gusts widely of 50—60mph across northern ireland, north—west england and into north—west scotland. aying cloudy with outbreaks of rain further south, but here, it's mild — 12 or 13 degrees. however, this is sunday. notice that the winds are now coming down from the northwest — cold, arctic air — and there will be some wintriness in those showers, especially over the higher ground, and this time, it's windy, too, in the south, with gusts of wind of 60mph, perhaps across western wales and down through south—west england, too. there are met office weather warnings in place. also here, the air is cold. there will be some sunshine, however, butjust 6—8 degrees celsius temperature—wise, and it's still rather chilly on monday, but a pretty nice day of weather, with lighter winds and some sunshine, and then, it all turns milder again on christmas eve and christmas day. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. lord mandelson, a veteran labour politician in britain, is expected to be named as the uk's next ambassador to the united states. justice at last for gisele pelicot as her ex—husb

and as you push further south we could see some breaks in the cloud across north—west england, parts s of wales and also the midlands. the emphasis is on a lot of cloud across england and wales and light winds. if anything a bit breezy through the english channel where we have also got one or two showers. temperatures today if you are stuck under any fog, they will struggle to break freezing but widely we are looking at between five and nine. into the evening and overnight once again we will see a lot of cloud across england and also wales. some drizzle here and there. some clear skies across scotland into north—west england and of course where we have clear skies it is where we will have the lower temperatures. temperatures again where you see the blues are freezing or below. minus four in glasgow, minus one in aberdeen, six or seven across eastern areas of england. tomorrow we start in a similarvein. still a lot of cloud, still producing some drizzle across england and wales. some brighter skies likely in parts of the south—west and wales. the sunniest skies across the north—east bu

gusts widely of 50—60mph across northern ireland, north west england and into northwest scotland.breaks of rain further south. but here, it's mild — 12 or 13 degrees. however, this is sunday. notice that the winds are now coming down from the northwest — cold arctic air — and there will be some wintriness in those showers, especially over the higher ground. and this time, it's windy, too, in the south with gusts of wind of 60mph, perhaps across western wales and down through south west england, too. there are met office weather warnings in place. also here, the air is cold. there will be some sunshine, however, butjust 6—8 degrees celsius temperature—wise. and it's still rather chilly on monday but a pretty nice day of weather with lighter winds and some sunshine. and then, it all turns milder again on christmas eve and christmas day. bye— bye. a tight squeeze on the isobars here, especially out towards the northern isles, the western isles, parts of caithness and sutherland. here, we could be looking at gusts of wind of up to 80mph — it's enough to cause some disruption and some

axel rudakubana, who's now 18 years old and comes from banks in west lancashire in north—west england his own in video link room 0ne in belmarsh prison, which is in south london. he was wearing grey...a grey sweatshirt and grey sweatpants. he was able to hear the proceedings and the court checked that he could, but he didn't speak at all during the hearing. he rocked his body from side to side throughout the proceedings. he faces 16 charges in total — three of murder, eight of attempted murder, possession of a knife and two other charges. all relate to events on the 29th ofjuly this summer in southport. now, pleas of not guilty were entered on all the charges, although he didn't speak, and those charges...those pleas were put to him...those charges were put to him and the pleas were entered by the judge on his behalf. so let's get to those charges in full. he was charged with the murders of bebe king, who was six years old, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven years old, and alice da silva aguiar, who was nine. now, eight more children were at the dance class right at the beginning of t

sunshine for northern ireland, perhaps parts of north—west england, west wales getting some breaks insewhere, fairly cloudy. perhaps still some outbreaks of rain, some drizzle affecting the far south—east of england with a bit of a breeze here. and then as we go through the night on tuesday and into wednesday, that high pressure really doesn't move very far at all. so again, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a cold night into wednesday, with a widespread frost. staying cloudier for england and wales, and that will keep the temperatures up above freezing. so here's wednesday's weather. once again, there could be some patches of mist and fog in some central areas of scotland. hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlands and eastern parts of england. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift awa

