this is bbc world news today the headlines.ar programme. hawaii hit by torrential rains, flooding and landslides. it is feared the centre of the storm could move very close to parts of the hawaiian islands from late on friday. final preparations under way in ireland for the arrival of pope francis. issues of sex scandals have hit the catholic church since popejohn paul ii visited the country. a major study has concluded there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.

this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. our top stories: mission to the sun — the spacecraft heading off on a six million kilometrejourney to reveal the secrets of the solar atmosphere. washington braces itself for a rally by hardline nationalists and white supremacists, a year after the racially charged violence in charlottesville, virginia. heavy rain and flooding across china — in one city, a dramatic rescue as a sinkhole opens up in the middle of the road in their opening game of the premier league season, champions manchester city beat arsenal 2—nil. hello and welcome to world news today. a spacecraft launched by nasa from cape canaveral in florida has begun a long journey towards the sun and an orbit that will get it closer to the surface of the star than any previous mission. the parker solar probe is about the size of a car and protected by a special heat shield which will allow it to function in searing temperatures. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. three, two, one, zero — lift

bbc news, genoa. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: britain's new $4 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, sets sail for the east coast of america. this is bbc world news todayd nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan, has died. he was 80. mr annan was the first black african to hold the top diplomatic position, winning the peace prize for helping to revitalise the un. adam wild has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. the italian league season is underway and cristiano ronaldo has made a winning start in his serie a debut forjuventus. but despite having the portuguese star, juve were struggling. they were 2—1 down to chievo. ronaldo thought he'd helped his side get a winner, but the video assistant referee ruled he'd handled the ball. eight winner eventually came in injury time. chelsea against arsenal always looked likely to be the game of the day in the premier league and that's exactly how it's turned out. 3—2 to chelsea, a win in maurizio sarri's first home game of the season. marcus alonso with the winner after it was 2—2 at half—time. very important, i think, because very important, ithink, because it is not very easy for us to

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this is bbc world news today. our top stories... zimba bwe‘s newly relected president insists he won a free and fair election — and calls for calm after the violence that left six people dead. i ask everyone to be calm and peaceful and to look for work, and peaceful and to look forward, to remember that we are all brothers and sisters. but the opposition leader, nelson chamisa, refuses to accept the outcome — saying he'll use all means necessary to challenge the result that he believes was rigged. this election is fraudulent, illegal, illegitimate and characterised by serious accountability gaps. with temperatures rising in spain and portugal — forecasters say the all—time heat record in mainland europe may about to be broken. plus, new kids on the block in idaho, as dozens of hungry goats take over a neighbourhood — devouring everything in sight. hello and welcome to world news today. zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has called for peace and unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitima

this is bbc world news today. our top stories. police in florida say several people have been killed in a mass shooting during a video game tournament in jacksonville. pope francis returns to rome after his visit to ireland — where he asked for forgiveness for the abuse irish people suffered by members of the clergy. tributes are paid to the american senator, john mccain, who's died at the age of 81. the british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, returns to prison in iran, following a three day release. hello and welcome to world news today. we start with some breaking news. authorities in the us state of florida say there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in jacksonville. the local sheriff's office has reported multiple fatalities and urged people to stay away from the area. the incident happened at a downtown entertainment complex injacksonville landing. the tournament was being streamed online. in the video, players can be seen reacting to the gunfire and cries can be heard before the footage cut

this is bbc world news today. our top stories. an airline employee has died after stealing and crashing a plane in seattle. he was 29. turkey's president erdogan accuses the united states of trying to bring his country to its knees and warns that he'll look for new allies. chemical giant monsanto is ordered to pay nearly $300 million in damages to a man who claims its weedkiller caused his cancer. i'm glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here, to be able to help, but the cause is way bigger than me. and sprinter dina asher—smith wins her second gold at the european championships. that and the rest of the day's sports news coming up. hello and welcome to world news today. an airport worker in seattle in the united states has died after stealing and crashing a plane. the plane belonging to alaska airlines' sister carrier horizon air, took off from the seattle tacoma airport. north american aerospace defense sent two fighter jets to intercept the plane

