storm erik still not done with us yet, there is more wind to come, in fact it looks like we could seety conditions through the early part of this morning. storm erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of 60—70 mph gusts for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england first thing on saturday, gradually those winds will turn light into the afternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging, disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning, some heavy rain and snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills, further south some blustery showers, we will start the day with temperatures of around 6—8 degrees. a windy start this morning, further heavy pulses of rain, but eventually the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles, as storm erik continues to pull away into the north sea. further south there will be plenty of sunshine, a few showers across western areas, and a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. it will be a gusty day, those winds gradually easing down into the afternoon. t

the southern flank of storm erik will bring a flank of storm erik will bring a flank of storm erik willand a snow. it is in scotla nd with rains and a snow. it is in scotland and the pennines. further south, also fairly windy with blustery and its quarterly showers. temperature wise, for most of us, we won't see those falling below six and eight degrees. we start tomorrow morning off on a windy note for all, especially northern areas. heavy rain gradually clearing off into the north sea through the afternoon as storm erik pulls away it will take the strong winds without becoming confined to the north—east of the country but elsewhere winds will gradually ease although it will be built very blustery across the hills will stop will see increasing amount of sunshine with plenty of it across eastern areas. —— across the hills. we will see. something a bit call for england and wales and across scotland. the last of the mild days. it will turn colderfor scotland. the last of the mild days. it will turn colder for sunday onwards. but after the strong winds tomorrow, particularly early on satur

storm erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of 60—70 mph gusts likely for northern irelandternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging and disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning, some heavy rain and snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills, further south some blustery showers, we will start the day with temperatures of around 6—8 degrees. a windy start this morning, further heavy pulses of rain, but eventually the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles, as storm erik continues to pull away into the north sea. further south there will be plenty of sunshine, a few showers across western areas, and a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. it will be a gusty day, those winds gradually easing down into the afternoon. temperature wise, england and wales are seeing double figures again, 10—11 celsius, closer to 7—9 across scotland and northern ireland. something a little bit fresher there. there could be some disruption from the winds through today, particularly early on, kee

storm erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of 60—70 mph gusts likely for northern ireland this afternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging and disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning, some heavy rain and snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills, further south some blustery showers, we will start the day with temperatures of around 6—8 degrees. a windy start this morning, further heavy pulses of rain, but eventually the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles, as storm erik continues to pull away into the north sea. further south there will be plenty of sunshine, a few showers across western areas, and a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. it will be a gusty day, those winds gradually easing down into the afternoon. temperature wise, england and wales are seeing double figures again, 10—11 celsius, closer to 7—9 across scotland and northern ireland. something a little bit fresher there. there could be some disruption from the winds through today, particularly early

storm erik's still not done with us yet. there's more wind to come.60—70 mile an hour gusts for northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england first thing on saturday. gradually those winds will turn a bit lighter into this afternoon. so this swathe of potentially damaging and disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning. some heavy rain, some snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills. further south, some blustery showers. we start the day with temperatures of about 6—8 degrees. so a very windy start this morning, further heavy pulses of rain. eventually the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles, as storm erik continues to pull away into the north sea. further south, there'll be plenty of sunshine around. a few showers — mainly across western areas. but a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. and it will be a gusty day, but those winds, like i mentioned, gradually easing down into the afternoon. temperature wise, england and wales seeing do

storm erik still not done with us yet. there is more wind to come.ugh the early part of this morning. storm erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of 60—70mph gusts likely for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england first thing on saturday. gradually, those winds will turn light into this afternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging and disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning. some heavy rain and snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills. further south, some blustery showers. we will start the day with temperatures of around 6—8 degrees. a windy start this morning, further heavy pulses of rain, but eventually the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles as storm erik continues to pull away into the north sea. further south, there will be plenty of sunshine. a few showers across western areas. a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. it will be a gusty day, those winds gradually easing down into the afternoon. temperature

now, right now this is where storm erik is right now, across the north sea, but this area of cloud isreas of the uk, so this is another area of weather that will be sweeping through, no real windy weather here, just rain on and off through the night. it looks like eastern scotland and the north—east of england, clear spells for you here tonight, so a touch of frost, but in the south it will be a lot milder, 5—7 degrees, that sort of thing. and then tomorrow, the low pressure that will bring us a damp start to the day will eventually pull away from the south, and the weather will improve before showers once again return from another weather front coming in from the north, so there's that mixed bag tomorrow, one weather system pulls away here, there is storm erik over there, this is the sort of tail end of storm erik, with just a few showers moving into northern ireland. notice how, the middle of the afternoon, the weather improves across england, but by the time we get to sunset, i think the showers here will once again be sweeping across the sort of central swathe of the uk, the north

