agnes is rapidly developing underneath this powerful atlantic jet stream. that we might see a sting jet form. that's something that really accelerates the winds. and at its peak, well out to sea, the winds are modelled to reach 120 miles an hour in gusts. so some ferocious winds. they will stay well away from land. and, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. still though, the winds strong enough to bring some disruption, as we'll see in a moment. now, if you're outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and south—west england. otherwise it's a breezy kind of night. it's quite cool for scotland where there'll be one or two showers. the weather turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could reach 60s to 70s of miles an hour, strong enough to bring some disruption. it will be a bright start with some sunshine for sc

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agnes is rapidly developing underneath this powerful atlantic jet stream. see a sting jet form — that's something that really accelerates the winds — and at its peak, well out to sea, the winds are modelled to reach 120 miles an hour in gusts, do some ferocious winds. so some ferocious winds. they will stay well away from land. and, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. still, though, the winds strong enough to bring some disruption, as we'll see in a moment. now, if you're outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and south—west england. otherwise, it's a breezy kind of night. it's quite cool for scotland, where there'll be one or two showers. quite cool for scotland, where there'll be one or two showers, the weather turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could reach 60s—70s of miles an hour, strong enough t

that is storm agnes, which will come our way tomorrow.cotland and northern england. this morning's rain clearing into the north sea. but behind all of that, we're looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers, temperatures 1a in lerwick to 23 in norwich and in london. now, as we head on through the evening and overnight, many of the showers will tend to fade. we'll have some clear skies, but in the second part of the night, the cloud will start to build across the south—west. this is a prerunner to storm agnes. and once again, the wind will strengthen here. overnight lows cooler than last night, seven to 12 degrees. but in sheltered glens, temperatures will fall away to between about three and four. so tomorrow, this area of low pressure, storm agnes, comes in from the south—west and really is producing a double whammy. we're looking at some heavy rain and some strong winds, gales for some of us, gales around the irish sea coastline, up to 60, maybe 75 miles an hour, inland, we're looking at up to about 60. and it's the same across the wes

at the moment, agnes is rapidly developing underneath this powerful atlantic jet stream.ng jet form — that's something that really accelerates the winds — and at its peak, well out to sea, the winds are modelled to reach 120mph in gusts, so some ferocious winds. they will stay well away from land. and, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. still, though, the winds strong enough to bring some disruption, as we'll see in a moment. now, if you're outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and southwest england. otherwise, it's a breezy kind of night. quite cool for scotland, where there'll be 1—2 showers, the weather turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could reach 60s—70s of miles an hour, strong enough to bring some disruption. it will be a bright start with some sunshine for scotland, and eastern england having a relativel

at the moment, agnes is rapidly developing underneath this powerful atlantic jet stream.hing that really accelerates the winds — and at its peak, well out to sea, the winds are modelled to reach 120 miles an hour in gusts, so some ferocious winds. they will stay well away from land. and, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. still, though, the winds strong enough to bring some disruption, as we'll see in a moment. now, if you're outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and south—west england. otherwise, it's a breezy kind of night. quite cool for scotland, where there'll be one or two showers, the weather turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could reach 60s to 70s of miles an hour, strong enough to bring some disruption. it will be a bright start with some sunshine for scotland, and eastern england having a relatively qu

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so a lot of dry weather to start with as the remnants of storm agnes pushes away.ireland. the winds could be squally around this through the course of the afternoon as well. temperatures down a touch on today, ia to about 20 degrees north to south. then as we head on into friday, we've got the remnants of an overnight front taking its patchy rain with it away into the new continent. some heavy showers in the north and the west, heaviest in northern scotland, but a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine during the course of friday and temperatures 13 to about 21 degrees. it'll still be windy, though, across the north of scotland. then as we head on into the weekend, it's a bit of a mixture. there'll be showers at times, will be some longer spells of rain, particularly in the north and the west. but it's going to be mild and especially so on sunday for the 1st of october. live from london, this is bbc news. green anger over the green light. environmental groups criticise the approval for new oil and gas fields off the coast of scotland. at least 115 people die in

at the moment, agnes is rapidly developing underneath this powerful atlantic jet stream.20mph in gusts, so some ferocious winds. they will stay well away from land. and, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. still, though, the winds strong enough to bring some disruption, as we'll see in a moment. now, if you're outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and southwest england. otherwise, it's a breezy kind of night. quite cool for scotland, where there'll be 1—2 showers, the weather turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could reach 60s—70s of miles an hour, strong enough to bring some disruption. it will be a bright start with some sunshine for scotland, and eastern england having a relatively quiet day. it's through the afternoon that we get this swathe of really strong winds moving in, the winds strong enough to bring som