the winds will be strung out towards scotland tomorrow. 50—60 gusts across north—west england and northern

north—easterly winds but they are not quite as strong. might see a few breaks in the cloud for parts of west wales and north—west england, but otherwise thefference, high pressure is still with us. again, the best of the breaks still for scotland and northern ireland with extensive cloud for most of england and wales, although the winds will be turning a little bit lighter and that might well help temperatures climb by an odd degree or two, perhaps up to ten in norwich. heading into friday and the weekend, weather fronts dive southwards across the uk, followed by high pressure moving in from the west later in the weekend, into next week. and so weather—wise, friday and saturday, we�*ll probably start to see some rain move into scotland, a bit of hill snow with that but no significant accumulations. then it should brighten up at least for a time. live from london. this is bbc news. the new authorities in damascus are offering rewards for information about senior officials who committed abuses. israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu testifies for the first time in his long—running corruption trial. this is the scene live outside the co

northeast england, could be some very gusty conditions here for a time. further north and westk the strength of the wind will stop it getting too cold overnight, but it certainly will be a chilly start to sunday morning. storm darragh easing away to the east. still though, some pretty brisk winds, especially across these eastern and southern parts of the uk as we go through the day. still some very gusty conditions, there could still be a little bit of disruption and some rain easing across the southeastern parts as well. further north and west, some sunny spells, just the odd shower. these are the kinds of wind gusts we're expecting through into sunday afternoon. and temperatures, well, with this northerly wind it is going to feel pretty cold out there. single digit temperatures for just about all of us. through the week ahead, well, things do look a little bit calmer. still quite breezy. a lot of dry weather around, some showers, a lot of mist and murk and low cloud as well. live from london. this is bbc news. syrian rebels are bearing down on the capital damascus from the no

north—west scotland. there could even be some gusts of wind of up to 80mph through the day on saturday, but widely gusts of 50—60mph an hour across northern ireland and into north—west englandton, this is bbc news. a car has driven into a crowd at a christmas market in germany. authorities say it is an attack that has killed at least two people. house lawmakers here in washington approve a spending bill to avert a looming government shutdown. and an expedition in peru discovers 27 new speicies. hello, i'm carl nasman. we're watching two major stories at this hour. here in washington, the us government looks set to avoid a shutdown, just before a looming deadline, after the house passed the latest version of a spending bill. you can see live pictures there from the floor of the us senate, where senators are preparing to take their own vote on the bill. the bill will need to pass in the senate and be signed by presidentjoe biden before midnight tonight to avoid a shutdown. we'll have more on that later. but first, our other top story: in germany, authorities are investigating a deadly incident at a christmas market. that is where a car ploughed through crowds, leaving at leas

north—west scotland. there could even be some gusts of wind of up to 80mph through the day on saturday, but widely gusts of 50—60mph an hour across northern ireland and into north—west englandds and eastwards across england and wales as we head through the second half of the day. sunny spells but also blustery showers digging in behind. the winds are pretty brisk towards the south as well, although lighter than further north and west, and this is how we'll end the afternoon. still, that mild air hanging on towards the southern half of the uk, 12 or 13 celsius, but it will soon be replaced on saturday night into sunday by these much colder—feeling conditions. low pressure pushing eastwards towards the north of the uk, so the winds come down from the northwest and there's a tight squeeze on the isobars, so it remains very blustery out towards the northwest, with some of the strongest of the winds transferring a little further southwards as the as the night wears on, wintry showers watch out for those icy surfaces. it could be very tricky for travelling with those strong gusty winds. and this is how we'll start off the day on sunday, on a much colder—feeling note. now, this is

