scotland, central and eastern england, drierfor scotland, central and eastern england, drier for south—west englandtland with some sunny spells. but there is a big change in the weather on the way for next week as this high—pressure building. when is coming down to scandinavia so no heat wave in the way. hottest air stays in southern europe and around about the mediterranean but, that said, next week is still looking fine and in the august sunshine that will have quite a bit of next week it is going to feel fairly warm with temperatures for most areas meeting the low 20s and have something that clearly towards the end of the week. that is your latest weather. goodbye. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden says the us has made clear to the taliban that any attack on the afghan evacuation mission would be met quickly and with force. as we continue to work the logistics of an evacuation, we are in constant contact with the taliban, working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport. uk prime minister borisjohnson says he has fu

mild butjust wales and south—west england. mild but just touching wales and south—west england. nd and scotland. a lot of quotas to start the day tomorrow. some patchy rain for parts of wales, surfacing boiling. further buses are as full of far north as southern but this cloud should then embrace we see or smother something with quite a cool day across northern isles and this one at a gun that was a primitive next week it is dry and craggy and i couldn't feel on north—westerly wind. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines. questions for devon and cornwall police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth. i want to see a proper and thorough investigation into how the shooter got a firearms licence, why he was given back at gun. that is the question that people in this community have. afghanistan's president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in severe - danger of instabil

police in south west england say five people have died following shooting incident in the city of plymouthe surging covid cases in parts of the united states — how religion, politics and science have clashed resulting in an epidemic of the unvaccinated. and — the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, seen a major victory for the singer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain and the united states are sending troops back into afghanistan to help their nationals leave. the taliban continue their rapid advance across the country. it now appears that the militants have captured the country's second biggest city, kandahar — giving them control of about a third of afghanistan's main cities, as well as much of the countryside. let's get the latest from kabul and our correspondent, yogita limaye. we woke up talking about the fall of ghazni which is about 100 miles south of kabul, and we are ending the day with multiple provincial capitals falling to the taliban. many of them significant cities for the afghan government.

wales, south—west england, and developing in centralland. in the sunshine, temperatures just getting into the low 20s. underneath the cloud, it will be cooler, particularly towards north—eastern areas where it is a bit grey. heading into tuesday and it's pretty much more of the same, really. cloud for many parts of the country, the wind probably a little bit stronger — especially around eastern and southern parts of the uk. the best of any sunshine out towards the west. top temperature�*s 20 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the united states has carried out an airstrike in the afghan capital, kabul. us officials say the missile targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to carry out an attack on kabul airport. 20 years after being sent in — the last british troops have left afghanistan — the last uk troops, along with diplomats and officials, have now left kabul airport. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina, which devastated new orleans sixteen years ag

it stays dry for northern ireland, wales, south—west england and perhaps parts of west of scotland. d eastern england will see some showers and they could be quite heavy as we enter the afternoon, temperatures into the low 20s. a big change in the weather pattern into next week as high pressure starts to develop, the wind coming from scandinavia so no heatwave on the way, the hot air stays further south around the mediterranean and southern europe but next week, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine and temperatures back into the low 20s and in the august sunshine, it will feel quite nicely warm. about time. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. joy for the oval invincibles, eliminating birmingham phoenix to make it through to the hundred final we the hundred final will head live to carnoustie and georgia we will head live to carnoustie and georgia hall, very well—placed at the halfway stage for women's open. we will hearfrom the halfway stage for women's open. we will hear from that chelsea striker ab

later in the day, wales, part of northern ireland in south—west england will brighten up but there willll thin and break on sunday with sunny spells coming out. they will be heavy showers around, maybe a few thunderstorms. these are likely to affect central and eastern england and scotland. driver south—west england, wales, northern ireland and western scotland for the most part, with some sunny spells. there is a change in the weather next week as the high—pressure building. winds coming from scandinavia so no heatwave. the hottest air is in southern europe and the mediterranean. next week is looking fine. in the august sunshine it is going to feel pleasantly warm with tench temperatures reaching the low 20s and something cloudy towards the end of the week. that is your latest weather, goodbye. the s has made it clear to the taliban that any attack on the evacuation would be met quickly and with false. the un's secretary general says several of the block members have suggested extending the deadline for evacuations as a parable about the 31st of august. —— nato's secretary general. bor

