and all the live scores, they are all on the bbc sport website and the app. ilst many of us did have a lot of cloud and showery rain on thursday, not everywhere. so on thursday, not everywhere. spring is definitely ii air. so spring is definitely in the air. how about friday? i don't think it will be quite as warm, and if anything, think it will be quite as warm, and ifanything, a think it will be quite as warm, and if anything, a lot of cloud and if anything, a lot of cloud and good chance of catching some rain. currently, an area of low pressure is crossing us with its weather fronts and that spells a lot of rain—bearing cloud. in fact, through the night, it would've been a wet picture in many parts of scotland, rain around the lake district and elsewhere, showers crossing the uk. temperatures early in the morning on friday, double figures for london and norwich and many of us around 9—10 degrees. the forecast then for friday, and a lot of cloud first half of the day, very few glimmers of sunshine, showers possible through the morning and afternoon across en

and all the live scores, they are all on the bbc sport website and the app. lo. well, the weather has been very mild in the last day or so. in london, temperatures on thursday reached 18.1 degrees celsius, so spring is definitely in the air. how about friday? i don't think it's going to be quite as warm and if anything, a lot of cloud and a good chance of catching some rain. now, currently, an area of low pressure is crossing us with its weather fronts and that spells a lot of rain—bearing cloud. and in fact, through the night, it will have been a wet picture across many parts of scotland. rain also around the lake district and elsewhere we've got showers crossing the uk. temperatures early in the morning on friday — double figures for london and norwich and many of us around 9—10 degrees. a bit colder there in scotland — 5 for aberdeen. the forecast, then, for friday, and a lot of cloud first half of the day, very few glimmers of sunshine. showers possible through the morning and afternoon across england and wales, cracks of thunder likely, but out towards th

you can get more on that at the usual places you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport apport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. conservative mps who want to get rid of rishi sunak should stop messing around and stop this psychodrama, according to business secretary kemi badenoch. she spoke out after reports that there were plans to replace rishi sunak with penny mordaunt. kemi badenoch was speaking on bbc breakfast answered questions about frank esther, the conservative party donor, who is reported to have donated £5 million more. he party donor, who is reported to have donated £5 million more.— donated £5 million more. he has apologised _ donated £5 million more. he has apologised for — donated £5 million more. he has apologised for his _ donated £5 million more. he has apologised for his comments. i donated £5 million more. he has i apologised for his comments. that should be the end of the match. this churning around of when and how much the donations were are a distraction from the work i'm doing here today and commentary on small busin

bbc news. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. an area of low pressure is going to sit around on top of the uk over the next few days, and that will drive some very heavy downpours of rain, with some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder, some of the showers over high ground will be wintry, and we will often have some strong and gusty winds. so here is our area of low pressure. you can think of this as the engine room of the weather, driving things over the next few days. a couple of different slow—moving fronts. one which has been bringing some rain and snow across scotland, that tending to pull away eastwards but leaving a residue of cloud across southern scotland, northern england, northern ireland, some quite murky conditions, damp and drizzly, too. and then another weather front�*s just bringing some rain northwards across central southern england, into parts of the midlands, the southeast eventually getting into parts of wales, something a little bit brighter into the south—west

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — bbc.com/sport. centre, goodbye. hello. we are marking the spring equinox and for some parts of the uk, wednesday will bring some spring warmth just as tuesday did actually in parts of lincolnshire, 17 degrees, with some hazy sunshine in some relatively mild air. now, as we head through the next few days, we are going to start to see a change. the wind direction will change. we'll get into north or north westerly winds and that will bring a much colder feel in time for the weekend, but not just yet. a mild start to wednesday with extensive cloud cover, some mist and murk and some hill fog and some outbreaks of rain. now, in many locations, the rain will turn increasingly light and patchy through the day, and for some, it will brighten up. in fact, if we see some hazy sunshine in the south east of england, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees. but parts of southwest england, wales, the midlands, eastern england are likely to stay grey with some bits and pieces of rain. it may brighten up a little bi

