not reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark. degrees. in the west, mild but rather cloudy with some rain. the six nations rugby. wales against ireland in cardiff. the odd spit of rain in the air. the weekend, a tale of two halves. saturday looking dry into sunday. a weather front bringing cooler and fresher air mainly across northern and western areas. saturday, skies brightening up in northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central parts of the uk. the south—east, a little bit of brightness. very mild indeed. 15, 16, 17. sunday is a messier picture. we lose one weather front to be replaced another one. some drier interludes here and there. to sum up for the weekend, saturday will be the driest of the two days with some sunshine around and feeling quite warm across the south and east. because for sunday, it looks like more rain around. and many people are seeing some rain at times. it will start to feel cooler and fresher. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to ou

further south, into the midlands, east anglia and the south—east of england, here, there‘s just angliards, maybe lingering around orkney and shetland the longest. sunny spells to take us into the afternoon. not quite as warm as it will be today, but highs up warm as it will be today, but highs up towards 18 or 19, warmest across east anglia. saturday, a mixture of sunshine and spring showers. sunday is looking the driest day of the weekend. back to charlie and sally. it looks absolutely magnificent there, matt. see you later on. the conflict in syria has been raging for more than seven years, causing devastation for people living throughout the country. what began as a peaceful uprising against the syrian president bashar al—assad has escalated into a full—scale civil war which has claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people. many more have fled the country, but what is life like for those who remain? we can speak now to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, whojoins us from the city of homs in the west of the country. sadly, we are used to seeing desperat

i don't think reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark. of 13—14 degrees. further west though, it will be very mild but rather cloudy with some spots of light rain. so it means for the six nations rugby, wales v ireland, in cardiff, during the evening it looks like it will be a fairly mild one, rather cloudy and there could be the odd spit of rain in the air. now, as we head into the weekend, it's a tale of two halves. i think saturday looking dry into sunday looks like we'll see a weather front bringing some cooler and fresher air, mainly across northern and western areas. for saturday though, skies will be brightening up across northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central parts of the uk. sunday is a messier picture. we lose one weather front only to be replaced by another one. and there will be some dry interludes here and there. looks like there will be some rain about and feeling fresher. so to sum up for the weekend, i think saturday looking like being the driest of the two d

but across east anglia, southern england, perhaps the south midlands, mid and south wales, we've got rain in the air as well. it's never really going to clear away for much of the day. rain on and off across mid and south wales, perhaps the midlands, east anglia, and southern england. much more sunshine, though, arriving across north wales, northern england, northern ireland, and it is quite windy here in scotland, again, across the north and there will still be a few of those sharp showers. temperatures will be that bit lower. highest temperatures probably in the south—east, where we have all that cloud and the threat of rain. still some rain around across southern parts of england and wales on wednesday evening. that rain eventually transfers southwards into the english channel. but to the north, we'll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotland, again, there could be some snow over the high hills. a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thu

across a large part of southern england, south wales, edging through the midlands, and into east anglias. another area of wet weather producing a bit of hill snow for parts of the far north of england and southern scotland. let's take a look around things at 8:00am in the morning. so a wet start across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through more of wales, the midlands, east anglia, at this stage. it is only going to move further north, so eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain, and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, that should be across much of northern england. we will pivot an area of rain, starting just to flirt with the eastern side of northern ireland, through north

but across east anglia, southern england, perhaps the south midlands, mid and south wales, we've goty going to clear away for much of the day. rain on and off across mid and south wales, perhaps the midlands, east anglia, and southern england. much more sunshine, though, arriving across north wales, northern england, northern ireland, and it is quite windy here in scotland, again, across the north and there will still be a few of those sharp showers. temperatures will be that bit lower. highest temperatures probably in the south—east, where we have all that cloud and the threat of rain. still some rain around across southern parts of england and wales on wednesday evening. that rain eventually transfers southwards into the english channel. but to the north, we'll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotland, again, there could be some snow over the high hills. a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland bec

already across a large part of southern england, south wales, edging through the midlands, into east anglianow for parts of the far north of england and southern scotland. let's take a look around things today, at 8:00am in the morning. so a wet start across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through north wales, the midlands, east anglia, at this stage. it is only going to move further north. eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, it should be across much of northern england. we will get an area of rain, starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without