a lot of cloud to start the day tomorrow, some patchy rain for parts of wales, south—west england and through the day, cloud should thin and break so we see some warm spells of sunshine, quite a cool day across the northern ireland. much of next week, it is looking mainly dry, often cloudy and we will start the week with a cooler cooler and north—westerly wind. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines... questions for devon and cornwall police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth. i want to see a proper and thorough investigation into how the shooter got a firearms licence, why he was given back at gun. that is the question that people in this community have. afghanistan's president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national

cloud and patchy rain pushing back into wales and south—west england. e this slow moving frontal system bringing more cloud than anything else, but still some rain attached to this. through the morning this will be across parts of wales, south—west england, then through the afternoon into parts of northern england, northern ireland. once again on either side of this some breaks in the cloud with some spells of sunshine, frequent heavy showers across the far north of england. rather cool, particularly for the northern isles, but warm in the sunshine. 22 or 23 across east anglia and south—east england with the cloud and the rain slowly easing away eastwards over night, still plenty of heavy showers for the far north of scotland. as we head into monday, we start to pick up a northwesterly prevalent through sunday, but digging it's way further south as we start the new working week. a much cooler day, should be mostly dry. a lot of cloud especially the further west you are. the best chance of any sunshine will be for more eastern counties of both scotland an

police in south west england say that six people have been killed in a shooting incident in the cityf plymouth. they include the man who's believed to have carried out the attack which the police say was not terror related. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer's mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. britney spears has described the conservatorship as abusive. now on bbc news, click. this week: a special programme. can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs? here in the uk, the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. and then the pandemic hit. there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. and indeed, many countries�* health systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. even those which didn't have people spilling

that'll bring some showery bursts of rain, but behind it, skies will tend to brighten for south—west englanderwise, again, it's the high teens. that weather front spreads across eastern england during the first part of friday. and then we've got the new area of low pressure starting to work its way into western areas. that'll bring some cloudy, wet, breezy weather to northern ireland and maybe western fringes of britain. for most i think it's another rather cloudy day, but i'm hopeful later in the day we'll start to see some sunny spells increasing across the south. that'll lift temperatures up into the low to mid—20s celsius. 0therwise, again, it's the high teens for most. this new area of low pressure will slowly work its way in during the start of the weekend. but we start to pick up southerly winds, and that will tap into something much warmer across france into central, southern and eastern parts of england. so we'll see a brief warm spell to start this weekend with some sunshine around. could see up to 26 degrees or so in the south. that weather front, though, will continue to push its

police in south west england say five people have been killed in a mass shooting in the city of plymouth. the surging covid cases in parts of the united states — how religion, politics and science have clashed resulting in an epidemic of the unvaccinated. and — the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, seen a major victory for the singer. it's 8:00am in singapore, and 4.30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban are sweeping through the country at an extraordinary pace. they've captured a third of the nation's provincial capitals. several of those cities, including afghanistan's third biggest city, herat, fell to the insurgent fighters in the last few hours. and we're now getting reports that the taliban say they've captured the second largest city, kandahar. the speed of their advance means britain and the united states are sending more than 3 and a half thousand troops to help their civilians leave. here's the latest from yogita limaye in kabul. we woke up talking about the fall of ghazni which is about 100 miles south of kabul, an

police in south west england say six people have died in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, in what's seen a major victory for the singer. hello and welcome. britain and the united states are sending troops back into afghanistan to help their nationals leave. the taliban are rapidly advancing across the country. it now appears that the militants have captured the country's second biggest city, kandahar — giving them control of about a third of afghanistan's main cities, as well as much of the countryside. ramzan karmali reports. another day of taliban advances sawthe militants move into the third largest city. and another city less than 100 kilometres from the capital. the taliban have taken control of 11 provincial capitals. they also claim to have taken kandahar. the us and other foreign troops withdrew after 20 years of military operations, but now the us is sending 3000 soldiers back to help evacuate a significant amount of embassy staff. this is a temporary mission with a narrow focu