lots more more on the bbc sport website or your bbc sport app.unday and i think it was the sunshine that kind of offset the coolness of the air. now, there won't be as much sunshine around on monday — low pressure is moving in — and not got much snow in the scottish mountains at the moment but that is set to change over the next 2a hours. low pressure is developing to the west of the uk and this low pressure is going to be bringing outbreaks of rain outbreaks of rain widely over the next 2a hours. the rain already with us in northern ireland will continue to spread northwards and eastwards over the next few hours, reaching across wales, into western and central england, south—west scotland, too. northern scotland, one place where you are likely to see some frost but at least it should be a bright start to the day here. otherwise, a lot of cloud and rain around on monday morning. probably little, if anything, reaching east anglia and south east england, where it might actually brighten up for a time. temperatures about 10—12 degrees for most — tha

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.come much milder feeling air now with temperatures in the mid—teens quite widely on sunday with a wet start to the day for some of us. but we saw some sunny spells emerging such as here in nottinghamshire, and there's more sunshine on offer as we head through monday — it's a similar looking day. for the vast majority of us, it should stay dry, some low cloud, mist and murk to begin with, but then it will brighten up quite nicely. but overnight there are some weather fronts just gradually clearing eastwards. a lot of the showery rain is starting to fizzle out on the easterly track. and this is how we'll start off the day on monday. temperatures between five and eight degrees. it's a cooler start than yesterday morning across much of england and wales. but still temperatures in mid to high single figures, so mild for the time of year. lots of dry weather around these areas of cloud just pushing further eastwards, the rain fizzling out. a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, clouds thickening

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com wet february, the rain has continued to fall during march, particularly across south east england. here, it's been much wetter than average. we've seen two inches of rain, 50 millimetres in some places — and that's more than the average march rainfall, and we're not even halfway through yet. it is looking a bit drier for the south—east in the next few days, but there is rain elsewhere. and we'll see a spell of milder conditions in the next few days — that's because the air is coming all the way from a long way south, up across the uk. in between these two weather fronts here — and it's this second one here that's focusing the rain as we head into wednesday. now that is stumbling its way across scotland and northern ireland, heading into northern england and north wales. there'll be some sunshine following to the north, but the winds picking up, bringing some gales in northern scotland and some showers. and for england and wales, there's going to be a lot of cloud again. still some dam

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comwell, let's see how the weather is looking. and yes, more rain on the way. it's been raining for such a long time now — i know some of us are starting to complain. it's so soggy out there and further rain clouds heading away. in fact, the north atlantic and much of europe, dominated by a huge area of low pressure with smaller area of low pressures, is embedded within it. and look at all these weather fronts circling this big low, which is approaching us right now. and in fact, some very strong winds on the way for a time on thursday, particularly across southern areas of the uk. so through the early hours we will have had some rain from southern parts of the uk through merseyside, the irish sea into northern ireland. temperatures early in the morning, three, four, five degrees celsuis, maybe colder in some spots where skies will have cleared. but on those winds in the south — exposed areas could see 60 to 65 mile an hour gusts at times. inland, central southern counties there, 50 miles

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website but from me and port centre, goodbye. hello. where the sun has put in an appearance over the last couple of days, we have felt some spring warmth. certainly, it has been a mild start to the week, but there is a change on the way. it will turn colder later in the week, and between now and then we have some spells of wind and rain to contend with — the wettest and windiest weather towards the north and the west of the uk. this chart shows the rainfall we are expecting to accumulate through the course of this week. you can see the green colours just showing up there, in western scotland, indicating more than 50mm of rain, and there is a bit of rain to take us through the first part of tuesday along the line of this weather front. notice this front wriggles back out into the atlantic — another pulse of rain to come through tuesday night and into wednesday. but in the short term, the first piece of that weather front, if you like, lingering across parts of southeast england. some clouds, some spots of rain

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comcentre, goodbye. hello there. march so far has been quieter but colder, and the wind direction has played its part. we've seen an easterly wind so far, and in the last few days, it's brought a lot of cloud in off the north sea and temperatures struggled along those exposed coasts — only around six degrees. but the story is set to change as we go through the next few days. with the wind direction swinging round to a south—westerly, temperatures may well peak into the mid—teens, but there's still a chance of seeing a return to some showers or longer spells of rain. monday, however, will be a quieter story. this weakening weather front still producing cloud thick enough for some drizzle first thing monday morning — a lot of cloud and some fog around as well early on. some showery outbreaks of rain moving out to the far north of northern ireland, into the far north—west of scotland. and still, the wind direction coming from an easterly. here, always that little bit cooler, 8—9 degrees. but

