the midlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning the midlands, east anglia, northern englandberwarning in the midlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning in force. it means the snow could be disruptive first thing on sunday morning. many of us will be waking up morning. many of us will be waking up to snow already lying on the ground. it could be further north or south. the thinking is across the south. the thinking is across the south of the country it'll be too warm for snow. look at the

england, the cloud breaking eventually across the eastern side of wales to the midlands to north east angliathe south—east of england and a better chance of sunshine in the eastern areas, temperatures nine oi’ the eastern areas, temperatures nine orio the eastern areas, temperatures nine or 10 celsius, further west dull damp. —— further west is dull and damp. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10.30. reports in the us claim president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn — who has admitted lying to the fbi about his dealings with russia — is preparing to implicate donald trump's son in law jared kushner. the us senate has passed a tax reform bill — president trump's first big legislative achievement. it will mean a significant reduction in corporation tax, and a lower rate for some individuals. the uk national cyber security centre has told government departments not to use anti—virus software written by a russian company, if their computers contain information related to national security. a 14—year—old boy has died in hospital after being found unconscious on the ha

the midlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning the midlands, east anglia, northern englandlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning in force. it means the snow could be disruptive first thing on sunday morning. many of us will be waking up morning. many of us will be waking up to snow already lying on the ground. it could be further north or south. the thinking is across the south. the thinking is across the south of the country it'll be too warm for snow. look at the contrasting temperatures, ten in plymouth. by the time we get to the midlands, close to freezing. sharp temperature increase as we go south. in the south we're not going to get snow. gale force winds are more likely. monday, another low pressure comes in. looks as though it could bring a spell of snow across central, southern part of the uk. at least temporarily into the london area. this snow will be very short lived. other western areas will probably have a very windy but bright sort of day. stays much brighter into tuesday. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: part one of the brexit

england was the midlands and east anglia. weatherfront. actually all the way into the near continent. instead, although we have high pressure towards the west, rounded up of it, we are drawing down some milder air. having said that, a chilly start across eastern scotland, sunshine for a while across scotland, and we will seek cloud breaking up in northern england, so a chance of sunshine and perhaps improving through the day across east wales, midlands and east anglia and maybe the south—east were temperatures will be higher than today, nine or 10 celsius. across the western uk, cloudy and dull. damp as well. this is how we start the new week, cloudy skies were many again, best chance of sunshine across the eastern side of sunshine across the eastern side of the uk. mild start at nine or 10 celsius. middleweight could get rather wet and then called are returned by the end of the week. back to you. —— middle of the week could get wet. the uk's largest atm network, link, is proposing an overhaul that could see a significant reduction in the

and the pennines through east anglia and the east midlands too.. saturday was always milder in the south—west, it will bring milder air through the western side of scotland and northern ireland, accompanied by an awful lot of cloud and wind and rain as we start the new day on sunday. increasingly that area of cloud and rain gradually slumped its way down towards the greater part of england and wales, where it will not be a warm day through east anglia. my older are dominating the scene across many of these western areas. and we have something of a west — east split again as far ahead as monday, where the brightest of the skies will be in the east, the milderair skies will be in the east, the milder air trying to wind out across many of these western areas. it is the milder air that winds out as we get on through the week. see you later. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11 o'clock: south african president jacob zuma warns that the future of the anc is under threat as the country's governing party prepares to pick a new leader. thousand of homes i

rain and drizzle across east anglia and south—east, fading away and damp towards the south—west.oss wales and the south—west and into the midlands perhaps. temperatures struggling up the eastern side of england, especially south—east and east anglia, five or six celsius, still quite cold. sunshine perhaps in north—eastern part of england and the east pennines, and in scotland a glimmer of brightness, and northern ireland, too, and some rain and stronger winds for the northernmost part of scotland. wetter weather over the highlands. what happens this evening and overnight is patchy, mostly light rain sinking further south, moves away from scotland down into northern ireland, into wales, through northern england and towards the midlands and east anglia. it's a weather front bringing all that lot. keep the temperature up as the cloud breaks, and behind that in scotland it could turn chilly. otherwise a mild night ahead. really cold air we had recently, actually all the way into the near continent. keep the temperature up as the cloud breaks, and behind that in scotland it could turn

east anglia? that's abroad!hen the big brother contestant was diagnosed with terminal cancer. it was the way she wanted it. her life, her death, in the spotlight, because she wanted it to be in the spotlight. whenjimmy savile's dark side emerged, max clifford was an obvious person to comment. i was aware of allegations, but no one ever came to me and said, jimmy savile abused me. but in december 2012, he was himself arrested. in all, he faced 11 charges of indecent assault stretching back decades. the allegations in respect of which i have been charged are completely false. very upsetting, very distressing, but completely false. i've never indecently assaulted anyone in my life. and this will become clear during the course of the proceedings. it wasn't true. max clifford, it emerged that his trial, was a liar and a hypocrite himself. he was convicted on eight charges. he promised his victimsjobs orfame. instead, he made them his sexual playthings. he'd always been arrogant and manipulative. now he stood revealed

