nine degrees in the central belt of scotland and 1a in the southeast.bc world news, the headlines. health bosses in the uk warn some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. but russia says 63 were killed. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks and been called to the incident. thousands of roman catholics are paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, whose body

nine degrees in the central belt of scotland and 11! in the southeast.ing to viewers in the uk and around the world . i'm ben brown. the headlines a warning over the uk's national health service , senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. russia says 63 soldiers were killed the vatican says at least 65 thousand people have filed past the body of the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, on the first day of his lying—in—state in scotland, three people have died, after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. thousands wait in line to pay their respects to football legend pele — as a public wake begins

still mild, though, look at those temperatures, 10 degrees in the central belt of scotland, 13 acrossnd and wales. that area of low pressure continues to deepen, gusts of 70 mph in parts of scotland overnight before that runs away and we get another weather system steaming in from the atlantic once again. that essentially means we stay in very unsettled weather to the end of the weekend into the weekend, showers or longer spells of rain, windy at times, and again it is going to be mild. that is all from the bbc news at 0ne. mild. that is all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one now, wejoined the team is where you are. good afternoon, i'm qasa alom, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. there are four premier league games tonight with brighton away at everton, and leicester hosting fulham. in—form manchester united are at home to bournemouth, and league leaders arsenal take on the team in third, newcastle. arsenal are seven points clear at the top — but their manager is hoping fans don't get too ahead of themselves. it's not about stopping anybody, it's about being realistic

strong winds, gusts of 60—70 mph for exposed western parts and strong winds funnelling through the central belt it's going to be a mild night generally, 6—10 the minimum temperatures. tomorrow, a plus to restart particularly in scotland where there will be some showers. those will slowly fade. the winds will tend to ease for a time. this is a window of drier, brighter weather although with more cloud rolling into the west and perhaps some rain here later in the day. perhaps not quite as male yesterday, but still 9—12, above the norm for the time of year —— not quite as mild. the weekend, the wind will be a feature, a blustery wind and rain a feature, a blustery wind and rain a feature, a blustery wind and rain a feature at times because of another area of low pressure, a big low with this frontal system running ahead of it. the front is going to be quite slow moving during friday night into saturday, so some heavy rain for many, clearing the eastern side of england through the day. behind its spells of sunshine but plenty of heavy, blustery showers. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures

through the central belt, 45 mph, but in central scotland up to 70 mph. the rain is clearing here but lots of showers following in. the main rain band slips down across england and wales, that will be accompanied by gusty winds. should have swept clear though by tomorrow morning, clearer skies following away from the showers and the temperatures at and sevens. a windy start in scotland tomorrow, they ease through the morning. showers will become fewer. 0ther morning. showers will become fewer. other parts of the uk starting dry with sunshine. western areas in particular turning more cloudy with spots of rain ahead of the main rain band that arrives after dark. another mild day though tomorrow, south—westerly breezes and temperatures reaching 12 degrees. into the weekend, staying very windy, strong winds to come this weekend, pushing in some rain from time to time. that rain sweeping eastwards during friday night into saturday, struggling to clear away from the wind is wind is picking up through the irish sea into scotland, lots of showers coming into west

for as well through the central belt for a time and it will be a mild overnight temperatures norther deep area of low pressure. ahead of it is a weather front, a slow—moving weather front and it will bring a band of heavy rain into saturday, moving slowly across the eastern half of england and behind that, sunny spells but showers working in and it will stay windy and temperatures in the range between nine and 12 degrees. through saturday night and into sunday, the low pressure passes close to the north—west of the uk and the white lines are squeezing together and we will have strong winds quite widely on sunday and some very heavy downpours with hail mixing in and wintry showers towards the north and temperatures of between seven and 9 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines: sir keir starmer promises a labour government would devolve power from westminister to local communities in what he calls a bill for people to �*take back control�*. prince harry�*s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess o