increasing cloud in wales, the midlands and east anglia. still some sunny spells.re are some showers around, especially north east england and western scotland. it doesn't feel much like spring out there, with single figure temperatures for most. the most active weather tonight will be in england and wales. you can see wet weather feeding north and strong winds developing. very gusty around wales, the bristol channel. along the south coast and inland you could sit 40 the south coast and inland you could sit a0 or 50 mph gusts, wind strengthening into the midlands. that might keep you awake. wind and hill snow into parts of northern england. we could see some accumulations, the welsh hills, the peak district. the potential of some of the sleet and snow all means if you are driving overnight, wet or windy weather, that is not going to be very pleasant. to the north of that rain band, northern ireland dry for a time. we could see rain and hill snow feeding in later in the night. frosty from north—east england and scotland. wintry showers in the north and north—west of

no more so than parts of east anglia. this morning. a beautiful picture of the spring blossom. somebody somewhere will reach 22 degrees this afternoon, that is good for this time of the year. plenty much of that to come this afternoon. the cloud is a bit thicker here so maybe the odd shower worth though still a lot of dry weather. wet weather across west wales, further rain to come across northern parts of england and southern scotland. plenty of sunshine across the northern isles of scotland. it is about 10 degrees cooler than in the south—east. as we head into the evening, a few showers across the south—east that the main push of rain continues to be in the northern and western parts of the uk. heavy rain to come here. murky on the high ground. nationwide, no problems with frost. positively muggy. another one started day. some early sunshine but then we will see things clouding over. the wettest weather will be further north, scotland seeing a pretty wet day before eventually it dries up. some dryness for most of us. dr

east anglia and the south—east will see few showers again.nd, some of them heavy and slow—moving too. but they shouldn't last overnight, because we have got this ridge of high pressure building in across the uk. that is settling it down across all areas on sunday, keeping the weather fronts and rain at bay. a fine day, dry day on sunday, we will see spells of sunshine, particularly sunny after the chilly start in the morning. a bit nor cloud in the afternoon but get a temperature of 17 degrees it shouldn't feel too bad. it may be warmer in england and wales on monday but to scotland and northern ireland we will get cloud and hello and welcome to 100 days. brexit is under way and the eu is fighting back. "those who would challenge european unity threaten their own communities", so says the president of the european council. we must say, loud and clear, that nationalisms and separatisms which try to weaken the eu are the opposite of modern patriotism. the french president tells the british that talks on trade will only begin once the uk has agr

it will be pushing up through the rest of wales and the midlands and east anglia through the morning,nd and maybe some early sunshine. parts of company and then to dumfries and galloway seeing rain and hail snow on higher ground, waking up to a covering of snow. much of scotland looking guy with a few showers in the north and the frosty start. through the day we ta ke frosty start. through the day we take this area of rain for rod, lifting north words, pushing up across northern england and by the end of the day targeting westerners through northern ireland as well. scotla nd through northern ireland as well. scotland not feeling too badly, a lot of cloud in the south and the northern half seeing sunshine, drying up with any brightness. friday evening, the rain continuing to its north words and we may see some heavy showers through parts of wales and western england. we ends friday night with that rain across northern ireland, increasingly in eastern parts of scotland. too much cloud and rain around. for the areas of rainfall over the weekend, showers to be had, not saying it is going

is not reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark. cloudy with some rain. the rugby. ireland and cardiff. some rain in the air. the weekend. a tale of two halves. saturday looking dry into sunday. cool and fresher air mainly across northern and western areas. saturday. skies brightening up areas. saturday. skies brightening up in northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central pa rt bring some dreary weather to central part of the uk. the south—east, a little bit of brightness. bright indeed. 15, 16, 17. friday is a messy picture. we lose one weather front to be replaced another one. a drier interlude here and there. to some up for the weekend, saturday will be the driest of the two days with some sunshine around and feeling warm across the south and east. sunday, more cloud around. many people are seeing some rain at times. it will start to feel more cool and more fresh. this is bbc world news. america boosts its military presence in syria. an additional 400 marine will go into

across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through north wales, the midlands, east angliaengland but as you can see some of us england but as you can see some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain and some snow as well. of us could even modest elevations could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north in scotland it isa here. further north in scotland it is a frosty start, a few showers in the far north. so as we go through friday we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually by late afternoon into the evening it should be across much of northern england. we will put an area of rain starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine without a doubt will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england and it actually could feel a bit mild, given any brightness. one or two spots may just reach 13 given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 1a celsius. a few heavy showers reaching