but behind it, skies will tend to brighten for south—west england and wales. 0therwise, again, it's the high teens. that weather front spreads across eastern england during the first part of friday. and then we've got the new area of low pressure starting to work its way into western areas. that'll bring some cloudy, wet, breezy weather to northern ireland and maybe western fringes of britain. for most i think it's another rather cloudy day, but i'm hopeful later in the day we start to see some sunny spells increasing across the south. that'll lift temperatures up into the low to mid—20s celsius. 0therwise, again, the high teens for most. this new area of low pressure will slowly work its way in during the start of the weekend. but we start to pick up southerly winds, and that will tap into something much warmer across france into central, southern and eastern parts of england. so we'll see a brief warm spell to start this weekend with some sunshine around. could see up to 26 celsius or so in the south. that weather front, though, will continue to push its way

police in south west england say that five people have been killed in a shooting incident in the cityf plymouth. the suspect also died in the incident. detectives say it was not terror related and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer's mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the humanitarian crisis in northern ethiopia is worsening as conflict continues on multiple fronts. tigrayan rebel forces have won a string of victories over the ethiopian military. ethiopia's prime minister now says all of the state's military resources will be deployed to halt the rebels. my guest is getachew reda, spokesman for the tigray people's liberation front. with the death toll rising and man—made famine taking hold, what is the endgame for tigray�*s rebels? getachew reda in mekelle, tigray, welcome to hardtalk. my pleasure. l

a lot of cloud to start the day tomorrow, some patchy rain for parts of wales, south—west england andine, quite a cool day across the northern isles and far north of northern ireland. much of next week, it is looking mainly dry, often cloudy and we will start the week with a cooler cooler and north—westerly wind. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... questions for devon and cornwall police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth. many people are feared dead in haiti after a strong earthquake struck the south—west of the country. afghanistan's president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. as taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people — as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. now on bbc news, the media show. hello.

that will bring showery bursts of rain but skies will brighten up the south—west england and wales andrn england across friday and then we got the new area of low pressure starting to work its way into western areas. that will bring cloudy, wet breezy weather to northern ireland that may be western fringes of britain. for most it is a cloudy day, but later in the day we will see some sunny spells increasing across the south. that will live temperatures into the mid to late 20s, otherwise it is the high teens. this area of low pressure will work its way in during the start of the weekend but we started to pick up southerly winds and that will tap into something much warmer across france into central, southern and eastern parts of england. we will see a brief warm spell to stop this weekend with some sunshine around. 26 degrees also in the south. that weather front will continue to push eastwards bringing some showers. some of which could be heavy and thundery the many places will see the showers during the course of sunday. this is bbc news — the headlines... in his first news conferenc

becoming confined to northern scotland but we could see more cloud pushing back in to wales and south—west englandr north of ng linoleate. 0urfrontal scotland and the far north of ng linoleate. 0ur frontal system still with us tomorrow, still slow—moving, bringing cloud and still some patchy rain tied in, particularly through the morning in wales and south—west england. still this zone of cloud and rain. looks like the showers tomorrow once again will be mostly confined to the far north. so away from this zone of cloud in northern england and the midlands, should see spells of sunshine. 0nce england and the midlands, should see spells of sunshine. once again especially in east anglia and south—east england which will help temperatures up to 23 celsius, but just 11 celsius for the northern isles and a cool day across northern ireland as well. through sunday night and into monday, looks like we will lose the rain in england and wales but keep the showers going across scotland, and also a cooler north—westerly wind setting up as we head into monday. that is quite a moist airflow so we will see a lot

that'll bring some showery bursts of rain, but behind it, skies will tend to brighten for south—west englandns. that weather front spreads across eastern england during the first part of friday. and then we've got the new area of low pressure starting to work its way into western areas. that'll bring some cloudy, wet, breezy weather to northern ireland and maybe western fringes of britain. for most i think it's another rather cloudy day, but i'm hopeful later in the day we'll start to see some sunny spells increasing across the south. that'll lift temperatures up into the low to mid—20s celsius. otherwise, again, it's the high teens for most. this new area of low pressure will slowly work its way in during the start of the weekend. but we start to pick up southerly winds, and that will tap into something much warmer across france into central, southern and eastern parts of england. so we'll see a brief warm spell to start this weekend with some sunshine around. could see up to 26 degrees or so in the south. that weather front, though, will continue to push its way eastwards, bringing some sh

