but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good morning.nd. rain spreading through scotla nd ireland. rain spreading through scotland during the day and into the afternoon across wales and england. some sunshine later on towards the west. at long last, the cloud and went breaking up across east angler and the south—west corner. it will feel warmer on the weekend. —— east anglia. further north and west, clear skies into tuesday and not quite as cold as recent nights. a lingering weather front taking a while to shift. the rest of the country one of the driest and branches days of the week. fairly pleasant in the sunshine but things turning stormy in the second half of the week. bye for now. welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston, very good to have you with us. our top stories: the new york times says it's obtained president trump's tax records dating back two decades, which it says reveal chronic losses and years of tax avoidance. he denies the claims. it's totally fake news. made—up. fake. we went through the same stories, you could've asked

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.on the way and at times cloudy. but so many of us further towards the west will actually have a very decent sunday. so let's have a look at the satellite picture. we're still sandwiched between two weather systems — a low pressure centred in europe there and a set of weather fronts coming off the atlantic — so we're in this gap here. and actually, the skies have remained clear and that's also leading to a touch of frost across parts of scotland, certainly where the winds are light here around the lowlands. northern ireland dipping down to around 5 degrees, but notice where the winds have remained strong — from hull down to norwich and london — the temperatures are around double figures early on sunday morning. so you can see from the arrows, the winds are still blowing from the north. they're actually dragging in a fair amount of cloud into the north—east of england, yorkshire, east anglia and the south—east. so at times, london, norwich, hull to newcastle, it will be cloudy. 15 degree

but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.m in suffolk on tuesday afternoon. by friday, it looks like temperatures in suffolk will only manage to make around 12 or 13 degrees. so, noticeably colder as we end the week. and the change comes behind this cold front, which is slowly spreading its way southwards and eastwards early on wednesday. ahead of it, there will be a lot of cloud around. some showers too, longer spells of rain, some of which could be on the heavy, maybe thundery side. but for scotland and northern ireland, skies will be clearing behind the weather front. so we start wednesday off on a chilly note here. but again, for england and wales, where we have the weather fronts, the cloud and rain, it‘s going to be quite mild, 12—15 degrees to begin the day. but a lot more cloud on wednesday for england and wales. outbreaks of rain tending to become more persistent as it pushes eastwards. some heavier bursts again across the south—east, and winds will pick up as well probably the best of the sunshine through the day wi

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.e of blue sky and sunshine. it was a beautiful september afternoon. why am i showing you jersey? well, it was jersey that had the top spot with 31 degrees. not far behind was charlwood, in surrey. that was the highest temperature across mainland uk, with london hot on its heals with 29 celsius. and the reason being, this area of high pressure centred across europe, that's allowing this southerly flow to drag in some very warm air all the way from africa. so we're seeing temperatures unusually high for the time of year, but things will change subtly as we go into tuesday, with weak weather fronts bringing some showery outbreaks of rain to start the day. it's going to be a relatively mild start, however. double digits quite widely across the country. but there will be some rain, not the heavy persistent rain that we have seen, and it will weaken as we go through the afternoon a little. more cloud into south—west england, maybe south wales and north—west england. can't rule out an odd iso

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.y parts of the country there is still this cloud hanging on to eastern most areas, particularly thick across east anglia and the south—east of england and still quite cold in the wind although it is not as windy as it was only upon today. out towards the west, 18 degrees still possible across south wales but we have got some cloud coming in across other western areas. at the moment it is just thin cloud. that cloud will thicken up across northern ireland and into western scotland so it will be a lot milder in northern ireland and it was last night when we had the cold est was last night when we had the coldest september night on record. advancing cloud in the clear skies, could be a touch of frost and some short lived mist and fog patches too. still some cloud to start the day towards the south—east of the uk but the winds will be lighter by the stage. includes northern ireland, becomes light and patches are heading to scotland, wales and west in england. ahead of that there'll be some

