:45 this morning. somewhere after 6:00. firefighters g it was a firefighter that was well.ed as a may day call went out. that brought additi

amid the gentle layla's of north east england like a great great cliff sits. the great feature of the east front is the immense twelve the frozen wind. seen from inside it's a wage and creation to the mediæval mind it symbolized christ the light of the wild towards whom all things strive the church images full of mankind's way to that life . because each one is of monumental size recalling a focus and not without reason. built nine hundred years ago it has is a treasure brought by monks more than a millennium ago the multitude remains of sin cost but this was to be his final resting place. like a great stone aka the cathedral of west since round on a rise above the river which. with the river looping right around it the rises like a peninsula sheltering the church away from the city's free church this was a kind of protected place the monks it sold for almost two hundred years they've been moving the remains of st kuspit from one location to another driven by fear of the rapacious fight. that fight began on indus found a little island off the northeast coast n