bringing a lot of cloud and patchy rain tieded in with this, particularly in the morning and south—west england far north of scotland, so away from this zone of scotland, so away from this zone of cloud across northern england and the midlands, should see spells of sunshine, once again in east anglia and the south—east england which will help temperatures up to 23, but just 11 celsius for the northern isles and a rather cool day in northern ireland as well. through sunday night and into monday, looks like we will lose the rain across england and wales but keep the showers going across scotland and also a cooler north—westerly wind setting up as we head into monday. that is quite a moist airflow so we will see a lot of cloud round as we start monday morning, could see one or two showers feeding in on the north—westerly wind. most should have a dry day and the best of any brightness or sunshine will by a cross eastern counties of scotland and england but certainly a cooler feeling day to start the new week, with highs of round 16 to 20 celsius. now for the week ahead little change really, you can

and bringing more cloud but tied and will be patchy rain, initially across parts of wales and south—west englandthern ireland, frequent travels across northern scotland but elsewhere mainly dry in scotland but elsewhere mainly dry in scotland and when we have had the cloud through the morning at should defend and break across the uk to bring spells of sunshine away from the cloudier zone across northern england and quite cool across the northern isles and the far north of northern isles and the far north of northern ireland. easing through tomorrow evening, she was going across the far north of scotland and into monday we will feel the effect of the north—westerly winds cool air flooding across the uk, starting the new beak fairly quiet with a lot of cloud particularly at further west bringing drizzle, sunshine further east and highest temperatures may be 20 or 21 but add in the wind and it will feel cooler than recently. for the week ahead fairly quiet, mostly dry aside from occasional showers, lots of cloud on wednesday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines... labour says there are quest

england, quite grey conditions here. a lot of cloud for many other parts of the uk. best of the sun is likely to be for western parts of wales, far south—westgain perhaps developing in some central areas of scotland, boosting temperatures up to around 20 or 21 degrees, but much cooler around some of those north sea coasts with the wind off the sea and the winds could be a bit stronger i think on tuesday. again we are seeing a lot of cloud heading our way. not a huge amount of sunshine. always going to be better across more sheltered western areas of the uk and under the cloud, temperatures will be typically 18 or 19 celsius. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: the last planes carrying uk troops home from afghanistan have been landing at raf brize norton. their arrival marks the end of britain's 20—year military campaign in the country. with the us withdrawal is due to conclude on tuesday, with the us withdrawal due to conclude on tuesday, time is running out for afghans still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what do you want to do now? what about us? we are working with them, we support them. more explosio

pushing across the uk bringing cloud, outbreaks of rain into parts of northern england, wales, south—west englandy showers for more than scotland and we keep those going through this evening. for others a glorious sunday with blue skies and sunshine so very much mixed fortunes. this evening, we see those showers continue to slide their way across scotland but much of the rain across england and wales tending to ease away with some of those showers moving into north—east england through the early hours so some clearer skies across eastern sides of scotland with temperatures down to 6-7. of scotland with temperatures down to 6—7. elsewhere with the cloud more like 12—14. here is how we start the new week. our area from the low pressure pushing across scandinavia with high—pressure building from the west, squeezing the isobars and a north—westerly wind to feeling cooler for all of us through monday. quite a lot cloud as well with some showers, most will be dry with the best of sunshine will be across the eastern counties of scotland. the temperatures, we have seen 23—24 in places on sunday, more lik

south of england. high—pressure stills of the west and low pressure to the north—east through the week.e will be some sunshine but it will tend to feel fairly cool. you're watching bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—e—sharif — reportedly falls to the taliban, as president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in severe - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. a state of emergency is declared in haiti after a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.2 magnitude. at least 29 people have been killed. in the uk, there are questions for police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people

