and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in.t, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is goin go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat of seeing a bit of rain. we may welcome that in the garden, especially d

and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in.just how much temperatures are going to rebound after that chilly start, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is going go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat o

the highest temperatures could be around the western isles and scotland and the western isles and scotlandhes around. tomorrow, we are bringing mild airup patches around. tomorrow, we are bringing mild air up from the south, drierairand less in bringing mild air up from the south, drier air and less in the way of cloud. initially this weather front clinging to scotland but that gets shunted northwards with cloud and rain. still breezy, not as windy as it is today and more sunny spells will develop in scotland and northern ireland as compared with today. a lot of blue sky and some unbroken sunshine into england and wales. after early fog clears away and temperatures are a degree or so higher. on friday, there is not a huge amount of change. there is more sunshine to come. we are going to be in this weather front end towards the west are northern ireland, and scotla nd the west are northern ireland, and scotland and bringing outbreaks of rain, as long as a stronger wind. but for many of us it is sunshine, 14 to but for many of us it is sunshine, 1a to maybe as high as 16 degrees for the top

you may see patchy rain in the western isles later on, certainly breezier than elsewhere.han recent days, but still sunshine in england and wales, 16—17 degrees. high pressure for most of us into monday, this weather front is just lurking close to northern scotland, so with this, you will see some cloud, patchy rain. some fog patches around again to start the day, clearing more readily than recent days, probably lasted to go for parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. away from northern scotland in the northern isles, with the threat of outbreaks of rain, for most of us, it will turn into another glorious afternoon, lifting the temperatures yet again into the warm spots towards the high teens. look at the trend as we go deeper into the week. a downward trend in temperatures, more cloud showing up, that is the change to more unsettled weather. looks like it will take hold next weekend. that is your forecast. this is bbc news. the headlines at four... clashes in venezuela between soliders and protesters — as opposition activists attempt to move humanitarian aid int

you may see patchy rain in the western isles later on, certainly breezier than elsewhere.gh pressure for most of us into monday, this weather front is just lacking close to northern scotland, so lacking close to northern scotland, so with this, you will see some cloud, patchy rain. some fog patches around again to start the day, clearing more readily than recent days, probably lasted to go for parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. away from northern scotland in the northern isles, with the threat of outbreaks of rain, for most of us, it will turn into another glorious afternoon, lifting the temperatures yet again into the warm spots towards the high teens. look at the trend as we go deeper into the week. a downward trend in temperatures, more cloud showing up, that is the change to more unsettled weather. looks like it will take hold next weekend. that is your forecast. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at apm: three cabinet ministers face a call to resign after going public with a warning they're prepared to delay brexit rather than leave the

far north—west of scotland into the western isles seeing some outbreaks of rain moving in.es will rebound after that chilly start, back towards the mid—teens once again. 15 even 16 celsius once again, in the mildest places. and it will be quite windy, if anything it's much windier than thursday, and especially into north—west scotland. these are average speeds but gusts in the western isles could be up to around 50 miles per hour or so. not as chilly on friday night into saturday, as this weak weather system moves in. another one following on behind later in the weekend but they are just delivering glancing blows to the uk. the most important thing is that the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a southerly feed and will maintain the mild air. this is what we are expecting over the weekend — staying mild, quite breezy, dry for many but those weather systems i've shown you though will deliver a bit of rain in places, more especially occasionally in the west. early rain in shetland will clear away on saturday. more cloud across southern england, parts of wa

the winds picking up across the western isles.will be up a notch compared to sunday. generally between seven and 11 celsius. now, as we go into tuesday, you can see this area of high pressure becoming much more stable it across the uk. —— established. the isobars closer together across northern ireland scotland, and as frontal system is approaching from north—west and approaching an area of high pressure. much of the rain will be quite light and patchy if we see any at all, but perhaps i'm getting down to the far north of england by the afternoon. also, and mainly dry day. the best of sunshine across central, southern and eastern england, and the temperature is widely between ten and 12 celsius. this milder theme continues as we go into wednesday. either stage this area of high pressure is moving to the south—east of the uk but still enabling this mild south—westerly airflow to flood across us. now, it will bring more in the way of cloud for a time on wednesday, especially across northern ireland scotland and parts of western and