is storm agnes.acent to the irish sea. widely we are looking at gusts of wind 50 to 60 miles of our in the west but with exposure in the hills and coast, we could see 62 potentially 75 miles an hour. these have the ability to be damaging and also to cause some travel disruption as well. a quiet note, some of us with some sunshine, some high cloud around, as it moves across northern ireland through the day we could have 15 millimetres of rain. so it has been much of late, there is the risk of local flooding. much of late, there is the risk of localflooding. we much of late, there is the risk of local flooding. we see much of late, there is the risk of localflooding. we see rain much of late, there is the risk of local flooding. we see rain getting in across south—west england, wales, northern england and into scotland. if you are in the south is a part of the midlands, it will be a dry day, a lot of sunshine around, and one with light winds. storm storm agnes is not arriving in the far north of scotla

the storm tomorrow, storm agnes, is still out at the atlantic. we have a couple of weather fronts that have brought pretty heavy rainfall today and rumbles of thunder. it has almost cleared into the north sea but the next rain band is bringing heavy rain to western scotland and will continue to rattle north and east through the afternoon, becoming confined to the north of scotland. elsewhere, sunshine and showers, most towards western areas, better chance of staying dry towards the east and south—east where it could be up to 23 degrees. the showers rattle for a time this evening but will fade away, winds will turn lighter, clear skies across the northern half of the country, quite chilly in scottish glens but temperatures will rise across the south as the wind and cloud builds up ahead of wednesday's storm, storm agnes, which is likely to bring gales and heavy rain to more western parts of the country. you can see on the pressure chart ireland will bear the brunt but strong winds and heavy rain will spread up the irish sea, gusts of 60 to 70 mph

this is storm agnes.o mid—teens here — but a chillier night to come across the north. so storm agnes, then, likely to bring some impacts to western parts of the country on wednesday, with rain and gales. we could see severe gales around some of the irish sea coasts as this storm moves its way northwards, but it will be weakening as it continues to move northwards. by far, the biggest impacts will be across central and southern parts of ireland. but around irish sea coasts, like i mentioned, we could see 60 to 70 mile an hour gusts, maybe a bit more than that. north—west wales, pembrokeshire, north—west england and south—west scotland, favoured spots for some of the strongest gusts. heavy rain also spinning northwards with the strong winds as we move through the morning, into the afternoon, eventually pushing across into scotland. but much of central and certainly eastern and south—east england will avoid all the action and, in fact, stay largely dry. it will be breezy, but there'll be some sunshine. top t

agnes, or what's left of it, will be heading out into the norwegian sea.as, with more general rain pushing back into northern ireland. it will stay quite blustery, temperatures around 14—21 degrees celsius. now, beyond that, i think friday and saturday looking ok, there'll be a few showers across the northwest, but a fair amount of dry weather. however, rain looks set to return from sunday and into the early part of next week as well. that's it for now. live from washington. this is bbc news. thousands flee the breakway region of nagorno—karabakh into armenia overfears of ethnic cleansing. us president biden meets with pacific island leaders in his charm offensive to counter china. and hollywood's writers and major studios have struck a tentative deal, possibly ending one of tinseltown�*s longest walk—outs. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. more than 200 people are reported injured after an explosion at a fuelling station in territory disputed by both armenia and azerbaijan. it comes as thousands of ethnic armenian refugees try to leave the

agnes, or what's left of it, will be heading out into the norwegian sea.showers across western areas, with more general rain pushing back into northern ireland. it will stay quite blustery, temperatures around 14—21 degrees celsius. now, beyond that, i think friday and saturday looking ok — there'll be a few showers across the northwest, but a fair amount of dry weather. however, rain looks set to return from sunday and into the early part of next week as well. that's it for now. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines. thousands of ethnic armenians flee nagorno—karabakh after azerbaijan seized the disputed region last week. the metropolitan police say they have received "a number of allegations of sexual assault" following news reports about russell brand. the comedian has strongly denied the accusations. officials from japan, china and south korea are meeting in seoul for high—level talks but diplomatic hurdles remain. and the show must go on — us screenwriters reach a tentative deal with stud