south—east england. into the afternoon, the sky brightens up and they will be some showers, some quite heavy. dry with sunshine for south—west next week, it looks like high pressure is going to be with us. that is going to be bringing the airfrom to be with us. that is going to be bringing the air from scandinavia so no heatwave in the forecast but there will be a pleasant spell of weather. it's going to be largely dry with some sunshine. that settling down process really gets under way on monday. most of us having a dry day with some sunny spells. in the sunshine, it's spells. in the sunshine, its august, it's going to feel warm in that sunshine, temperatures largely climbing into the low 20s. peaking in glasgow, birmingham and cardiff as well. into tuesday, and another largely fine day. a view mist and fog patches for the early risers. looking fine with some spells of sunshine. temperatures round coastal strip around 19 or 20, with the highest temperatures across western areas. 2a perhaps in glasgow. as we look at the forecast through the rest of the week, you can see that the weather does stay dry. there may be a tendency

dry with sunshine for south—west england and wales, northern ireland and western areas of scotland.g to be with us, and it's going to be bringing the air from scandinavia. so no heatwave in the forecast, but it will be a pleasant spell of weather. it's going to be largely dry with some sunshine to look forward to. so that settling down process really gets under way on monday, with most of us having a dry day with some sunny spells. in the sunshine, it's august, it's going to feel warm in that sunshine with temperatures widely climbing into the low 20s, peeking around 22 celsius in glasgow, birmingham, and cardiff, as well. into tuesday's forecast, and again it's another largely fine day. you could find a view mist and fog patches for the early risers, but otherwise looking fine with spells of sunshine. the wind is coming onshore around parts of east anglia and kent, keeping temperatures here on the coastal strip probably around 19—20 celsius. the highest temperatures across western areas. 2a perhaps in glasgow. that really would feel pleasantly warm. and as we look at the forecast t

some outbreaks of rain, chiefly light and patchy through the morning through parts of wales, south—west englandff through the afternoon. rain, too, across parts of north england, and may be pushing into northern ireland for a time, lots of showers across the far north of scotland. but elsewhere, it is mainly dry, a lot of cloud through the morning, but some spells of sunshine through the afternoon, quite warm again across east anglia and south england but a cool feeling day for the northern isles, also across the north of northern ireland. through sunday evening and into the early hours of monday, we lose most of the rain across england and wales, some showers sliding away south and eastwards across scotland, mostly becoming dry by dawn on monday but more cloud pushing back in to western areas and for most, it is another mild night with some clearer skies across parts of scotland, we could see temperatures getting down to single figures. so, the area of low pressure in the frontal system pushes away into scandinavia on monday. high pressure building from the west. notice the squeeze on the isob

south—east scotland and north—east england. a lot of cloud on the other parts of the uk. the best of the sunshine for western parts of wales, far south—westnd some of those north sea coasts without wind of the sea. and the winds could be a bit stronger on tuesday. we are seeing a lot of cloud heading our way, not a huge amount of sunshine. always going to be better across more sheltered western areas of the uk. underthe more sheltered western areas of the uk. under the cloud, temperatures will be typically 18 or 19 celsius. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the last planes carrying uk troops home from afghanistan are landing at raf brize norton in the coming hours. their arrival marks the end of britain's 20—year military campaign in the country. with the us withdrawal due to conclude on tuesday, time is running out for afghans still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what are you going to do now?— flights are almost over. what are you going to do now? what about us? we su ort you going to do now? what about us? we support them- _ more explosions, as the us carries out another

showers for wales and south—west england. northern ireland and scotland largely dry.or most it will stay pretty cloudy. some breaks in the cloud to give some glimpses of sunshine. 0vernight tonight it is a largely dry night. a lot of cloud around, a few mist patches, temperatures drifting down to between ten and 14 degrees. tomorrow, a change on the way for northern ireland. that weatherfront i showed you a moment ago is here and it will be bringing some rain across northern ireland through the day, with the rain turning heavier and steadier into the afternoon. further east, scotland, england and wales, a better chance of seeing more sunshine, before the cloud thickens in the west and rain approaches western scotland, north—west england and wales. even at this stage in the afternoon tomorrow we will hold onto some sunshine across parts of east england and the fat north of scotland. the weekend is looking pretty wet. an unsettled pattern. these weather fronts bringing persistent outbreaks of rain for a time on saturday. sunday sees showers follow. saturday the weather

