but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.uth during friday into early saturday and behind it it may be cooler but there are behind it it may be cooler but there a re clear behind it it may be cooler but there are clear conditions are more of us will see sunshine over the weekend. ahead of the weather front this is all the cloud we have to start friday, damp and drizzly in places, misty and murky but very mild. here isa misty and murky but very mild. here is a weather front with rain on scotla nd is a weather front with rain on scotland and as it moves through we will see when strengthening across northern england and scotland setting this is where we will see the strongest gusts during the day, in excess of 60 mph across the northern western isles. the rain is moving south across scotland, northern ireland and later reaching into parts of north—west england and north wales but look behind the weather front. the land appears, an indication that the sun is coming out. blustery showers, winter on hills into north—west cost and s

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.very mild with temperatures a little above the seasonal average, in fact. and it should be largely dry too with the high pressure taking control. winds will be light for most away from the far north of the country. now, the air mass is key to how it‘s going to feel for the next few days. got low pressure to the north of the uk, high pressure to the south, and we‘re bringing this warm air on a south—westerly wind. but it is very moisture—laden off the atlantic, which is why we‘re seeing quite a lot of cloud around, thick enough to produce outbreaks of light rain and drizzle for northern england and scotland early on wednesday. there could be a bit of mist and fog too. a mild start to wednesday in places. no lower than 10 degrees, for example, in belfast. so, through this morning, again, we‘ll have quite a lot of cloud around, generally light wind. but i‘m hopeful through the afternoon we could see some good breaks of sunny spells appearing. again, across the far north—west of the uk, it

you are watching thursday and parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy.ow me on twitter @bbcalicia. five defence bases that had been earmarked for closure will now be kept open. the defence minister, tobias ellwood, told mps the changes followed months of rigorous analysis that reflected the assessment of the rapidly changing threats faced by the uk. among those reprieved was royal marines in devon. the defence estate is the rock which our armed forces revolve. it is the place our brave men and women work and train and deploy from. it is where they are educated, where they exercise and where they rest. but, as i said in the house before, over many, many decades, the defence estate has grown so large and now accounts for 2% of the uk's landmass. this, mr speaker, is unwieldy, it is too expensive to retain in its entirety and often is in the wrong place, so no longer fit for purpose. and that is why some bases are being given a stay of execution and others a permanent reprieve. first we have decided that five sites will be part of a phased withdrawal and di

but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.g in all the way through the weekend into next week as well. here is a recent satellite picture. this is swirl of cloud is an area of low pressure, edging its way eastwards. but as it does that it is dragging in behind it some colder air as well. and what will be a strong and gusty wind as we go on through thursday. we‘ve still got some wet weather to clear away as well. most noticeable, for thursday‘s weather, will be that strong wind. and for many of us how much colder it feels compared with wednesday. this is how we are starting the day. nothing particularly cold first thing, there is too much wind and cloud for the temperatures to have dropped too far overnight, and this is where we are starting the day with wet weather through northern ireland, scotland, some hill snow. it is pushing slowly southwards during the day, but not much reaching the far south of wales or southern england until quite late on. and, again, that‘s moving south with strong, gusty winds. let us take a wind spe

jane: alicia mccarthy, thank you very much indeed for joining me. more on the political drama the u.k., i spoke a brief time ago with amanda sloat from the brookings institution. she joineds tonight from kansas city. we know what mps don't want. they rejected theresa may's deal and they say that getting out of the eu without a deal is off the table. has anything changed? amanda: no, nothing has changed at all. this afternoon has been a complete shambles. as the reporter said, the vote today was not legally binding, and the only way to take no deal off the table is to agree on a deal. jane: but they can't, so what happens next? amanda: there has been some talk in the last little while --ev ything is still unfolding in london and is incrediblyin conf-- but it sounds like theresa may may end up having a third meaningful vote on her deal. you are already seeing some inpressions of regret from people who voted a her deal yesterday. you could argue that yesterday in a sense was a free vote because members knew they could bivote tomorrow on the posty of an

laura: alicia mccarthy in westminster, thank you.ore otoday's developments and the globalmpact i spoke a ief time ago with heather conley, a former state department official for european affairs who is now at the center for sttegic and international studies, and nile gardiner, the director ounthe heritage tion's margaret thatcher center for freedom. i started by asking if brexit was drifting away? nile: i don't think brexit is lost, but the reality is that today was a bad day for the prime minister. i think she badly misjudged the mood of her own party. the deal she negotiated with uhe europeon was not a good deal. it was viewed by a lot of conservative mps as a surrendert european union' i don'think brexit is lost. i would say that even if parliament votes tomorrowea against a noand votes in favor of an extension to article 50 on thursday, we are still on the trajectory towards a no-deal president on march 29. it is an immensely complex process for the eu to agree to a specific exit date for the u.k. also, parliament has to put in p