now, storm erik is very slow—moving towards the north of the uk through friday and saturday, and on itswinds across parts of northern ireland into central and southern scotland and northern england. so a very blustery start to the day, perhaps even disruptive to start on saturday morning. a very windy day for all but further south, we should see some sunshine around, although much of the northern scotland will remain very wet with further snow on the hills. rainfall totals really mounting here with a chance of localised flooding in places. again, another mild day in the south. there will be some more rain arriving in the south—west later on. through friday and into saturday, we are likely to see some disruption from these very strong winds, so keep tuned to your weather forecast and to your bbc local radio. this feature may bring a spell of wet, maybe windy weather across the very far south of england, saturday night into sunday, but it should slowly clear away into the near continent as sunday wears on, so an improving picture here, with winds turning to a north—westerly direction. so

there are strong winds in the forecast today as storm erik moves in the forecast today as storm erik as that of the missing cardiff striker. dorset police confirmed the identification of the body last night. the plane went missing off the channel islands on 21st january. the pilot, david ibbotson, has not been found. jon donnison reports. emiliano sala's family and friends will have known this moment was coming. but it's now been officially confirmed he's dead. after being recovered from the wreckage of the small plane on wednesday, police say his body has been formally identified by the dorset coroner. the 28—year—old argentinian's family, who visited the channel islands to assist in the search, have been informed and are being supported by specially trained police officers. the body of the pilot, 59—year—old david ibbotson from lincolnshire, hasn't been recovered, but the air accidents investigation branch says it has taken the difficult decision to end its search operation. the plane disappeared on the 21st of january after losing radar contact around guernsey, the following day i

storm erik still not done with us yet. there is more wind to come.conditions during the early part of this morning. storm erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of us. that is the thing on saturday. gradually those winds will turn light into the afternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging and disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning. some heavy rain, snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills. further south, blustery showers. we start the day with temperatures are cloudy in degrees. they very windy start this morning, though the heavy pulses of rain. eventually the rate becomes confined to the north—east of scotla nd confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles where it continues to pull away into the north sea. further south, plenty of sunshine around. a few showers across western areas. a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. they gusty day, but the winds gradually easing down into the afternoon. temperature wise, england and wales sing double—figure v

now, right now this is where storm erik is right now, across the north sea, but this area of cloud isis another area of weather that will be sweeping through, no real windy weather here, just rain on and off through the night. it looks like eastern scotland and the north—east of england, clear spells for you here tonight, so a touch of frost, but in the south it will be a lot milder, 5—7 degrees, that sort of thing. and then tomorrow, the low pressure that will bring us a damp start to the day will eventually pull away from the south, and the weather will improve before showers once again return from another weather front coming in from the north, so there's that mixed bag tomorrow, one weather system pulls away here, there is erik over there, this is the sort of tail end of storm erik, with just a few showers moving into northern ireland. notice how, the middle of the afternoon, the weather improves across england, but by the time we get to sunset, i think the showers here will once again be sweeping across the sort of central swathe of the uk, the north—west of england, through york

and as storm erik pulls away, out into the norwegian sea, behind it, it leaves a legacy of changeablet now. it is pretty damp across some central and southern parts of the uk, brought by this area of cloud — this is a weather front which will be sliding across southern and central parts of the uk. all of this cloud here to the north, actually that is the remnants of storm erik that we have had in the last couple of days. so here's the forecast through the early hours. bits of pieces of rain across central and southern areas of the uk. clear for scotland and much of northern and north—eastern england there, in fact, a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning. pretty chilly in belfast as well, around 2 degrees at 6 o'clock. so what can we expect then on sunday? the morning is looking cloudy and damp for many of us across the southern half of the uk. but this weather front will be swifly moving away towards the east so the weather will improve but it is going to be a slow process for places like lincolnshire and east anglia. some of that rain could last until lunchtime. notice how al