but even some very windy conditions funnelling through the central belt, but not a cold night temperaturesrning we'll start on a blustery and showery note across scotland. but as our area of low pressure pulls away, the showers will tend to ease, as will the winds. and actually, for most of us during tomorrow, there will be some spells of sunshine, although cloud will roll back into south—west england, wales and northern ireland later, along with the odd spot of rain, and the winds will start to strengthen once again. but it's mild, temperatures between 9—12 celsius. now, as we head into the weekend, expect more strong and blustery winds and some very heavy downpours at times. it's all because of another area of low pressure, a big, broad low that really will dominate the scene through the weekend. this band of wet weather here, this frontal system will be quite slow moving. so that could bring quite a lot of rain for some of us through the first part of saturday. and actually, that band of rain will struggle to clear from the far east of england. but behind it we will see a return to brig

be brighter in the south west, may be brighter in other parts of scotland, temperatures in the central beltu're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm ben brown. our top stories: a warning over the uk's national health service — senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. russia says 63 soldiers were killed. thousands are paying their respects to the late pope benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. in scotland, three people have died, after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. the coffin of football legend pele arrives at the stadium of his former club, santos, for a public wake.

nine degrees in the central belt of scotland and ii; in the southeast.s 63 of its soldiers were killed in a ukrainian attack using advanced american missiles. kyiv claims the deaths run into the hundreds. the international monetary fund warns of a tough year ahead with a global economic slowdown. we'll ask why china is set to be a drag on the global economy for the first time in many decades. also on newsday. a dire warning over the uk's national health service. some accident and emergency departments are said to be in a "complete state of crisis". all this us at a level that most of us who work in emergency medicine

with it where we'll see further snow, certainly over the higher ground of scotland, north of the central beltr away through the day. furthersouth, it's a bright start to the day. there will be some blustery showers across southern and western areas, but then it clouds over into the afternoon with rain starting to push back into southern and southeast england. another mild day in the south, very cold, though further north. it looks like the sleet and snow will tend to peter out slowly across scotland. there'll still be a few wintry showers around and a couple of showers dotted around central and southern areas. but, again, a milder night to come across the southeast, but some colder air further north, some of that chillier air working its way into irish sea coastal areas and into wales as well. and the reason for it is because this bump, this ridge of high pressure, will nose in, bringing some cooler north westerly winds. and you can see the blue colours indicating a slightly colder wedge of air there with the ridge of high pressure for monday. but it won't last long, milder air will be waitin

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belts around on friday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: an extraordinary day in washington, as congress fails to elect a house speaker in the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. in brazil, thousands of people line the streets to say farewell to the football legend pele, who has been laid to rest. questions are raised about how mi5 dealt with the case of a 15—year—old girl groomed for extremism. the european commission says there's majority support for travel restrictions for people arriving from china. it comes amid a surge of covid cases there. and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition,

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltndow of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. welcome to bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: chaos and confusion. the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session for the first time in a century. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases. beijing threatens to retaliate. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. and the fans say goodbye. tens of thousands line the streets for the funeral of brazilian football legend pele.

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestcountry, gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain.

actually but it's still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central beltuthern parts of england. but it will get windy, actually, overnight. after dark, around that deep area of low pressure, we could find some very strong winds coming into scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. otherwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees. you're watching the context on bbc news. elected speaker of the house, a position that would make them second in line to the presidency. these are the images left now the representatives were a third vote is taking place and it is the first time and a hundred years that the houses failed to elect a speaker on

with it where we'll see further snow, certainly over the higher ground of scotland, north of the central belthat rain and snow will tend to clear away through the day. furthersouth, it's a bright start to the day. there will be some blustery showers across southern and western areas, but then it clouds over into the afternoon with rain starting to push back into southern and south east england. another mild day in the south. very cold, though further north. it looks like the sleet and snow will tend to peter out slowly across scotland. there'll still be a few wintry showers around and a couple of showers dotted around central and southern areas, but, again, a milder night to come across the south—east, but some colder air further north. some of that chillier air working its way into irish sea coastal areas and into wales as well. and the reason for it is because this bump, this ridge of high pressure, will nose in, bringing some cooler north westerly winds, and you can see the blue colours indicating a slightly colder wedge of air there, with the ridge of high pressure for monday. but it won'