and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in.h temperatures are going to rebound after that chilly start, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is going go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat of seeing a b

and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in.und after that chilly start, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is going go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat of seeing a bit of rain. we may welcome that

without slab but for most of us, coming out of the great start and sunshine will be out there, the western isles with a chance a few showers and spots of rain but most places light wind and sunny spells into the afternoon temperatures well above normal for the afternoon temperatures well above normal for that time of year. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines: clashes in venezuela between soliders and protesters — as opposition activists attempt to move humanitarian aid into the country. 3 cabinet ministers face a call to resign, after going public with a warning they're prepared to delay brexit , rather than leave the eu without a deal. if ministers or cabinet ministers cannot support the government position they have to resign. votes are being counted in nigeria after the biggest presidential and parliamentary elections in african history. the singer, r kelly, is due to appear in court in chicago, on a series of sexual abuse charges. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me lizzie greenwood—hughes and hugh woozencroft. the headlines

cloud in western scotland and into the western isles. 0utbreaks scotland and into the western isles.ndicating just how much temperatures will rebound after the chilly start. even 16 celsius. it will be quite windy. if anything a touch windy out than thursday —— windier. up to 50 miles per hour. chilly on friday into saturday full weather systems delivering lancing blows to the uk. they will maintain a southerly feed and maintain the milder air. this is what we expecting over the weekend, staying mild and breezy. dry for many but some occasional rain in the west. early rain in shipment clearing away on saturday. clouds in southern england and parts of wales. drizzle to the south—west. broken cloud for northern ireland. cloud to the north—west and patchy rain. temperatures are very similar. part two of the weekend, on sunday, a burst of rain the times in northern ireland. the cloud rather patchy in the rest of the uk. and it is every bit as mild on sunday as well. the latest headlines for you now from bbc news: the white house has announced that president trump will sign a new spending

and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in.how much temperatures are going to rebound after that chilly start, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is going go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat of see

and into the north—west and the western isles some outbreaks of rains slowly moving in.ng to rebound after that chilly start, on towards the midteens again, on again towards 15 or even 16 celsius, though it is quite breezy. if anything a touch windier than it was on thursday, especially towards the north—west and the western isles. these are average speeds. there could be some gusts of up to around 50 miles per hour or so. friday night is not going to be as chilly as more cloud moves into the uk, courtesy of these fairly weak weather fronts. another system will come in towards the uk later in the weekend. they are just going to deliver glancing blows but at least giving more cloud in places. but the important thing, the flow of air around these weather systems will maintain a feed coming in from the south and that means it is goin go stay mild, with temperatures above average. so this is what we are expecting for the weekend — mild, yes, breezy, also, still. dry for many but these weather systems i've pointed out will bring the threat of seeing a bit of rain. we may welc

tonight, patchy rain to the west of northern ireland but particularly the western isles in north—westn travel. england and wales will see the lowest temperatures under clear skies. a sharp frost for parts of east anglia and south of england. mine is for my degree is in the countryside so it will be cold tomorrow to start the day after a warm day today. high pressure keeping most the us settled for most people, but there is a weather front in north scotland tomorrow, giving a damn start. the cloud and rain will push north to the northern isles during the day as sunshine breaks out elsewhere in scotland. a sunny day northern ireland, the four gradually clearing from the north of england and the bulk of england and wales will see blue skies again. as warm as the last few days. 18 degrees in the warmest places. for the first half of the week, we continue in a similarfashion. then it looks like it will turn unsettled by the end of the week. especially next weekend. we can take a look at some city forecasts. you can see the sunshine to start the week, more cloud later in the week, temperatu