now, storm erik is very slow—moving towards the north of the uk through friday and saturday, and on itss across parts of northern ireland into central and southern scotland and northern england. so a very blustery start to the day, perhaps even disruptive to start on saturday morning. a very windy day for all but further south, we should see some sunshine around, although much of the northern scotland will remain very wet with further snow on the hills. rainfall totals really mounting here with a chance of localised flooding in places. again, another mild day in the south. there will be some more rain arriving in the south—west later on. so through friday and into saturday, we are likely to see some disruption from these very strong winds, so keep tuned to your weather forecast and to your bbc local radio. now, this feature may bring a spell of wet, maybe windy weather across the very far south of england, saturday night into sunday, but it should slowly clear away into the near continent as sunday wears on, so an improving picture here, with winds turning to a north—westerly direction.

the accident happened as storm erik brought gusts of more than 70 mph to parts of the country.ord to pay for them. they say they are having to fill a gap of over £650 million in funding for the scheme, which provides free bus passes for elderly people, and that the situation is unsustainable. councils in england subsidise 44% of all bus routes, and say without extra funding some could be cut. police in hull have been given more time to question a 24—year—old man arrested in connection with the disappearance of the missing student libby squire. the 21—year—old university of hull student vanished over a week ago after a night out in the city. when bbc correspondent frank gardner was paralysed in 2004, after being shot six times, skiing was one of the joys he did not want to lose. he has filed this report from the italian alps, and despite the challenges, he makes it look easy. so how do you still ski if you can't use your legs or, like me, your legs are partly paralysed ? it was the one thing i didn't want to give up after i got shot several years ago. so the answer is in somethi

now, right now this is where storm erik is right now, across the north sea, but this area of cloud isrn areas of the uk, so this is another area of weather that will be sweeping through, no real windy weather here, just rain on and off through the night. it looks like eastern scotland and the north—east of england, clear spells for you here tonight, so a touch of frost, but in the south it will be a lot milder, 5—7 degrees, that sort of thing. and then tomorrow, the low pressure that will bring us a damp start to the day will eventually pull away from the south, and the weather will improve before showers once again return from another weather front coming in from the north, so there's that mixed bag tomorrow, one weather system pulls away here, there is erik over there, this is the sort of tail end of storm erik, with just a few showers moving into northern ireland. notice how, the middle of the afternoon, the weather improves across england, but by the time we get to sunset, i think the showers here will once again be sweeping across the sort of central swathe of the uk, the north—w

and, as storm erik pulls away out into the norwegian sea, behind it, it leaves a legacy of changeableuthern parts of the uk, brought by this area of cloud here. this is a weather front which will be sliding across southern and central parts of the uk. all of this cloud here to the north, actually, that's the remnants of storm erik that we've had in the last couple of days. so here's the forecast through the early hours. bits of pieces of rain across central and southern areas of the uk. clear for scotland and much of northern and north—eastern england there. in fact, a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning, and pretty chilly in belfast as well, around 2 degrees at 6:00am. so what can we expect, then, on sunday? well, the morning is looking cloudy and damp for many of us across the southern half of the uk. but this weather front will be swiftly moving away towards the east, so the weather will improve. but it's going to be a slow process for places like lincolnshire and east anglia. some of that rain could last into lunchtime. now, notice how all the while it's sunny across east

and as storm erik pulls away out into the norwegian sea, behind it, it leaves a legacy of changeableme central and southern parts of the uk, brought by this area of cloud here. this is a weather front which will be sliding across southern and central parts of the uk. all of this cloud here to the north, actually, that's the remnants of storm erik that we've had in the last couple of days. so here's the forecast through the early hours. bits and pieces of rain across central and southern areas of the uk. clear for scotland and much of northern and north—eastern england there. in fact, a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning, and pretty chilly in belfast, as well, around 2 degrees at 6:00am. so what can we expect then on sunday? well, the morning is looking cloudy and damp for many of us across the southern half of the uk. but this weather front will be swiftly moving away towards the east, so the weather will improve. but it's going to be a slow process for places like lincolnshire and east anglia. some of that rain could last into lunchtime. now, notice how all the while it's

