perhaps even in north wales and north—east england. some summary wales and north—east england. nd. some summary spells here. outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland, the northern and the western isles. as far as the temperatures go, mild for all of us but particularly the north—western part. some rain in the north on monday. sliding southwards and it will be cooler for all of us on new year's eve stop. complicated reasons. welcome to bbc news. our top stories: somalia's president says his country will not be demoralised after a bomb attack kills more than 70 people. translation: you will never succeed in discouraging the somali people and their government and you will never stop us from achieving our goals in developing and rebuilding our country. thousands of volunteer firefighters are to be offered compensation for loss of earnings after battling the australian bushfires for weeks. democratic presidential contender joe biden says there's no legal basis to force him to testify at donald trump's impeachment trial. "we bought a zoo." a french crowd—funding plan

the prime minister visits voters in tony blair's former constituency in north east england, promisingo repay the trust of those who'd broken the voting habits of generations. our country's now embarked on a wonderful adventure. we're going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, our self—belief and we're going to do things differently and better. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has confirmed he will not be part of labour's next shadow cabinet following the party's crushing election defeat. we'll all go now. the new leader will come in place, appoint their shadow cabinet. i won't be part of that shadow cabinet, you know, i've done my bit. we need to move on, at that stage, with that new leader. police in new zealand name the first victim of the white island eruption as krystal eve browitt, a 21—year—old australian. 15 deaths have been now been confirmed following monday's eruption. tens of thousands of people have rallied again in rome protesting against italy's far—right league party. the protesters pack themselves so tightly into squares they've become known as the "sardin

the headlines at six: the prime minister visits voters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east england promising to repay the trust of those who'd broken the voting habits of generations. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure. we're going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, our self belief. and we're going to do things differently and better. shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has confirmed he will not be part of labour's next shadow cabinet following the party's crushing election defeat. we'll all go now. the new leader will come in place, appoint their shadow cabinet — i won't be part of that shadow cabinet — you know, i've done my bit. we need to move on, at that stage, with that new leader. faster journies, news routes and more trains — it's all change on the railways from tomorrow. protesters against italy's far—right party, the league, gather in rome — for what's expected to be the biggest demonstration yet by grassroots activists that call themselves the "sardines". good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has visited the north—eas

headlines at lipm: the prime minister tells supporters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east englandt they have changed the political landscape and the country. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure, and we're going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, our self belief, and we are going to do things differently and better. labour leaderjeremy corbyn is coming under increasing pressure to resign immediately, after his party suffered its worst election results since the 1930s. to try and disguise it, which i think the leadership of the labour party is now, by saying it was brexit or it's the mainstream media, you know, just sort of like, man up. the project has failed and you've now got to leave the stage. i'm shaun ley with today's other headlines. faster journeys, new routes and more trains — it's all change on the railways from tomorrow. protesters against italy's far right party the league gather in rome, for what's expected to be the biggest demonstration yet by grassroots activists, that call themselves the "sardines". and coming up at liz30pm — datel

, cloudier and wetter for scotla nd north—east england, cloudier and wetter for scotland over breaks in cloud allowing sunshine and temperatures continuing to left. mild night into the start of the weekend. rain at times in northern scotland. rain never too far away from the hebrides on saturday. elsewhere, most will have a dry saturday, murky to begin for england and wales, sunshine breaking through. temperatures more widely into double figures for many. full list in parts of lincolnshire and east anglia. —— most cool. there will be sunshine on sunday, east of northern ireland and scotland, but rain in the hebrides, orkney and shetland. but temperatures could peek here at 1a. higher than it has been through much of this christmas. more coming up later. see you soon. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 10:00... a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines — killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. firefighters continue to tackle out—of—control bushfires in australia — with a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could b

will have cleared away, lots of cloud, temperatures about five to seven celsius, chillier in north—east englandland is where you will have clearer skies, temperatures in aberdeen about one celsius. into new year's day, high pressure that will thereabouts but moving away. the winds will pick up on the far north—west of the uk but for most of us, it will be a drier day. we start 2020 on that dry and notes, lots of cloud around, one or two bits and pieces on the far north—west of scotland with a stronger wind, there could be 12 holes breaking through but stay quite cloudy, quite murky over the hills and the coasts, temperatures around six to 10 celsius. some more significant weather moving in on thursday into scotland and northern ireland, pushing and some rain and a strengthening wind for many. they could be touch and go. what is the north—west, the rain spread through scotland. it could be heavy rain for a time in western scotland, weakening as it pushes into north—west england, north west wales by the end of the day, temperatures start to come up again, ten to 12 celsius. through friday, the ra