turning wet in north—west england and south—west scotland. also in wales and south—west england. of dry weather. some sunny skies and the forecast but temperatures still not great. more weather in about half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. what a week it's been for the leeds rhinos legend rob burrow. first his documentary about life with motor neurone disease was shortlisted for a national television award, next came the release of his autobiography, then last night he was back amongst the fans. rob and his family were guests of honour at headingley stadium as his old side played huddersfield in the super league. it was the first time he'd been in front of that crowd since his emotional testimonial more than 18 months ago. breakfast�*s luxmy gopal was there. those turning up at headingley were notjust fans watching a match, they were a rugby league family welcoming back rob burrow. he's an amazing scrum—half, amazing personality. he scored the finest try ever in the rugby league grand final at old trafford in 2011. he's an inspiration to the rest

on tuesday, with shelter to scotland, east of the pennines, south—west wales and south—west england couldind is quite brisk and temperatures high teens for most but in the sunniest spots, the low 20s once again. as we head through wednesday night it stays benign, pretty cloudy for most and they will be the odd spot of low cloud and drizzle a western hills. temperatures no lower than 11 to 15 degrees, pretty much where they have been the last few nights. as we head into thursday, it is a similar story. a lot of cloud around and rain here and there. the weather front will be pushing into wales and spreading across parts of england. that will bring showery bursts of rain but skies will brighten up across south—western england and wales and that could live temperatures into the low 20s. that weather front spreads across eastern england during the first part of friday and then we have got the new area of low pressure working into western areas. that will bring cloudy, wet and breezy weather to northern ireland and may be western fringes of great britain. i hoped later in the day we'll see some

police in south west england say five people have died following shooting incident in the city of plymouthve clashed resulting in an epidemic of the unvaccinated. and — the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, seen a major victory for the singer.

police in south west england say six people have died following shooting incident in the city of plymouththe united states — how religion, politics and science have clashed resulting in an epidemic of the unvaccinated. and — the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, seen a major

afternoon it could be another largely grey day with a few sharp showers may be into south wales and south—west englandll. temperatures disappointing for early august, 20 is a maximum, but on those exposed north—east coast may be in the mid—teens as well. another fine, dry day on tuesday, may be a degree or so warmer, but largely dry with more in the way of sunshine coming through. then we start to see a change developing through the middle of the week. a slow one on wednesday, this weather front and low pressure bringing most of its heavy rain into northern france, but the possibility that the position of that low may be a little further north, and that could mean more outbreaks of rain to southern england. so we need to keep an eye on that. further showers to the west as well. more sunshine generally on wednesday potentially, and with a lighter wind temperatures a degree also up. thejet lighter wind temperatures a degree also up. the jet stream will then start to intensify, and as we know, it is the jet stream that drives in areas of low pressure. we see quite areas of low pressure. we see quite a de

eastern scotland, central and eastern scotland, central and eastern england, dry was sunshine to south—west englandrn scotland as well. in the sunshine it will feel pleasant. into next week a lot of dry weather on the way and thenit of dry weather on the way and then it should feel quite warm. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. 0ur headlines today: a week after the taliban regained control of afghanistan, us troops fire tear gas in kabul to push back thousands desperate to flee. americans are told not to gather at the capital's airport because of possible security threats from islamic state militants. former prime minister tony blair, who sent troops into afghanistan 20 years ago, describes the us decision to withdraw as "tragic, dangerous and unnecessary." in other news — covid antibody tests are offered

on the breeze, it is quite stiff in east anglia and south—west england. low 20s, and up to 23 in glasgow, so very pleasantly warm in some of that sunshine. it'll stay dry through saturday night, but notice how the cloud is increasing into scotland, north—east england, and into northern ireland. here temperatures will be hotting up compared with the night before. as we start sunday, there will be more cloud across scotland, northern ireland, north—east england, pushing in across more of eastern england during the day. the lion's share of sunday's sunny spells will be in wales, across the midlands, and southern england. this is where the temperatures will be highest. elsewhere, it'll feel cooler, and the breeze starts to pick up more widely, as well, coming in from the north—east. as this area of high pressure just backs a little bit more towards the north—west of us, allowing more of us to feel that east or north—easterly breeze going through monday and into the week ahead. it may be a bank holiday where you are, there will be a lot of cloud around on mond