now, storm erik is very slow—moving towards the north of the uk through friday and saturday, and on itsl and southern scotland and northern england. so a very blustery start to the day, perhaps even disruptive to start on saturday morning. a very windy day for all but further south, we should see some sunshine around, although much of the northern scotland will remain very wet with further snow on the hills. rainfall totals really mounting here with a chance of localised flooding in places. again, another mild day in the south. there will be some more rain arriving in the south—west later on. so through friday and into saturday, we are likely to see some disruption from these very strong winds, so keep tuned to your weather forecast and to your bbc local radio. now, this feature may bring a spell of wet, maybe windy weather across the very far south of england, saturday night into sunday, but it should slowly clear away into the near continent as sunday wears on, so an improving picture here, with winds turning to a north—westerly direction. so that will be a cooler direction, but at le

and as storm erik pulls away out into the norwegian sea, behind it, it leaves a legacy of changeablep across some central and southern parts of the uk, brought by this area of cloud here. this is a weather front which will be sliding across southern and central parts of the uk. all of this cloud here to the north, actually, that's the remnants of storm erik that we've had in the last couple of days. so here's the forecast through the early hours. bits of pieces of rain across central and southern areas of the uk. clear for scotland and much of northern and north—eastern england there. in fact, a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning, and pretty chilly in belfast as well, around 2 degrees at 6:00. so what can we expect then on sunday? well, the morning is looking cloudy and damp for many of us across the southern half of the uk. but this weather front will be swiftly moving away towards the east, so the weather will improve. but it's going to be a slow process for places like lincolnshire and east anglia. some of that rain could last into lunchtime. now, notice how all the whil

storm erik could be moving slowly eastwards.he course of friday night into saturday morning so this could also cause some issues, gusts in excess maybe of 70mph miles per hour in some places. saturday is blustery day on saturday, bright for many. heavy rain through the northern half of scotland. perhaps some localised flooding. milder in the south. further rain pushing into the south—west later on today. today and into saturday, likely to be some disruption from the very strong winds. heavy rain in places to some extent. you could see disruption like i mentioned, stay tuned to the forecast. saturday night and sunday, someone blustery weather across the southern portions of england. eventually it should eventually move away, slowly through the morning. skies brightening into the afternoon as winds turn the north—west. a cooler direction, and a band of showers moving across scotland and northern ireland and england with some snow on the hills. those temperatures will be dropping back into single figures across the board. this is t

there is a storm erik to the west of scotland.outh will see showers urged along by very strong winds also affecting the pennines, northern ireland, then a prolonged spell of rain into the northern and western parts of scotland, perhaps somewhat drierfor parts of scotland, perhaps somewhat drier for a parts of scotland, perhaps somewhat drierfor a time parts of scotland, perhaps somewhat drierfora time in parts of scotland, perhaps somewhat drierfor a time in eastern scotland. this evening and overnight, not1 scotland. this evening and overnight, not 1 million scotland. this evening and overnight, not1 million miles away from scotland this centre brings more areas of pronounced rain across northern britain, things are dry up for some areas. the cloud and the wind keeps temperatures well away from frost issues. to reiterate, over the next 18, 24 hours or so we will be looking at very strong winds, disruption is distinctly possible right into saturday. the whole system not moving very far or fast, eventually transferring to the north

storm erik could be moving slowly eastwards.he course of friday night into saturday morning so this could also cause some issues, gusts in excess maybe of 70mph miles per hour in some places. saturday is blustery day on saturday, bright for many. heavy rain through the northern half of scotland. perhaps some localised flooding. milder in the south. further rain pushing into the south—west later on today. through today and into saturday, likely to be some disruption from the very strong winds. and heavy rain in places to some extent. you could see disruption like i mentioned, stay tuned to the forecast. this saturday night and sunday, someone blustery weather across the southern portions of england. eventually it should eventually move away, slowly through the morning. should see skies brightening into the afternoon as winds turn the north—west. a cooler direction, and a band of shower a moving across scotland and northern ireland and england with some snow on the hills. those temperatures will be dropping back into single figure