western isles. patchy drizzle towards the evening. essentially for mostly dry day.s of french sign —— might some gen, lighter winds. milder theme stays with us in the week ahead, high pressure, mainly dry for most, sunshine, often breezy, particularly in the north and west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: work and pensions secretary amber rudd warns company bosses they could be jailed for up to seven years if they "wilfully or recklessly" mismanage their employees' pension scheme. theresa may will ask mps for more time to rework her brexit plan — but labour accuses the prime minister of trying to run down the clock. kurdish—led forces — backed by the united states have launched a final push to defeat the so—called islamic state group in syria. the scientist who discovered the link between eating too much processed meat and bowel cancer accuses the government of not doing enough to encourage people to cut their consumption. the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence, weeks after he crashed his car near the queen's sandringham estate. and monkeying arou

particularly as the rain starts to settle in, some stronger gusts across northern ireland and western islesing and overnight, heavy and persistent rain across north—west england and western scotland, mainly derived from the midlands southwards and it will not be as cold at night as the onejust gone, low will not be as cold at night as the one just gone, low is generally around six or seven celsius. the frontal system is still with us tomorrow, you can see it mainly affects the northern half of the uk, so still bringing outbreaks of rain, chiefly across scotland and northern england through the morning and the rain will turn more showery across northern ireland, some rain settling to parts of wales for a time in the morning but coming increasingly patchy. the driest of the weather the further south and east you are but a cloudy day compared to today. a little bit milder, though, 12 or 13 celsius with the wind is easing down slowly. as we go into thursday, for most it is a fine, dry day with a good deal of sunshine. a little bit more cloud across parts of scotla nd bit more cloud across parts

on the western isles because the gusts up to 50 mph as it turns whether to end the day. we have seen. more cloud around. the flow will around these were the systems from the south, it is an mahle. what can we expect of the weekend? mild, still breezy, dry for many. the weather systems will bring a bit of rain, especially, occasionally to western parts of the uk. rain on saturday morning clearing way from shetland. drizzle into south—west england. into wales and northern england seeing sunny spells on saturday. broken play to northern ireland, east of scotland. patchy rain to north scotland. a lot of sunshine to start the day. in the west again we will see increasing cloud and outbreaks of rain moving in through northern ireland into western scotland, especially the best of the sunshine will be in the east. it are still breezy, but it is still mile. most of us temperatures are still well above normal for the time of year. —— mile. that is how your weekender shaping up. not as much rolljoan as we have seen today or will see tomorrow. but still mild —— not as much sunshine.

but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather throughause we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle and belfast. that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the mild air has well and truly arrived on our shores. in fact, it is also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing, those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 14 degrees, notjust in the south of the country but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the weather this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. stalin welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: as mainly kurdish forces clash with islamic state fighters in syria — america's top military commander says us troops will probably start withdrawing within weeks. strong winds fan wildfires in new zealand forcing

but cloud thickening in the western isles, again, the northern isles still seeing a bit of patchy raind shower pushing in towards cumbria, lancashire, too. but most places are looking dry. overnight we are going to get rid of quite a bit of the cloud, so clearing skies for many of us. though temperatures aren't going down too far into sunday morning. so no issues with frost. then the next weather system i pointed out is starting to bring its wet weather into the west. it's going to weaken as it slides further east during the day. so we're not going to see too much in the way of wet weather out of this. it is a windier day with this weather system, though, approaching and moving through during sunday. but there is more sunshine around ahead of this system. and it's a fairly narrow one as well. just cloud, a bit of patchy rain working through. clearing through northern ireland. any heavier bursts of the rain, really, into northern parts of scotland for a time. quite windy in western scotland. some gusts up to 50 mph or so. and notice temperatures are just on the up a little bit more comp

the rain is starting to push into the western isles of scotland and that is because we are on the edgeer fronts tend to skirt around it and that's exactly what is happening here. that is why all of that rain in the cloud is why all of that rain in the cloud is towards the north—west. much of the country is dry but they will be mark around these western coasts because these weather fronts are sneaking in. when i mention the edge of high—pressure, is a chilly centred there across the mediterranean and italy. within that area of high—pressure is a lot of mild air. it is the low pressure thatis mild air. it is the low pressure that is helping to scoop up some of that is helping to scoop up some of that warmth, pushing it in our direction but with the weather fronts close by, that does mean that some western areas of the uk are in for more cloud. more of us tomorrow will get the cloudier skies. not quite the stunning weather that we had today. here is saturday, you can see the clouds drifting in across the south. for many western parts of the south. for many western parts of the uk, many pa