a fresh start to the day for east anglia and the south—east but drier bright from the word go.ud and possibly hill fog in the south west of england and wales as well. drizzle around the coast in the north and the north—west. through the day the cloud filters to the east and in east anglia and kent and sussex we hang on to the sunshine for a good pa rt hang on to the sunshine for a good part of the day. temperatures on friday are not so warm. some bright spells breaking through the cloud at times. wales take on ireland in the six nations rugby. it should be fairly dry in cardiff and mild and cloudy as well. in the weekend we start of the outbreaks of rain as the frontal systems move west to east across the country and introduce colder air on sunday. saturday looks like a decent day for many of us. this slow—moving front bring some rain to parts of northern england and wales and the south—west. to the south—east of that mostly cloudy but that cloud will break and allow temperatures to lift a 1517. much of scotland and northern ireland are also dry on saturday. 0n northern ireland

already across a large part of southern england, south wales, edging through the midlands, into east anglianow for parts of the far north of england and southern scotland. let's take a look around things today, at 8:00am in the morning. so a wet start across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through north wales, the midlands, east anglia, at this stage. it is only going to move further north. eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, it should be across much of northern england. we will get an area of rain, starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without

, and lunchtime across east anglia, and the south—east.e finger of cloud and rain, more sunshine, so a bit like a zebra i guess, cloud, rain, sunshine, bit of rain, sunshine, the weather will change a bit through the course of tomorrow but by the evening, so sunday evening the skies will clear and it is going to be a chilly night. so sunday night into monday, we could see a touch of frost, have a touch of frost across some parts of the uk. here is a look at monday itself. sunshine again, a nice day, the winds will be mostly coming in from the south—west, 15 there in london but fresher in glasgow, around 11 degree, and tuesday and wednesday, mostly dry, there will be a bit of rain but not an awful lot. temperatures typically round 12—15. this is bbc news. famine in parts of africa and the middle east could lead to the world's biggest humantarian crisis since 1945 according the united nations. turkey's president calls the dutch "nazi remnants and fascists" us secret service agents arrest an intruder trying to enter the white house. a retirin

rain on and off across mid and south wales, perhaps the midlands, east anglia, and southern england.h, arriving across north wales, northern england, northern ireland, and it is quite windy here in scotland, again, across the north and there will still be a few of those sharp showers. temperatures will be that bit lower. high temperatures probably in the south—east, where we have all that cloud and the threat of rain. still some rain around across southern parts of england and wales on wednesday evening. that rain eventually transfers southwards into the english channel. but to the north, we will see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland, and then into scotland, again, there could be some snow over the high hills. a drop in temperature later in the night, perhaps, in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england, but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland becomr fewer and lighter, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. —— become. many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud

across a large part of southern england, south wales, edging through the midlands, and into east angliacotland. let‘s take a look around things at 8:00am in the morning. so a wet start across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through more of wales, the midlands, east anglia, at this stage. it is only going to move further north, so eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain, and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, that should be across much of northern england. we will pivot an area of rain, starting just to flirt with the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland

not reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark.egrees. in the west, mild but rather cloudy with some rain. the six nations rugby. wales against ireland in cardiff. the odd spit of rain in the air. the weekend, a tale of two halves. saturday looking dry into sunday. a weather front bringing cooler and fresher air mainly across northern and western areas. saturday, skies brightening up in northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central parts of the uk. the south—east, a little bit of brightness. bright indeed. 15, 16, 17. friday is a messier picture. we lose one weather front to be replaced another one. a drier interlude here and there. to sum up for the weekend, saturday will be the driest of the two days with some sunshine around and feeling warm across the south and east. sunday, more cloud around. many people are seeing some rain at times. it will start to feel cooler and fresher. hello. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the politicalfate of south korea's presi

not reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark.e rain. the six nations rugby. wales against ireland in cardiff. the odd spit of rain in the air. the weekend, a tale of two halves. saturday looking dry into sunday. a weather front bringing cooler and fresher air mainly across northern and western areas. saturday, skies brightening up in northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central parts of the uk. the south—east, a little bit of brightness. bright indeed. 15, 16, 17. friday is a messier picture. we lose one weather front to be replaced another one. some drier interludes here and there. to sum up for the weekend, saturday will be the driest of the two days with some sunshine around and feeling quite warm across the south and east. because for sunday, it looks like more rain around. and many people are seeing some rain at times. it will start to feel cooler and fresher. i'm karin giannone with bbc world news. our top story: the politicalfate of south korea will be decided with