--fi some lively winds from storm eric. -- " erik. some lively winds from storm eric. —— * erik.s line of gladys tonight and overlay. that pressure since through northern scotland. to the north and west of scotland, a very wet period of weather. this weather front as well a bring some rain to more central areas. for all of us it will remain windy. even in some of the bigger towns and cities we have guest in excess of a0 miles an hour. and exposed locations we are seeing 60 01’ exposed locations we are seeing 60 or70. exposed locations we are seeing 60 or 70. over the mountains 100 exposed locations we are seeing 60 or70. overthe mountains 100 mph gusts of wind reported. very strong and gusty winds taking us through the night. holding our temperatures up. it is not going to be a particularly cold night for any of us. particularly cold night for any of us. unfortunately a very blustery one. that poses the risk of further disruption. the winds are strong enough to bring down trees so pleased to be aware of that and stay tuned to your bbc local radio if you are planning to travel. at

and as storm erik pulls away out into the norwegian sea, behind it, it leaves a legacy of changeableentral and southern parts of the uk, brought by this area of cloud here. this is a weather front which will be sliding across southern and central parts of the uk. all of this cloud here to the north, actually, that's the remnants of storm erik that we've had in the last couple of days. so here's the forecast through the early hours. bits and pieces of rain across central and southern areas of the uk. clear for scotland and much of northern and north—eastern england there. in fact, a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning, and pretty chilly in belfast, as well, around 2 degrees at 6:00am. so what can we expect, then, on sunday? well, the morning is looking cloudy and damp for many of us across the southern half of the uk. but this weather front will be swiftly moving away towards the east, so the weather will improve. but it's going to be a slow process for places like lincolnshire and east anglia. some of that rain could last into lunchtime. now, notice how all the while it's su

now, storm erik is very slow—moving towards the north of the uk through friday and saturday, and on itssouthern scotland and northern england. so a very blustery start to the day, perhaps even disruptive to start on saturday morning. a very windy day for all but further south, we should see some sunshine around, although much of the northern scotland will remain very wet with further snow on the hills. rainfall totals really mounting here with a chance of localised flooding in places. again, another mild day in the south. there will be some more rain arriving in the south—west later on. so through friday and into saturday, we are likely to see some disruption from these very strong winds, so keep tuned to your weather forecast and to your bbc local radio. now, this feature may bring a spell of wet, maybe windy weather across the very far south of england, saturday night into sunday, but it should slowly clear away into the near continent as sunday wears on, so an improving picture here, with winds turning to a north—westerly direction. so that will be a cooler direction, but at least br

now, this is actually a deep low that is being named storm erik by met eireann because it will likelying parts of scotland and northern england as we head from friday night into saturday. but early this morning, the winds will be picking up from the south—west as this storm gets closer. it'll be pushing in some pretty heavy rains in northern and western areas, maybe some snow over the scottish hills. it's going to be a very mild start to friday, particularly across the south—west. temperatures there in plymouth around 10 degrees. so it's going to be a very blustery morning. outbreaks of showery rain ahead of the main band of rain which will spread its way eastwards, bringing some pretty torrential in fact across some central and eastern areas into the afternoon. the rain remains heavy across much of scotland and northern ireland, those winds will feature a5—55mph across many areas. 60—70 across some northern and western coasts to go over hills as well. 0n the plus side, it'll be pretty mild because of those south—westerlies but 10—12 degrees might not feel so mild because of the wind

now, storm erik is very slow—moving towards the north of the uk through friday and saturday, and on itsand southern scotland and northern england. so a very blustery start to the day, perhaps even disruptive to start on saturday morning. a very windy day for all but further south, we should see some sunshine around, although much of the northern scotland will remain very wet with further snow on the hills. rainfall totals really mounting here with a chance of localised flooding in places. again, another mild day in the south. there will be some more rain arriving in the south—west later on. so through friday and into saturday, we will likely to see some disruption from these very strong winds, so keep tuned to your weather forecast and to your bbc local radio. now, this feature may bring a spell of wet, maybe windy weather across the very far south of england, saturday night into sunday, but it should slowly clear away into the near continent as sunday wears on, so an improving picture here, with winds turning to a north—westerly direction. so that will be a cooler direction, but at lea

the weather is coming down after storm erik.ough the evening and the overnight period. sunday is going to be a mixed bag, we've got both rain and sunshine on the way. now, right now, this is west of the americas right now across the north sea, but this area of cloud is drifting in, bringing fresher rain towards south—western areas and southern areas of the uk. this is another area of whether that will be sweeping through. no real windy weather here, just rain on and off through the night. it looks like eastern scotland and the north—east of england, clear spells for you here tonight, so a touch of frost, but in the south, it will be a lot milder, five, six, 7 degrees, that sort of thing. then tomorrow, the low pressure that will bring us a damp start to the day will eventually pull away from the south and the weather will improve, before showers once again return from another weather front coming in from the north. so there is that mixed bag tomorrow. you can see one weather system pulls away here and this is the area over here,