rain has moved away from scotland, but it's moved further south, and it's across this part of north—west englanding and travel disruption. there's our band of rain in the morning. and on the rain end, particularly south of it, some very gusty winds arriving, particularly so in the southwest and coastal areas. north of the rain band the winds won't be as strong, but it's getting colder. there'll be some snow and ice to start the day in northern scotland. through the morning this heavy rain and squally winds will push down into southern england. then things calm down for a while. another band of rain and hill snow moves southwards across scotland towards northern ireland, later into northern england. sunshine and snow showers continue in northern scotland and we're getting a northerly wind. it's not going to be as strong as the southwesterly wind ahead of the rain, but it is going to be introducing colder air. last of any mild areas across southernmost parts of england. but it'll be a wet end to the day. that weather front does clear away. and then we introduce this arctic air right the way across

areas of north—west scotland, there could even be some gusts of wind of up to 80mph through the day on saturday, but widely gusts of 50—60mph an hour across northern ireland and into north—west englandther southwards and eastwards across england and wales as we head through the second half of the day. sunny spells but also blustery showers digging in behind. the winds are pretty brisk towards the south as well, although lighter than further north and west. and this is how we'll end the afternoon. still that mild air hanging on towards the southern half of the uk, 12 or 13 degrees celsius. but it will soon be replaced on saturday night into sunday by these much colder—feeling conditions. low pressure pushing eastwards towards the north of the uk, so the winds come down from the north—west. and there's a tight squeeze on the isobars, so it remains very blustery out towards the north—west, with some of the strongest of the winds transferring a little further southwards as the as the night wears on. wintry showers — watch out for those icy surfaces. could be very tricky for travelling, with those strong gusty winds. and this is how we'll start off the day on sunday, on a much colder—fee

northern ireland, some sunny skies here, also for north—west england, eventually, down through wales ustery for irish sea coasts, particularly through this morning. windy too for north sea facing coasts. the winds will gradually ease later on, but staying windy all day across the channel islands. spells of rain across eastern areas of england, central southern england. it's feeling cold, as well. there will be plenty of added wind chill, too. 0vernight tonight, the storm continues to fade away. the winds turn a bit more north—easterly, just blowing this cloud further westwards. there will be some showers across the south. underneath the cloud and with the breeze it will stay reasonably mild, but a frost developing with lighter winds and clear skies for scotland and northern ireland, so it's going to be a chilly start to the day here. maybe some patches of mist and fog, as well. high pressure firmly established across the north and the west as we head into monday morning. this is where we're going to be seeing the best of the sunshine. still cloudy, still rather windy across the far so

maybe that rain getting into north west england, parts of northwest wales as we move through the days in the clouds further south for the midlands southwards that will allow for some sunny spells, and we'll see some blustery showers pushing into the north west of scotland. so it's quite a mixed day as we head into saturday, again on the mild side and you can see the milder air hangs on as we head into the run up to new year, but there's a chance of some colder air spreading southwards, mixed in with areas of low pressure. we could see some disruption to the run up to new year. so it will turn gradually, more unsettled, turn colder. there's a chance of some heavy rain and strong winds, and even some snow on the hills in the north, so stay tuned. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. russia is accused of shooting down a plane over kazakhstan yesterday, killing 38 people. the kremlin says it's wrong to speculate on what happened. the new syrian authorities launch an offensive against fighters loyal to ousted leader bashar al—assad, following clashes on wednesday. ceremonies are

areas of north—west scotland, there could even be some gusts of wind of up to 80mph through the day on saturday, but widely gusts of 50—60mph an hour across northern ireland and into north—west englandthwards and eastwards across england and wales as we head through the second half of the day. sunny spells but also blustery showers digging in behind. the winds are pretty brisk towards the south as well, although lighter than further north and west, and this is how we'll end the afternoon. still that mild air hanging on towards the southern half of the uk, 12 or 13 degrees celsius. but it will soon be replaced on saturday night into sunday by these much colder—feeling conditions. low pressure pushing eastwards towards the north of the uk, so the winds come down from the north—west. and there's a tight squeeze on the isobars, so it remains very blustery out towards the north—west, with some of the strongest of the winds transferring a little further southwards as the as the night wears on. wintry showers — watch out for those icy surfaces. it could be very tricky for travelling with those strong gusty winds. and this is how we'll start off the day on sunday, on a much colder—feeling n