the headlines: the prime minister tells supporters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east englandhat they have changed the political landscape and the country. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure. and we are going to recover our national and self—confidence, our mojo, ourself belief and we will do things differently, and better. borisjohnson rejects demands for another independence referendum in scotland, despite a massive surge in support for the snp in the general election. as the labour party turns its focus to who will succeed jeremy corbyn as leader, shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell confirms he won't be part of the next shadow cabinet. we will all go now and a new leader will come in place, appoint a shadow cabinet. i will not be part of that shadow cabinet. i have done my bit. we need to move on at that stage with that new leader. journey times are being cut, more services and new routes added as part of major timetable changes on britain's railways. 21—year—old australian krystal eve browitt has been named as the first victim of the white island volcano eru

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england, and it will certainly be some breaks for north—east englandfrosty start for the day for caithness, and aberdeenshire into tomorrow morning. lots of clear skies around here. midnight, rather grey, rather cloudy as we head into new year's day itself. again, it is going to say rather cloudy. we have got high—pressure dominating again, so it will stay dry. just a couple of other fronts approaching from the far north—west, so it will turn once a year towards the end of the day. again, it eastern areas of scotland and the shelter of the mountains. temperatures on the chilly side, but we will see double figures for the far south—west of england and the fat north—west of scotland too. it is going to turn outjust about everywhere on sunday. we have got the speed of mount and moist air coming in from the site as we head through sunday. double figures just about everywhere. weather fronts pushing south—eastwards, so we are likely to see coastal girls. one day across the whole country. those girls for northern areas of scotland, and possibly some heavy dr

north east of scotland where we've got more shelter from those freshening breezes. could be quite milder in the north west of scotland. likewise, double figures in southwest of englandhere it should be a drier and brighter day than today. heading into thursday and it's going to be a windy day on thursday. we've got some rain coming in from the north—west. heavy rain over the hills of western scotland — ahead of it some sunshine. strong to gale force winds but for all of us, a very mild day. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. thousands of people in south—eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. the us is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, where there's been an attack by thousands of iraqi militiamen. lebanon says the former nissan boss carlos ghosn entered the country legally and will not face any legal consequences, after he fled japan where he was awaiting trial. and many countries have seen in 2020 with spectacular fireworks displays. while here, there's a promise that tonight's london celebrations will surpass all previous years. next, some of the bi

the headlines at 2: the prime minister tells supporters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east englandt they have changed the political landscape and the country. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure, and we are going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, ourself belief, and we are going to do things differently and better. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns borisjohnson he must not "stand in the way" of efforts to pursue a second scottish independence vote. it could not really be clearer now that the majority in scotland want a very different future to that that has been chosen by much of the rest of the uk. scotland said no to borisjohnson and the tories, no to brexit. i'm shaun ley with today's other headlines. faster journies, new routes and more trains — it's all change on the railways from tomorrow. the search for two remaining bodies resumes following monday's volcanic eruption in new zealand. crucial united nations climate talks in madrid are continuing. there's no sign that agreement is imminent. and in half an hour, we look at soci

the worst of the rain is clearing eastwards followed by heavy showers, the heaviest across north—east englandd wales. showers, the heaviest across north-east england and wales. hefty downpours around. the winds are starting to turn north—westerly dragging in coolerairand starting to turn north—westerly dragging in cooler air and otherwise it isa dragging in cooler air and otherwise it is a mild afternoon. overnight we will continue with breezy weather and a few showers. some patchy cloud as well. it will not be the coldest of nights. we are going to see some big developments taking place in the atlantic. looking at the jet stream which makes our areas of low pressure, it is going to get strong over the next 2a hours, reaching winds of 180 miles per hour. an area of low pressure form is just here and start spinning around the north atla ntic and start spinning around the north atlantic and will come into the western side of the british isles during the second half of the first storm. saturday rainy and windy and stormy conditions for some of us as we head through the latter part of sunday with