until then, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.across the southern half of the uk because the transition was taking place further north yesterday. but there will still be plenty of dry weather on offer, some good spells of sunshine will break through the cloud and make it feel pleasantly warm. we have seen the transition as we come behind this cold front through yesterday and overnight to slightly fresher air back to where we should be for the time of year. quite a brisk easterly wind blowing in the south. always a little bit more cloud close to the north of scotland with this weak weather front, and there could be some patchy fog elsewhere first thing. the first couple of hours after dawn there could be some dense patches, but then it clears away. as should the low cloud near the north sea coast, and the misty low cloud we've had in southern and western areas for the last couple of days. the exception really to seeing that sunshine for most is the north and east of scotland. and with the return of the sunshine elsewhere in scotlan

you're watching wednesday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy.could exploit the financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. the head of the commission for countering extremism sara khan told the home affairs committee that high unemployment could combine with increasing rates of violence and hate crime to fuel extremism. we have a very robust counterterrorism infrastructure in this country. what we don't have is a counterterrorism machinery. it's weak, it's disjointed, it's behind the curve, it's not operational, and that has to fundamentally change if we are now going to deal with this huge growing problem of extremism. and just to make this point, really, that as a commission, we feel that the threat of extremism has increased over the last decade. the face of modern—day extremism has changed substantially. the ecosystem of hateful extremism has changed beyond recognition. she said extremists had professionalised their operation and were exploiting the covid pandemic. but if we see what's coming down the pipeline now as a country,

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello again.now? well, actually, this wasn't snow, it was a massive hail storm that went through the bradford area and the 0tley area, quite close to leeds in west yorkshire. and you can see the roads and the pavements turned white as those accumulations of hail built up. it must‘ve been quite some storm. now, the satellite picture shows low pressure over the uk with storm clouds rotating around it, and over the next few hours, we are going to see plenty more of those big showers. areas to watch out for, well, west wales in pembrokeshire and also into cornwall, could see some particularly heavy showers here. we're also going to see a band of persistent rain affecting parts of east anglia. now, as we go on through friday, pressure builds actually in the west, and this area of low pressure's slow—moving. so, the isobars are going to pinch together. the winds are going to blow even more strongly. it will feel even colder. yes, a day of sunshine and showers, but prolonged outbreaks of rain across part

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.ccasional sunshine. but there is one significant fly in the ointment — this area of low pressure which has pounded parts of eastern england, especially norfolk, with wind and rain to end the week. it will still be close by over the weekend, it will still be windy and still a chance of seeing a bit of rain. it'll be cloudier compared with elsewhere. so, this is how the weekend is shaping up, on the chilly side. some sunshine, but those strong winds particularly across parts of eastern england. they'll still be there as we start saturday. still with some outbreaks of rain lincolnshire into east anglia. elsewhere, clear, chillier, maybe a touch of frost to start the day in parts of scotland, northern england and northern ireland. but across much of the uk, well, winds are reasonably light in comparison compared to eastern england. there'll be some sunshine. the cloud, though, across eastern england delivering some showery outbreaks of rain at times, especially the further east you are. an

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there.lots of sunshine around, but as we head through this week, all that summery weather is about to change to something a lot more autumnal as we reach the end of the week. now, through monday, we saw highs of 26—27 degrees across the south of the country, low 20s further north. but watch how we start to see the blue colours invade from the north and north—west, bringing that arctic air to our shores. that'll push temperatures below the seasonal average by the end of the week, struggling to get into double figures across the north of the uk. changes taking place early on tuesday across the north west of the country. low pressure active weather front bringing windier weather here, outbreaks of rain further south. tuesday will start generally dry with clear skies, a few mist and fog patches around, and most places will be relatively mild. but you'll notice more cloud across scotland and northern ireland to start tuesday. outbreaks of rain continue to affect the northern and western isles in

you're watching tuesday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy.g people back into work is his "number one priority". but he said "indefinitely keeping people out of work is not the answer". in other words, he won't extend the job retention orfurlough scheme. his comments came as uk unemployment hit its highest level for two years. during treasury questions the chancellor was pressed over what he would do. there will be many thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands of jobs which are going to be viable after covid is dealt with — but will not make it unless they are provided with further targeted support after the end of october. he is right that businesses do need support, which is why many of the interventions that we have put in place last through to next year, for example, the business rates holidays and, indeed, the support for economy and jobs through initiatives like our stamp duty cut to catalyse housing market. but i hope you will be reassured that throughout this crisis, i have not hesitated to act in creative and effective ways to su