enough in the way of cloud and breeze to keep the frost at bay in east anglia but england, see how theor patches of fog as well, but even in the major areas, in the midlands, down 2—7d and in manchester and sheffield, down to minus five. it is a brighter day for the most part, a crisp sort of day and that sunshine doing nothing for the temperatures at all. later in the day, another band of cloud in from the atlantic, with the associated rain and for a time, particularly over the higher ground, there will be transient snow as we bring the moisture in from the atlantic. elsewhere, sunshine, but no hate. here is the picture into wednesday, one pulse of cloud working its way across the british isles. it starts the new day on wednesday and then some really hefty showers following on behind, ganging together to rob you of the sunshine until we break out into something drier and brighter and the temperatures are at last on the up. you're watching beyond 100 days. countdown to the roy moore election — can someone who's been accused of molesting a child be elected us senator? president trump ho

temperatures two, three in east anglia.nly across the midlands in the early afternoon, tending to dry up later on. scottish premiership, the rain should have cleared the edinburgh area for the hearts against celtic match. the rain eventually clears the south and south—east of the country this evening, but overnight, a ridge of high pressure builds, clear skies, light winds, recipe for a chilly night. frost in rural parts of central and northern areas. mist and fog as well. starting the new working week on a final note. dry weather, a cold start. a little bit of mist and fog clearing the way. this ridge of high pressure bringing the fine weather with light winds, lots of sunshine across the bulk more cloud in northern and western scotland, rain for the northern isles, breezy too here. cloud into the far south—west later. the milder airwill take the far south—west later. the milder air will take overfrom the far south—west later. the milder air will take over from tuesday onwards, from the south—west, but with it, a lot of mo

through the afternoon, a mixture of rain, snow on the hills in east anglia and the south—east, there. away from that, dry, sunny, pretty cold, frost returning by lipm. it will be wintry over the hills, causing a few issues for one or two of you. showers across cornwall. a mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow flurries in northern ireland and also in scotland. as we finish monday and go into monday night, showers continuing in the coast. inland it will become pretty cold. the coldest night of the week. where snow is on the ground we will see temperatures in parts of england, wales and scotland as low as —12 to minus 1a. frosty and foggy start to tuesday. one or two showers, but most places will have a dry and sunny day before slightly cold air pushes in from the west later. this is bbc news. the headlines at five. the uk is facing more heavy snowfalls with an amber weather warning issued in many parts of the country. drivers are being asked to be prepared. this is by far the worst i've ever seen, probably the worst snow i've ever seen to be honest. there has been travel disruption, so

find is probably a bit of fog as we go through to monday morning rush—hour, particularly in east anglia keep a pestering of showers, but a lot of dry and settled weather will greet many of us on monday, and slightly milder weather than we had in the weekjust gone. that's because we've got high pressure, benign conditions sitting over the uk. most of the weather fronts are being pushed to the north and the west of our shores, and we have to wait until midweek until we see something a little bit more turbulent. and that's wednesday, it looks set to turn wetter and windier by that stage. but a quiet start to the week for many of us. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — the government's social mobility tsar, alan milburn, and his team resign — warning that the prime minister is failing to build a "fairer britain". a new tweet from president trump raises more questions tonight about the sacking of his former national security advisor. criticism grows of two former policemen who claimed legal pornographic images were found on a computer used by the cabinet minister damian gree

it has brought cloud in the south—east and east anglia and a wintry mix of sleet and snow, that will also dry up, still left with a few wintry showers in east anglia into the early part of the evening. more cloud as well. that will move away and temperatures will drop. showers beginning to arrive in western fringes of wales. far south—west of england. many inland areas it is cold and frosty and icy, showers are coming in off the north sea up into northern scotland. we have showers in northern ireland but those are likely to be of rain. with the wet roads round and the lying snow, it is ice we really need to by a wear of, i think through this evening and into tomorrow as well, on any untreated surface, that develops quickly, frost develops widely, we loose the showers and for scotland keeping them going if the far south—west and mainly wintry showers off the north sea in particular, in east anglia, those are the numbers in towns and city, so coaler in the south—east than last night but it is if you are in the countryside and have that covering of snow where the temperatures will drop