this is bbc world news today. i'm kasia madera. our top stories... the us piles on the economic pressure on turkey. but president erdogan remains defiant. hundreds of rya nair flights are cancelled after pilots in five european countries go on strike. in romania — thousands of demonstrators are protesting in the capital bucharest, they accuse the government of corruption and low wages. flash floods force hundreds of people to be evacuated from the south of france. hello and welcome to world news today. us president donald trump has announced he's ramping up sanctions against turkey, doubling steel and aluminium tariffs against the country. it's because of the continuing battle over this man, american pastor andrew craig brunson. he's been held in turkey for nearly two years on disputed terrorism charges. and this row has caused the turkish lira to tumble dramatically. its value has fallen as much as m percent in the last day. our correspondent selin girit reports from istanbul. a day the finacial market will never forget. the turkish lira has seen up

this is bbc world news today. i'm kasia madera. our top stories... surviving the worst monsoon rains in almost a century. close to a thousand people have already died across in india. some of the families of victims of the collapsed bridge in genoa shun the offer of a state funeral, as anger at the italian government grows. plus, why diets designed to take inches off your waistline, could also take years off your life. hello and welcome to world news today. more than 900 people have been killed so far during india's current monsoon season, according to authorities in the country. with more rain forecast over the coming days, rescue teams are scrambling to reach thousands of people who remain cut off by landslides. india's national rescue force has dispatched several teams from other regions to carry out the relief and rescue operations. are they stand rescue and evacuation work. —— these teams are a part of. they are handling this situation is coming out of mudslides and helping the state. one of the worst—hit areas is the state of kerala in the sout

this is bbc world news today. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories. washington and pyongyang remain at loggerheads over sanctions despite the smiles at a meeting in singapore. has anything really changed since the trump kim summit? more than a thousand firefighters tackle blazes in portugal and spain, where temperatures hit 46 degrees. israel's druze minority protest against a new nationality law that they see as discriminating against them as non—jews. calm after the media storm — 11 of the boys rescued from a flooded thai cave are ordained as novice buddhist monks. hello and welcome to world news today. nearly two months after the historic summit between donald trump and kimjong un, little is clear about what the two countries actually agree on. at a second singapore summit on saturday it was their foreign ministers who exchanged friendly smiles and handshakes: as us secretary of state mike pompeo met his north korean counterpart. pompeo said he was still optimistic about a nuclear disarmament deal but urged others at the asean summit not to let up

this is bbc world news today. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the moment a parade in venezuela is disrupted by what the president says was an assassination attempt by explosive drone. six people have been arrested. 20 people are confirmed dead after a world war two vintage plane on a sightseeing flight crashes into a swiss mountainside. at least 37 people are now known to have been killed by another earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok — the second to strike in the last week. and it's at the cutting edge of extreme sport. we meet britain's elite competitive wood cutters. hello and welcome to world news today. the venezuelan government says six people have been arrested for involvement in an apparent assassination attempt against president nicol s maduro on saturday. the interior minister said the six were part of a group who loaded two drones with explosives and set them off above the presidential stand during a military parade in caracas. venezuela's defense minister has gone on national televisio

this is bbc world news today, i'm ben bland. our top stories: two new earthquakes hit indonesia's lombok island, which is still recovering from fierce tremors two weeks ago. afg hanistan‘s president declares a ceasefire with the taliban. he says it'll last three months if both sides take part. translation: we call upon the leadership of the taliban to welcome the wishes of afghans for a long lasting and real peace. president trump revoked his security clearance — now former cia directorjohn brennan says he may take the white house to court to get it back. and in the sport, a bad day for manchester united, losing their second game in the premier league season to brighton. hello and welcome to world news today. the island of lombok in indonesia has been hit by another series of earthquakes. the latest had a magnitude of 6.9. it was felt in the east of the island, triggering landslides and sending people fleeing into the streets. the new tremors come just two weeks after an earthquake killed more than a70 people and destroyed tens

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants across the channel. they were on suitably clothed for the passage, it was very overcrowded and they seem to be in a great deal of distress. theresa may tells boris johnson great deal of distress. theresa may tells borisjohnson to apologise for a newspaper article in which he said muslim women who were burqa look like bank robbers. the courtiers that the england cricketer pen strokes was not acting in self defence but with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind we follow a n retaliation or punishment in mind we follow an italian journalist who was ca ptu red follow an italian journalist who was captured by the so—called islamic state as he heads back to rack. he confronts the men he accuses.