alicia mccarthy will have the latest from the commons and the lords on monday night at 11 o'clock onas well. but it will turn even warmer on monday and tuesday. even hot across the south—east of the country and temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees. that is something we haven't had for four years in september and the south—east. but, a different story across scotland today. today, it has been pouring with rain, heavy rain falling on the same place at the same time over and over again. on top of that, strong, gusty winds, completely different picture cost parts of the world. compared to elsewhere across the country where we have that sunshine and it is also very warm around lower to mid 20s. so, what will happen this evening? the rain should eventually move away from the western isles where it would have deposited around 100 millimetres by then, but only locally. the wind as well and basically, at the end of the night, it is relatively quiet for most of us around 10 degrees in the midlands, 1a in belfast. certainly, there will be some sunshine to greet us. also, between the low

alicia mccarthy will have the latest from the commons and the lords on monday night at 11 o'clock ons and the weather is looking a bit mixed. it's something of a north—south split. across much of england and wales, we've got a fairly decent weekend ahead. it's looking largely dry, pretty warm as well with some sunshine on offer. but for scotland and northern ireland, a different story. here, things will be turning increasingly windy, particularly through saturday, and there'll be some rain at times. heaviest for the north—west of scotland on sunday. but for the here and now, we've got this weak weather front that's been slipping its way slowly south of the past 2a hours or so. but a more active weather front waiting out in the atlantic. that is what will bring the rain to the north—west. but for saturday morning, we just got a band of cloud on this weak weather front pushing south. could be the odd spot of drizzle for southern england first thing, but that clears away. much of the uk looking dry with some long spells of sunshine, but there will be more of those blustery showers for s

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.ys yet and friday promises to be another beautiful day across the uk. for some of us, clear blue skies, may be hazy at times, but on the whole, a fine day. so, high—pressure is in charge of the weather, notjust on friday but through much of the weekend. the south of the country is a little bit closer to the low pressure that may bring a few showers on the weekend. but the short term is certainly looking dry. across most of the uk, friday morning, sunshine pretty much from the word go. a little nippy first thing in the north of england, getting in as low as five degrees early in the morning. so, here is the forecast for friday afternoon. lots of sunshine, that breeze is quite strong, despite the breeze still 22 degrees in london, 19 in the midlands, 21 degrees in glasgow and edinburgh, and on those winds, gusts possibly up to 40 miles an hour in the south coast of england. that will take the edge off the temperatures. a bit of a bluster there if you're walking along the channel coast. t

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. degrees. the new week gets off to a summery start as well, but it will not end that way. things through this week are going to become much more autumnal, as this band of cloud starts to work its way in our direction. now, this area of cloud is going to bring some outbreaks of rain, but it also separates the relatively warm air we have had lately from some much, much colder air — which is going to head our way, sweeping in from the northwest as we head through the coming days. but in the shorter term, through monday morning, some mist and fog, some low cloud too could affect parts of england and wales. that will tend to clear as we go through the day, and then it should be largely dry and sunny. sunnier than it was on sunday across northeast england, also southeast scotland brighter, some sunshine into parts of aberdeenshire, temperatures in aberdeen getting up to around 19 degrees. but for western scotland and northern ireland, with more cloud, more of a breeze, it will be just a touc

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.ent on the weather front. we've had plenty of sunny spells. it's been pleasantly warm, and this spell of settled weather is going to continue through the weekend. there might be one or two showers in the far south of the country, brought by this low pressure which is actually close to spain and portugal. that's just encroaching into the south of the uk. but on the whole, it's looking absolutely fine, and the advice is make the most of this weekend because next weekend could be very different. much more like autumn. so, this is what it looks like early on saturday morning. you can see the showers there crossing the english channel, just about approaching cornwall and devon there by the second half of the morning or around about lunchtime. let's zoom in to the south and see where the showers will be. so, the thinking is cornwall, devon, maybe somerset, one or two possibly sneaking into the isle of wight as well, but certainly north of the ma, it's looking mostly sunny. in fact, a beautif