the prime minister visits voters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east england, promising tof those who'd broken the voting habits of generations. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure. we're going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, our self belief. and we're going to do things differently and better. shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has confirmed he will not be part of labour's next shadow cabinet following the party's crushing election defeat. we'll all go now. the new leader will come in place, appoint their shadow cabinet. i won't be part of that shadow cabinet, you know, i've done my bit. we need to move on, at that stage, with that new leader. police in new zealand name the first victim of the white island eruption as krystal eve browitt — a 21—year—old australian. 15 deaths have been now been confirmed from monday's eruption. tens of thousands of people have rallied again in rome protesting against italy's far right party, the league. the protesters pack themselves so tightly into squares they've become known as, ‘the sardines‘. now on

a bit of snow in some of the showers, pushing right down towards the sea level in parts of north—east englandthat was the scene to start the day in redcar and cleveland. today, though, is a day of sunshine and blustery showers, the showers frequent across southern coastal counties of england, wales and through scotland's central belt, where across some of the higher elevations, we could still have a bit of winteriness around. a cold day for northern areas, temperatures for most of england and wales between 7 and 9 but perhaps feeling a little bit cooler than that given the strength of the winds. overnight, showers continue to work in. again, some of them could be wintry at times, a bit of snow over the high ground. cold enough for some frost across the north but for most of england and wales, temperatures between temperatures between 3 and 6 celsius. further showers to come, then, through monday, but bigger gaps between the showers and a bit more in the way of sunshine. the exception to that theme, western scotland, where there will be some rain and even some snow pushing into western areas.

the best chance of some general 12, north—east of england and the north—east of scotland.the south—west, where it is a bit brighter. you are watching bbc news. this is the seam in sydney australia where they are about to welcome in 2020. crowd counting down

ireland, and by the end of the night it will take another swipe at south—east england, east anglia and also the midlands and parts of northg to be a particularly cold night, temperatures falling between about seven temperatures falling between about seven and nine. tomorrow we start off with the rain across the south—east, for example. that is going to be pushing away through the north sea during the course of the day. for many of us, we will see some bright spells. still some showers, though, across parts of western scotland and also south—west england in particular. and if anything, temperatures just down a notch on where they are today. and then by the time we get to saturday, well, we've got a drier day to start with. again, there will be some sunshine, there will be some bright spells, meaning there will be areas of cloud. there will still be a few showers dotted around the west. a more coherent band of rain and then sunday is looking like a brighter day with some showers and also blustery. so there is going to be something for everyone in that forecast, because we've gotjust about every element. you never fail to de

the prime minister visits voters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east england — promising toay the trust of those who'd broken the voting habits of generations. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure. we're going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, our self belief. and we're going to do things differently and better. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has confirmed he will not be part of labour's next shadow cabinet following the party's crushing election defeat. we'll all go now. the new leader will come in place, appoint their shadow cabinet. i won't be part of that shadow cabinet, you know, i've done my bit. we need to move on, at that stage, with that new leader. faster journies, news routes and more trains — it's all change on the railways from tomorrow. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me karthi gnanasegaram and ben croucher. your top stories this saturday evening... the gap grows wider at the top of the premier league as super salah flicks liverpool past watford. but it's a bad day for chelsea, who

this is a traditional labour area, the north—east of england.establish that. and obviously the big issue on the doorstep wasjeremy corbyn. and anybody, any activists who say it was anything other than that was one of the main reasons actually you know... if you say any different, they haven't been out, canvassing. so what do people say to you on the doorstep? this is a brexit area, i have got a particular view on brexit which is that the people should have the final say, especially on borisjohnson's deal because he led the leave campaign, and people have the right to compare his deal with what he promised. and i think that is pretty straightforward. so for everyone person who raised brexit with me on the doorstep, there would be five people who raised jeremy corbyn. and the issues would be people didn't think he isn't fit to be prime minister, that it was all this stuff around terrorism, around the fact that they did not think he was competent enough to be prime minister, he did not represent their kind of labour. and the kind of labour around h

the prime minister tells supporters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east england that theyry. journey times are being cut, more services and new routes added as part of major timetable changes on britain's railways. the search for two remaining bodies resumes, following the volcanic eruption in new zealand. it's one of the biggest nights in the showbiz calendar — yes the strictly come dancing final — is on tonight, and promises lots of glitter and special performances. after 13 weeks, tonight will see celebrities and their partners dance for the last time in an attempt to win the glitterball trophy. ahead of tonight's final, lizo mzimba has been speaking to the remaining three couples after 13 weeks, three couples are left, all hoping to be crowned strictly champions. each pair will have three routines: their favourite dance from the series, a judges‘ pick, and a show dance. so, how are they feeling ahead of tonight? ecstatic. overwhelmed. honoured. kelvin and 0ti's pick will be their rumba. kelvin, of course, was a late entry after another contestant dropped out because of