we just need to keep our attention down towards south wales and south west england.. temperatures again just below par, really, for the beginning of august, 12—20 degrees the high. again, tuesday, dry, settled and sunny for many. we might see 21 degrees if we're lucky on tuesday and just the risk of an isolated shower, perhaps, out towards northern ireland. but as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, this area of low pressure looks likely to drift its way over to northern france but it may welljust enhance the risk of some showers out to the west as we go through the day on wednesday. so, wednesday is subject to change but it looks likely we'll see an increase in sunshine and sharp showers developing, most of those out to the south and the west. top temperatures of 21 celsius. but the real gear change comes from wednesday night into thursday, as we'll see more significant areas of low pressure starting to move in across the country. it turns increasingly wetter and windier at times as well. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... success for team gb in tokyo — go

dry with sunshine for south—west england and wales, northern ireland and western areas of scotland.rom scandinavia. so no heatwave in the forecast, but it will be a pleasant spell of weather. it's going to be largely dry with some sunshine to look forward to. so that settling down process really gets under way on monday, with most of us having a dry day with some sunny spells. in the sunshine, it's august, it's going to feel warm in that sunshine with temperatures widely climbing into the low 20s, peeking around 22 celsius in glasgow, birmingham, and cardiff, as well. into tuesday's forecast, and again it's another largely fine day. you could find a view mist and fog patches for the early risers, but otherwise looking fine with spells of sunshine. the wind is coming onshore around parts of east anglia and kent, keeping temperatures here on the coastal strip probably around 19—20 celsius. the highest temperatures across western areas. 2a perhaps in glasgow. that really would feel pleasantly warm. and as we look at the forecast through the rest of the week, you can see the weather doe

heavy for central and eastern scotland, central and eastern england, dry with sunshine for south—west englandooks like the high pressure will be with us and that will bring the air from scandinavia so no heatwave in the forecast but there will be a pleasant smell of weather and it will be largely dry with some sunshine to look forward to. so that is settling down and it gets under way on monday. most of us will have a dry day with some sunny spells. in the sunshine, it is august and it will feel warm in the sunshine with temperatures widely climbing into the low 20s. peaking at around 22 in glasgow, birmingham and cardiff. into the forecast of tuesday and again another largely fine day. you could find a few mist and fog patches for the early risers that otherwise we are looking fine with spells of sunshine. the wind coming on shore around of east anglia and kent keeping temperatures here around the coastal strip probably at around 19 or 20 highest temperature across western areas at 2a, perhaps in glasgow. that really would feel pleasantly warm. as we look at the forecast for the rest of the

cloud and rain at times for wales and south—west england, the rain clearing from england and northernome further showers drifting into north—eastern areas. starting the new week we have a north—westerly wind, quite a cool wind and quite a cool week ahead with a fair amount of cloud, especially across the western half of the uk on monday. some brighter skies developing further east where we have the best of the sunshine. but not great for mid august, 15, maybe 21 degrees in the south of england. high—pressure stills of the west and low pressure to the north—east through the week. quite a lot of cloud coming in across many parts of uk through the week ahead. there will be some sunshine but it will tend to feel fairly cool. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the last major city in northern afghanistan, mazar—i—sharif, reportedly falls to the taliban. us presidentjoe biden authorises deployment of about 5,000 us troops. at least 227 people have died in haiti after a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.2 magnitude. a state of emergency has been declared. in the uk, there are questions fo

tomorrow morning, patchy rain for south—west england, into northern england and northern ireland in thef northern ireland. cloud and rain will disperse tomorrow evening but still quite a few showers continuing across northern scotland where that cool air will continue to dig in. it will push its way further south was as we move into monday. for the new working week, things are quieter, we see high pressure building from the west, but we will keep in quite a lot of cloud and lots of that cool north—westerly wind. across the western side of the isles, we have more cloud, it will feel much cooler thanit more cloud, it will feel much cooler than it has done. in the east, if we get breaks in the cloud, temperatures go up to around 20 or 21. forthe temperatures go up to around 20 or 21. for the week ahead, it's really quite quiet, not much rain in the forecast, but lots of rain and cloud, —— lots of cloud. it could get warmer towards the end of the week.