agnes t's agony. 1ing i'll be back tomorrow at 8:00. heavagnes. agnes t's agony. but with agnes.et will glorious as somerset will be glorious as you'll the weather a moment. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey. who is your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. storm agnes is continuing to provide some quite blustery, very strong winds . those winds really winds. those winds really peaking throughout this evening through irish sea. still through the irish sea. still potential for 65 to 75 mile an hour winds along some very exposed coastal areas and over hills. so do continue to take care it will be accompanied by some of rain some heavy pulses of rain pushing across northern england up scotland, generally up into scotland, generally elsewhere northern elsewhere across northern ireland, of ireland, wales, southern half of england, drier into england, it will turn drier into the second half of the night and the second half of the night and the winds slow

as we head on into tomorrow here is the remnants of storm agnes pushing into the norwegian sea.into northern ireland later will introduce some rain. a lot of dry weather to start with as the remnants of storm agnes pushes away and we have the weather front coming in with some rain to northern ireland. the winds could be squally around this through the course of the afternoon as well. temperatures down a touch on today, 14—20 north to south. then as we head on into friday we have the remnants of an overnight front taking its patchy rain with it away into the near continent, some heavy showers in the north and the west, heaviest in northern scotland, but a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine during the course of friday and temperatures 13—21 . it will still be windy, though, across the north of scotland. then as we head on into the weekend it is a bit of a mixture, there will be showers, time longer spells of rain, particularly in the north and the west but it's going to be mild and especially so on sunday for the 1st of october. this is bbc new. the headlines. energy compa

. >> agnes.fected >> agnes. did you get affected by agnes? >> we've talked about it >> know? we've talked about it all week. >> it was a of a damp squib, >> it was a bit of a damp squib, but, you know, that's a good thing for us here in the south east. i'm not sure how it east. but i'm not sure how it was the rest of the. >> well, know you know, >> well, i know you know, central northern central ireland, northern ireland, england, ireland, north—west of england, going up into scotland. >> certainly very, very >> it was certainly very, very blustery. what are blustery. yes today. what are the remnants that? i think blustery. yes today. what are the remaynts that? i think blustery. yes today. what are the remay be that? i think blustery. yes today. what are the remay be a that? i think blustery. yes today. what are the remay be a bitat? i think blustery. yes today. what are the remay be a bit still think blustery. yes today. what are the re may be a bit still leftk there may be a bit still left ove

so a lot of dry weather to start with as the remnants of storm agnes pushes away.atures down a touch on today, m to about 20 degrees north to south. then as we head on into friday, we've got the remnants of an overnight front taking its patchy rain with it away into the new continent. into the near continent. some heavy showers in the north and the west, heaviest in northern scotland, but a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine during the course of friday and temperatures 13 to about 21 degrees. it'll still be windy, though, across the north of scotland. then as we head on into the weekend, it's a bit of a mixture. there'll be showers at times, will be some longer spells of rain, particularly in the north and the west. but it's going to be mild and especially so on sunday for the 1st of october. this is bbc news. the headlines... green anger over the green light. environmental groups criticise the approval for new oil and gas fields off the coast of scotland. at least 115 people die in a fire at an iraqi wedding party. it's thought it might have been caused by

storm agnes continues to barrel northwards during wednesday night across scotland.. but then we're in between weather systems for thursday. so a quieter day, i think, we should see quite a bit of sunshine around, especially across eastern areas. cloud tending to build out west, though, as the next frontal system pushes into northern ireland, then into western scotland, other parts of western england and wales later in the day. temperatures a little bit lower, up to 20 degrees in the southeast, mid to high teens further north. and it's quite a mixed picture as we head through friday and the weekend. low pressure always fairly close by. looks like most of the rain will be in the north and the west, southern and eastern areas tending to hold on to the dry weather. see you later. live from london. this is bbc news. thousands of armenian refugees continue to flee nagorno—karabakh, as an explosion at a fuel depot reportedly kills 20 people. walk companies are told to pay back money to customers through lower bills after missing key targets. the uk home secretary suella br