moving through the midlands, heading up through parts of east anglia and in the direction of east angliaher if you like it dry and sunny will be northern scotland with aberdeen seeing highs of seven, much of the north seeing six, seven or eight and as we come further south, we're looking at between ten and i2. then as we head through to the weekend, we're still dominated by low pressure, look at the length of the front extending down to the mediterranean bringing rain and snow to parts of italy and snow to the alps. for us it's bringing in some rain. here's the front extending to the nick compton and all the way through northern england, eastern england, through scotland and northern ireland —— the near continent. behind it we will have bright spells and sunshine but we will have some showers coming in from the south—west. word temperatures, eight, nine, ten, just ahead of it, 4—6. into the weekend, the unsettled theme continues. we're still very much dominated by low pressure, rain coming in at times to the south and also the north but some dry weather in between as well some dry weathe

heading southwards across the midlands into east anglia, southern england and south wales, there is more wales, perhaps into the midlands, east anglia, and southern england. a lot of cloud around, here. maybe try off a little later in wales and in the midlands. northern england, wales, it will be better. it will be windy in northern scotland. i step it is where we have all the cloudy weather in the south—east of england. 14 degrees or so. that weather still around into the evening, across southern parts of england and wales. it eventually size southwards towards the english channel. natalie fiennes and clearer skies across the north, but some further showers coming down and again that is so over the mountains. a late dip in temperatures in northern england, ireland, and scotland. but nothing too cold. those showers on thursday becoming fewer and lighter, largely confined to the north—east of scotland. many places were dry at. on the whole, were quite mild, with ridges in double figures. more cloud to be in the channel and some rain threatening to come at us. rain will slide across northe

but across east anglia, southern england, perhaps the south midlands, mid and south wales, we‘ve gotay for much of the day. rain on and off across mid and south wales, perhaps the midlands, east anglia, and southern england. much more sunshine, though, arriving across north wales, northern england, northern ireland, and it is quite windy here in scotland, again, across the north and there will still be a few of those sharp showers. temperatures will be that bit lower. highest temperatures probably in the south—east, where we have all that cloud and the threat of rain. still some rain around across southern parts of england and wales on wednesday evening. that rain eventually transfers southwards into the english channel. but to the north, we‘ll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotland, again, there could be some snow over the high hills. a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland become fewer and light

the mist and fog as well, the odd patch further south, in southern england and east anglia.own. a lot of that low cloud tending to get burned away, shrinking in size. a few patches lingering, perhaps, in the west country of wales, one or two bits of cloud for northern ireland. most of the low cloud loitering across the north—east of england and south—east scotland, that will pick the temperatures back here. but otherwise, numbers similar to what they were on sunday, with highest temperatures again in highland scotland, but also in the south—east of england, where we will not have that strong wind. but over the week ahead we are going to find steady changes. much more cloud around, bringing the chance of some rain, especially in the north and west of the uk, but with the southerly wind, decent temperatures by day, and not as cold at night, either. but a big area of low pressure is filling in the atlantic, and our high pressure is sneaking away into the near continent. so pressure is dropping, and we will see the first signs of rain on tuesday. some showery bursts of rain comi

it encourages more rain and cloud to come in here, perhaps east anglia.ly speaking skies will be clearer. these are towns and cities. it will be frosty in the countryside. given we've had a bit of rain and sleet there could be icy patches, even a little freezing fog first thing friday. the rain is more limited in the south tomorrow. the breeze does start to ease off and we'll see brighter skies materialising. eventually. we still have that keen breeze and the showers for the lawlor isles but for many parts friday as drier, brighter there will be more sunshine around. the winds start ease. it will not feel so chilly. temperatures are little higher. as i hinted earlier with the high withers for the weekend, we should see similar conditions through saturday and sunday. we keep a clean breeze near the south coast. it will make it feel a little chilly because it's still coming in from a relatively cold source, the east. seeing more cloud on saturday and sunday, these are the capitals, representative of the whole country. it's a dry scenario as we get to the we

rain on and off across mid and south wales, perhaps the midlands, east anglia, and southern england. is quite windy here in scotland, again, across the north and there will still be a few of those sharp showers. temperatures will be that bit lower. highest temperatures probably in the south—east, where we have all that cloud and the threat of rain. still some rain around across southern parts of england and wales on wednesday evening. that rain eventually transfers southwards into the english channel. but to the north, we'll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotland, again, there could be some snow over the high hills. a drop in temperature later in the night, perhaps, in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england, but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland becom fewer and lighter, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel