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestuntry, gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. te

but even some very windy conditions funnelling through the central belt, but not a cold night's temperaturesotland. but as our area of low pressure pulls away, the showers will tend to ease, as will the winds. and actually, for most of us during tomorrow, there will be some spells of sunshine, although cloud will roll back into south west england, wales and northern ireland later, along with the odd spot of rain, and the winds will start to strengthen once again. but it's mild, temperatures between 9—12 celisus. now, as we head into the weekend, expect more strong and blustery winds and some very heavy downpours at times. it's all because of another area of low pressure, a big, broad low that really will dominate the scene through the weekend. this band of wet weather here, this frontal system will be quite slow moving. so that could bring quite a lot of rain for some of us through the first part of saturday. and actually, that band of rain will struggle to clear from the far east of england. but behind it we will see a return to brighter skies, albeit with lots of showers, some of those hea

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongesthern parts of the country, gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with tha

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belteather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. welcome to bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: chaos and confusion — the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session, for the first time in a century. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases — beijing threatens to retaliate. the tragedy of a british schoolgirl groomed for extremism — questions are raised over how the security services dealt with her case. and the fans say goodbye — tens of thousands line the streets for the funeral of brazilian football legend, pele.

strong winds through the central belt., 70mph. lots of showers blown in here. after the overnight rain, elsewhere, we're going to find some sunshine around. the winds will ease in scotland, the showers do become fewer and there'll be some sunshine here. western areas will tend to cloud over more through the afternoon. little rain coming into south—west england and south wales. sunshine hangs on for eastern areas. it will be a mild and breezy day, with temperatures 9—12 degrees, but it will get wetter during the evening out towards the west and the winds will pick up again. and this band of rain will push its way eastwards during friday night into saturday morning. strong southerly winds will keep it on the mild side. we do have that rain moving slowly eastwards during saturday. it's going to be followed by some sunshine and blustery showers that will continue into the second half of the weekend. welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: a speaker has not been elected. the longest race in more than 150 years:

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestgot a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no low

strong winds through the central belt. overnight rain, elsewhere, we're going to find some sunshine around. the winds will ease in scotland, the showers do become fewer and there'll be some sunshine here. western areas will tend to cloud over more through the afternoon. little rain coming into south—west england and south wales. sunshine hangs on for eastern areas. it will be a mild and breezy day, with temperatures 9—12 degrees, but it will get wetter during the evening out towards the west and the winds will pick up again. and this band of rain will push its way eastwards during friday night into saturday morning. strong southerly winds will keep it on the mild side. we do have that rain moving slowly eastwards during saturday. it's going to be followed by some sunshine and blustery showers that will continue into the second half of the weekend. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. growing concerns about chinese travellers and the spread of covid over lunar new year, in

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltfriday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. for the first time in a century, the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by so named, a speaker has not been elected. more strikes planned by nhs staff — as pressure grows on the uk's hospital emergency departments. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases — beijing threatens to retaliate. and a mountain, a ski—lift — but where's the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe's winter sports.

nine degrees in the central belt of scotland and 14 in the southeast.edged the deaths of 63 soldiers in a ukrainian attack in the occupied donetsk region on new year's eve. kyiv claims hundreds were killed in the strikes on a building where russian forces were stationed. senior doctors in the uk are warning that some hospital accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis" due to the extreme pressures facing the national health service this winter. a number of hospitals have declared critical incidents. three people have died after fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services — including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks — were called to the incident. the vatican says at least 65,000 people have filed past the body of the former pope, benedict xvi, on the first day of his lying—in—state.

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltn friday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: chaos and confusion: the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session for the first time in a century. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases: beijing threatens to retaliate. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang is found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice. and the fans say goodbye: tens of thousands line the streets for the funeral of brazilian football legend pele.