and that's all due to agnes. so turning due to storm agnes.rning ve northernd windy across parts due to storm agnes. so turning ve northern ireland across parts due to storm agnes. so turning ve northern ireland andyss parts due to storm agnes. so turning ve northern ireland and alsorrts of northern ireland and also down side of the uk down the western side of the uk as head through day, as we head through the day, could strong could have some really strong winds, some winds, could cause some disruption for quite a few places. temperatures in the south—east again to get south—east likely again to get into the low 20s, but feeling much more unpleasant elsewhere. under wind rain . under the wind and rain. >> the temperatures rising . boxt >> the temperatures rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good afternoon. it's 1 gb news. >> good afternoon. it's1 p.m. >> good afternoon. it's 1 pm. and you're here with the live desk on gb news. coming up for you lunchtime. you this tuesday lunchtime. >> exclusive. andy >> a gb news excl

this is a pre—runner to storm agnes.hree and four overnight. storm agnes will come in from the south—west and it is producing a double whammy, heavy rain and strong winds. gales for some others, gales around the irish sea coast of up to 60 or 75 mph, around the irish sea coast of up to 60 or75 mph, in around the irish sea coast of up to 60 or 75 mph, in london about 60, it is the same across the western fringes of england, wales and scotland, plus of about 50 to 60 mph. many of us will start off dry but the rain will already be coming across northern ireland, into south—west england, parts of wales, northern england and moving into scotland through the day. this will be heavy rain, coupled with the wind it could cause some disruption to travel, it could cause damage and there could be localised flooding. storm agnes has moved away by thursday, sunshine in the east, a new weather fronts coming from the west, introducing more rain. temperatures ranging from 1a in the north to 21 or 22 in the south—east. through the latter

with news of storm agnes. yes it is out to the west _ with news of storm agnes.nes. yes it is out to the west if you're in the i out to the west if you're in the south—east, you will wonder what all the fuss is about. here it is on the satellite, a pretty swirl of cloud thatis satellite, a pretty swirl of cloud that is moving north and east. it has been a well—developed storm, a deep area of low pressure that will bring strong gusty winds before it clears and eases down. still some gusty winds, particularly towards irish sea coasts. gusts up to 70mph and some heavy rain. there are various weather warnings in force issued by the met office, you can catch up with them on the bbc web—site. still some down pours in eastern scotland until tomorrow. the winds will ease down, but a blustery start tomorrow. some showers further south. a mild start to the morning on thursday. these are the sort of temperatures by day at this time of year. tomorrow, much calmer, we are between systems. dry and bright to start. 0utbreaks between systems. dry and bright to start. outbreaks o

agnes is expected to bring winds of up to 80 miles. stav danaos in our weather centre. tell us what is in store. hi, there, thanks very much. the tell us what is in store. hi, there, thanks very much.— tell us what is in store. hi, there, thanks very much. the first named storm of the _ thanks very much. the first named storm of the season _ thanks very much. the first named storm of the season has _ thanks very much. the first named storm of the season has been i thanks very much. the first named i storm of the season has been named by the uk met office. storm agnes which is likely to impact our shores during the course of wednesday. bed a double whammy of the storms, heavy rain and also very strong winds. it is building on the atlantic, deepening rapidly. this is deepening particularly fast. twice the speed at which we see these storms deepen. it approaches our up to become a powerful storm but, as it approaches ireland and the uk will start to feel and what we mean by that is thatis feel and what we mean by that is that is that the

this is storm agnes.to 70 mph. locally, 80 mph. inland costs will be roundabout 60 as well. then add in this rain, the rain would be heavy as it moves across northern ireland, getting in through scotland. it is putting north—east through the day. the south—east are possibly being the place that is least affected by storm agnes. it won't be as windy. it won't be on when we will see some showers in the evening. the rain will turn particularly heavy across parts of scotland later in the day. with this combination of the gaels, and also the heavy rain, it could lead to some disruption. there could be damaging gusts of wind. if you are heading out, do check your transport arrangements before you move. temperatures 11l transport arrangements before you move. temperatures 1a to about 22 degrees. as we get into thursday morning, this is what is left of storm agnes pushing away. a lot of dry weather. some showers towards the west. but during the day another weather front will come in from the west and that will in

hello again, some of us have felt the effects of storm agnes. sea and as the storm pushes north eastwards later, the mental strength and across eastern scotland and also north—east england. potentialfor some disruption to travel and also the potential for some damage. disruption to travel and also the potentialfor some damage. and it moves steadily north eastwards in northern ireland could have as much as 50 millimetres of rain. falling on already saturated land, this could increase the risk of flooding. the midlands, a dry day with some sunshine and the north of scotland, not seeing the rain till this evening when storm agnes continues to push northwards, continues to weaken but it will still be a windy night but it would be a very mild night but it would be a very mild night for the time of year with overnight lows of 13 and 15 degrees. as we head into tomorrow, here is the remnants of storm agnes pushing into the norwegian sea. the isobars tell their own story, going to be windy in the northern half of the country. this cold front coming into