alicia mccarthy will have the latest from the commons and the lords on monday night at 11 o'clock ondavid cornock, goodbye for now. hello. some warmer weather on the way for many of us to end the weekend, but also some heavy rain over the weekend in parts of scotland. and in fact, during thursday, the rain clouds were gathering and for scotland and northern ireland for friday morning, some wet and windy weather on the way as this area of low pressure drives the weather front south across the uk. this is how it looks as we start the day. this is where the rain will be sitting first thing in the morning. for much of the uk, the day starting dry. temperatures at their lowest with the clear spells in the east and south—east of england. some rural spots, around five or six degrees. so through friday morning, the wet weather will push south across scotland and northern ireland. some of the rain quite heavy but by the afternoon, it's brightening up. there'll be a few blustery showers with the sunshine into northern and western scotland. the rain reaching into northern england at this stage,

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello.mises more of the same. more dry weather, more warm sunshine, but there will be some exceptions. down towards the south, still the potential for one or two showers. you can see on our earlier satellite image this swirl of cloud, low pressure across western europe, that has thrown a few showers through the channel islands and the south of england — could be one or two more of those around through the day ahead. also, quite a lot of cloud across a good part of scotland, particularly around the northern and eastern coasts, through the central belt, and then down the eastern side of england. now, that low cloud and mist will tend to retreat towards the coast as the day wears on, so many spots will brighten up with some sunshine. but for northern coasts of scotland, and certainly 0rkney and shetland, it will stay likely quite grey through the day. for many other parts of scotland, though, it will brighten up with some spells of sunshine. a fine—looking day for northern ireland. 17 degrees i

but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good afternoon.ge this afternoon. hard to believe, then, by the end of this week you are, ithink, going then, by the end of this week you are, i think, going to be reaching for the release. we will be plunged in the autumn by the time we get to thursday and friday. for this evening and overnight, unlike the last unite nights, that mist under thatis last unite nights, that mist under that is fed into the north—east of england and eastern scotland pulls off shore. —— reaching for the first mac. it will be h and start to monday, but more sunshine from the word go. central and eastern england with some fog, what monday brings a lot of sunshine once again, and some considerable ones, much warmer along the north sea coast, without the lingering mustard murk 20 celsius in newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much coolerfor newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much cooler for the end newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much coolerfor the end of newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much cooler fo

alicia mccarthy will have the latest from the commons and the lords on monday night at 11 o‘clock onre stage more recently has been this weather front stretching thousands of miles out into the atlantic. and that‘s been bringing some very heavy rain, some large rainfall totals building in across the highlands. we‘ve had over 140mm of rain recorded, bringing reports of some localised flooding. and we‘ve had this landslide effect at the a83, at the rest and be thankful. looks like that route is going to be out of action for a little while. now, looking at the weather picture at the moment, we‘ve still got some of the rain coming down in the highlands. the rain eventually is going to turn a little bit lighter and patchier, but nevertheless some spots of rain still around for the highlands, the hebrides, orkney islands and shetland as we start the day on monday. further south, a lot of drier weather. could be a few mist and fog patches in some of our deeper river valleys in england and wales to start the day. now looking at the first couple of days of the week, as i say, things are set t

alicia mccarthy will have the latest from the commons and the lords on monday night at 11 o'clock onasts. now, across england and wales, we have a sunny day, and it was a fine end to the day as well. this was one of our weather watcher pictures sent in from the surrey area. thanks to debbie w for that. further north, in scotland's stirling, it was a soggy saturday, certainly through the afternoon. thanks to graham for sending us that picture of the rain coming down in stirling. and the rain was all courtesy of this weather front, this area of cloud that stretches thousands of miles out into the atlantic. this is rain—bearing cloud, and it's going nowhere very far, very fast. so, at the moment, it's pouring down in scotland. around western scotland, the rain continues. notice over the next few hours, there is a tendency for the heaviest of the rain to start to nudge away from northern ireland. still an odd patch for north—west england and perhaps the western side of wales as well, but a mild start to the day for sure. now through sunday, we're going to continue to see the rain pouring