but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather through are starting to rise, because we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures there in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle, and also in belfast. so that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the mild air has well and truly arrived on our shores. in fact, it's also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. and in fact, by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing — those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 14 degrees, notjust in the south of the country, but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the weather this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: the prime minister says she's prepared to talk tojeremy corbyn about his demands for supporting a brexit deal but rules out a customs union with the eu. a new trial suggests that women with a

the north—west, still quite a bit of cloud, still the threat of a little bit of rain across the western islesng to rise, and by friday, with a bit more sunshine around, it's then that we could see temperatures go as high as 18 degrees. that's your weather. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today. fears for the future of the uk car industry, as honda is expected to confirm this morning it's to close its factory in swindon. after seven labour backbenchers quit to set up a new independent group, two conservatives are considering joining them. soaring above the skies of wales. could golden eagles be about to return 200 years after they were hunted to extinction? manchester united dump holders chelsea out of the fa cup. the 2—0 win boosting ole gunnar solskjaer‘s hopes of making hisjob permanent. good morning, a chilly start than yesterday, but a

it will be mainly dry, the scotland a little bit of rain, mainly in the western isles.y so there might be a touch of frost and we could also have some distant fog. so overall the outlook for this coming week, absolutely fine. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: seven jihadists are sentenced to life in prison in tunisia over attacks that killed dozens of people in 2015. the democratic senator elizabeth warren launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 — promising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged. rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. the queen's husband, the duke of edinburgh, surrenders his driving licence just weeks after a crash that overturned his car and injured two women. and five paintings by adolf hilter went under the hammer — but failed to sell. we'll find out what went wrong.

lighter, more than a way of cloud for the northern isles during the day, northern ireland, and the western islesg one or two showers, but most having a dry day, temperatures up a notch compared to sunday, 7—11 celsius, just 5—6 for the far north of scotland. as we going to tuesday, this area of high pressure becoming well—established across much of the uk, these fronts just trying to nudge into northern and western scotland, northern ireland, a breezy day here, cloudier, some outbreaks of rain, that front running into an area of high pressure, so the rent never really amounting to much. further south and east, the driest weather and the best of any sunshine on tuesday, temperatures quite widely into double figures at 10—11 celsius. as we go into wednesday, an area of high pressure drifts further south and eastwards, so what this enables is a south—westerly wind across the uk, and you can see this milder airflooding in from off the atlantic, so it is going to stay mild through wednesday, thursday and into friday. for wednesday, more in the way of cloud across northern ireland, scotland, perhaps n

but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather throughouth—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle and belfast. that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the mild air has well and truly arrived on our shores. in fact, it is also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing, those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 111 degrees, notjust in the south of the country but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the whether this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: strong winds fan wildfires in new zealand forcing thousands to flee their homes. a deadly measles outbreak takes hold in the philippines where vaccination rates are low — we'll be finding out why. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: pressure is growing in brazil for tougher rules on the construction

even into the afternoon, i think many northern and western parts of the british isles could be keepingand in central and eastern parts of england will be looking at a brighter prospect and the temperatures responding as a consequence. even where these guys stay clear for any length of time in the night to come, and that's going to be the case across the midlands and down towards the south and east, here the temperatures dribbling away to five, six, 7 degrees or so. northern ireland could be looking at a night minimum of 10—11. northern ireland could be looking at a night minimum of10—11.0n thursday, the high pressure over the continent just about keeping thursday, the high pressure over the continentjust about keeping frontal systems away from northern ireland and the western isles of scotland. another decent day in prospect, variable amounts of cloud and look at the temperatures, we are finding another degree also. the high pressure doing its stuff across the continent. a lot of fine, settled weather. the cold are confined to parts of scandinavia and the eastern side of europe. as we