the headlines: the prime minister tells supporters in tony blair's old constituency in north—east englandchanged the political landscape and the country. our country has now embarked on a wonderful adventure, and we are going to recover our national self—confidence, our mojo, ourself belief, and we are going to do things differently and better. labour leaderjeremy corbyn is coming under increasing pressure to resign immediately after his party suffered its worst election results since the 1930s. to try and disguise it, which i think the leadership of the labour party is now, by saying it was brexit or it's the mainstream media, you know, just sort of like, man up. the project has failed and you've now got to leave the stage. faster journeys, news routes and more trains — it's all change on the railways from tomorrow. protesters against italy's far right party the league gather in rome, for what's expected to be the biggest demonstration yet by grass roots activists, that call themselves the sardines. now on bbc news, adam fleming and the electioncast look back at this week's election resu

much of north—east england down towards lincolnshire the fans probably dry. if you are showers. on a sunday afternoon. in the cold air, we still have an area of low pressure to the north of the uk into the beginning of next week. the weather front approaching the south—east corner as well. the beginning of next week, they winds will fall into. an increasing risk of some frosted run. increasing cloud coming towards the south—east of england, ahead of that, one or two showers, most of them clipping the north—west of scotland. you can see how cold it is. temperatures again typically five to 7 degrees. that low pressure is weakening, but not moving anywhere. this weather front wheel second. it will possibly put a cloud further north into england and wales, and maybe bring rain and to the south. some uncertainty about that. so got some showers clipping the north—west of scotland, northern ireland looks larger dry with sunshine. again, quite cold. looking ahead, low pressure is going to dominate. this one and the atlantic is a big one. it will sit very close to the uk from may to beat

some breaks in wales, north—east england and north—east scotland for example.nging in some rain and some of it will be heavy, particularly in the north—west highlands. coming into northern ireland and northern england in two parts of wales as well through the day. ahead of it, one or two brighter breaks but temperatures 9-12. that's it brighter breaks but temperatures 9—12. that's it from me for today. to everyone, are very happy new year! studio: and a very happy new year, carol. she's lovely. if you like your sport or you're a bit of a film buff then you'll have plenty to choose from in 2020. the olympics and the euros will no doubt provide plenty of thrills and spills while the new bond movie is among many blockbusters set to leave you shaken and stirred. let's take you through some of the key ones now with former team gb hockey star sam quek and film critic siobhaun synnot. where shall we start? i'm going to say it early, the first big event for me is a grand national. gordon elliott is going to create history and go for three in a row which is where i'm go

a rather cloudy picture, with outbreaks of rain, across scotland, north—east england.urther south. a few glimmers of brightness here and there. but if the sunshine does come out, with highs of 12 or 13 degrees, it will feel very mild indeed. but even double—figure values there in central scotland. there's that area of high—pressure over the near continent, establishing itself, trying to keep these weather fronts at bay but they will try to squeeze in at times, parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland as we head on into saturday. i think many places will be dry. variable cloud could see a bit of sunshine. perhaps some fogginess across the south—east to start saturday. and just some rain and stronger winds pushing into the far north—west but temperatures for most will be in double digits. like i mentioned, it stays mild throughout sunday and indeed into the start of next week. it could be mild into the run up to new year's eve. but could turn quite windy across the north and the west. welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: a powerful typho

perhaps the north—east of england. ll be a cloudy day for the first day of the new year. maybe some sunshine in north wales, north—east england, more especially the released on wind in scotla nd especially the released on wind in scotland and later in northern ireland. double figures in the north west of scotland so to in this south—west of england which should be brighter than today. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: thousands of people head to the beach and take to boats, seeking refuge from bush fires in australia. helicopters and the navy are deployed to help. jasper, put your blanket up. a crew battling the fires in new south wales recorded the moment when their truck was overrun. they sheltered inside as the fire front passed through. former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan, despite being barred from travelling as he awaits trial. thousands of iraqi militiamen have attacked the american embassy in baghdad, angry at us air strikes on theirforces. the first civil partnerships

