in braemar, minus 10.2 celsius. in the west, we have watched rain gathering, moving across northern england and coming out of northern ireland as we go through the rest of the day. you can see extending through wales and into scotland. driest conditions in the far south east, but here, too, the cloud will build. it will be mailed across the west of the country today, but pulling in a mild breeze, coming out from the south. through the evening and overnight, we hang onto that breeze in the west. a rain band continuing to migrate northwards and heath was producing transient snow across northern scotland with the risk of ice here. another cold night, away from the west. tomorrow, rain continues to come in from the west pushing northwards and eastwards. behind it, it will brighten up a little bit, but tomorrow, it is the temperatures we will be talking about, especially across northern ireland, england and wales, where it will be very mild. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: opening up christmas for thousands — new

we have just had the coldest night of the winter so far, with the temperature falling to —10.2 in braemarf us started with bright skies but clouds have been filling in, and this afternoon rain pushing north and east. a noticeable breeze coming in behind this band of rain, bringing milder conditions, but ahead of it it's going to feel cold. tonight, some transient snow in scotland, with the risk of ice on untreated services. temperatures are not going to fall as low in the west compared to the rest of the country. we start tomorrow on a murky note, a lot of cloud, some rain pushing north and east, and the heaviest across northern ireland, northern england, southern and western scotland. behind it, brightening up a bit, but for northern ireland, england and wales, very mild for the time of year, still cool in the north—east. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... christmas may become a little more normal for thousands of people, as new covid rules mean you can stop self—isolating up to three days early in england, if you're testing negative. but widespread disruption to rail and other pu

in braemar, we had temperatures of minus nine celsius but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over thely difference was elevation. cairnwell is nearly a kilometre higher in the atmosphere and air sinks through the atmosphere and as it happens it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, pretty widespread across upland areas of the country whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. 0vernight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skies across parts of scotland where it will turn cold. some deeper valleys may get down to —8. with the cloud elsewhere in most parts, frost free, but it may be misty and foggy for some as we start monday morning. monday, on the face of it, a cloudy day, but the cloud in eastern scotland and eastern areas of england will be more prone to breaking so it may turn out to be a brighter day somewhat. temperatures similar to the weekend, typically around 6 or 7 degrees. and this quiet spell of weather continuing into tuesday and wednesday with variable cloud, some sunny spell

in braemar, we had temperatures of minus nine celsius but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over thearly a kilometre higher in the atmosphere and air sinks through the atmosphere and as it happens it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, pretty widespread across upland areas of the country whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. overnight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skies across parts of scotland where it will turn cold. some deeper valleys may get down to —8. with the cloud elsewhere in most parts, frost free, but it may be misty and foggy for some as we start monday morning. monday, on the face of it, a cloudy day, but the cloud in eastern scotland and eastern areas of england will be more prone to breaking so it may turn out to be a brighter day somewhat. temperatures similar to the weekend, typically around 6 or 7 degrees. and this quiet spell of weather continuing into tuesday and wednesday with variable cloud, some sunny spells and some frost. mist and fog patches. afte

cold as last night in parts of scotland, where we saw the coldest night of the winter so far, —9 in braemar widespread the frost could be, maybe as low as —7 tonight in parts of the grampians, —2 to “4 or —5 across parts of england and wales. it will all depend on exactly how much cloud clears, but either way, there is more cloud waiting in the wings for the rest of the week. this area of low pressure is starting to edge closer and it'll have an influence on the temperature to start with in northern ireland, temperatures lifting by the morning, but cloud, outbreaks of rain spreading in which will eventually push into parts of western central scotland, isle of man, western parts of wales for the day. further east, you'll stay dry, but after the morning sunshine and frost, the cloud amounts will increase, sunshine turns hazy, but it stays cold compared to the 8—10c we'll see across western areas. and it's that milder air which will win out, pushing its way northwards, but the frontjust grinds to a halt in northern scotland and fizzles. could be some snow for a time across the higher ground he

we had temperatures of —8.9 celsius at braemar in aberdeenshire, the coldest night of the autumn ande day, some sunshine, mostly cloudy and largely dry as well. there will be the odd spot of drizzle, but high pressure still very much driving our weather, bringing us the largely dry and settled theme. now, you can see where we're going to be sticking with the cloud all day, particularly for parts of central, southern and eastern england, into eastern and northeastern scotland as well. some sunshine up towards shetland and also for western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, the western fringes of england and wales as well. so, temperatures only about three to nine degrees, but some of us lucky enough to see some blue sky, particularly in the west. cloudier conditions further east, lasting through this evening and overnight, and that cloud today was thick enough for the odd spot of rain and drizzle coming out of it as well. tonight won't be quite as cold as it was last night, but still, i think, a touch of frost across scotland and parts of northern england potentially as w