, north—west scotla nd in western isles, north—west scotland and the northern isles. n goes on and temperatures won or 2 degrees higher 14 or even 15 degrees. —— one or 2 degrees. plenty of sunshine on friday, some cloud in the west of northern ireland and the western isles and north—west scotland with some outbreaks of rain. still quite breezy but possible we could see 16 celsius in northern scotland or north—east wales as we go through the day. temperatures come down slightly going into the weekend, a bit more cloud but it is still mild for that time of year. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. today at 4: theresa may faces the threat of another defeat in parliament on her brexit deal tomorrow, as tory pro—brexit mps threaten to revolt. we cannot vote for this as it is currently configured because it rules out no deal and removes our negotiating leverage in brussels. a man is found guilty of killing and mugging a 101—year—old woman in derby, who died after her handbag was stolen. lower energy and fuel bills lead to a fall in inflation. it was at 1

it is windy and the western isles with average speeds of around 50 miles an hour through tonight.e or 10 degrees in the western isles but when you have the clear sky in parts of england and wales, there is frost on the way. i will be below freezing in the countryside with some mist and fog patches as well. same flow of air into tomorrow but there is a drier aspect of this air which means it is less in the way of cloud around. there will still be some cloud into scotla nd there will still be some cloud into scotland and northern ireland but less compared to today. some sunny spells and any rain towards north—west will push away northwards and increasing sunshine across england and wales as well. many of us england and wales as well. many of us will have blue skies of the afternoon goes on and temperatures will be a degree or so higher, expecting 14, maybe even 15 degrees. looking into friday, plenty of sunshine around, some cloud increase to the west northern ireland and the western isles. we will see the return of some outbreaks of rain but still quite breezy and it is possible we

the west of scotland and northern ireland clouding over and by the end of the day the western isles ofperature profile, yellow on there and an indication of the warmth that will be felt. 16 degrees across parts of north wales once more. in the midlands and the south—east. but uk wide, temperatures in double figures and that is with a strengthening breeze across northern and western parts of scotland. breeze coming from the south or south—westerly direction and that will continue into tonight. rain turns more widespread and persistent in western scotland overnight. more rain in northern ireland. cloud in england and wales threatening showers. dry weather taking us into saturday morning and should be frost free tonight into tomorrow morning with the milder weather dominating. a few more weather fronts around on saturday, so more cloud. high pressure a cross saturday, so more cloud. high pressure across central europe. we are on the western side of it so we are on the western side of it so we are dragging the air up from the south and that will feed in those above—average temperatures thr

later in the day, first signs of the weather front pushing cloud and eventually rain into the western islesrn side of northern ireland, but for many of you, it is going to be another sumptuous day, not too much in the way of breeze, easily into double figures. 14, 15. you're watching bbc news at 9:00 with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content fuelling knife crime, the home secretary tells the bbc: we don't have the legislation for it. i have the legislation for tariffs content, i have it for illegal child sexual abuse imagery, but we don't have that legislation today for that kind of content. nine out of ten police officers say there aren't enough of them to meet demand, as the government is warned the public faces "increased risk" due to lack of front line staff the british chambers of commerce warns that firms are in danger of being "hung out to dry" over the prospect of a no—deal brexit. the brexit secretary denies there is a plan by government to force mps to either back a reworked withdrawl deal

overnight, when strengthening for northern ireland and particularly the western isles where we couldcold start to the day on saturday morning. we will see rain pushing eastwards through northern ireland into western scotland, western fringes of wales, down towards the south—west before the end of play. elsewhere, another fine and south—west before the end of play. elsewhere, anotherfine and dry south—west before the end of play. elsewhere, another fine and dry day with lengthy spells of sunshine and temperatures well above average. we continue with a reminder of the breaking news in the last few moments, that ian austin leaves the labour party, becoming the ninth to do so this week. he is the mp for dudley, and he was saying he wanted to give an interview to his local paper saying he has become ashamed of the labour party under]eremy corbyn. he said he is appalled at the offence and distress that]eremy corbyn on the labour party have caused to jewish corbyn on the labour party have caused to]ewish people. these are quotes from his interview with his local newspaper. he says he has no