hello, this is bbc world news today. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories...the queen of soul', at the funeral of the legendary soul singer, aretha franklin. # you make me feel like a natural woman. friends, family and many famous faces are attending the music—filled ceremony in the musician's home city of detroit. in washington, members of the us congress gather to commemorate the late senatorjohn mccain. also today. a bbc investigation uncovers evidence of the mass—detention of members of china's uighur community. a prominent leader of pro—russia separatists in eastern ukraine has been killed in an explosion in donetsk.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...on a free and fair election — and calls for calm after the violence that left six people dead. i ask everyone to be calm and peaceful and to look for work, and peaceful and to look forward, to remember that we are all brothers and sisters. but the opposition leader, nelson chamisa, refuses to accept the outcome — saying he'll use all means necessary to challenge the result that he believes was rigged. this election is fraudulent, illegal,

this is bbc world news today. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories...denuclearisation in north korea is too slow and cancels a planned trip there for his top diplomat. hawaii is hit by torrential rain, flooding, and landslides as it feels the effects of an approaching hurricane. hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane, the question is how bad? ireland gets ready to welcome pope francis this weekend — for the first papal visit to the country in a0 years. hello and welcome to world news today.

this is bbc world news today. i'm kasia madera. our top stories...housand people have already died across in india. some of the families of victims of the collapsed bridge in genoa shun the offer of a state funeral, as anger at the italian government grows. plus, why diets designed to take inches off your waistline, could also take years off your life. hello and welcome to world news today. more than 900 people have been killed so far during india's current monsoon season, according to authorities in the country.

this is bbc world news today. i'm kasia madera. our top stories...re on turkey. but president erdogan remains defiant. hundreds of rya nair flights are cancelled after pilots in five european countries go on strike. in romania — thousands of demonstrators are protesting in the capital bucharest, they accuse the government of corruption and low wages. flash floods force hundreds of people to be evacuated from the south of france. hello and welcome to world news today. us president donald trump has announced he's ramping up sanctions against turkey, doubling steel and aluminium tariffs against the country.

this is bbc world news today, i'm ben bland.'s lombok island, which is still recovering from fierce tremors two weeks ago. afg hanistan‘s president declares a ceasefire with the taliban. he says it'll last three months if both sides take part. translation: we call upon the leadership of the taliban to welcome the wishes of afghans for a long lasting and real peace. president trump revoked his security clearance — now former cia directorjohn brennan says he may take the white house to court to get it back. and in the sport, a bad day for manchester united, losing their second game in the premier league season to brighton.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories.lled in a mass shooting during a video game tournament in jacksonville. pope francis returns to rome after his visit to ireland — where he asked for forgiveness for the abuse irish people suffered by members of the clergy. tributes are paid to the american senator, john mccain, who's died at the age of 81. the british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, returns to prison in iran, following a three day release. hello and welcome to world news today. we start with some breaking news. authorities in the us state of florida say there's been a mass

this is bbc world news today. i'm lebo diskeo. our top stories. ry—general kofi annan dies in switzerland, aged 80. leadership is not about the end. when you have macho leaders who believe they have to shine then it all has to be about them forgetting what is required is the welfare of society and the people they serve. it's been called a "hundred year flood" but more heavy rain is forecast in india's kerala state. a state funeral for many of the victims of italy's bridge collapse — as more bodies are found in the rubble. and footballing legend christiano ronaldo makes his debut forjuventus, after moving from real madrid.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories.erdogan accuses the united states of trying to bring his country to its knees and warns that he'll look for new allies. chemical giant monsanto is ordered to pay nearly $300 million in damages to a man who claims its weedkiller caused his cancer. i'm glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here, to be able to help, but the cause is way bigger than me. and sprinter dina asher—smith wins her second gold at the european championships. that and the rest of the day's sports news coming up.

hello, this is bbc world news today. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories... a final farewell to ‘the queen of soul', at the funeral of the legendary soul singer, aretha franklin. # you make me feel like a natural woman. friends, family and many famous faces are attending the music—filled ceremony in the musician's home city of detroit. in washington, members of the us congress gather to commemorate the late senatorjohn mccain. also today. a bbc investigation uncovers evidence of the mass—detention of members of china's uighur community. a prominent leader of pro—russia separatists in eastern ukraine has been killed in an explosion in donetsk. hello and welcome to world news today. over the past few hours, the funeral has been taking place of the legendary american singer aretha franklin. the performer — often described as ‘the queen of soul‘ — passed away earlier this month. in a glittering career, aretha franklin won 18 grammys awards. her most popular songs included ‘respect‘, ‘i say a little prayer‘, and ‘chain of fools‘. it's been a star—studded event, at

this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland.t heading off on a six million kilometrejourney to reveal the secrets of the solar atmosphere. washington braces itself for a rally by hardline nationalists and white supremacists, a year after the racially charged violence in charlottesville, virginia. heavy rain and flooding across china — in one city, a dramatic rescue as a sinkhole opens up in the middle of the road in their opening game of the premier league season, champions manchester city beat arsenal 2—nil.