storm erik moves further east overnight friday into saturday, we hold onto the tightly packed isobarse further windy conditions particularly for northern ireland, the central belt of scotland, perhaps feeding into northern england as well, some showery outbreaks of rain in the north on saturday. it could be a bit wintry over higher ground and after some initial brightness across england and wales the crowd will increase as there is rain moving into the south—west, maximum 11 celsius —— the cloud will increase. there is potential for disruption with further wet and windy weather to come. that's all from the bbc news that one. it's goodbye good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. hello, i'm hugh ferris. all race meetings in the uk have been cancelled today because of an outbreak of equine flu that could have an impact on the cheltenham festival. the british horse racing authority claims it was essential to call off the four events with one on saturday at wolverhampton also cancelled. jump racing's showpiece festival starts at cheltenham injust over a month. a numb

in the west we had the next area of low pressure, this is storm erik, named by the irish forecasters.it is a big system which means strong winds will be affecting a larger area of the united kingdom. 0utbreaks area of the united kingdom. outbreaks of rain as well. that dream will arrive this evening, initially across northern ireland, western scotland and western wales. the winds will pick up overnight, coming from the south—west which means it will be a mild night. temperatures around nine or 10 degrees in south—west england, warmer than it should be for the time of year. with the strong winds, across northern ireland and west scotland, that is where the strongest ones will be with gusts of 30 miles an hour and we could see branches being brought down from trees. that is the risk of transport disruption and speed restriction on scottish bridges. blustery as the rain sweeps eastwards across england and wales, followed by sunshine and blustery showers in the west. temperature wise, it will be another mild day. feeling cold are given the strength of the when. the ones continued to be st

hello there, still not done with storm erik yet, there is more wind to come, we could see some very gustym erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of the 60—70 mph for southern scotland and northern england, gradually those wins will turn light into the afternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging, destructive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning, some heavy rain and snow on the tops of the pennines and the scottish hills, further south some blustery showers, we will start the day with temp riches of 6—8d. a windy start this morning, heavy pulses of rain, but the rain eventually becomes confined to the northern isles of scotland, as it pulls away into the north sea. further south there will be sunshine, a few showers across western areas, and a good deal of dry areas. the winds gradually easing into the afternoon. temperature wise, england and wales are seeing double figures again, 10— 11 celsius, closer to 7— nine in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit fresher there. there could be some disruption from the winds, particularly earl

the really strong winds, of course, are due to storm erik.eland, heading into northern england. this is where we haveis northern england. this is where we have is a list of the gus this morning. 50 mph. maybe as much as 70. --u5. morning. 50 mph. maybe as much as 70. ——u5. as the rain pushes away to the north sea takes the core of this was twins with it. it will stay windy. we are left with sunshine and some showers. mostly showers on the southern coast. more persistent rain in northern scotland. decent coverage is despite those really strong and dusty wins. 9— 11 degrees. more cloud coming into southern parts of the uk later in the day. that will thicken up and bring us outbreaks of rain. maybe getting as far north as north wales, towards the wash. then we have clearer skies, allowing the separatist to get perilously close to freezing before we hit the rain across the far north of scotland. they said it going on overnight and into tomorrow. at the same time, the winds are easing. we will eventually find that weather system moving away. that

that is because our storm, storm erik, is moving away.of 50 mph or more for a while this morning. we still have rain as well. that rain will push to wait out into the north sea. we still have strong to gale force winds even into the afternoon. a day of sunshine and showers. quite a few in northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england, the showers becoming few in scotland but it stays within the far north of scotland. the temperatures are good for the time of year, 9— 11 degrees even with the strong winds. sunshine across other parts of england and wales, turns hazy through the afternoon. the cloud because up this evening. 0vernight we get wet weather coming in, as far north as north wales towards the humber and to the north of that more tenuous cloud and the threat of a touch of frost, where is towards the far north of scotland we have more cloud and some outbreaks of rain. it is on that weather front there. that will tend to head towards northern ireland during tomorrow. this weather system is bringing the wet start to parts of engl