in braemar, we had temperatures of —9 celsius but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over the tops ofilometre higher in the atmosphere, and with high pressure in charge at the moment, air sinks down through the atmosphere and as that happens, it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, pretty widespread across upland areas of the country, whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. overnight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skies across parts of scotland where it will turn cold. some deeper valleys may get down to —8. with the cloud elsewhere in most parts, it's frost free, but it may be misty and foggy for some as we start monday morning. monday, on the face of it, a cloudy day, but the cloud in eastern scotland and eastern areas of england will be more prone to breaking, so it may turn out to be a brighter day somewhat. temperatures similar to the weekend, typically around 6 or 7 degrees. and this quiet spell of weather continuing into tuesday and wednesday with variable cloud, some sun

in braemar we had temperatures of minus nine degrees but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over thenly difference was elevation. carewell is nearly a kilometre up in the atmosphere. with high pressure in charge at the moment, air sinks down through the atmosphere and as that happens, it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, is pretty widespread across upland areas of the country whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. 0vernight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skies across parts of scotland where it will turn cold. some deeper valleys may get down to —8. with the cloud elsewhere in most parts, frost free but it maybe misty and foggy for some as we start monday morning. monday, on the face of it a cloudy day but the cloud in eastern scotland and eastern areas of england will be more prone to breaking so it may turn out to be a brighter day somewhat. temperatures similar to the weekend, typically around six or 7 degrees. and this quiet spell of weather continuing into tuesday and w

it was a cold start to this morning, we had temperatures last night as low as minus 8.9 celsius in braemars keeping rather a lot of cloud but mostly dry. still some mist and fog lingering all day for some central and eastern parts of england and eastern scotland. quite a lot of low cloud. it�*s further west that you will see some some holes in that cloud. so some sunshine for, north—west england and wales as well. sunny spells for northern ireland and parts of south—west england. but further east feeling fairly chilly where you�*re trapped under that cloud all day. this evening and tonight, then, largely cloudy, mostly dry. the odd spot of drizzle coming out of that cloud at times for today and tonight. it won�*t be quite as cold as it was last night, still a bit of frost across parts of scotland in particular. one or two misty patches monday morning. another largely dry, cloudy day but more sunshine breaking through the cloud for central and eastern england where we haven�*t seen the sun for a few days. top temperatures around two to nine degrees. good afternoon. the health secretary.

cold as last night in parts of scotland, where we saw the coldest night of the winter so far, —9 in braemarh cloud clears, but either way, there is more cloud waiting in the wings for the rest of the week. this area of low pressure is starting to edge closer and it�*ll have an influence on the temperature to start with in northern ireland, temperatures lifting by the morning, but cloud, outbreaks of rain spreading in which will eventually push into parts of western central scotland, isle of man, western parts of wales for the day. further east, you�*ll stay dry, but after the morning sunshine and frost, the cloud amounts will increase, sunshine turns hazy, but it stays cold compared to the 8—10c we�*ll see across western areas. and it�*s that milder air which will win out, pushing its way northwards, but the frontjust grinds to a halt in northern scotland and fizzles. could be some snow for a time across the higher ground here. and then the next weather front pushes in for thursday. so for thursday, outbreaks of rain, maybe a little bit more across the south this time, but not a huge amount

it was a cold start to this morning, we had temperatures last night as low as minus 8.9 celsius in braemarher a lot of cloud but mostly dry. still some mist and fog lingering all day for some central and eastern parts of england and eastern scotland. quite a lot of low cloud. it's further west that you will see some some holes in that cloud. so some sunshine for, north—west england and wales as well. sunny spells for northern ireland and parts of south—west england but further east feeling fairly chilly where you're trapped under that cloud all day. this evening and tonight, then, largely cloudy, mostly dry. the odd spot of drizzle coming out of that cloud at times for today and tonight. it won't be quite as cold as it was last night, still a bit of frost across parts of scotland in particular. one or two misty patches monday morning. another largely dry, cloudy day but more sunshine breaking through the cloud for central and eastern england where we haven't seen the sun for a few days. top temperatures around two to nine degrees. this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines: the uk

cold as last night in parts of scotland, where we saw the coldest night of the winter so far, —9 in braemarfrost could be, maybe as low as —7 tonight in parts of the grampians, —2 to “i! or —5 across parts of england and wales. it will all depend on exactly how much cloud clears, but either way, there is more cloud waiting in the wings for the rest of the week. this area of low pressure is starting to edge closer and it'll have an influence on the temperature to start with in northern ireland, temperatures lifting by the morning, but cloud, outbreaks of rain spreading in which will eventually push into parts of western central scotland, isle of man, western parts of wales for the day. furhter east, you'll stay dry, but after the morning sunshine and frost, the cloud amounts will increase, sunshine turns hazy, but it stays cold compared to the 8—10 celsius we'll see across western areas. and it's that milder air which will win out, pushing its way northwards, butjust grinds to a halt in northern scotland and fizzles. could be some snow for a time across the higher ground here. and then the n