you andindeed anglia, the rain heading towards you and indeed into the north of wales. prospect. in the northern parts of scotland showers turning increasingly wintry. there comes the rain. here is the additional one. we've got some snow likely as that whole system moves further to the east, so it will open the doorfor a mix on the further to the east, so it will open the door for a mix on the northern and western flanks of that low of the rain to convert to snow. i don't just mean the higher ground in the peak district and wales. ten centimetres, perhaps, for some. peak district and wales. ten centimetres, perhaps, forsome. it could be at lower levels that we will see someone treats their getting into the midlands and east anglia, down towards the chilterns. once that system is the way we have a really bright day on our hands across a good part of the british isles. you will notice again that it is about two or six degrees. no more than double figures. that will lead a son after a chilly night, wednesday and thursday, offer a decent day on thursday. no fronts to speak

and because the cold airand the in east anglia and because the cold air and the moisture interact on as i do, people watch our forecast in places like north of scotland, the north of england and as soon scotland, the north of england and as soon as scotland, the north of england and as soon as london get mentioned we seem as soon as london get mentioned we seem to lose our as soon as london get mentioned we seem to lose our sense as soon as london get mentioned we seem to lose our sense of prospective! but the importance, of course, is we are looking at people trying to get home today after the holiday period. and it's affecting roads that are going to be very busy. i think that's one of the major differences. we do not under play what goes on across scotland and northern ireland and the north of england. we get panned because we happen to be based in the south east, but the situation is, that many, east, but the situation is, that any east, but the situation is, that many, many millions of people are using the road network that have been badly affected. anywhere across the midlands,

a different look, this is the morning into the afternoon, turning dreier in east anglia and the southme rain coming into northern scotland into the afternoon and hear the winds will be stronger. for many, like winds, and still some cold air in the south—east and east anglia, temperatures at the moment not far from freezing and only rising to five or six. otherwise five or six. some sunshine in north—east england for a while in south—eastern scotland, there's the rain coming into northern scotland, wettest across the highlands. that's a weak weather front that will go south overnight. you can see the ragged rain moving southwards away from scotland and into northern ireland and northern england and eventually down towards wales and the midlands and in this zone where we have the cloud and rain, it will be mild, but the cloud will break up in scotland after the rain moves through so it could be a bit chilly first thing here, otherwise pretty mild. the really cold air is either out in the north sea all on the continent and we're getting milder aircoming in on continent and we're getting

through the afternoon, a mixture of rain and snow giving a covering on the hills, east anglia and the—east could see deal for as winds. that will be one to watch through the day. dry, sunny, but still cold. showers across cornwall and the far south—west of wales. it will be wintry over the hills. that could cause some issues. and a mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow and snow flurries in northern scotland. as we finish monday going into monday night, some of the showers will continue. inland, it will become and beauty cold indeed. in fact, the coldest night of the week where snow is on the ground we will see temperatures in parts of england, wales and scotland may be as low as —12 celsius, even —14 celsius. a foggy start to choose it. one or two showers. most places will have a dry and sunny day before cloud, rain and cold air pushes and from the west later. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines at 18.32. the headlines. the uk is facing more heavy snowfalls, with an amber weather warning issued in many parts of the country. disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford

at the moment, the 10p food past its best before date is only for co—op customers in east anglia, but co—op's approach. this isa welcomes the co—op's approach. this is a really good step forward. let's see how the public response and see what imprecations this could have for a wider roll—out. at the moment, the 10p food past its best before date is only for co—op customers in east anglia, but if the idea works, there is likely to be pressure on it wasn't perhaps the most romantic of settings for a marriage proposal but it was certainly a memorable one and it made history. an australian mp, tim wilson, has used a parliamentary debate on same—sex marriage to propose to his boyfriend. australia's parliament is debating the legislation, after last month's nationwide vote to legalise same—sex marriage. mr wilson's partner of nine years, ryan bolger, was listening in the public gallery, when he got something of a surprise. 0ur sydney correspondent hywel griffith reports. for most people, a 20—hour debate on legislative amendments probably sounds like a bit of a turn—off. but for australian

mild to start across the far west, but once you get used of wiltshire, moving up towards east anglia,uld parts of wales, northern england, across the solway and either side of the central belt, and the odd pocket in northern ireland as well. there are a lot of people on the move at this time of year, and if that is your chosen time... that prospect extends through the day in some locations and, if you're fog lingers, it will put a real dent in the temperatures pulled out west, a bit of cloud but the milder temperatures. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five. a british diplomat has been killed in beirut. the foreign office says she worked for the department for international development. six people have died in a serious crash on one of birmingham's main roads. police say it was too early to speculate on the cause of the crash. the government wants to lower the age for automatic enrolment in company pension schemes — from twenty—two to eighteen, in a move to offer more people financial security in retirement. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. some news just some

