thursday dawns with still a lot of wind to be had across the northern half of the british isles, maybewednesday was, and it is a cold start to the day. cold and dry to start in the south—east. don't be fooled by that, because relatively mild air is moving in from the atlantic. we have real concerns through the day again about the strength of the wind and the snow, initially in northern parts, but there is a change on the way for southern areas. because your mild air, bringing the rain, will eventually run into that cold air, which is already in situ across wales, the midlands, and the northern parts of the british isles. and, as that moisture runs into the cold air, so i think we'll see quite a significant conversion, slowly but surely through the day, of some of that rain into snow. initially across the high ground of wales, but eventually, as we get on into the afternoon, so more widely snow will become an issue, and notjust at higher levels, either. some doubt about the exact wheres and whens, but that is the general principle. all the while across the northern half of the british i

thursday dawns with still a lot of wind to be had across the northern half of the british isles, maybe day. cold and dry to start in the south—east. don't be fooled by that, because relatively mild air is moving in from the atlantic. we have real concerns through the day again about the strength of the wind and the snow, initially in northern parts, but there is a change on the way for southern areas. because your mild air, bringing the rain, will eventually run into that cold air, which is already in situ across wales, the midlands, and the northern parts of the british isles. and, as that moisture runs into the cold air, so i think we'll see quite a significant conversion, slowly but surely through the day, of some of that rain into snow, initially across the high ground of wales, but eventually, as we get on into the afternoon, so more widely snow will become an issue, and notjust at higher levels, either. some doubt about the exact wheres and whens, but that's the general principle. all the while across the northern half of the british isles it is another bitterly cold day, with a

then this image came in andi british isles.is image came in and i thought maybe the office does not look so bad. it's that end of the spectrum of weather which we re of the spectrum of weather which were win out this week across the british isles, spells of rain and it will get quite windy and it will become increasingly mild. the first signs of that change already there, we are looking to the atlantic rather than the continent. there is some sunshine as you have already seen from the pictures, across good parts of scotland, maybe some parts of the north of england but as you go further south and west it goes downhill rapidly. the odd patch of freezing fog which mayjust linger on to the day, tricky driving conditions, one yourfurther on to the day, tricky driving conditions, one your further south, its drive for the most part, just about this by the meadow crowd, it figures milder, ten or ii milder, ten or 11 degrees but i am not standing around in it for too long and i am not sure you will either. overnight that band of weathe

all the while in the northern half of the british isles it's another bitterly cold day with a lot ofwestern parts of scotland, across northern ireland, into the north—west of england, and into northern parts of wales, on what is going to feel like a bitterly cold day. given the strength of the wind and the fact your thermometers are never going to read better than two, three or four degrees. not quite out of the woods with regards to this problem in the south, because increasingly in the evening the snowfalls to lower levels, as it quits the scene, so those wetted surfaces will turn into icy surfaces underneath clear skies. at least clear for a time because we have another weather feature dragging the prospect of more snow further south across scotland, into the north of england such that friday morning could be a real fest of frost and ice, and some snowfall, we think, too, coming down across central and eastern parts of the british isles before it eventually quits the scene, unfortunately just after the main rush hour, to leave behind another chilly, chilly day right across the pie

thursday dawns with still a lot of wind to be had across the northern half of the british isles, maybeis a cold start to the day. cold and dry to start in the south—east. don't be fooled by that, because relatively mild air is moving in from the atlantic. we have real concerns through the day again about the strength of the wind and the snow, initially in northern parts, but there is a change on the way for southern areas. because your mild air, bringing the rain, will eventually run into that cold air, which is already in situ across wales, the midlands, and the northern parts of the british isles. and, as that moisture runs into the cold air, so i think we'll see quite a significant conversion, slowly but surely through the day, of some of that rain into snow. initially across the high ground of wales, but eventually, as we get on into the afternoon, so more widely snow will become an issue, and notjust at higher levels, either. some doubt about the exact wheres and whens, but that is the general principle. all the while across the northern half of the british isles it is another bit

isa western parts of the british isles is a little milder, to say the least.tern quarter, but does nothing in the south of the temperatures. this is bbc news. the headlines at two: donald trump promises a trade deal between britain and the united states will be a priority when he takes office on friday. obama said they will go to the back of the line, meaning if it does happen, then he had to retract. that was a bad statement. i think you're doing great. northern ireland's power sharing government looks set to collapse today, sparking fresh elections. i'm at stormont, whether clock is ticking inevitably, it seems, towards the collapse of disassembly and what could be a election campaign. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists killed at a beach resort in tunisia in 2015 opens at the high court in london. former football coach barry bennell appears in court and pleads not guilty to child sex offences. also in the next hour, reunited after 18 years.