rain across southern england, south wales, edging to the midlands and east anglia.h through the west of wales and east anglia as we go on through the morning. it might be dry in northern england with early sunshine. parts of cumbria, into dumfries and galloway seeing rain, and hill snow, some on high ground wa ke and hill snow, some on high ground wake up to a covering of snow, although much of scotland waking dry with showers in the north, and a frosty start. we will take this rain, we will lift it northwards, it will push across northern england, it will pivot and area of rain through northern ireland as well. scotla nd through northern ireland as well. scotland isn't faring badly. cloud in the south. the northern half has sunshine. it will be dry in the south—east in the afternoon. maybe reaching 13 or 1a in places. friday evening, rain moving northwards with heavy showers in parts of wales and western england in particular. and then we end on friday night with rain across northern ireland, southern and increasingly so eastern parts, just frosty northern scotland

in the north—west of england, not that temperatures for all, a chilly nine or ten are crossed east anglia south—east, but wrap up warmly, you have the sunshine, it will be a bad day. we threw the clocks forward an hour as we head into wuthering sunday, it means potentially dark if you get up early enough, we will benefit from more sunshine later in the day. this is a snapshot, from north to south, the clocks going forward, we could see some sunshine to enjoy on sunday, likely to be a little bit more cloud than saturday, still cloud plaguing the far north of scotland, especially in the east and a keen breeze in the south, at 17 possible in the north—west of scotland touring sunday. warm sunshine, settled weather, basically, all of us settled weather, basically, all of us this weekend, it was to the cold at night with some frost, gardeners beware. howard lilyman, thank you. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the first pictures emerge of the man who carried out the westminster attack — police say khalid masood used a number of aliases and they've appealed to the public for more inf

and delays of half an hour and cancellations on greater anglia between norwich and liverpool street,orning. a dry and for some a bright start to the day but gradually the sky turning a little more like this as we had through the course of the morning with outbreaks of rain arriving from the south—west. so, this dry weather fairly short—lived first thing and if you do get a bit of brightness, some sunshine, that will quite quickly turn hazy as the cloud increases from the south—west. the rain arriving midmorning onwards for many of us so becoming quite wet for the afternoon. the average temperature a touch more mild than yesterday at around ten. gradually the rain overnight makes slow progress north and east but eventually it does clear out of the way. much clearer spells by dawn and that south—westerly breeze will start to strengthen. the minimum temperature, four or five. it is going to be a better or improved day tomorrow, the cloud clears out of the way. it's a bright start with plenty of sunshine throughout. the breeze still fairly fresh, though, coming from the west and the sout

i don't think reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark.st though, it will be very mild but rather cloudy with some spots of light rain. so it means for the six nations rugby, wales v ireland, in cardiff, during the evening it looks like it will be a fairly mild one, rather cloudy and there could be the odd spit of rain in the air. now, as we head into the weekend, it's a tale of two halves. i think saturday looking dry into sunday looks like we'll see a weather front bringing some cooler and fresher air, mainly across northern and western areas. for saturday though, skies will be brightening up across northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central parts of the uk. but to the south—east, here, a little bit of brightness. it could be very mild indeed, with temperatures of 15, 16, maybe 17 degrees. sunday is a messier picture. we lose one weather front only to be replaced by another one. and there will be some dry interludes here and there. looks like there will be some rain about and f

, south—east england, east anglia, south—east england are lucky to stay grey and wet day.ere will be some sunshine for western areas. sunny spells and a few isolated showers, highs and 10-14d but few isolated showers, highs and 10—14d but in london it will feel noticeably disappointing, particularly in comparison to today. all change for tomorrow. west will be best in terms of the sunshine. there will be some rain around, particularly in eastern areas and it will feel a little bit fresher. enjoy today. hello. this is bbc news with me, maxine mawhinney. the headlines. the un has warned that the world is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945. more than 20 million people in yemen, nigeria, south sudan and somalia are facing starvation. guys marsh prison in dorset has been badly damaged by a fire. the blaze was started by an inmate who climbed on to the roof yesterday. around 64 inmates were taken to a secure area while the fire was brought under control. track cyclistjess varnish says she was "thrown under the bus" after making allegations of sexism in the sport.