quite cloudy skies for much of wales, central, southern england, but the further north and east you gone. and away from the far south—west of england and the channel islands, it should be mainly dry. quite breezy for the western and the northern isles, and a colder feel for many — 6—10 celsius typically the high on new year's eve. this takes into new year's eve night, where for most it will be dry, fairly light winds. we're going to see some mist and murkiness, particularly over higher ground and certainly the cloud already in place across wales, central, southern and south—west england will be slowly pushing its way further north and eastwards as the evening and night wears on. clearer skies across east and north—east england and eastern scotland. but here's a closer look at midnight. most places will be dry, light winds, quite a lot of cloud and, as i mentioned there could be some mist, some patchy fog in places. clearer skies across eastern, north—eastern england and eastern scotland where temperatures by midnight will be getting closer to freezing, and actually falling a little bit

wales also having a largely dry day, the odd spot of rain for north—east england at times and some patchyern ireland lasting through the day, where it will be quite breezy here in the north—west too. less windy and drier further south—east, still quite cloudy but reasonably mild with temperatures around 7—12 degrees. moving through friday evening and overnight into saturday, the rain in the north gradually pushing a bit further northwards so as we head into saturday it will largely be the north—west of scotland that will see outbreaks of rain. elsewhere frost—free with a lot of cloud around, certainly very mild for this time of year — overnight temperatures, in fact, similar to what we'd expect during the daytime. so for saturday, high pressure from the east starting to move in. that will dominate the weather for much of southern and eastern parts of the uk over the next few days so it is looking like a dry picture on saturday across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland perhaps seeing a spot or two of rain especially for northern parts of northern ireland and the far north—wes

—east england, around the north of scotla nd north—east a does not quite as low as they were last night. quite a sharp frost —— temperatures. a subzero start your working week. high pressure holds on for monday. the blue colour still with us. a change from the north—west. slightly mild air and weather fronts working in, particularly parts of scotland. there will be ran across the west of scotla nd there will be ran across the west of scotland on monday, that works is with across scotland during the day. northern ireland fairly cloudy. 0ne or two spots of drizzle through the course of the morning. england and wales staying dry after a cold, frosty start with mist and fog. should be more sunshine during the afternoon. temperatures not as cold as today in the north, but still a chilly day for the south. high pressure with us as we head on into tuesday. but it is just drifting away towards near continent. we have more isobars pushing in. breezy in the north—west. for southern england we have light winds and clear skies thatis we have light wind

break up to some extent — particularly across parts of north wales, and merseyside and parts of north—east englandain across western scotland. but for the north—east of scotland, with some shelter from the mountains, well, here, a fighting chance of seeing some brightness. and for the moray coast, we could see temperatures up to 13 degrees. but generally speaking, 10, 11 or 12 — that is above where we should be at this time of year. at least for a time — across the west and the north of scotland. further south, northern ireland, england and wales, predominantly cloudy, but an increasing chance of seeing some breaks in that cloud by the end of the night. it is going to be another mild night as well — temperatures typically between 7 and 10 degrees. and some really mild air is heading our way for sunday. this plume of orange here on the chart is particularly heading towards the north—west of the country, and that is where we will see the highest of the temperatures. but at the same time, i'm hopeful we will start to tap into this drier air to the south, which should allow us to break the cloud up a

bit of cloud but some brightness breaking through, particularly anywhere to the north—east of higher ground, north—east englandres across the board. by the time we get to sunday, spot the difference, still a bit of rain for the north—west of scotland but largely dry elsewhere. a bit more sunshine by sunday afternoon so brightness breaking through, lifting temperatures up to 1a or so for the warmest spots. above average for this time of the year. it remains largely dry and settled through to the end of 2019, some rain to come towards the north—west. bye for now. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11... spanish police have named the three british holiday—makers who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. as bushires rage out of control in australia there's a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could be on the way. israel's prime minister faces a political fight, as his likud party decides who wi

quite cloudy skies for much of wales, central, southern england, but the further north and east you god away from the far south—west of england and the channel islands, it should be mainly dry. quite breezy for the western and the northern isles, and a colder feel for many — 6—10 celsius typically the high on new year's eve. this takes into new year's eve night, where for most it will be dry, fairly light winds. we're going to see some mist and murkiness, particularly over higher ground and certainly the cloud already in place across wales, central, southern and south—west england will be slowly pushing its way further north and eastwards as the evening and night wears on. clearer skies across east and north—east england and eastern scotland. but here's a closer look at midnight. most places will be dry, light winds, quite a lot of cloud and, as i mentioned there could be some mist, some patchy fog in places. clearer skies across eastern, north—eastern england and eastern scotland where temperatures by midnight will be getting closer to freezing, and actually falling a little bit lower