this is bbc world news today. i'm duncan golestani.disrupted by what the president says was an assassination attempt by explosive drone. six people have been arrested. 20 people are confirmed dead after a world war two vintage plane on a sightseeing flight crashes into a swiss mountainside. at least 37 people are now known to have been killed by another earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok — the second to strike in the last week. and it's at the cutting edge of extreme sport.

this is bbc world news today the headlines. president trump has cancelled a planned trip to north korea by us secretary of state mike pompeo. he stated they had not made enough progress towards abandoning their nuclear programme. hawaii hit by torrential rains, flooding and landslides. it is feared the centre of the storm could move very close to parts of the hawaiian islands from late on friday. final preparations under way in ireland for the arrival of pope francis. issues of sex scandals have hit the catholic church since popejohn paul ii visited the country. a major study has concluded there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. scientists have said they should recommend people abstain. at 10pm we will have full round—up of the day's news but first on the news channel, weather world. this time on weather world, we are in north east scotland and we will be finding out how the weather affects one of this country's favourite exports. from field to bottle, whisky. we find out what is being done now to safeguard its future wh

this is bbc world news today. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories. smiles at a meeting in singapore. has anything really changed since the trump kim summit? more than a thousand firefighters tackle blazes in portugal and spain, where temperatures hit 46 degrees. israel's druze minority protest against a new nationality law that they see as discriminating against them as non—jews. calm after the media storm — 11 of the boys rescued from a flooded thai cave are ordained as novice buddhist monks.

bbc world news. hello there. todayitions across the south—east before it's all change by the time we reach wednesday. we'll maintain a north—west/south—east split for the next 24 hours, that's because we've got a weak weather front across northern and western areas, largely clear skies and a very warm and muggy starred in the south—east, skies and a very warm and muggy start in the south—east, whereas further north and west, slightly fresher and there will be more cloud around, perhaps a spot of drizzle and some hill fog too. so it means for tuesday morning it starts off relatively cloudy across many northern and western areas, but the cloud tending to thin and break. sunny spells developing quite widely. will be breezy across the north—west, but again, across the south and east, another hot and sunny day. you can see the deep orange colours unfolding there into the afternoon with highs again 29 to maybe 31 degrees. further west, though, in those yellow colours, it's going to be feeling a little bit cooler. something t

bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a secret of the mummies is revealed. scientists work out the 6,000—year—old recipe for successful embalming. washington, the world's most political city, is todaypowerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" you're watching the briefing. our headlines: spain is marking the first anniversary of islamist attacks in and around barcelona that left 16 people dead. there has been an outpouring of tributes to the soul singer, aretha franklin, who has died at her home in detroit, aged 76. let's stay with that now. i'm jo

bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a secret of the mummies is revealed. scientists work out the 6,000—year—old recipe for successful embalming. washington, the world's most political city, is todayhe world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there has been an outpouring of tributes to the soul singer aretha franklin, who has died at her home in detroit aged 76. last year's suicide bombing at manchester arena was the most deadly terror attack in the uk for over a decade. 23 people were killed

bbc news, seoul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we hear from the british woman who fell from a cruise ship and survived 10 hours at sea. washington, the world's most political city, is todayorld's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: pope francis has condemned sex abuse atrocities and cover ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. venezuela's neighbours say they're struggling to cope, as more and more migrants flee the country's economic crisis. let's

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reportext week, but for today, quite a bit of cloud at the moment and we haveis bit of cloud at the moment and we have is whether france situated towards the north—west introducing —— this weather front situated towards the north—west introducing rain. for the most part today, dry but quite cloudy and that rain moving into the north—west. it will last for most of the day in western scotland, the west of northern ireland. away from that, some sunshine, particularly in the north—east of scotland. this morning into the north—east of england. sunshine this afternoon in the east of scotla nd sunshine this afternoon in the east of scotland but in the west that cloud and rain thickens up. temperatures about 15—18. the rain in the far west, and in the east, england and wales, it looks try this afternoon. this afternoon, increasing amounts of sunshine developing across southern parts of england and down towards the channel islands as well. going through this evening, the rain in the north—west will g