once pulled away towards east anglia and the south—east we are left essentially with a dry and fine dayotherwise there will be a peppering showers in northern parts for what will be a pretty chilly afternoon. through the evening and overnight, we will run into a bit of a problem to say the least with ice. we've had those showers of the melting snow and then the surface gets damp over the clearing skies there will be a widespread frost and if the surfaces and treated you might have an issue with ice. but the day itself is really rather glorious. a lot of sunshine, still a peppering of showers to be exposed part of northern scotland, the central belt, much of england and wales try and fight, but you lose across the south—west. .. —— fight, but you lose across the south—west... —— fine. now, dateline london which shaped the stories... hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. today we're taking time to reflect on 2017 as it draws to a close — the highs and lows in europe, america and the middle east. let's find out what my guests have made of a turbulent year. with me, th

kent, large part of the south—east and east anglia. the midland still dry with some sunshine.land. and, this wintry mix, rain, sleet and mostly hills though, pushing down into northern england, there will be some heavy showers again this evening. blustery downpours in the south—west. add further east and it is still dry this evening. although, rather chilly. as we run through this evening and overnight, it was a windy for many western areas. we will also seem bands of cloud, rain and sleet moving upwards. we will have the mighty stretches around, with capital is not far away from freezing in many areas. tomorrow, we will see more sunshine and showers. by will see more sunshine and showers. by the morning, more of a northerly wind, and that means, more showers and cloud. wintry showers than the eastern side of england, whereas further west will be much drier, today. wintry showers continuing northern scotland, that northerly wind. temperatures similar to today, northerly winds, mind you, now as that eases down on friday night. the showers will become fewer and temperatures will

still ahead, wintriness in lincolnshire and east anglia well into the afternoon.g to thursday. highs on untreated surfaces. treacherous. —— ice. then something of a change for the latter part of the week. the first signs of mild air coming in initially into the british isles and then more widely towards the weekend. in the short—term, it is all about the wintry weather in the eastern midlands and the south—east. the legacy left behind in wales and the west country in the west midlands further north with issues in the short—term with ice. back to you. thank you for the forecast and for all the this morning. —— the pictures. in the festive spirit of reconciliation, we're bringing together two sides of a story from 2017 to see if they can call a christmas truce. today, we're talking brexit, with the conservative mp iain duncan smith, who campaigned to leave the eu, and the labour mp liz kendall, who supported remain. let's see them discuss what's been achieved so far, and what needs to happen in 2018. hi. happy christmas. happy christmas to you. why did the chewing g

with the wind is picking up east anglia with the wind is picking up here.d snow mixed in with that rain also. moving away from the south—east, a quieter picture, watch out for those icy conditions, and widespread sharp frost with less lying snow across england and some sunshine here and from scotland and northern ireland, continued wintry showers feeding in on that cold northerly wind. during the day we keep the rain, sleet and snow mix in the south—east with strong winds, slowly easing away later on in the afternoon. away from the south—east of england, wintry sunshine, temperatures only a few of both —— degrees above freezing and wintry showers continuing to grow in on the northerly wind across northern scotland and northern ireland and fringes of wales. another very cold night monday night into the early hours of tuesday morning so temperatures around —2, perhaps —5 in towns and cities and in the countryside, colder, those lows around —12 to start the day on tuesday. a very widespread frost and icy conditions, could be freezing fog patches lingering from

the feel of cloud eventually drags the rain away from east anglia and the south east to leave behind're there is lying snow it will be even colder. plenty of sunshine around, doing absolutely nothing. being the british isles in late december, we have something different moving in towards friday. this could bring its own issues, so there could be a conversion across there could be a conversion across the northern parts of britain, with the northern parts of britain, with the rain turning to snow for a time, and the milder regime winds moving into the weekend. all this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 11am. prince harry has been setting out how he views his role as a senior royal. he said while he must remain above politics he will continue to shine a light on certain issues and causes. i will continue to play my part in society and do myjob to the best of my ability so i can wake up in the morning and feel energised and go to bed hopefully knowing that i have done the best that i can. snow and ice affect travel across the uk— stansted airport closes its runway, and motor

in england and wales, cloudy, rain, very cold in east anglia.el like it. some rain this afternoon for the football matches. gradually turning drier at the end of the afternoon and in edinburgh, it should be dryer, with brightness developing. as we head into the first part of the night, rain clears. as it does, temperatures will fall away rapidly. we will see frost developing. mist and fog. we could see some nice after the rain. heading into monday, high pressure means fine conditions for many with some sunshine. but weather fronts will try to push in later in the week. on monday, a cold start, watch out for early ice. plenty of sunshine around. most should stay dry. in the north—west of scotland, quite mild, and monday night, we could see some really big problems with dense and widespread fog. it could cause travel disruption but tuesday onwards, looking mild and maybe cooler on thursday. the mild air returns at the end of the week. generally this week, mild and cloudy with a risk of fog. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at midday.