hour and that wind has continued to bring in quite a few showers especially towards wales, north—west england across parts of scotland with significant rain spreading its way southwards but in the far north—east of scotland, its account counter afternoon. compared to yesterday, you will notice a wind chill with temperatures of 6—7. tonight will continue with some wintriness across the north—east of scotland. otherwise, quieter night to come with showers generally easing off with some clear skies. 2—6 celsius. monday, the area of low pressure is clearing and we have got high pressure building in from the south—west. with this weather front moving its way during monday, it will be a brighter start of the day. some sunshine, a bit breezy than the north sea coast, but otherwise, the wind will be lighter. clouds thickening from the west and some outbreaks of rain moving its way into northern and western areas. quite patchy on monday afternoon with maximum temperature is around 6-7. maximum temperature is around 6—7. into christmas eve and christmas day, we have got the mild air spreading christmas

gusts widely of 50—60mph across northern ireland, north west england and into northwest scotland.reaks of rain further south. but here, it's mild — 12 or 13 degrees. however, this is sunday. notice that the winds are now coming down from the northwest. cold arctic air and there will be some wintriness in those showers, especially over the higher ground. and this time, it's windy, too, in the south with gusts of wind of 60mph, perhaps across western wales and down through southwest england, too. there are met office weather warnings in place. also here, the air is cold. there will be some sunshine, however, butjust 6—8 degrees celsius temperature—wise. and it's still rather chilly on monday but a pretty nice day of weather with lighter winds and some sunshine. and then, it all turns milder again on christmas eve and christmas day. bye— bye. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. screams. nadia murad is a nobel peace prize winner, a campaigner, and a survivor of the yazidi genocide. it's been ten

sunshine for northern ireland, perhaps parts of north—west england, west wales getting some breaks inain, some drizzle affecting the far south—east of england with a bit of a breeze here. and then as we go through the night on tuesday and into wednesday, that high pressure really doesn't move very far at all. so again, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a cold night into wednesday, with a widespread frost. staying cloudier for england and wales, and that will keep the temperatures up above freezing. so here's wednesday's weather. once again, there could be some patches of mist and fog in some central areas of scotland. hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlands and eastern parts of england. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift away a little bit for the end of the week, and we start to s

sunshine for northern ireland, perhaps parts of north—west england, west wales getting some breaks ine affecting the far south—east of england with a bit of a breeze here. and then as we go through the night on tuesday and into wednesday, that high pressure really doesn't move very far at all. so again, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a cold night into wednesday, with a widespread frost. staying cloudier for england and wales, and that will keep the temperatures up above freezing. so here's wednesday's weather. once again, there could be some patches of mist and fog in some central areas of scotland. hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlands and eastern parts of england. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift away a little bit for the end of the week, and we start to see a few weather

and that wind has continued to bring in quite a few showers, especially towards wales, north west england scotland, with some more significant rain spreading its way southward in the far north east of scotland. and it's a colder afternoon compared to yesterday. you'll notice that there is a wind chill. temperatures of six or seven degrees. now tonight we'll continue with some wintriness across the northeast of scotland. otherwise, though, a bit of a quieter night to come. the showers generally easing off with some clear skies. overnight lows down to about two to six or seven celsius. on into monday, then, the area of low pressure responsible for the strong winds this weekend is clearing. then we've got high pressure building in from the southwest with this weather front moving its way in during monday, but it will be a bright start to the day. there'll be some sunshine. still a little bit breezy down the north sea coast, but otherwise the winds will be lighter. cloud thickening from the west and with that, some outbreaks of rain moving its way into northern and western areas. quite patchy