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comodbye. thanks very much indeed for watching and we'll see you next time. hello there. we've still got significant problems with a lot of ground water lying around across the southern half of the uk. there are numerous flood warnings out for that, and as well as some large waves around southern western coast. the warnings are all on the website, but we are in for more rain. it's already been moving in through the evening and overnight across the western part of the uk. this is for the rest of the week — you can see the rainfall totals amounting to perhaps 30—110 millimetres again, for many parts. this is the current arm of cloud that's moving in the next area of low pressure, which will give some wet weather through the remainder of the night and into the start of our tuesday morning. perhaps a little bit of mist and fog in central and eastern areas, a bit chilly here, touch of frost in the north — but this is the main story, really quite wet through the rush hour across parts of northe

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com, goodbye. hello, there. it's going to be turning colder right across the uk as we head through the rest of the week. sunny spells and showers through the day on thursday. lots of rainbow spotted by our weather watchers towards the north. that theme at least is set to continue, so more blustery showers, a brisk northwesterly wind and just some chillier feeling air with a possibility of some nighttime frosts in the more rural sheltered spots. why? well, because this cold front will be sinking southwards and eastwards as we head through the day on friday, introducing that colder feeling air. already a chilly start to the day from north wales, across northern england, scotland and northern ireland — some showers blowing in here. a cold front pushes more clouds towards the far southeast of england and some outbreaks of rain. and the hang—back of that rain is still across parts of kent, sussex into perhaps eastern areas of hampshire. as we head through the afternoon on friday, it will event

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comes of weather on easter sunday. a lot of cloud across large parts of england and wales, best of the sunshine across scotland and northern ireland. for easter monday, again, there will be some rain around through central parts of the uk, top and tail of the country should see some sunshine, but there will be further showers. central parts of the country affected by this weather front, that is where the rain will be through the day on monday. some of it fairly heavy at times, north wales, north midlands, northern england pushing into southern scotland as well, maybe across the irish sea into the isle of man and north northern ireland. much of northern scotland should be dry with some sunshine, best of it in the west. the rest of england and wales, sunny spells, scattered showers, some of these may be heavy and also slow—moving. we will see top temperatures of 14—15 celsius in the southeast, still chilly across this northeast corner with a nagging northeasterly breeze coming in off the no

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.ukyou're watching bbc news. let me bring you our breaking news this hour and those pictures again, starship — a powerful rocket owned by elon musk�*s space x company — has taken off from its launch site in south—east texas. elon musk calls this spacex's "most powerful rocket". the launch was closely watched as two previous attempts had technical difficulties. spacex have launched this rocket from its base in texas. at this point we have already passed through— at this point we have already passed through maximum dynamic pressure. cheering _ through maximum dynamic pressure. cheering and applause we are passing supersonic, so we are moving _ we are passing supersonic, so we are moving faster than the speed of sound — moving faster than the speed of sound. we are getting those on—board views_ sound. we are getting those on—board views from _ sound. we are getting those on—board views from the ships cameras. the next _ views from the ships cameras. the next major— views from the ships camer

much more of that on our website and the bbc sport app as well. . goodnight. hello there. we could see more sunshine around for wednesday than what we had on tuesday, particularly across eastern areas. so i think a brighter afternoon to come, but there will be some scattered showers around, especially across england and wales, and winds will generally stay quite light. we'll have high pressure anchored over scandinavia, low pressure out in the atlantic, trying to push this weather front ever closer towards our shores, but it could reach the west country as we move through the latter parts of this morning. elsewhere, we're starting off with a lot of cloud across the east of the country. that will tend to melt away, though. it stays cloudy for eastern scotland, northeast england. some sunshine for east anglia and the southeast, a few showers into the afternoon, east wales and the midlands, and temperature—wise, up to around 10—11 degrees, single digits along the north sea coasts, where we have the cloud and the breeze. now, as we head through wednesd