alicia mccarthy will be here for the rest of the week.llo there. we continue with an unsettled flavour to our wedding this week. —— weather. there will be some rain and snow over high ground in the north. showery rain moving over northern ireland, northern england and up into scotland, with snow developing on higher ground. whether moving through the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. we will see outbreaks of rain pushing in here, turning increasingly breezy and mild in the south. quite chilly across a good part of scotland. going through tuesday night, this week and increasingly windy weather in the south—west will push its way across england and wales, northern ireland and scotland. freezing in aberdeen, ten in plymouth, but mild towards the south. i'll stay in the south on wednesday, chilly in the north and wet and windy. it will stay u nsettled wet and windy. it will stay unsettled for the end of the week. a very warm welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley.

but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley.ncluding seven british citizens. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, warns mps that if they get crucial votes wrong this week they risk losing brexit. hen harriers, the rare bird of prey, are being deliberately ta rgetted and killed, according to the rspb. aston villa footballer jack grealish is attacked by a spectator — as his side play local rivals birmingham city. and in half an hour here on bbc news, bbc wales investigates undercover officers paid to spy on political activists

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good morning.rain, sleet and snow, even with some slushy deposits at lower levels, moving its way through scotland, north—west england and northern ireland. sunny spells are crossing england and wales into the afternoon, but very windy with it. gusts in excess of 50—60 mph further south, and it is going to feel quite cold out there. 3—5 degrees in scotland. 7—11, but you have to factor in the strength of the wind, crossing england and wales. we continue to see a few scattered showers blown in by a stiff north—westerly wind, and some of these again of sleet and snow even at lower levels, through the night, with temperatures falling to low single figures. so a chilly start to monday morning, but a slightly quieter start, as a ridge of high pressure tends to build and quieten things down. so there will be some decent spells of sunshine around on monday, but still quite chilly out there, and still quite breezy. highest values of 8—11 degrees. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and tin

so, for now, from me, alicia mccarthy goodbye.e, andrea leadsom will set out the next steps in the timetable when she appears before mps on thursday morning with more votes coming down the line as the commons attempts to finally agree the way forward. hello. well, very little change on the weather front for thursday. for many of us it will be quite a chilly start to the day after a clear night. you can see how the cloud in the sky across some parts of the country through the course of the early hours. temperatures thirsting on thursday close to freezing across many southern areas in the north—west of scotland, a little bit milder stornoway, around 10 degrees. there could be mist and fog patches around, especially in the south—west first thing, but then we are in for a pretty bright day with some fluffy clouds. most likely to have cloud in the south—east and far north—west of the south—east and far north—west of the uk. elsewhere it is going to be afine, the uk. elsewhere it is going to be a fine, bright, if not sunny day. temperat

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.e a light dusting of snow. some icy stretches around first thing, just like we had on sunday morning in derbyshire. it is going to be a cold start for all of us, and the sleet and snow showers to the north—west should gradually ease as we go through the day. lighter winds, as well, in comparison to sunday, and we will actually get to see some decent spells of sunshine around on monday. make the most of it, it is not set to last. top temperatures of eight to last. top temperatures of eight to 11 degrees. now, the winds will strengthen to gale force in the far north—west. cloud and rain are raised by the end of the day, all tied into this area of low pressure which is going to bring some very wet weather in from the atlantic and also some gales or severe gales for also some gales or severe gales for a time through tuesday into wednesday. so our week ahead looks pretty stormy. we will see a spell of severe gales, some heavy rain, and hopefully some drier spells as well. welcome to bbc new

but, for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.oler than it has done recently. we have seen this weather front moves southwards, full of fresh air following behind, but it is clear and more of us will see sunshine over the weekend. this is how we start saturday, a touch of ross possible in parts of northern england, scotland, and northern ireland —— frost. cloud in southern england, towards the south coast in particular. they hold on through the day. where you have that, don‘t be surprised if there is light rain and drizzle. elsewhere, cross england and wales, high cloud. sunnis goes in northern ireland and scotland. cloud building, producing showers here and there. they are very blustery showers in scotland. these are average speeds, blustery showers in scotland. these are average speeds, gusts are higher. up to 70 mph before winds is later. the showers moving into scotla nd later. the showers moving into scotland be wintry on the hills. temperatures mostly 9—12. saturday evening and night, further showers coming into scotland. mo