gusts widely of 50—60mph across northern ireland, north west england and into northwest scotland.y with outbreaks of rain further south. but here, it's mild — 12 or 13 degrees. however, this is sunday. notice that the winds are now coming down from the northwest — cold arctic air — and there will be some wintriness in those showers, especially over the higher ground. and this time, it's windy, too, in the south with gusts of wind of 60mph, perhaps across western wales and down through south west england, too. there are met office weather warnings in place. also here, the air is cold. there will be some sunshine, however, butjust 6—8 degrees celsius temperature—wise. and it's still rather chilly on monday but a pretty nice day of weather with lighter winds and some sunshine. and then, it all turns milder again on christmas eve and christmas day. bye— bye. live from singapore, this is bbc news. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, us lawmakers reject a trump—backed plan to fund the government — voting against a bill that would ward off a looming shutdown. the husband o

and that wind has continued to bring in quite a few showers, especially towards wales, north west englandertainly across parts of scotland, with some more significant rain spreading its way southward in the far north east of scotland. and it's a colder afternoon compared to yesterday. you'll notice that there is a wind chill. temperatures of six or seven degrees. now tonight we'll continue with some wintriness across the northeast of scotland. otherwise, though, a bit of a quieter night to come. the showers generally easing off with some clear skies. overnight lows down to about two to six or seven celsius. 0n into monday, then, the area of low pressure responsible for the strong winds this weekend is clearing. then we've got high pressure building in from the southwest with this weather front moving its way in during monday, but it will be a bright start to the day. there'll be some sunshine. still a little bit breezy down the north sea coast, but otherwise the winds will be lighter. cloud thickening from the west and with that, some outbreaks of rain moving its way into northern and wes

widely, we could see 50mm of rain, but across north wales, north—west england, some areas could see 70ntral and eastern areas, clouding over from the west, and some of that rain really turning quite heavy, with gale—force gusts of winds particularly for the highlands and islands. here, we�*ll see 8 or 9 degrees. highest values, though, further south of around 13 or 1a celsius. so a slightly milder feel to things, but a spell of very wet weather will sweep its way through. and as we move towards the early hours of friday morning, the wind direction changes once again, back to a north—westerly. so a slightly cooler start to friday, but friday should be a relatively dry start with some sunny spells coming through. there will be a few scattered showers into the far north—west, and with elevation, some of these a little wintry. but later on, the next system starts to push in from the atlantic. yet more wet and windy weather to come. on the whole, friday will be a slightly cooler day, 6 to 9 degrees. now, this area of low pressure could still be just that little bit further north, but at the

some of that rain very heavy across parts of wales, north west england, especially.ng up. it will become strong and gusty. widely over 30 miles an hour by the time we hit 3:00 in the afternoon, but strengthened further around some of these western coasts, maybe 70 mile an hour gusts. and as that heavy rain pushes its way eastwards, strongest winds attached to it could hit a0 or 50 for many parts of england and wales. still remaining breezy across eastern and northern areas by the end of the night, but by midnight onwards, most places becoming dry. and that means temperatures could drop low enough for a touch of frost in some scottish glens. but it does mean a lovely, bright start to friday. plenty of sunshine around for the morning commute, even though it's cooler than this morning. make the most of the morning, though, especially in the west. clouds quickly thickening up. rain spreading into ireland by the time we go through the morning and into the afternoon, across western parts of scotland, england and wales. temperatures down on today's values and again with tho

rain has moved away from scotland, but it's moved further south, and it's across this part of north—west englandmm of rain in the hills — likely to be flooding and travel disruption. there's our band of rain in the morning. and on the rain end, particularly south of it, some very gusty winds arriving, particularly so in the southwest and coastal areas. north of the rain band the winds won't be as strong, but it's getting colder. there'll be some snow and ice to start the day in northern scotland. through the morning this heavy rain and squally winds will push down into southern england. then things calm down for a while. another band of rain and hill snow moves southwards across scotland towards northern ireland, later into northern england. sunshine and snow showers continue in northern scotland and we're getting a northerly wind. it's not going to be as strong as the southwesterly wind ahead of the rain, but it is going to be introducing colder air. last of any mild areas across southernmost parts of england. but it'll be a wet end to the day. that weather front does clear away. and then we in