still windy out there, but the winds are easing down and that is because our storm, storm erik, whicht of the winds away with it as well. the next weather system is pushing in the cloud and turning the sunshine hazy across the south of the uk. sunshine around elsewhere and some showers as well and gusty winds this afternoon, gusts of 50 miles an hour or more in northern england, especially on the pennines but those should ease down a little. strong to gale force winds and plenty of sunshine and showers, mainly northern ireland, wales, south—west through the english channel, the showers in scotland becoming fewer but we have rain in the far north of the country. decent temperatures today, 9—12 degrees, mild, but we still have those gusty winds. the cloud continues to thicken in the south—west, turning wet here and the rain develops more widely, pushing north to north wales and across towards the wash. north of that, the cloud will be more broken so it will be colder and there may be a touch of frost and icy patches as well. wet weather in the far north of scotland and that is the wet w

still windy out there, but the winds are easing down and that is because our storm, storm erik, which to take the worst of the winds away with it as well. the next weather system is pushing in the cloud and turning the sunshine hazy across the south of the uk. sunshine around elsewhere and some showers as well and gusty winds this afternoon, gusts of 50 miles an hour or more in northern england, especially on the pennines but those should ease down a little. strong to gale force winds and plenty of sunshine and showers, mainly northern ireland, wales, south—west through the english channel, the showers in scotland becoming fewer but we have rain in the far north of the country. decent temperatures today, 9—12 degrees, mild, but we still have those gusty winds. the cloud continues to thicken in the south—west, turning wet here and the rain develops more widely, pushing north to north wales and across towards the wash. north of that, the cloud will be more broken so it will be colder and there may be a touch of frost and icy patches as well. wet weather in the far north of scotland and

extraordinary footage posted on social media shows how strong winds triggered by storm erik today causedting its landing. the boeing 787 which had just arrived from the indian city of hyderabad was then forced to take—off again. the airline said the plane went on to land safely after circling the airport. responding to comments on social media, british airways said the tricky landing was "all in a day's work for our pilots". strong winds also caused issues on the roads. passengers and a driver had a lucky escape when a double—decker bus became skewered by a tree in poole. dorset police said the tree crashed through the front of the upper deck of the vehicle while it travelled along ringwood road just before midday. five passengers and the driver were on board at the time, but no—one was injured. described as ‘one of our greatest actors,‘ albert finney, has died after a short illness. he was 82. he began his career at the royal shakespeare company, before forging a reputation as one of britain's leading screen stars, in films such as saturday night and sunday morning, tom jones, and erin

storm erik brought widespread gales across the uk yesterday, and the area of low pressure responsiblef cloud here on the earlier satellite picture. keeping an eye on this bank of cloud to the south—west of the uk, that will be increasing through this evening and should bring some outbreaks of rain overnight. and, for a time, to end the afternoon, still some strong winds, gusts of a0 or 50 mph across northern scotland, but slowly starting to lose their strength. so through this evening and overnight, we see rain settling into parts of wales, central and southern england. a few showers across northern ireland, north—west england, parts of wales, may be wintry over the hills. some more persistent rain for 0rkney. clearer skies across eastern scotland, north—east england, we'll see a touch of frost here as temperatures fall below freezing but much milderfurther south in the cloud and the rain. and it's all tied into this frontal system slowly pulling away eastwards through sunday. so it's quite a wet start across many central and southern parts of england, parts of wales, too, but that ra

this is storm erik here. approaching southern areas, cloudy means for the course of the night. the touch of frost here and there. difference is i think depending where you are for tonight. frosty in the north and claire but mild with some rain. at least coming in and going for the night in the south. what can we expect on sunday? here's the way the system early in the day, bringing a lot of clout and some outbreaks of rain. a clear—cut edge to display the system, there is a lot of clout and bits and pieces of light rain. left over for the second half of the day. it does improve, there will be sunshine around for the midlands and wales and the north of england, probably the best place will be cancelled. later in the afternoon more heavy showers drifting to northern ireland. this area of weather here, that is going to move across central parts of the uk. during sunday, later sunday afternoon. i need the evening hours. the weather will be changing, coming and going through the course of the day. the sunshine that is. monday we are watching this area of high pressure to the south w

still windy out there, but the winds are easing down and that is because our storm, storm erik, whiche the worst of the winds away with it as well. the next weather system is pushing in the cloud and turning the sunshine hazy across the south of the uk. sunshine around elsewhere and some showers as well and gusty winds this afternoon, gusts of 50 miles an hour or more in northern england, especially on the pennines but those should ease down a little. strong to gale force winds and plenty of sunshine and showers, mainly northern ireland, wales, south—west through the english channel, the showers in scotland becoming fewer but we have rain in the far north of the country. decent temperatures today, 9—12 degrees, mild, but we still have those gusty winds. the cloud continues to thicken in the south—west, turning wet here and the rain develops more widely, pushing north to north wales and across towards the wash. north of that, the cloud will be more broken so it will be colder and there may be a touch of frost and icy patches as well. wet weather in the far north of scotland and that is