the north—west, still quite a bit of cloud, still the threat of a little bit of rain across the western islesre sunshine around, it's then that we could see temperatures go as high as 18 degrees. that's your weather. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the founder of huawei hits back. in an exclusive interview, ren zhengfei says american actions against his company, and his daughter, are politically—motivated. translation: there's no way the us can crush us. the east will still shine and if the north goes dark, then there is still the south. 16 us states sue the federal government over donald trump's national emergency declaration to fund his border wall. british teenager shamima begum tells the bbc it was her choice to join the so—called islamic state, but asks the people of britain to forgive her. and a medicalfirst. a woman gets dna treatment to halt the most common form of blindness in the uk.

that weather front to the west of scotland could bring rain to the western isles.and on monday. further into the week, fine for a time, but there is a sign of change coming. more cloud around, a greater chance of wet weather, the wind picks up, and as we go into march, it looks more unsettled. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2pm. three cabinet ministers face a call to resign after going public with a warning they're prepared to delay brexit rather than leave the eu without a deal. if ministers or cabinet ministers cannot support the government's position, then they have to resign. clashes in venezuela, as opposition activists attempt to bring humanitarian aid into the country from neighbouring colombia. polling stations are closing in nigeria, where millions of people have been voting in presidential and parliamentary elections. here's the scene in lagos where votes are being counted. the singer r kelly is due to appear in court in chicago on a series of sexual abuse charges.

some patchy rain in the western isles later on, brazier compared to elsewhere.s, best of the sunshine in england and wales, 16—17d could be yours. high pressure going into monday, this weather front is lacking close to scotland, so you will see some cloud and patchy rain. some fog patches around to start the day, clearing more readily than recent days, so away from northern scotland and the northern isles, where there is the threat of seeing some rain, for most of us, it will turn into a glorious afternoon, lifting the temperatures yet again into the warm spots towards the high teens. look at the trend as we go deeper into the week, a downward trend in temperatures, more cloud, that is the change to u nsettled more cloud, that is the change to unsettled weather, and it will take hold next weekend. that is your forecast. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3pm: three cabinet ministers face a call to resign after going public with a warning they're prepared to delay brexit rather than leave the eu without a deal. if ministers or cabinet ministers

but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather throughause we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle and belfast. that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the mild air has well and truly arrived on our shores. in fact, it is also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing, those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 1a degrees, notjust in the south of the country but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the weather this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: an entire town in new zealand is evacuated, as a large forest fire threatens the homes of over three thousand people. a state of emergency has been declared around the south island town of wakefield. helicopters, planes and more than 150 firefighters have been trying to contain the blaze. hea

but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather through, we're already expecting double figures there in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle, and also in belfast. so that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the mild air has well and truly arrived on our shores. in fact, it's also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. and in fact, by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing. those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 1a degrees, notjust in the south of the country, but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the weather this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: as mainly—kurdish forces clash with islamic state fighters in syria, america's top military commander says the withdrawal of us troops will probably start within weeks. the us—backed fighters are meeting fierce resistance from is as they clash over the last remaining is enclave in eastern syria. a chinese state media outle

ireland at leicester scotland and gusty winds as well, particularly to western scotland and the western islesng in the east but hardly any rain left as it eventually reaches the east of england. behind that we brighten up again, if you showers for northern ireland and north—west scotland on what will be another mild day although it is quite windy. they went stay with us on sunday night into monday morning, blowing in quite a few showers across northern ireland and into scotland and north—west scotland. an area of cloud and patchy rain for east anglia and south—east england on what will be another frost free nights. for monday, quite windy across northern scotland, blustery elsewhere. showers could be heavy with hail and thunder especially in western scotland and north—west england and still could be a bit dampfor england and still could be a bit damp for parts of east anglia and south—east england with some patchy rain. asa south—east england with some patchy rain. as a week goes on, unsettled to the north and west of the uk but still mild and getting milder later in the week.