dry weather for the east midlands, east anglia and the north—east of england.avy showers, the snow could come down to lower levels, something to be aware of. ice a risk this morning. this afternoon and this evening, the lying snow, ice could once again be a problem. tonight, this weather front moving south bringing outbreaks of rain, misty and murky for many. north and west, clear spells, temperatures falling below freezing and wintry showers in the far north—east. the weather front bringing the rain across the south, as it moves south, truck isobars, all the way to the north, the arctic airwill be all the way to the north, the arctic air will be back on friday. on the northerly wind, snow showers into the north york moors, pennines, north—east scotland. foremost, after a great start, sunshine in the afternoon, feeling cold with the cold air. that sticks around for the first part of the weekend before milderair first part of the weekend before milder air comes in from the south—west. the detail on saturday, many parts, dry with sunshine. more cloud in the north

in east anglia, temperatures struggling to climb above freezing. in northern ireland. and scotland, a milder story in northern ireland. rain lingering into the northern isles through the afternoon. that rain will clear its way south and east through the evening and overnight on sunday. then the wind briefly swing round to wind north—westerly, a cold night to come in the far north, with a scattering of showers. a ridge of high pressure will build into monday and the winds start to swing round toa and the winds start to swing round to a south—westerly direction. the milderair is to a south—westerly direction. the milder air is set to stay with us. a brief cold start on monday into the north but it looks likely to stay quiet and north but it looks likely to stay quietand a north but it looks likely to stay quiet and a contrast into next week. cloudy, mild conditions. that said, the far south and east may stay with sunshine on monday. cloudy conditions returning on tuesday. this is bbc world news today, i am chris rogers, a top stories: as south africa

if it brea ks anglia and the south—east.astern side of the pennines could see a touch of frost. there's that chance ofa touch of frost. there's that chance of a bit of fog in the south eastern quarter as we start the new day. elsewhere, sonjohn, quarter as we start the new day. elsewhere, son john, cloud quarter as we start the new day. elsewhere, sonjohn, cloud in the far west of cornwall, pembrokeshire, the odd passing shower, essentially dry weather to be enjoyed, notjust during the commute but for quite a bit of the day. more cloud into western scotland, certainly more towards the northern isles of scotland, a wet start to the day and it will take time before we see the back of that rain. here we are into the afternoon, many areas have the chance of seeing brightness if not decent spells of sunshine and quite a range of temperatures, 5—6d as a low, elsewhere double figures, on tuesday not much difference, perhaps a little more cloud, the breeze is still coming in from the south—west, more in the way of cloud and rain acr

the chill stays across the eastern side, down through east anglia and the east midlands. air eventually through the western side of scotland and northern ireland too. that is accompanied by an awful lot of cloud and wind and rain as we start the new day on sunday. increasingly, that area of cloud and rain gradually slumps its way down towards the greater part of england and wales where it will not be a warm day through east anglia. milder air certainly dominating the scene across many of the western areas. we have something of a west—east split as far ahead as monday with the brighter of the skies being in the east, the mild air trying to win out in the west. it's the milder air that wins out as we get on through the week. seeglell; hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3.30pm: the canadian pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey have been found dead at their home in toronto. police have described the deaths as suspicious. the south african president jacob zuma says the country and the governing anc face enormous challenges as the party gathers to

it will not be a warm day through east anglia. milder air is dominating western areas.st split. on monday, the brightest skies after a frosty start will be in the east, the milder air trying to win out across western areas, and it is the milder air that wins out as we go through the week. hello. this is bbc news. your headlines. the canadian pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman and his wife have been found dead at their home in toronto. police have described the death as suspicious. the south african president jacob zuma says that the country and the governing anc faces enormous challenges as the party gathers to vote for a new leader. a leading supporter brexit has said the uk cannot become a colony of the european union during the expected two—year transition period after britain's withdrawal. and renowned scientist and television presenter heinz wolff has died at the age of 89. well, now, it is dateline london.

brightening up across northern england, through the midlands, perhaps ease world go towards east anglia, cloudy and drizzly weather in the west of the uk. this is monday. quiet day. a lot of clout. sunshine in the east. mild for the time of year, temperatures up for the time of year, temperatures up to for the time of year, temperatures upto9 for the time of year, temperatures up to 9 degrees in the afternoon. the not talking about frostjust yet. into the week it is a quiet, mild and cloudy start. towards the middle of the week it could get wet and then the cold and windy weather returns later on. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley. president donald trump is celebrating his first legislative triumph, after the us senate passed tax cuts in the early hours of saturday morning. should he be looking over his shoulder now his former national security adviser has admitted lying to the fbi about contacts with russia? we'll also discuss why ireland's border could be a brexit barrier come monday. with me in the studio: the irish writer and broadcaster brian o'connell. the algeri