storm erik brought widespread gales across the uk yesterday, and the area of low pressure responsiblelier satellite picture. keeping an eye on this bank of cloud to the south—west of the uk, that will be increasing through this evening and should bring some outbreaks of rain overnight. and, for a time, to end the afternoon, still some strong winds, gusts of 40 or 50 mph across northern scotland, but slowly starting to lose their strength. so through this evening and overnight, we see rain settling into parts of wales, central and southern england. a few showers across northern ireland, north—west england, parts of wales, may be wintry over the hills. some more persistent rain for 0rkney. clearer skies across eastern scotland, north—east england, we'll see a touch of frost here as temperatures fall below freezing but much milderfurther south in the cloud and the rain. and it's all tied into this frontal system slowly pulling away eastwards through sunday. so it's quite a wet start across many central and southern parts of england, parts of wales, too, but that rain will be gradually ea

this is storm erik. 60 or 70 miles and therefore many others. 60 or70 in miles and therefore many others. 60 or 70 in exposed areas and over the hills. some went to venice over the hills. some went to venice over the hills. those ones will continue to bring the risk of disruption. they will blow again through the course of saturday, especially for scotland, ireland and northern england. using a lot of that in the second half of the day. it will be a bit drier, there will be showers but most of the name of size. this is sunday, the potential for value most of the name of size. this is sunday, the potentialfor value it weather again, some went tennis over the hills, lots of showers in the north and it will feel colder. that is it for now. hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: the billionaire sir philip green has dropped an injunction that had stopped the daily telegraph publishing accusations against him of sexual and racial abuse, allegations he denies. the paper says it will publ

but this is storm erik so for all parts we will continue to bear the brunt of some very powerful windsrth. a little bit of wintry hills over north. those winds will continue to being the risk of disruption. actually they will persist blowing gales through saturday. east anglia particularly easing through the second half of the day and it does look a bit drier. yes there will be showers around but most of the rain will be in the north. and later in the south, this is what happens on sunday. a potential for some very wet weather again across seven areas. some wintry needs of any hills, lots of showers in the north as well. and it will start to feel colder. that is it for now. hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines.... the billionaire sir philip green has dropped an injunction that had stopped the daily telegraph publishing accusations against him of sexual and racial abuse, allegations he denies. the paper says it will publish more allegations tonight. the family of cardiff city footballer emiliano sala says they can now mourn him — after police confirmed yesterday

in the west, we have the next area of low pressure, this is storm erik, named by the irish forecastersnorthern ireland, western scotland and western wales. the winds will pick up overnight, coming from the south—west which means it will be a mild night. temperatures around nine or 10 degrees in south—west england, warmer than it should be for the time of year. with the strong winds, across northern ireland and west scotland, that is where the strongest ones will be with gusts of 50—70 miles an hour and we could see branches being brought down from trees. there is the risk of transport disruption and speed restriction on scottish bridges. blustery as the rain sweeps eastwards across england and wales, followed by sunshine and blustery showers in the west. temperature wise, it will be another mild day. feeling cold — given the strength of the winds. the winds continued to be strong on friday night. across northern england and northern wales. we could get gusts of 30 mph. very blustery conditions continue into saturday. further outbreaks of rain mounting up across northern scotland where

storm erik brought widespread gales across the uk yesterday.at will be increasing through this evening. that should bring some outbreaks of rain overnight. and for a time to end the afternoon, still some strong winds, gusts of 40—50 miles per hour across northern scotland by slowly starting to lose their strength. so through this evening and into overnight we see rain settling into parts of wales, central and southern england. a few showers across northern ireland. northwest england and parts of wales, maybe wintry over the hills, some more persistent rain for 0rkney but the clearest guys across eastern scotland, northeast england, you will see a touch of frost here as temperatures fall below freezing. but much milder further south given the cloud and the rain. it is all tied into this frontal system. slowly pulling away eastwards through sunday. it is quite a wet start across many central and southern parts of england. parts of wales too. but that ring will be gradually easing away eastwards through the day. it will lingerfor a time across par