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.om storm freya, peaking overnight and into early monday, before things slowly improve on monday. a cold start on sunday with rain in southern england. a windy start to the day for northern scotland with gusts up to around 70mph. winds and showers easing through the day. winds picking up to the south as rain pushes north of england and wales, into northern ireland and southern scotland later in the day, with a bit of hill snow as well on the the northern flank of this area, and wet weather. those are your temperatures. as for the winds, they are strengthening across england and wales, around the coast of wales and western england. at the end of the day, 60, 70, maybe 80mph. 60—65mph winds across other parts of wales as we go on through sunday night and into monday morning. again, there is some of that hill snow on the pennines and southern uplands. things will improve on monday, but before freya moves away, the risk of some damage and disruption. keep up to date with the disruption near

but, for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.ut there shower clouds are on the move. currently spreading and across the isle of man, cumbria and northumberland and it will drift southwards. 0ne northumberland and it will drift southwards. one or two in north wales. the rest of the night one or two more showers. patchy cloud in the north—west keeping temperatures from falling too far. clearer skies the east. temperatures falling quickly. a cold night. towns and cities down to one or two in edinburgh and newcastle. cold enough for some frost in the countryside. for some actually start to mandate but the glorious start with sunshine. it will cloud overfrom the north and west through the day and we will have chilly northerly winds affecting the east of scotland and england keeping temperatures down. away from the east highs of 13. that is your latest this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3pm... ministers have been publicly backing theresa may, amid reports of a cabinet coup to oust her. david lidington — who's in effect th

so, for now, from me, alicia mccarthy goodbye. quiet on the weather front.s unsettled for the rest of the week but that doesn't necessarily mean the skies are clear. this is a picture from yesterday. it was pretty cloudy in the south—east. it felt quite chilly as well. 0n the other side of the country in st ives, it was beautiful. this sky could almost be in the caribbean. stunning weather there in cornwall. this is the satellite picture. the weather front is heading our way towards the north—west. high pressure notjust across the uk but across france and into parts of spain and portugal as well, many parts of western europe at the moment are in a spell of settled and dry weather. that is certainly the case across the uk through the course of the night and into early thursday. in the south, under the clear skies, temperatures will dip down close to freezing, for example cardiff will barely be above freezing. that means that under the clear skies we could see mist and fog with those dipping temperatures, particularly across the south—west of the country. 0nly

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. storm freya is still making its presence felt.ooding and snow and more heavy rain and snow to content with in the early hours of monday morning. it is clear into the north sea so the warnings will diminish as that low pressure, that storm moves away. heavy rains in the early hours in the south. strong gusty winds, 60 miles per hour. galeforce winds barrelling down the gulf sea coast. --at barrelling down the gulf sea coast. ——at north sea. there could be one oi’ ——at north sea. there could be one or two icy stretches but actually it does look much more promising to start the new week with more sunshine wants to get rid of the gale and snow. showers will pack in thick and fast as we go through the day and there will be heavy ones with some hail and thunder. bye for now. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: donald trump under pressure. a democrat—led congressional committee demands documents from dozens of people to examine allegations that the presiden

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.has gone, but it still won't be cold for the time of year this weekend, but it will be wet at times and it will be windier. we start with plenty of dry weather on saturday morning, the rain pushing in on saturday afternoon, then slipping further east as we go through saturday evening. it will be turning in india, particularly for northern ireland and western scotland, maybe 70 miles an hour in the western isles on saturday night as low pressure passes close by with showers. rain pushes do on saturday night that lingers close to the south coast of england. it will be cooler the further north you are and as we start off on sunday, a fair amount of dry weather at rain will push its way northwards as storm freya moves into the uk, uncertainty about the northern extent of the rain but it will be turning storm in places, particularly across parts of 00:28:07,979 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 england and wales. —— stormy. you're watching bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the family of a