this is a prerunner to storm agnes., storm agnes, comes in from the south—west and really is producing a double whammy. we�*re looking at some heavy rain and some strong winds, gales for some of us, gales around the irish sea coastline, up to 60, maybe 75 miles an hour, inland, we�*re looking at up to about 60. and it�*s the same across the western fringes of england, wales and scotland. we�*re looking at gusts up to about 50 to 60 miles an hour. many of us will start off on a dry note, but the rain will already be coming in across northern ireland, in through south—west england, parts of wales, northern england and through the day moving up into scotland. this is going to be heavier rain. coupled with the wind, well, it could well cause some disruption to travel. there could be some damage and there could also be some localised flooding. into thursday, a quieter day, storm agnes now having moved away. a few showers in the west, some sunshine in the east. and then later a new weather front comes in from the west, introd

but storm agnes is some early morning sunshine for many.atlantic and that's going to bring a spell of wet and windy weather during wednesday and evening wednesday afternoon and evening . risk widespread gales, . risk of widespread gales, especially irish sea especially around irish sea coasts where there's the chance of significant disruption on wednesday afternoon evening wednesday afternoon and evening . it looks like things are heating up . heating up. >> boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . >> you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> welcome back . our man, jacob >> welcome back. our man, jacob rees—mogg. and you've been getting in touch with your thoughts. it is the thoughts. tony says it is the most hated tax because too many people think they will have to pay people think they will have to pay richard says , i can pay it. and richard says, i can see the good arguments for scrapping inheritance tax. however, conservative party however, the conservative party really wants to sit on the opposition this would opposition bench

bring agnes arrives tomorrow to bring a widespread swathe of disruptive winds.tuesday with showers moving through southern and central england , clearing to the east. england, clearing to the east. another spell of wet weather moves into northern ireland and then scotland the morning then scotland during the morning and that clears and early afternoon. that clears to showers . some of these to showers. some of these showers could heavy, showers could be heavy, especially scotland especially western scotland and northern there'll northern ireland, but there'll be between. and be some sunshine in between. and in it will feel in the southeast it will feel warm sunshine whilst the warm in the sunshine whilst the strong the north strong wind in the north and northwest coastal gales is a possibility will keep it feeling on cool side. then the on the cool side. then the spells of rain and showers become more confined to the north and northwest of the uk. overnight clear spells elsewhere and in the northwest. those and even in the northwest. those showers will generally

agnes, or what's left of it, will be heading out into the norwegian sea.ern ireland. it will stay quite blustery, temperatures around 14—21 degrees celsius. now, beyond that, i think friday and saturday looking ok — there'll be a few showers across the northwest, but a fair amount of dry weather. however, rain looks set to return from sunday and into the early part of next week as well. that's it for now. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. after two years of restored taliban rule in afghanistan, two thirds of afghans are experiencing food insecurity and close to 900,000 children face acute malnutrition. at the same time, the kabul regime has barred girls from secondary school and university and banned women from many workplaces. so, there is a massive ethical dilemma facing the international community — to engage or not to engage with the taliban. my guest is shaharzad akbar, former chairperson of

laterof storm agnes with the sign of storm agnes with the wind picking up in the west and spells ofsh sea coastal areas, and that rain turning heavy by the end of the day. but the gales that the widespread gales that develop through western coasts could cause disruption . could cause disruption. >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good morning. 11 am. on tuesday the 26th of september. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and emily carver. >> it is so new. russell brand allegations the met has opened an investigation into historical sexual claims against sexual offence claims against the comedian. he denies all allegations. >> obviously it's been an extraordinary and distressing week and i thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you've been presented with. absurd and unsustainable. >> that's how the home secretary suella braverman describes the united nations asylum rules. she's to going be saying that in a speech in washington later. labour's anneliese dodds . she's labour's a