cloud thickening in the western isles, northern ireland seeing a bit of patchy rain, the odd shower pushingf quite a bit of the cloud, clearing skies for many of us though temperatures are not going down too far into sunday morning. no issues with frost. the next weather system is starting to bring its wet weather into the west. it is going to weaken as it slides further east during the day, so we're not going to see too much in the way of wet weather out of this. it is a windier day, with his weather system approaching and moving through during sunday. there is more sunshine around ahead of this system, it is a narrow one as well, cloud with some patchy rain working through, clearing through northern ireland and heavier bursts of rain moving into northern parts of scotland, quite windy in western scotland, up to 50 mph. temperatures on the up a little more compared to saturday, especially where you get to see some sunshine, eastern parts of the uk look mainly dry. not as mild into the start of next week, still a fair amount of cloud around. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in n

in the north—west, quite a bit of cloud, still the threat of a little grove rain across the western isleshat we could see temperatures go as high as 18 degrees. that is your weather. this is bbc news, the headlines: the chairman of the chinese technology giant huawei has said there's no way the united states can crush his company. in an interview with the bbc, ren zhengfei said efforts to limit huawei's global expansion would only encourage it to improve its products and services. president trump has urged the venezuelan military to end their support for president nicolas maduro and refuse his orders to block humanitarian aid. in a speech in miami, mr trump said soldiers risked losing everything if they did not switch their allegiance to the oppposition leaderjuan guaido. a teenager who left britain to join the islamic state when she was 15 has asked the uk for forgiveness. shamima begum wants to return to raise her newborn baby. she said she was sorry for those who lost friends and relatives in terror attacks carried out by the group.

cloud building in in the western isles, northern ireland, outbreaks of light rain and drizzle here towardsn today. the mild theme continues monday into tuesday. area of high pressure drifting eastwards. isobars closer together. weak front trying to sync its way eastwards, never getting very far. introducing morkel, patchy light rain and drizzle perhaps as far south as the far north of england. for most, dry, best of the sunshine for central, southern and eastern england and temperatures widely10—12. by wednesday, area of high pressure even further eastwards, enabling miles, south—westerly wind to fight across the uk. temperatures up to 10—12. most try with some sunshine. increasing amounts of sunshine as we go through thursday and friday.

some of it creeping into northern ireland and the western isles as well.nd. secondly, these were the front starting to make progress in off the atlantic. further away from those areas of cloud and central eastern areas, we will see a little bit of frost, largely for three to nine, not as cold as a recent nights. we'll probably stop rather murky tomorrow morning, more mist and fog around because the air is moist there. there are showers to come across england and wales. not too many for scotla nd england and wales. not too many for scotland and northern ireland, but a look at the temperature differences. 0nly 8—10, so that his five or 6 degrees down on today. still, four february, fairly respectable. the evening will see that rain cleaning way, but with lots of moisture around, we will be greeted by lots of cloud, mist and fog on friday morning. that will clear and it looks like a dry day, temperatures will get to 1a—15d. later on, when stefa n will get to 1a—15d. later on, when stefan and the rain starts. the next area of low pressure comes in, bringing wi

the north—west, still quite a bit of cloud, still the threat of a little bit of rain across the western islesh a bit more sunshine around, it's then that we could see temperatures go as high as 18 degrees. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: the founder of the chinese tech giant huawei, has said there's no way the united states can crush his company. several countries are investigating whether huawei poses a security risk. in an interview with the bbc, ren zhengfei also described his daughter's detention at the request of the united states — she is the company's cfo — as a politically motivated act. 16 american states are sueing the trump administration over the president's decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds to build his promised a wall on the mexican border. president trump has invoked emergency powers to divert funds from the military. a teenager who left britain when she was 15 to join the extremist group, the so—called islamic state, has asked the british people for forgiveness. shamima begum wants to return to raise her newborn baby. she's said she