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongest gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperat

the is edging central belt. is edging away most of england where away for most of england where it brightening up it will be brightening up through today. many through the day today. many places spells of places seeing some spells of afternoon sunshine, but it's also turn colder , quite also going to turn colder, quite mild in the south. mild this morning in the south. temperatures in double figures by more by this afternoon, more typically 5 to 7 degrees celsius and dropping sharply this evening . the winds picking up evening. the winds picking up sharply this evening, evening. the winds picking up sharply this evening , too, for sharply this evening, too, for northern ireland. and there's more come here. we more rain to come here. so we have a and rain yellow met have a wind and rain yellow met office warning in for office warning in place for northern ireland could cause some . the showers some disruption. the showers across northern scotland turning increasingly wintry. even down to lower levels, potentially

but it�*s still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central beltnds coming into scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. 0therwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees. hello, i�*m ros atkins, this is 0utside source. kevin mccarthy has failed in his initial bid to become the next speaker of the house of representatives. as the battle for bakhmut rages — a russian mercenaries admit �*great difficulty�* in capturing the city from ukrainian forces. sam bangemann freed has appeared in court in new york. he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he faces. and we return to brazil who has been saying goodbye to pele. his coffin h

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belts a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as restrictions are lifted — what does china's rapidly spreading covid cases mean for the economy? we get an expert view. business leaders meet with the uk chancellor today to push for an extension of the energy bill support scheme. a plea of not guilty. the former boss of the collapsed crypto exchange ftx denies all federal charges in new york. and how do you fancy a meal cooked by a robot chef? it's a real thing coming to a restaurant near you.

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltf somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. it's the first time in a hundred years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. the chinese government says that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on chinese arrivals are politically motivated and has warned that it may retaliate. some countries have already introduced their own measures. an eu—wide decision is expected shortly. the legendary football icon, pele, has been laid to rest in santos, the brazilian city where he spent most of his life. in a family cer

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltwhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week, we are celebrating 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we will look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips.

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongesta lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no lower t

nine degrees in the central belt of scotland and 1a in the southeast.63 of its soldiers were killed in a ukrainian attack in the occupied donetsk region. kyiv claims the deaths run into the hundreds. a warning over the uk�*s national health service — senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the vatican says at least 65,000 people have filed past the body of the former pope benedict xvi on the first day of his lying—in—state. in scotland, three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. thousands wait in line to pay their respects to football legend pele, as a public wake begins

even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestrs coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no lower than 11 degrees

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltrier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from oakland, california. i'm stephen sackur. this city has long been a cradle of the struggle for black freedom and equality. black 0aklanders know the reality of systemic discrimination. back in the 1960s, one response was the creation of the radical and controversial black panther party. it was founded by men. some of its key leaders were women. one of them, my guest today, ericka huggins.

swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belt seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... 82—year—old marie and her 31—hour wait on the floor for an ambulance, the government blames nhs pressures on flu, covid and strep a. labour says the health service is falling to pieces. a plan for all students in england to study some form of maths until the age of 18. prime minister rishi sunak sets out his priorities for the year ahead. the towns and villages enjoying a zoom boom, as covid changed working habits for millions of people, with many turning their backs on life in the city. just after 5 o'clock, this is the bank of england,

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temperatures, though, getting up to 14 degrees in the southeast and perhaps nine degrees in the central beltsday. heading from wednesday and into thursday, we've still got that run of westerly winds, the westerly winds probably easing, and then we've got a weather front arriving in from the atlantic. a few showers ahead of that here and there and then we'll see this rain developing in northern ireland heading up towards the borders into northern parts of england. a lot of uncertainty about where that rain is going to develop, but it looks like it's still going to be a mild day. temperatures, double figures for england and wales and perhaps six to nine degrees for scotland and northern ireland. once that weather front does arrive, it could develop into an area of low pressure more as it leaves the uk, and then that weather front will take some rain down across england and wales to clear away from south eastern areas on friday to be followed by some sunshine ahead of increasing cloud coming in from the west and yet more rain beginning to arrive. very unsettled pattern over the week ahead. temp