this is a prerunner to storm agnes. sheltered glens, temperatures will fall away to between about three and four. so tomorrow, this area of low pressure, storm agnes, comes in from the south—west and really is producing a double whammy. we're looking at some heavy rain and some strong winds, gales for some of us, gales around the irish sea coastline, up to 60, maybe 75 miles an hour, inland, we're looking at up to about 60. and it's the same across the western fringes of england, wales and scotland. we're looking at gusts up to about 50 to 60 miles an hour. many of us will start off on a dry note, but the rain will already be coming in across northern ireland,in through south—west england, parts of wales, northern england and through the day moving up into scotland. this is going to be heavier rain. coupled with the wind, well, it could well cause some disruption to travel. there could be some damage and there could also be some localised flooding. into thursday, a quieter day, storm agnes now having moved away. a few s

storm agnes , but next day or so.ches the uk and a swathe of very strong winds . gales widely are strong winds. gales widely are expected around the middle of the week before that monday night, clear spells for most of us still rather breezy in the west and the northwest, but most places dry through the hours of darkness , the cloud thickening darkness, the cloud thickening in the south and the west . by in the south and the west. by the end of the night, temperatures generally not far from average the time of from average for the time of yeah from average for the time of year. the low year. we're looking at the low double figures generally, but we start off tuesday with some showers getting going from the word go into the south and then the anglia and the midlands, east anglia and the midlands, east anglia and the south east. they do clear through the morning a rumble of thunder as the thunder is possible as the showers in places showers turn livelier in places and a spell persistent rain and a spell of persistent ra

so about storm agnes, >> okay. so about storm agnes, first of all, when is it going to hit?y that tree behind you. you have got your coat on this time. but the trees not moving too much. so relatively calm , the calm before the storm. calm, the calm before the storm. geoff it is indeed the calm before the storm. >> we're hearing that storm, agnes is just about to hit the south—west coast of ireland and it should be reaching the uk pretty soon after words. we're told that around midday is when things really kick off. well, there are three yellow weather warnings in place, two for rain. we're expecting up to 60mm in places , but the main weather places, but the main weather warning is around the wind, which the met office says by this afternoon will become violent . what do they mean by violent. what do they mean by violent? it means that there's a risk that trees could fall down. we may well see many bridges closed , ferry crossings closed closed, ferry crossings closed too, and the rnli has said if you can avoid going near the sea today , particularly if you're in today, par

eventually storm agnes exits the uk into the norwegian sea. some clear spells, nowhere particularly cold, i think double figure values for most. thursday promises to be a quieter day. we're in between weather systems, but later in the day, we'll see this next frontal system start to work its way into western areas. so we start off with the sunshine. it will remain quite blustery on thursday. the clouds tend to build up and we'll see this front push into northern ireland, western scotland to bring outbreaks of rain here. could start to see some rain getting into western wales, western england later on too, but a little bit fresher across the board, 20 degrees at best in the south—east, mid to high teens further north. thursday night, we see weather fronts across the country bringing outbreaks of rain. so as we head into friday, it could be that england and wales could have a fine day with some good spells of sunshine around, though closer to an area of low pressure. to the north of the uk, northern and western scotland could continue to see som

agnes, or what's left of it, will be heading out into the norwegian sea.k into northern ireland. it will stay quite blustery, temperatures around 14—21 degrees celsius. now, beyond that, i think friday and saturday looking ok, there'll be a few showers across the northwest, but a fair amount of dry weather. however, rain looks set to return from sunday and into the early part of next week as well. that's it for now. live from washington. this is bbc news. time is running out for us lawmakers to make a deal orface another government shutdown. ukraine claims a new advances in its fight against russia. and hollywood's writers and major studios have struck a tentative deal, possibly ending one of tinseltown�*s longest walk—outs. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. here in washington, the us government is due to run out of money if congress doesn't pass a spending bill by the end of month. president biden says republicans, who control the house, should honour the spending deal negotiated with the white house back in may. this

agnes, or what's left of it, will be heading out into the norwegian sea.y quite blustery, temperatures around 14—21 degrees celsius. now, beyond that, i think friday and saturday looking 0k. there'll be a few showers across the northwest, but a fair amount of dry weather. however, rain looks set to return from sunday and into the early part of next week as well. that's it for now. live from london, this is bbc news. joe biden is set to join car industry workers at the picket lines in michigan. we look into what's at stake for the us president. power struggle in spain as its parliament grapples with who will lead following the inconclusive election injuly. spotify�*s chief talks to the bbc about why the audio—streaming giant has no plans to ban content created by artificial intelligence. and this week is migraine awareness week — we look into the economic fall—out from a condition that is responsible for over three million sick days in the uk alone.

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