but cloud thickening in the western isles, again, the northern isles still seeing a bit of patchy rainlaces are looking dry. overnight we are going to get rid of quite a bit of the cloud, so clearing skies for many of us. though temperatures aren't going down too far into sunday morning. so no issues with frost. then the next weather system i pointed out is starting to bring its wet weather into the west. it's going to weaken as it slides further east during the day. so we're not going to see too much in the way of wet weather out of this. it is a windier day with this weather system, though, approaching and moving through during sunday. but there is more sunshine around ahead of this system. and it's a fairly narrow one as well. just cloud, a bit of patchy rain working through. clearing through northern ireland. any heavier bursts of the rain, really, into northern parts of scotland for a time. quite windy in western scotland. some gusts up to 50 mph or so. and notice temperatures are just on the up a little bit more compared to saturday. especially, of course, where you get to see so

sunday's forecast, another weather front bringing in cloud and rain spots, heavy for a time in the western islesday. notoriously difficult to forecast though. but you will not notice the difference been 14 and 16. the fine weather continues, mist an fog 16. the fine weather continues, mist anfog in 16. the fine weather continues, mist an fog in the morning, at least a little bit and then beautiful by day. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at 2pm: donald trump threatens to invoke emergency powers to pay for his border wall with mexico. we'll have a special report from our correspondent on the border between california and mexico. after spending time here, it would be easy to question the president's rhetoric, his talk of a crisis, and the threat these people pose, how simple he makes a wall sound as a solution, but it's clear there is a complex game of cat—and—mouse being played here. schools out! thousands of pupils strike in protest over climate change. award—winning author, andrea levy, whose works chronicled the windrush generation, has died aged 62.

dry and fine with a good deal of sunshine, the cloud will tend to build particularly over the western isless the evening but a mouth that isa dry towards the evening but a mouth that is a dry day, with temperatures up to between seven and 11 degrees. this milder theme continues as we go from monday into tuesday, the area of drifting a little further eastwards and notice the isobars further together across scotland and northern ireland, and also a weak front trying to sync its way south eastwards. never really getting very far but it will introduce more cloud and perhaps light rain and drizzle, perhaps as far south as far north of england. the best of the sunshine across central southern and eastern england with temperatures widely in double figures between ten and 12 degrees. by the time we get to wednesday the area of high pressure now even further eastwards, enabling this mild south—westerly wind and able —— enabling it to flood across the uk. most of us will be dry with some sunshine, with increasing rates of sunshine, as we go through thursday and friday. that's all from me. goodbye. mo

so perhaps spots of rain getting into the western isles, maybe a bit of a breeze there, but for muchtemperatures. that milder air is starting to reach our shores, with 11 degrees expected in edinburgh, and that milder air is well and truly over us on wednesday. you can see it's actually reaching into southern parts of scandinavia, as well, engulfing much of western europe too. in fact, the winds start to turn southerly as we head into thursday and friday, so that means that those temperatures will continue to climb. in fact, at some point during the end of the week, we could see temperatures up into around 13 or 16 degrees across the south of the country, so the weather looking very pleasant indeed. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. the world's two biggest economies head back to the negotiating table — but can the us and china stop their trade war from stepping u and when the daily grind gets too extreme — we look at how employers injapan are trying to bring about a better work—life balance. today the main markets in tokyo are closed for a public holiday. let us hope

for most, a dry day with some sunshine, lighter wind, cold building in western areas, western isles,peratures up to 7—11, slightly higher than today. tuesday, high pressure, south and east words, the south—westerly wind to flood some mild air across the uk. through tuesday wednesday, for much of the week, on the mild side. frontal system pushing in from the north—west on tuesday raining more coronaries, outbreaks of rain across northern and western scotland, northern ireland, far north of england by the afternoon. for most, dry, best of the sunshine in central, southern, eastern england temperatures up to 10—12. mainly dry, mild, not too windy, the theme continues through thursday and friday for their increasing amounts of sunshine. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: work and pensions secretary amber rudd or lawrence company bosses they could be jailed forup to company bosses they could be jailed for up to seven years if they wilfully or recklessly mismanage their employee pension scheme. theresa may will ask mps for more time to work on her brexit plan but labour accused the