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business reporto. it's been a rather warm start to the day, temperatures getting into the 20s across england and wales, fresher than north across scotla nd wales, fresher than north across scotland and northern ireland. for many of us today quite cloudy, patchy light rain and drizzle particularly where it is weather front straddles northern ireland through central and southern scotland, western areas of england and wales. that's producing more moisture through this morning. a bit fresher further north across scotland, that you have sunny spells today, some breaks in the cloud across england and the far south—east of england in particular. further west staying cloudy, misty and perky around coastal hills of wales and south—west england, but for north—west england and northern ireland. bridge weiss, 17—20d, some sunshine in the south—east, temperatures reaching 25—26d. this evening and tonight, quite cloudy, misty and murky, especially around the irish sea coasts of wales and england, warm and muggy ni

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bbc news, genoa. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why are these nurses in arizona all smiles? we will have the full story in just a few minutes. washington, the world's most political city, is todaylth of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc world news. our main story this hour: leading world figures have spoken in praise of the former un secretary general kofi annan, who has died at the age of 80. more now on that story. i've been speaking to sherine tadros, who's head of the un office of amnesty international

news for now. stay with bbc world. hello there. well, we should get off to a pretty sunny start across eastern areas of the country before things generally turn cloudier later today yesterday. that's clearing out into europe, clearer skies following but then we've got this next wodge of cloud. this weather front, this warm front, that's going to bring warm air across the uk, yes, but also we'll have outbreaks of rain spreading in as well. so, the forecast in a bit more detail. for the early risers, clear skies to start the day across england and wales, but further north and west, the clouds that bit thicker and there'll be a few showers for western scotland and northern ireland. for the early risers, temperatures just into double figures, but in the countryside, single figures, so there will be a certain chill in the airfirst thing in the morning. now, quite quickly, england and wales and should get off to a sunny start on friday before the cloud tends to thicken. it will stay bright across eastern areas, mind you, but later in the afternoon the cloud probably thick enough in southern parts into the bristol channel to give us some light rain or drizzle. further n

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reporting to remain mostly dry in the next few days. we have got some rain this morning. some showers are affecting the south—east of england. and some rain affecting northern and western part of england and wales from this cold front moving its way south and east. that cold front will weaken. the rain pretty much disappears. it is just a pound of cloud this afternoon. showers in the south east will disappear. this afternoon it is looking drier towards the south—east. some sunny spells. sunny spells for south east england —— south—west england, wales, northern england, scotland and northern ireland. showers in western areas. for most, it is drier. waxman temperatures getting up to 17 to 18 degrees in the north. 21 degrees in the south east. through tonight with lengthy period spells, there could be patty missed, shallow fog. —— patchy mist. it will turn chilly. look at the temperature map. some greens and blue in the north—east of scotland. in the countryside and the north—east of scotland t

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reportgland but the further north and west you go we run into more cloud and some outbreaks of rain. that is because we have a weather system moving in to the north and the west all associated with this area of low pressure, pushing these weather fronts towards us pushing these weather fronts towards us with outbreaks of rain and as a result, quite a bit of cloud moving in. down towards eastern areas of england, central part and the midlands, there is some sunshine and clear skies. we will keep the sunshine from much of the day but fairweather cloud developing into this afternoon but the rain will continue across northern ireland, spreading into the north and west of scotland. northwest england and north—west wales, maybe showery rain into the afternoon. a breezy afternoon, particularly towards the north—west where we could see gusts, 30 to 110 north—west where we could see gusts, 30 to a0 miles an hour. temperatures similarto 30 to a0 miles an hour. temperatures similar to yesterday across

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today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report up into the high 20s to the low 30s but further north and west little bit fresher, similarto north and west little bit fresher, similar to yesterday with a fair amount of cloud and showers will step the rain for that is this area of low pressure. this weather front is the dividing line between the pressure conditions of the north and the hotter conditions towards the south—east. we have also got a bit of cloud and showers across scotland, northern england, wales, those showers more focused across northern ireland but you can see by the yellows with the pressure conditions compared to the hotter conditions compared to the hotter conditions towards the south—east of england where i mentioned temperatures would get up into about 32, 33 celsius. elsewhere the typical values are about 18 — 21 or 22. through this evening there is a chance we could see some quite heavy showers moving to the far south—east of england. some of these could be heavy armour maybe even some thunderstorms, particul