bbc news, paris. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uks. welcome. more now on the breaking news — a 39—year—old man has become the first person in england and wales to be convicted of the new offence of cyberflashing. sanchia berg was at the southend crown court and has just sent through this report. nicholas hawkes aged 38 had pleaded guilty to sending photographs of his genitals to two women, one in her 60s and the other a teenage girl. he has been sentenced to 66 weeks in prison. and 14 weeks for breaching existing court orders. he had pleaded guilty to sending pictures of his genitals unsolicited to two women on february the 9th. 0ne of his genitals unsolicited to two women on february the 9th. one was a woman in her 60s, the other a teenage girl. 0ne message was sent ijy teenage girl. 0ne message was sent by whatsapp, the other by my message. in his defence, his barrister barry gilbert said mr fox —— mr hogg has suffered from severe post—traumatic stress disorder after being kidnapped and back in 2016. he said this had left him wanti

you can get all the latest sports news from the usual places, the bbc sports app orfrom our website. of the team here, thanks for watching and we'll see you again a bit later on. hello there. it's been very mild to start this week, very spring like indeed. and in fact, on wednesday, we saw a temperature of 19 celsius in charnwood in surrey, making this the warm spot of the day, but also the highest temperature in england so far this year. things are set to change though, for the end of the week into the week and colder air moving in behind this low pressure system will extend across all areas. it'll feel very different to how the weeks begun, but still some mild air for england and wales on thursday. much windier with outbreaks of rain. area of low pressure gusts up to 60 miles an hourfor the northern and western isles. a bit of sunshine here and there. for england and wales rather cloudy, some sunshine at times. we're still in the mild air mass here. so given some sunshine, could see temperatures up to 16 or 17 degrees again, but it will be cooler across the north with a stronger wi

. — you can get all the latest sports news on the bbc sport app or from our website.rnight analysis of the budget by the independent tax experts — the institute for fiscal studies. it also said debt showed no sign of falling and called into question whether the goverment would be able to implement the cuts in public spending required to meet its targets for the public finances. the prime miniser has been defending the budget, as labour says the government gave with one hand but took much more with the other. i think everyone recognizes the difficult times that we�*ve been through as a country over the past couple of years. we�*ve had the pandemic and the war in ukraine, both of which necessitated the government stepping in, rightly, to support people, families, businesses through those difficult times. and that�*s, of course, had an impact on things. and i think people will recognise that. but the direction of travel is now crystal clear. our plans are working because of the improvement in the economic environment, because of the fact we�*ve been able to get inflation

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comg, goodbye. hello. we did have a bit of spring sunshine around on sunday, but the clear skies are lasting through the night. the winds are fairly light, too, so temperatures are really dropping. it's going to be quite a chilly start to your monday morning — could be a touch of frost and some mist and fog patches. they should clear away. there'll be a bit more rain moving into the southwest later on in the day, but for most of us, it's going to be a fine, bright, chilly start. some fog, perhaps the vale of york, the welsh marches, central, southern england as well — that clearing away by around the middle of the morning. there's the rain that's going to push into the southwest of england into wales by around about lunchtime. a few splashes of rain arriving across northern ireland later in the afternoon. but generally further north and east, you should stay dry for a good part of the day and temperatures will range between around 7—12 degrees. now, moving into monday evening, that's when

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comat you will notice will be the strength of the wind — it'll be a cold, strong easterly wind blowing across all areas, but we should see more sunshine around than what we've had over the last few days. now, there's some cold air wrapped around that area of high pressure moving out of scandinavia, and that will be blown in. and that strong easterly wind across all areas, pushing some cloud again into eastern, particularly northeastern england and eastern scotland. the best of the sunshine, western scotland, parts of northern ireland, and a good deal of sunshine, i think, for england and wales, so that will compensate. however, the winds really will take the edge off the temperatures — strong and gusty at times, 30—a0mph in exposure, particularly strong along north sea and channel coasts. temperatures 6—7 celsius — you factor in the wind, it won't feel like that, it'll feel colder than these temperatures suggest, despite the sunshine. as we head through friday night, it stays windy. we'll