still some cold air lingering, east anglia, temperatures struggling to climb above freezing.r story in nyland, 10 degrees quite likely, some of those showers of rain into the northern isles. the wind will swing around to a northwesterly, a cold night in the far north with a scattering of showers, but a ridge of high pressure will build in for monday, and the winds start to swing round to a south—westerly direction, so set to stay with us over the next few days. a brief cold start on monday into the north, but it looks likely to stay quite quiet and a real contrast, really, into next week, cloudy and mild conditions. that said, the far south and east may have some sunshine on monday before cloudy and mild conditions return on tuesday. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the south african president, jacob zuma, has spoken of the enormous challenges facing the country and the governing anc as it chooses his successor. speaking at a gathering to decide the next leader, he said the anc must tackle the country's economic crisis. the man who will be austria's next chancellor sai

ihsan sacko chilly today in the north—east because we are back into cooler air, but better in east angliat of forward as we go through to monday morning rush hour, particularly in east anglia and the south east, in the west we have some showers but a lot of dry u nsettled have some showers but a lot of dry unsettled weather will greet us on monday and slightly milder weather and we had in the weekjust gone. that is because we have hired pressure, but mine conditions, pushing to north and west and we have to wait till mid week to see something more turbulent. that is wednesday, it looks set to turn wet and windy about that stage. but a quiet start for the week for goodbye. —— for many of us. goodbye. president trump has said the actions of his former national security advisor michael flynn during the presidential transition period were lawful but he had to sack him because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. the us senate has passed a sweeping bill paving the way for the first big legislative victory of donald trump's victory. democrat said it would only benefit the wealthy and big

some early fog across east anglia and the south—east, large areas of cloud floating through, the thickestf which could produce the odd bit of which could produce the odd bit of rain but largely speaking at friday. some spells of sunshine, temperatures not doing too badly for this time of year, 8—11 degrees, but later in the week, after the mail start the middle of the week will bring some wet weather, and then by the end of the week it will turn much colder and with that colder air of some of us will get to see some sun. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned in protest at what they see as a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of promoting social justice into reality. the government sets out plans to make it easierfor children in england to get access to mental health services. schools and colleges will be encouraged to appoint staff

through the afternoon, a mixture of rain, snow on the hills in east anglia and the south—east, thereit will be wintry over the hills, causing a few issues for one or two of you. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow flurries in northern ireland and also in scotland. as we finish monday and go into monday night, showers continuing in the coast. inland it will become pretty cold. the coldest night of the week. where snow is on the ground we will see temperatures in parts of england, wales and scotland as low as —12 to minus 1a. frosty and a0 started tuesday. one or two showers, but most tuesday. one or two showers, but m ost pla ces tuesday. one or two showers, but most places will have a dry and sunny day before slightly cold air pushes in from the west later. this is bbc news. the headlines at four: the uk is facing more heavy snowfalls with an amber weather warning issued in many parts of the country. drivers are being asked to be prepared. some roads will be better than others and with any forecast, it can change. so i think it's a case of keeping your eye on what's on the media and we

if the cloud should break and i think it will, that may spawn one or two bog problems across east angliarly. on tuesday, not a great deal of difference. more cloud than today across the east of england and scotland, but a very a cce pta ble england and scotland, but a very acceptable day for the time of year that as you say, rain and wind across the northern and western parts of scotland. 8—10 will cover it. quiet to start with then it's the middle part of the week where you really have to pay attention to the forecast, particularly if you are on the move. if you like cold weather, a bit of snow, the end of the week is just what you were after. you're watching beyond 100 days. it was all going to so well — until it wasn't. high hopes are dashed in brussels, as brexit talks fall apart. the problem is still ireland and what to do about britain's land border with the eu. there was an air of optimism here in brussels, until the dup objected to mrs may's proposals for the irish border. so, it's back to negotiating. we want to move forward together, but on a couple of issues some differences d

find is probably a bit of fog as we go through to monday morning rush—hour, particularly in east anglia weather than we had in the weekjust gone. that‘s because we‘ve got high pressure, benign conditions sitting over the uk. most of the weather fronts are being pushed to the north and the west of our shores, and we have to wait until midweek until we see something a little bit more turbulence. and that‘s wednesday, it looks set to turn wet and windy by that stage. but a quiet start to the week for many. bye— bye. this is bbc world news today. i‘m samantha simmonds. our top stories. president trump says the actions of his former top aide pleads guilty of lying to the fbi — tweeting that michael flynn‘s actions were in fact "lawful". but mr trump has also scored a big win this weekend after republicans in the senate pushed through the biggest package of tax cuts in decades. as clashes erupt again in yemen, the country‘s former president — whose forces are fighting the saudi—led coalition — says he‘s ready to talk. north korea‘s nuclear tests roll on but could they be having some unintende