the best chance of sun chang probably north wales, north—eastern parts of england and in the north—east0 degrees in the north—west of scotland, double figures in the south—west of england. we are tapping into some mild if cloudy air during wednesday and into thursday. the wind coming from a long way south ahead of these weather fronts that are bringing real time from the north—west. that rain could be happiest of the hills of north—western scotland, bringing some localised flooding. this room will push it —— this rainbow across scotland, northern ireland, then later the north of wales northern england. there will be a much stronger when come up to gale force, but it will be mild with temperatures in double figures. by friday, cooler air comment on across the uk, but probably more in the way of sunshine. patchy cloud on saturday, but most places will be dry. lebanon says the former nissan boss carlos ghosn entered the country this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two. thousands of people in south—eastern australia are forced to seek refuge on the coast after becoming trapped b

quite cloudy skies for much of wales, central, southern england, but the further north and east you go for many — 6—10 celsius typically the high on new year‘s eve. this takes into new year‘s eve night, where for most it will be dry, fairly light winds. we‘re going to see some mist and murkiness, particularly over higher ground and certainly the cloud already in place across wales, central, southern and south—west england will be slowly pushing its way further north and eastwards as the evening and night wears on. clearer skies across east and north—east england and eastern scotland. but here‘s a closer look at midnight. most places will be dry, light winds, quite a lot of cloud and, as i mentioned there could be some mist, some patchy fog in places. clearer skies across eastern, north—eastern england and eastern scotland where temperatures by midnight will be getting closer to freezing, and actually falling a little bit lower as the night wears on. where we‘ve got the cloud, temperatures will easily stay above freezing. so here‘s how new year‘s day looks — a fairly quite affair across

quite cloudy skies for much of wales, central, southern england, but the further north and east you gofar south—west of england and the channel islands, it should be mainly dry. quite breezy for the western and hte northern isles, and a colder feel for many — 6—10 celsius typically the high on new year's eve. this takes into new year's eve night, where for most it will be dry, fairly light winds. we're going to see some mist and murkiness, particularly over higher ground and certainly the cloud already in place across wales, central, southern and south—west england will be slowly pushing its way further north and eastwards as the evening and night wears on. clearer skies across east and north—east england and eastern scotland. but here's acloser look at midnight. most places will be dry, light winds, quite a lot of cloud and, as i mentioned there could be some mist, some patchy fog in places. clearer skies across eastern, north—eastern england and eastern scotland where temperatures by midnight will be getting closer to freezing, and actually falling a little bit lower as the night wea

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quite cloudy skies for much of wales, central, southern england, but the further north and east you god and the channel islands, it should be mainly dry. quite breezy for the western and the northern isles, and a colder feel for many — 6—10 celsius typically the high on new year's eve. this takes into new year's eve night, where for most it will be dry, fairly light winds. we're going to see some mist and murkiness, particularly over higher ground and certainly the cloud already in place across wales, central, southern and south—west england will be slowly pushing its way further north and eastwards as the evening and night wears on. clearer skies across east and north—east england and eastern scotland. but here's a closer look at midnight. most places will be dry, light winds, quite a lot of cloud and, as i mentioned there could be some mist, some patchy fog in places. clearer skies across eastern, north—eastern england and eastern scotland where temperatures by midnight will be getting closer to freezing, and actually falling a little bit lower as the night wears on. where we've got

quite cloudy skies for much of wales, central, southern england, but the further north and east you go and the channel islands, it should be mainly dry. quite breezy for the western and hte northern isles, and a colder feel for many — 6—10 celsius typically the high on new year's eve. this takes into new year's eve night, where for most it will be dry, fairly light winds. we're going to see some mist and murkiness, particularly over higher ground and certainly the cloud already in place across wales, central, southern and south—west england will be slowly pushing its way further north and eastwards as the evening and night wears on. clearer skies across east and north—east england and eastern scotland. but here's acloser look at midnight. most places will be dry, light winds, quite a lot of cloud and, as i mentioned there could be some mist, some patchy fog in places. clearer skies across eastern, north—eastern england and eastern scotland where temperatures by midnight will be getting closer to freezing, and actually falling a little bit lower as the night wears on. where we've got th