it was a cold start to this morning, we had temperatures last night as low as minus 8.9 celsius in braemarhat made it the coldest night of the autumn and winter so far. now, through today, some sunshine. most places keeping rather a lot of cloud but mostly dry. still some mist and fog lingering all day for some central and eastern parts of england and eastern scotland. quite a lot of low cloud. it's further west that you will see some some holes in that cloud. so some sunshine for western scotland, north west england and wales as well. sunny spells for northern ireland and parts of south—west england but further east feeling fairly chilly where you're trapped under that cloud all day. this evening and tonight, then, largely cloudy, mostly dry. the odd spot of drizzle coming out of that cloud at times for today and tonight. it won't be quite as cold as it was last night, still a bit of frost across parts of scotland in particular. one or two misty patches monday morning. another largely dry, cloudy day but more sunshine breaking through the cloud for central and eastern england where we hav

cold as last night in parts of scotland where we saw the coldest night of the winter so far, —9 in braemarwinds for the rest of the week. this area of low pressure is starting to edge closer and it will have influence on the temperatures in northern ireland. vane will eventually push into parts of isle of man, western parts of wales. after the morning sunshine and frost, sunshine turns hazy but it stays cold compared to the 8—10 c across western areas. that mild air will win out, but grinds to a halt in northern scotland and fizzles. some snow for a time. the next weather front pushes in for thursday. outbreaks of rain, may be a little bit more across the south this time. it dries and brightens up here. stays pretty wet across parts of scotland. and it will be rain rather than snow for most, but notice the temperature. into the night, and through into christmas eve. a big travel day for some of you. a few are on the move, first thing there could be areas of dense fog around to start the day. some of that could take some time to shift. to be replaced in parts of ireland, into wales, central

we had temperatures of —8.9 celsius at braemar in aberdeenshire, the coldest night of the autumn andng to be sticking with the cloud all day, particularly for parts of central, southern and eastern england, into eastern and northeastern scotland as well. some sunshine up towards shetland and also for western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, the western fringes of england and wales as well. so temperatures only about three to nine degrees, but some of us lucky enough to see some blue sky, particularly in the west. cloudier conditions further east, lasting through this evening and overnight, and that cloud today was thick enough for the spot of rain and drizzle coming out of it as well. tonight won't be quite as cold as it was last night, but still, i think, a touch of frost across scotland and parts of northern england potentially as well, under the blanket of cloud, probably mostly frost—free further south and east. high pressure still holding on as we head on into monday, so the weather really not changing very much day to day. but what you will notice on monday after

this is how things are looking in braemar and aboyne, in aberdeenshire.so enjoying festive weather. for the rest of us, it's something more traditional — rain. that's it from the newsroom for now. the queen's speech is on bbc one at 3pm. the next news on bbc one is at ten to midnight. enjoy the rest of your day. you're watching bbc news. pope francis has called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw during the coronavirus pandemic. here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sister and brothers, what would our _ translation: sister and brothers, what would our record _ translation: sister and brothers, what would our record of— translation: sister and brothers, what would our record of the - translation: sister and brothers, what would our record of the many| what would our record of the many generous people who keep families and communities together in this time of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there

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we had temperatures of —8.9 celsius at braemar in aberdeenshire, the coldest night of the autumn andargely dry and settled theme. now, you can see where we're going to be sticking with the cloud all day, particularly for parts of central, southern and eastern england, into eastern and northeastern scotland as well. some sunshine up towards shetland and also for western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, the western fringes of england and wales as well. so temperatures only about three to nine degrees, but some of us lucky enough to see some blue sky, particularly in the west. cloudier conditions further east, lasting through this evening and overnight, and that cloud today was thick enough for the spot of rain and drizzle coming out of it as well. tonight won't be quite as cold as it was last night, but still, i think, a touch of frost across scotland and parts of northern england potentially as well, under the blanket of cloud, probably mostly frost—free further south and east. high pressure still holding on as we head on into monday, so the weather really not changing