you're watching thursday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy.retary, matt hancock, is to meet officials from a drug firm in the hope of breaking the deadlock on the pricing of cystic fibrosis medicines. talks between vertex pharmaceuticals and england's nhs on the cost of orkambi, have gone on for months with no breakthrough. campaigners gathered in westminster to demand access to the drug for people with the condition in england. mps on the health committee heard from sufferers, senior nhs officials and vertex about the impasse. we do our treatments every day, i think, almost in the hope that we will be around for it when there is a better drug that actually helps and opens up a better life, so it's very difficult to deal with, and for three years, it's been as well as unnecessary irreversible damage, there's the psychological impact. cystic fibrosis causes sticky mucus to build up, leading to digestive problems and recurring chest infections. lung function gets slowly worse, until infection sets in and only a transplant can extend life. if you

but, for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.ut there will be blustery showers, particularly in scotland and it is going to feel cooler than it has done recently. we've seen this weather front move on southwards, coolerfresh air moving on behind but it's clearer and more of us will see sunshine over the weekend. this is how we start saturday, a touch of frost possible in parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland, and cloud through parts of southern england and towards the south coast in particular, it may hold on through the day and we have that, don't be surprised if there is a little light rain and drizzle. elsewhere across england and wales, high cloud. any sun is going to be quite hazy. sunny skies in northern ireland and scotland though cloud producing a few showers here and there, and they are very blustery showers and scotland. these are average speeds — gusts are higher, the northern isles between 60 and 70 miles per hour initially before the wind eases later and showers moving into scotland are going to be

you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy.in the footsteps of the royal family and allowed daughters to inherit titles. at the moment, hereditary titles are passed to the eldest son rather than the eldest child. and with 92 places in the house of lords reserved for hereditaries, that means some daughters of peers are losing out to their brothers. my bill would seek to extend the succession to the crown act, to include all hereditary titles through a straightforward piece of primary legislation consisting ofjust a few clauses. it would quite simply mean daughters will be treated the same as sons for the purposes of succession, and it seems to me to be a very natural step to take after amending the same principle for the royal family. now, iaccept, mr speaker, that this is not the most important issue facing the country. but that, in my opinion, is no reason not to put right this particular unfairness. some people might look at this as a game of numbers, that this change is needed to get more female hereditary peers into the hou

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good afternoon.ver england and wales in the coming hours. the storm has a name, this is freya and freya will bring widespread gales across england and wales, perhaps over 70 mph in places. this swirl is the low pressure, this is the centre, over the south of ireland. it will move over the irish sea, over northern england and into the north sea by tomorrow morning. quite punchy showers, even into the south, with a trailing weather front but the wind is the big concern and there are warnings for wind which mayjust over 70 mph or even excess of that around irish coasts. inland in the south—west, wales, the midlands, even the north of east anglia, up to 60 mph overnight and very windy as the night comes to a close for the north—east of england, lincolnshire and northern norfolk. the storm is going to pull into the north sea pretty quickly on monday morning. situation will improve dramatically. the final rain clearing from kent by the end of the rush—hour and the rain moving from eastern england in genera

but, for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. mixed fortunes of weather on sunday.ing off into the near continent. an area high pressure hovering across the uk of the atlantic bringing clear skies. early this morning, quite chilly. a touch of frost cert central and northern areas. lots of sunshine around particularly across england and wales. plenty of sunshine across the board but then skies are turning claudia across northern ireland and scotla nd claudia across northern ireland and scotland with a weak weather front moving and of the atlantic introducing patchy rain and drizzle. milder weather. 0nly mid single figures. a lovely afternoon for england and wales. widespread sunshine and feeling mild after the chilly start. as we continued through the new working week, we will see this area of high pressure dominate the scene. slap bang on top of the uk, drawing a dry air of the near continent. not too much in the way of cloud. largely dry and mild by day. plenty of sunshine. by night, under clear skies, likely by day. plenty of sunshine. by night, under clearskies,

but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.driving weather disturbances our way on a strong and quite often cold wind over the weekend though across southern areas it will be briefly mild on saturday but then, the caldaire comes back across all areas as we do want through sunday and by then more of us are through sunday and by then more of us are going to be seeing some snow out of the showers that are falling. the woodies windy this weekend, widely gusting 40—50 miles an hour, chilly in the wind, some rain and hills are initially but even the lower levels snow across the weekend. an area of rain and hill snow in northern england as saturday begins, clears away, but further showers coming into northern and western scotland, northern ireland and running across northern england. any other place of staying largely dry, seeing some fun trying, but this career of wet weather will linger close to orkney, and strong winds across northern scotland with dixie miles an hourorso across northern scotland with dixie miles an hour or so is t