it will hold on into south—eastern areas in the east anglia.. mild in the south and west despite the cloud and rain and breezed. cloudy and mild into the evening as well for the wales versus ireland rugby 6—nation match. mild into the weekend as well. the weather bringing down my front from the atla ntic bringing down my front from the atlantic will bring a drop in temperature in the west. saturday, this band of rain wringing wet weather to central parts of the uk. sunshine behind it. it could be quite mild. 16, 17, 18 degrees. double figures everywhere. sunday, a messy picture. most places seeing cloud and outbreaks of rain. cooler pressure in western areas. in summary, saturday is looking mainly dry. a little bit of rain around. mild in the south—east. sunday. cloudy skies for most. a little bit of sunshine. more chance of seeing rain. it will be cool and fresh, especially across the west. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: pushed from pow

across a large part of southern england, south wales, edging through the midlands, and into east angliaoducing some hill snow for parts of the far north of england and southern scotland. let's take a look around things at 8:00am in the morning. so a wet start across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through more of wales, the midlands, east anglia, at this stage. it is only going to move further north, so eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain, and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, that should be across much of northern england. we will pivot an area of rain, starting to flirt with just with the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the af

across southern england, but you can see that rain advancing through north wales, the midlands, east angliaing to move further north. eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, it should be across much of northern england. we will get an area of rain, starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england, and it actually could feel a bit mild, given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 1a celsius. a few heavy showers reaching through parts of south—east engl

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some will get to the midlands and east anglia to the best pa rt midlands and east anglia to the bestn northern scotland. there we will see the best of the sunshine through the day on friday. elsewhere the sunshine will be limited, lots of cloud and rain in northern ireland. the rain will be putting north across england and some parts of wales will see that as well. the south eastern corner should brighten up and dry up. that is where we will see the highest temperature in london but most places are in single figures. keep the umbrella is handy for the weekend, not a complete wash—out but the rain comes and goes. the saturday they'll be quite a bit of rain but most of the western side of europe and some snow over the alps, maybe up to a metre. that will be blowing around into some strong winds but good news for some spring skiing overall. meanwhile, some wet weather for the start of the weekend in scotland, northern ireland and some rain close to east anglia in the east. elsewhere, scattered clouds. many places are still in single figures but cardiff, london just about ten or 11 degre

over the pennines but to the east i thig— g = plenty of sunshine there across the midlands and east angliad. a nip in the air but, again, sunshine makes a difference. wind will be light across the southern parts of the country. as we go through the day, all of this will head eastwards but, so there will never be much across the east of scotland of north—east of england, for that matter. the heavy stuff there is further west and there will be snow over the highlands. cloud coming down over the southern and eastern areas of england and wales but will stay dry here and reasonably mild into the low teens. unpleasant north and west. the rain should hold off from cheltenham. not too bad a day if you wear a few layers. as we head into the evening, some rain will arrive across southern areas and it is quite patchy in nature and no great amount. heavy stuff remains north and it does not look like a nice night. some of the rain will be an issue as we get into the weekend, and north wales. we will keep an eye on it. a touch of frost first thing across the north of scotland but here, some of the best

and we have got that noticeable breeze, increasing amounts of rain, for southern england, and east angliang, it is not particularly cold, 10 degrees, but it is going to be turning colder through the day. windy. wet and windy. gusting around about 50mph. wet to the north of england. extending to the south west, but for northern ireland, brighter, and it looks as though the main area has not got to the south east, cloudy start here. particularly west to east. showers getting going. temperatures dipping back to single figures. colder air moves in. in that, creeping across all parts. drop in those temperatures. showers around. tuesday, widespread frost. some sunshine. wintry showers. notjust high ground. cold start. further wintry showers. cold again on thursday. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm. another warning over health service funding — a leading nhs executive says many trusts will struggle to meet targets. police are hunting a man over the death of a one—year—old boy in north london. the boy's twin sister was also critically injured in the incident. i would li

bright skies in the western parts of wales but the eastern side through the midlands, east anglia andoudy first thing but essentially dry. six to eight degrees but breezy. lighter winds into northern england, northern ireland and the bulk of scotland. in the north of scotland there is more breeze or cloud and some rain for a time through the morning. that rain is on the move and should move towards the east so it should be drying up here in the afternoon. staying on the cloudy side. cloud further south will melt away from the east so by the afternoon some good spells of sunshine with cloud in the south—west. temperatures doing quite well. ii, 12, 12 degrees. a little bit cooler for on the north—east coast. into the evening, the cloud in the south—west will melt away and a shower or two in northern ireland but in between, fine and dry with clear spells. a touch of frost north wales, northwards in a frost will be in the rural spots in particular. the weekend looks good. high—pressure dominating the weather and that settles things down nicely. there is a breeze towards the north and sout