but for western scotland, northern ireland, wales, south—west england and parts of southern england,oss northern ireland and scotland, getting into northern england and north wales, with cloud building ahead of it. behind it, the cloud will be thick enough again for some patchy light rain or some drizzle, and there will be some widespread mist and fog, particularly so around the coasts and on the hills. tomorrow, then, you can see our weather front sinking south. isobars open out a little bit but it will still be a breezy day, still the breeze coming from the north—west. and still we have got rain pushing down, eventually clearing the far south—east but a lot of cloud behind it, thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle from time to time, with one or two brighter breaks. but temperatures, nothing to write home about, 14—20 degrees. for wednesday, here is our weather front, a weak affair, pushing across us, isobars really do space out and there's another front waiting in the wings. so that translates to some brighterskies, quite a bit of cloud at times, some brighter breaks,

quite heavy for central and eastern scotland, central and eastern england, dry was sunshine for south—west englandh pressure will be with us and that will bring the air from scandinavia so no heatwave in the forecast but there will be a pleasant smell of weather and it will be largely dry with some sunshine to look forward to. so that is settling down and it gets under way on monday. most of us will have a dry day was sunny spells. in the sunshine, it is august and it will feel warm in the sunshine with temperatures widely climbing into the low 20s. peaking at around 22 in glasgow, birmingham and cardiff. into the forecast of tuesday and again another largely fine day. you could find a few mist and fog patches for the early risers that otherwise we are looking fine with spells of sunshine. the wind coming on shore around of east anglia and kent keeping temperatures here around the coastal strip probably at around 19 or 20 highest temperature across western areas at 2a, perhaps in glasgow. that really would feel pleasantly warm. as we look at the forecast for the rest of the forecast for the rest o

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during the day, still a few sunny spells but most of sunday's sunshine will be in wales and south—west englandh preston. our top stories: quite like the us carries out a drone — quite like the us carries out a drone strike in afghanistan less— drone strike in afghanistan less than two days after a deadly— less than two days after a deadly attack at kabul airport. the taliban say they're ready to take control of kabul airport as soon as american forces leave. it's thought us and uk troops could end their operations there within hours. also on the programme, us intelligence agencies it says covid—19 was not developed as a biological weapon but they remain split on its origins. and, football superstar cristiano ronaldo is returning to manchester united — 12 years after he left.

and just take a look at what's happening across wales and south west england.a relatively mild start to the weekend with double digits, but, unfortunately, the thundery downpours are set to continue. it's going to be an unsettled weekend, particularly on the saturday. so, low pressure still with us, plenty of showers from the west first thing in the morning. they're going to be driven in by some brisk winds, gusts in excess of 30—110 mph on exposed coasts. and that'll rattle those showers further east as we go through the afternoon. one or two places may well stay dry, but if you catch a shower, some of them really quite heavy and they could be quite torrential at times. so, temperatures are going to be a little bit subdued, i'm afraid, with all the showers around. highs of 15—20 celsius. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, the low pressure looks likely to drift its wayjust that little bit further east, and potentially things may well quieten down just a touch. still plenty of showers around for the second half of the weekend, but hopefully not as many

we just need to keep our attention down towards south wales and south west england.eveloping. temperatures again just below par, really, for the beginning of august, 12—20 degrees the high. again, tuesday, dry, settled and sunny for many. we might see 21 degrees if we're lucky on tuesday and just the risk of an isolated shower, perhaps, out towards northern ireland. but as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, this area of low pressure looks likely to drift its way over to northern france but it may welljust enhance the risk of some showers out to the west as we go through the day on wednesday. so, wednesday is subject to change but it looks likely we'll see an increase in sunshine and sharp showers developing, most of those out to the south and the west. top temperatures of 21 celsius. but the real gear change comes from wednesday night into thursday, as we'll see more significant areas of low pressure starting to move in across the country. it turns increasingly wetter and windier at times as well. this is bbc news with the latest headlines... in the last few minu