widely, we could see 50mm of rain, but across north wales, north—west england, some areas could see 70l and eastern areas, clouding over from the west, and some of that rain really turning quite heavy, with gale—force gusts of winds particularly for the highlands and islands. here, we'll see 8 or 9 degrees. highest values, though, further south of around 13 or 1a celsius. so a slightly milder feel to things, but a spell of very wet weather will sweep its way through. and as we move towards the early hours of friday morning, the wind direction changes once again, back to a north—westerly. so a slightly cooler start to friday, but friday should be a relatively dry start with some sunny spells coming through. there will be a few scattered showers into the far north—west, and with elevation, some of these a little wintry. but later on, the next system starts to push in from the atlantic. yet more wet and windy weather to come. 0n the whole, friday will be a slightly cooler day, 6 to 9 degrees. now, this area of low pressure could still be just that little bit further north, but at the mome

areas of north—west scotland, there could even be some gusts of wind of up to 80mph through the day on saturday, but widely gusts of 50—60mph an hour across northern ireland and into north—west englands and eastwards across england and wales as we head through the second half of the day. sunny spells but also blustery showers digging in behind. the winds are pretty brisk towards the south as well, although lighter than further north and west, and this is how we'll end the afternoon. still that mild air hanging on towards the southern half of the uk, 12 or 13 degrees celsius. but it will soon be replaced on saturday night into sunday by these much colder—feeling conditions. low pressure pushing eastwards towards the north of the uk, so the winds come down from the north—west. and there's a tight squeeze on the isobars, so it remains very blustery out towards the north—west, with some of the strongest of the winds transferring a little further southwards as the as the night wears on. wintry showers — watch out for those icy surfaces. it could be very tricky for travelling with those strong gusty winds. and this is how we'll start off the day on sunday, on a much colder—feeling note. n

the rain initially for scotland and northern ireland tracking into parts of northern england, north wales, the south westmoving on from the north—west. temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than thursday, between 8—11 but you have the breeze and showers and it will not feel particularly warm at all. into saturday, low pressure is sitting to the north of the uk, lots of isobars on the map, the wind is wrapping around the low pressure bringing blustery showers, strongest winds for the western isles reaching 80 mph. furthersouth the western isles reaching 80 mph. further south we have this cloud across central and southern england and wales and patriot outbreaks of rain. more sunshine further north but those blustery showers. and temperatures only eight or nine for parts of scotland but 11—13 the uk so it looks mild but turns cold again into sunday because the winds are coming in from the north—west bringing a mix of sunshine and some heavy showers, some of the showers on sunday a bit wintry, could be some hail and sleet and even some hail and sleet and even some snow of the highest ground of scotland. re

that amber warning that stretches across the north—west of england will that also leaks into dumfriesnd galloway, with residents there told to stay inside until the bad weather dies off. >> a worker on london's elizabeth line has died after being attacked at ilford station on wednesday evening. the 61 year old, a customer service assistant, suffered serious head injuries and later died in hospital. the rmt union has expressed deep sadness, sending condolences to the victim's family and colleagues. a 32 year old man has been charged with multiple offences and will appearin multiple offences and will appear in court again next month. anyone with information is urged to contact british transport police. a four year old boy has died after being hit by a bus in the west midlands. police say the accident happened on tipton high street just before 5:00 on friday evening , before 5:00 on friday evening, and the driver is assisting with enquiries. officers are appealing for dash cam footage to help piece together what happened. west midlands police say their thoughts are with the boy's family.

north—west seeing windy conditions. but it should brighten up across north—east scotland, north—east england, parts of north—east wales andt england. now, through this evening and overnight, we hang on to a lot of cloud. there will be some clear skies. drizzle in the west, again a lot of murk, especially in the coastal hills, and a weather front will start to bring in some rain across the north and west, but it will still be windy. and it's going to be another mild night. that leads us in through the rest of christmas day. still pulling in this south—westerly, we still have the yellows and ambers across the chart, and a weather front bringing in that rain across the northern and western isles and north—west scotland, where it will still be windy. for the rest of us, though, a largely dry day will see breaks in the cloud, and there will be a lot of cloud. but the breaks will be across northeast scotland, in through north—east england, parts of wales and southern england. and although temperatures won't be quite as high as on christmas eve, christmas day will still feel pleasant for the time of year, with temperatures above