north across the uk. this is yesterday, no one escaped that. this has brought flooding across parts of south east englanday. the west about rain has pushed north, but more rain in the forecast of the next couple of days. for some of us, turning drier. but right now, we are dealing with that flooding and disruption, particularly into parts of south east england. so much rain the past couple of days, of a 60 millimetres, the wettest part of the brecon beacons. in east grinstead, over 50 millimetres. a large part of the december rainfall in such a short time, which is why there are so many flood warnings from the environment agency. more rain in the forecast. go to our website for details of the flood warnings and the met office weather warnings. it isa the met office weather warnings. it is a bit dry aware it has been wet today, but heavy showers moving in. this rain this afternoon in the midlands, lincolnshire, north—east england. showers to western scotland and into northern ireland, many of us are and into northern ireland, many of us are dry and breaking up in northern ireland. brighter spells into wal

i am hopeful that cloud will break up to some extent, especially across north wales, and north—east englandn across western scotland, but for the north—east of scotland, with some shelter from the mountains, here has a fighting chance of seeing some brightness. 0n the moray coast we could see temperatures up to 13 degrees. generally speaking, 10, 11 or 12. that is above where we should be at this time of year. saturday night, it stays wet for a time across the west and north of scotland. further south, northern ireland, england and wales, predominantly cloudy, and increasing chance of seeing some breaks in that cloud by the end of the night. it's going to be another mild night as well, temperatures typically between 7 and 10 degrees. some very mild air is heading away on sunday. this plume of orange on the chart is heading towards the north—west of the country and that is where we will see the highest temperatures. at the same time, hopefully we will start to tap into this drier air to the south which will allow us to break the cloud up a bit and give us a bit more brightness. sunday, still

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break up to some extent — particularly across parts of north wales, and merseyside and parts of north—east englandome particularly heavy rain across western scotland. but for the north—east of scotland, with some shelter from the mountains, well, here, a fighting chance of seeing some brightness. and for the moray coast, we could see temperatures up to 13 degrees. but generally speaking, 10, 11 or 12 — that is above where we should be at this time of year. now, during saturday night, it stays wet — at least for a time — across the west and the north of scotland. further south, northern ireland, england and wales, predominantly cloudy, but an increasing chance of seeing some breaks in that cloud by the end of the night. it is going to be another mild night as well — temperatures typically between 7 and 10 degrees. and some really mild air is heading our way for sunday. this plume of orange here on the chart is particularly heading towards the north—west of the country, and that is where we will see the highest of the temperatures. but at the same time, i'm hopeful we will start to tap into this dri

bit of cloud but some brightness breaking through, particularly anywhere to the north—east of higher ground, north—east englandet to sunday, spot the difference, still a bit of rain for the north—west of scotland but largely dry elsewhere. a bit more sunshine by sunday afternoon so brightness breaking through, lifting temperatures up to 1a or so for the warmest spots. above average for this time of the year. it remains largely dry and settled through to the end of 2019, some rain to come towards the north—west. bye for now. hello, this is bbc news — with ben brown. the headlines: spanish police have named the three british holiday—makers who died in a swimming pool hello, this is bbc news — with ben brwn. who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines — killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. firefighters continue to tackle out—of—control bushfires in australia — with a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could be on the way. israel's prime minister,

england. if you're heading out tonight for new year's eve all that clyde will push its way north—east. d fog developing towards north—east england in particular stop it will be quite a cold night in the east, particularly eastern scotland. 0therwise dry and cloudy and staying that way till tomorrow morning. grey start to 2020. keep this cloud and the wind will pick up towards the north. the best of any bricks towards north wales and eastern scotland. feeling rather chilly underneath the client still mild in double figures in the south of england.

a rather cloudy picture, with outbreaks of rain, across scotland, north—east england. may remain quite cloudy and murky further south. a few glimmers of brightness here and there. but if the sunshine does come out, with highs of 12 or 13 degrees, it will feel very mild indeed. but even double—figure values there in central scotland. there's that area of high—pressure over the near continent, establishing itself, trying to keep these weather fronts at bay but they will try to squeeze in at times, parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland as we head on into saturday. i think many places will be dry. variable cloud could see a bit of sunshine. perhaps some fogginess across the south—east to start saturday. and just some rain and stronger winds pushing into the far north—west but temperatures for most will be in double digits. like i mentioned, it stays mild throughout sunday and indeed into the start of next week. it could be mild into the run up to new year's eve. but could turn quite windy across the north and the west. good morning. welcome to breakfast