temperatures last night fell to —10.2 in braemar. from the west. western areas not as cold. in sheltered lines in scotland perhaps, gross sheltered parts of northern and then, we could see the odd pocket of frost. tomorrow is a murky start. a fair bit of clout. the rain crossing is. moving again northwards and also eastwards. behind that, something drier. they will still be a legacy of cloud but they will be some sunshine later in they will be some sunshine later in the day across wales and south—west england. note those temperatures. mild for the time of the about cool across the north—east. thank you. i'm not sure if that is your work right now but it looks good. your work right now but it looks aood. ., . ., . good. you are normally out in the cold with your _ good. you are normally out in the cold with your big _ good. you are normally out in the cold with your big coats _ good. you are normally out in the cold with your big coats on. - good. you are normally out in the i cold with your big coats on. waders. haven't been _ cold w

it is been the coldest night of the autumn and winter in the uk and we had temperatures in braemar downdy with the odd spot of drizzle. mist and fog patches will not be as extensive as over the past couple of nights and we will see frost for scotland and into parts of northern england perhaps but many of us largely frost free with the blanket of low cloud sticking around. demand a high pressure right across the uk something is not changing very much. what you will notice is the cloud particularly for central and eastern england will break up a bit more tomorrow compared to yesterday and today she could see glimpses of sunshine for areas that have not seen it for quite a while. the best of the brightness in northern and western parts of scotland but it is colder thanit parts of scotland but it is colder than it has been recently and a high and aberdeen of 2 degrees. the south—west of england nine or possibly 10 degrees. in the week ahead high pressure looks like it might slowly ease towards the east towards mid week and that could open the doors for a lower pressure to move on from the a

let me take you to braemar in aberdeenshire.own into the borders, and the far north of england in the pennines. we have had a few reports of snow so far today, and is making it officially a light christmas in these areas. still some snow flurries around. in the moment it is sleet and snow across parts of northern england, the vast majority of the outbreaks of rain, the blue on the child, and heavier bursts in across the south—west and wales. to go with it, cloud, misty and murky over the hills, a great start to christmas day for many. the brightest conditions and the far north of england into scotland, where the snow showers will continue. the rain getting heavier into northern ireland, wales, and the south—west earlier in the day. quite a mild day. when coming in from the self south—easterly direction. it is coming from a cold direction. it is coming from a cold direction across the northern half of the country. it is going to keep it on the cold side today, adding to the festive feel. temperatures on the festive feel. temperat

in braemar in aberdeenshire it is on the chilly side. heavy rain through parts of central scotland.in moving out of wales and into the south of england. sd went with it. you cannot rule out the odd rumble of thunder. for some that first glimpse of sunshine into weeks as we see the cloud break—up more readily. quite a breeze blowing. lighterwinds more readily. quite a breeze blowing. lighter winds further north into central northern scotland. temperatures in single figures, still above where we should be. 16, 17 in the east. as we head towards midnight there will be outbreaks of rain in the west. the heavier bass in the north—west. these are the temperatures to in new year's day. temperatures still in double figures across most parts of the country. rain pushing across northern england and parts of scotland. on new year's day itself a lot of dry weather with sunshine. blustery but there will be batches of showers working their way east. elsewhere a brief hit of rain, gusty winds and sunshine in between. that is how it is looking. more for you later. see you later. warm out there, isn

and also in braemar. nothing like that today. very mild in england, wales and northern ireland.he north and mild in the south. dependent on how far south and north it travels depends on what we get. this is what we think on christmas day at the moment. rain across the west. a lot of cloud. and where this engages with the colder air, we are likely to see snow. if we see snow, most of it on the hills. the same in northern ireland, northern england and north wales and later the southern uplands. but it is a big if. further north, and further south, still in the is a big if. further north, and further south, still in the mild air. that is exciting. it is. i love the weather, so this is right up my street. just as well you do the weather. that has been fortuitous. very much so. we will not see you before christmas. have a lovely christmas. i am in tomorrow. excellent. save the emotion for tomorrow. last month we reported on a nasa space agency mishra to launch a rocket. and it is thought a strategy would save as if something was on a collision course. this is the subject of a netflix

these are the temperatures at the moment in braemar it is only minus four degrees. seven in st helier. maybe nine in plymouth. through this evening and overnight once again there would be some clear skies. so once again we will see some frost and some fog patches. by the end of the night a week where the front coming in across the north of scotland will be introducing some patchy rain. these temperatures represent towns and cities. in rural areas they will be lower. you can see where the blues are in the charts where we are expecting a touch of frost. tomorrow then we start off with some clear skies, so some sunshine. england and wales we are going to lose the fog. for most it will be a sunnier day than today. for northern ireland and scotland they will be a bit more cloud. these are the temperatures. 49 degrees. still breezy in the south—west. carol, thank you. we will talk to you in half an hour. as the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly, the number of nhs workers off sick with covid in london has more than doubled in four days. on saturday, the mayor of