north—west seeing windy conditions. but it should brighten up across north—east scotland, north—east england, parts of north—east wales andewhere in north—east scotland or north—east england. now, through this evening and overnight, we hang on to a lot of cloud. there will be some clear skies. drizzle in the west, again a lot of murk, especially in the coasts and hills, and a weatherfront will start to bring in some rain across the north and west, but it will still be windy. and it's going to be another mild night. that leads us in through the rest of christmas day. still pulling in this south—westerly, we still have the yellows and ambers across the chart, and a weather front bringing in that rain across the northern and western isles and north—west scotland, where it will still be windy. for the rest of us, though, a largely dry day will see breaks in the cloud, and there will be a lot of cloud. but the breaks will be across north—east scotland, in through north—east england, parts of wales and southern england. and although temperatures won't be quite as high as on christmas eve, christmas day will still feel pleasant

west of england. which is one of the major _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail helps. - midlands, the north south wales. most of those services between bristol and cardiff have been delayed, or now cancelled the most of the rest of the day. specific lines themselves, no trains gwr says between plymouth and penzance until at least one o'clock today. between bristol temple meads and portsmouth, no services because of debris on the line near westbury. those delays are likely to get worse as we hear about more blockages on the line in the next few hours, gwr, the operator which runs trains throughout this area, has been persistently saying passengers should wherever possible try to rearrange their travel plans ought not to at all. we have spoken to people who are hoping to keep their plans this weekend, one a man who hasn't seen his daughter in many months and is trying to get to swindon today but doesn't hold out much hope in getting their and is worried about the journey back this evening even if he does make it there. we spoke to someone else who is trying to see their daughter at university

north—west seeing windy conditions. but it should brighten up across north—east scotland, north—east england, parts of north—east wales andht, we hang on to a lot of cloud. there will be some clear skies. drizzle in the west, again a lot of murk, especially in the coasts and hills, and a weatherfront will start to bring in some rain across the north and west, but it will still be windy. and it's going to be another mild night. that leads us in through the rest of christmas day. still pulling in this south—westerly, we still have the yellows and ambers across the chart, and a weather front bringing in that rain across the northern and western isles and north—west scotland, where it will still be windy. for the rest of us, though, a largely dry day will see breaks in the cloud, and there will be a lot of cloud. but the breaks will be across north—east scotland, and southern england. and although temperatures won't be quite as high as on christmas eve, christmas day will still feel pleasant for the time of year, with temperatures above average. now, heading on from thursday, boxing day in towards the end of the week, we've g

england _ north—east wales and north—west england butnd half of the night but it will turn quieter by and large with— it will turn quieter by and large with clear— it will turn quieter by and large with clear skies into tomorrow morning _ with clear skies into tomorrow morning. the breeze should hopefully stop the _ morning. the breeze should hopefully stop the frost for many of us but a chilly— stop the frost for many of us but a chilly start — stop the frost for many of us but a chilly start tomorrow morning compared to what we have out there now _ compared to what we have out there now into _ compared to what we have out there now. into friday, the best part of the day _ now. into friday, the best part of the day is — now. into friday, the best part of the day is tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine _ the day is tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine to— the day is tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine to many and if you are early— sunshine to many and if you are early showers in the west and they will fade _ early showers in the west and they

north of scotland with strong and gusty winds. southern scotland and northern ireland continue to brighten up and turn a bit drier and less windy. northern england, north and westthe north west of both and strong and gusty winds. further south, it stays dry, blustery and for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on a colder note. rain, sleet and snow here, which means icy conditions to start new year's day. that colder air pushing its way southwards. but at least for much of the day, south wales, central and southern england, a spell of heavy rain, gusty winds pushing its way southwards and temperatures dropping throughout. so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to seize the rest of the week out. arctic air coming down from the north to all parts