midlands in central and southern england, but some fog could linger all day in the south—east and east angliather north and west. temperatures could hit 14 degrees. wednesday will not be as foggy. the weather front is very weak. much milder to the south. perhaps some sunshine in northern scotland. you're watching beyond 100 days. echoes of the cold war and a clash of global superpowers in america's new national security strategy. president trump will lay out his vision for america's global role in the next few minutes — with a focus on china and russia. this is the scene at washington's ronald reagan building you can see mike pence, and he is like to introduce donald trump, who will expand on his policy of america first. another big story this hour, a horrific train crash on the us west coast. several people are dead after the train came off the tracks. get in touch with us using the hashtag #beyond100days. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london.

england and wales but colder conditions to start your day for the south—east of england for east anglia day across northern england with perhaps a bit of frost and fog for the manchester region. northern ireland and scotland starting the day on a dry night and there will be a bit of sunshine from there will be a bit of sunshine from the word go. through the course of the word go. through the course of the day the right conditions with a bit of rain for the far north of scotland. elsewhere things are looking dry and any of that mist and fog should lift and clear. cloudy skies moving in from the west turn milder. further east across the country still chilly. on monday night, some really dense fog forming. misty and murky and in some places very foggy to start tuesday morning. that fog may cause a bit of disruption, particularly where we've got the temperatures near or below freezing. freezing fog patches on tuesday likely to cause disruption to travel on the roads and in the skies. watch out for that potential for some dense fog. for many, the mist and fog will be slow to clear. further n

this is the amber warning area, you can see if extending further south—east in towards east anglia, on good news is this will continue to weaken as we head on towards the afternoon, fragment, become a bit lighter. there will be some snow in the area so roads will be treacherous. rural communities could be cut off for a while. southern parts of england, in the south—west, bristol channel, gale force winds, maybe eight to —— 80 mph. disruption from wind, snow, across the north, it will be largely dry, very cold, but lots of crisp sunshine, some wintry showers across the north highlands. 0utbreaks sunshine, some wintry showers across the north highlands. outbreaks of sleet and snow continuing through central areas, clearing through the course of the night but it will leave a hazardous ice risk across northern areas. watch out for that. town and city values here. lower than that over the snowfields across scotland, maybe —12 in places. this can donna clears away on monday. there will be some damaging winds in france. northern periphery could clip the south and south—east with heavy rain, s

early fog in east anglia and the south east.spot of rain but it isa produce the odd spot of rain but it is a largely dry day with some cells of sunshine and temperatures not doing too badly for this time of year. but as we look deeper into the week after that quiet and fine start, the middle of the week will bring some very wet and windy weather and by the end of the week it will turn much colder and some of us it will turn much colder and some of us will get to see some snow. this is bbc news. the headlines at five. the entire board of the government's social mobility commission resigns, saying theresa may's rhetoric isn't matched by reality. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric about converting social justice into a reality. pressure on the prime minister to refuse to settle the uk's "divorce bill" unless the eu agrees to a series of demands. donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency

four east anglia, not so much fog around.rth of that, that's where we have the best chance of starting the day with some brightness. it will be breezy in the far north, but there will be shown is here. as we go through the day are a frontal system, what is left of it, we'll trudge painstakingly slowly south, bringing patchy rain into north england. to the south, very cloudy. it is relatively mild. that week front starts to move northwards. some patchy rain on that. a lot of mist and mark. the mildest air down to the south—west. these frontal systems will be squashed as we get through the week. we're trying to dominate the weather. a lot of dry weather. north—eastern areas will see the best of the sunshine. it looks mild up to christmas. a lot of dry weather around. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: police say they've taken action to foil an alleged islamist terror plot that could have been carried out this christmas. four men have been arrested in sheffield and chesterfield. jailed for 20 years — the man who threw aci

south—east had three orfour, east anglia and the south—east had three or four, five degrees the bigcome to very much and fizzle away. will allow again another widespread hard frost with temperatures dropping below freezing. in the first part of friday, the next complication. wet weather into northern ireland and wales that it is the potential some snow. during the day on friday even across northern england and southern scotla nd across northern england and southern scotland at lower levels you could see snowfall. a lot of uncertainty at this stage about how disruptive that will be and we will keep you posted. to the north, dry and cold, to the south—west temperature is beginning to creep upwards. that ta kes beginning to creep upwards. that takes us into the weekend. another frontal season early on saturday. rain and hill snow in the north and thenit rain and hill snow in the north and then it is all about the south—westerly wind. strong wind blowing across the country however mild. despite some showery rain there will be spells of sunshine as well. temperatures in the south will re

across the midlands and east anglia too. some cloud and drizzle for wales and northern england.igns of what is to come as we push into the middle of the week. wet and windy conditions extending across the isles. for much of england and wales a quiet night on tuesday, up some rain. windy for scotland and northern ireland. still some temperatures in the double figures. 0vernight wednesday into thursday, really starting to bring in some wet weather, this low is a savage affair, some strong winds and those will be with us on thursday, the weather front to the south making for a wet start to the day on thursday and bright weather to follow from the north later on. notjust brighter, but colder. that is white you see it on the map behind me. snow showers and you can see the temperatures coming down across northern scotland, still in double figures for the south of the british isles through thursday afternoon but that warm air will be pushed away by another arctic plunge. that will be here by the time we get into friday. friday, a pretty good—looking day if you are in doors looking thro

where it will not be a warm date through east anglia. milderair warm date through east anglia.in as far ahead as monday, with the brightest skies after a frosty start will be in the east. the milder air trying to wind out across western areas. the milder winds out through the week. —— —— the milder air winds out through the week. good evening. the south african president jacob zuma has warned that the ruling anc party's very survival is under threat. at a conference to choose a new leader, he said voters believed it was arrogant and soft on corruption. mr zuma himself has faced allegations of fraud and racketeering. his successor is widely expected to become the next president in 2019. 0ur africa editor, fergal keane is in johannesburg. we are told that by tomorrow, we will know who the next leader of the african national congress is going to be. but a movement which came to power more than two decades ago promising a new moral nation finds itself in crisis. not since the anc came to power 23 years ago has so much depended on the votes of its party members. an organisation that

one or two spots for the south in the east midlands and east anglia.ill be issues on untreated surfaces with ice, —— by dawn. we have been here before this week. those icy patches might not be in the same sort of locations they have been in recent days. plenty of showers around. quite wintry across the higher ground in scotland. even to quite low levels in the central belt, we keep an eye on that because it could be quite a persistent problem through the day. quite windy as well through the day. quite windy as well through northern, western and southern coastal areas. a bit of sunshine to be had but doesn't enough a lot for the temperatures. where somewhere in double figures on wednesday, that will not be the case on thursday. moving to friday, the isobars crank on thursday. moving to friday, the isoba rs crank around on thursday. moving to friday, the isobars crank around north to south. that will be the flow of the wind and it means the coastal areas get a peppering of showers down the spine of the country. a lot of trial and bright weather but again

pretty miserable in the afternoon across east anglia but further west some sunny spells.ell. crisp sunshine for the north of england. sunshine across scotland with wintry showers in the north. as we move out of wednesday we lose that wet weather from the south—east. still a peppering of wintry showers and some iceissues peppering of wintry showers and some ice issues as well in the first part of thursday potentially. but thursday actually is a quiet day in the week because of this little ridge of high pressure settling things down. many of us enjoying sunny skies. and then changed down to the south west, rain pushing in and perhaps some snow over higher ground temporarily. but milder air involved with this weather system. quite windy but temperatures back into double digits for many heading towards the weekend. 20 more details online. —— plenty. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00pm. a woman from hull is sentenced to three years in jail in egypt for taking painkillers into the country — her sister is concerned for her safety. she is on the verge of a mental breakdown.

couple of spots coming to the east midlands and east anglia.0 degrees, if not a fraction below in some cases. this is how we start the new day. having had that moisture come through as rain or snow overnight, there will be further issues on untreated surfaces with ice, dawn and your commute as well. we have been here before this week. those icy patches might not be in the same locations they have been in in recent days. 20 shelters around quite wintry across higher ground in scotland. even to quite low levels in the central belt as well, we keep an eye on that because that could be quite persistent with problems through the day. quite windy through northern, western and southern coastal areas. but a bit of sunshine baby had that does not do much for temperatures. while some were in double figures on wednesday, that will not be the case on thursday. on friday, the isobars move from north to south and that will be the floor of the wind. that means it is coastal areas that get the peppering of showers down the spine of the country. a lot of dry an

temperatures in the middle of the afternoon are likely to struggle in east anglia. into northern ireland. the rain pushes steadily south—east through the night. then behind it, quite a clearance. we will see skies clear, a scattering of showers in the far north of scotland. further south, the rain clears away, a brief ridge of high pressure builds on quietens things down nicely and quietens things down nicely and quietens the story down into next week. a little more in the way of sunshine and maybe on monday but generally speaking, the milder air will start to nudge in as we go through next week and that is going to have an influence on the story. i suspect monday we might see a little sunshine, but the cloudy and milder conditions set to return on tuesday and likely to stay with us for the bulk of next week. back with more details throughout the evening. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: south african president jacob zuma warns that the future of the governing anc is under threat — and his successor faces huge challenges. police in canada say they're treating