by thursday it will be cold all over the british isles.isture across the southern counties of england and wales. quite how far north that goes isa wales. quite how far north that goes is a little bit uncertain at the moment and it is important because on the northern flank, where the moisture meets the cold air, there could be a conversion of rain into some snow fall. we'll need to keep a close eye on that. further north, it is just close eye on that. further north, it isjust a close eye on that. further north, it is just a cold, close eye on that. further north, it isjust a cold, raw, blustery day with frequent snow showers getting into the western side of scotland. that's how cold it's going to feel. and then as we move out of thursday and on into friday, the isobars go around into a northerly and it stays cold as we move towards the weekend. take care. bye—bye. hello, it's tuesday, it's 9am. i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme. this morning, strikes, delays and cancellations. again. southern rail commuters tell us their vi

we have had a great zone through the heart of the british isles where it has been a murky affair with best chance of sunshine. that's the temperature profile as we start friday, but at its extreme, you could be looking at —3 in the north or —6 somewhere in the south. generally speaking, certainly below zero, quite a widespread frost for the southern counties of both england and wales. stretching up to the midlands and the southern parts of norfolk. we still have the cloudy zone all the way from northern ireland, north of wales and northern england and into the central southern parts of scotland. again, there will be one or two spots across northern scotland that will get away to a bright start with sunshine, a touch of frost and then again, some cloud as we go towards the northern and western isles as well. not a good deal changes on friday with the notable exception, at last, at last, we will push some of the murk out of wales and the midlands and maybe coming up to the southern parts of yorkshire. and then we do it all again. where we have had the clear skies, you get a cold start t

tuesday starts off fairly dry for central and eastern parts of the british isles. as monday's feature, will gradually work its way further towards the east, but not rocking up in parts of east anglia and the south east until really quite late on in the day. don't be fooled by the dry start. wednesday is something of a transition day with the winds beginning to crank away from the south—west to somewhere north of west, a fresher feel, there will be sunshine around, but there will be some showers turning a little bit wintry across the higher ground of northern britain and those temperatures by this stage, now we are back into single figures and we continue this theme a face as i move you from wednesday and into thursday and towards friday because the isobars begin to turn more towards the northerly and if you have heard stories of an arctic blast, the cold airwill run the stories of an arctic blast, the cold air will run the isobars from north to south, such that notjust for the higher ground of northern britain, but perhaps across the moors of the south—west, by fri

general principle, all the while in the northern half of the while in the northern half of the british isles a peppering of showers into central and western parts of scotland, across northern ireland, into the north—west of england and northern parts of wales and what is going to feel like a bitterly cold day. given the strength of the wind and the fact your thermometers are never going to read better than two, three or four. not quite out of the woods ripol regards to the problem in the south because increasingly in the evening the snowfalls to lower levels, as it quits the scene, whetted services will turn into icy surfaces underneath clear skies. at least clear for a underneath clear skies. at least clearfor a time underneath clear skies. at least clear for a time because we have another weather feature dragging the prospect of more snow further south across scotland, into the north of england such that friday morning could be a realfestival of england such that friday morning could be a real festival of frost and ice and snow fall we think too coming down across central and eastern parts

a cold, blowy start to the day in the northern half of the british isles but something slightly differentthe dry start in the south—east, things will change markedly here and through the day further concerns for those on the move about the strength of the wind and there will be snow and notjust where we've already seen it because we're bringing in that mild, moist air into an atmosphere that's really quite cold i suspect eventually through the day across some parts of southern britain we will see a conversion of some of this rain into snow. first up you may think what's all the fuss is about, "i thought there was going to be loads of snow?" it will be this mild air first of all that has to drag the moisture in from the atlantic and run it into that cold air and once that process really gets going, and it may be well into the afternoon before you see it, eventually there will be some snowfall tracking its way ever further towards the east, some of it getting to and lying to lower levels and all the while in the northern half of the british isles it's that cold, blustery sort of day again w

a cold, blowy start to the day in the northern half of the british isles but something slightly differenthe south—east, things will change markedly here and through the day further concerns for those on the move about the strength of the wind and there will be snow and not just where we've already seen it because we're bringing in that mile, moist air into an atmosphere that is really quite cold i suspect eventually through the day across some parts of southern britain we will see a conversion of some of this rain into snow. first up winds think what's all the fuss is about, i thought there would be loads of snow? it will be this mild air first of all that has to drag the moisture in from the atlantic and run it into that cold air and once that process really gets going, and it may be well into the afternoon before you see it, eventually there will be some snowfall tracking its way ever further to the east, some of it getting to and lying in lower levels and all the while in the northern half of the british isles it's that cold, blustery sort of day again with frequent snow showers, blizz

we have had a great zone through the heart of the british isles where it has been a murky affair with the temperature profile as we start friday, but at its extreme, you could be looking at —3 in the north or —6 somewhere in the south. generally speaking, certainly below zero, quite a widespread frost for the southern counties of both england and wales. stretching up to the midlands and the southern parts of norfolk. we still have the cloudy zone all the way from northern ireland, north of wales and northern england and into the central southern parts of scotland. again, there will be one or two spots across northern scotland that will get away to a bright start with sunshine, a touch of frost and then again, some cloud as we go towards the northern and western isles as well. not a good deal changes on friday with the notable exception, at last, at last, we will push some of the murk out of wales the midlands and maybe coming up to the southern parts of yorkshire. and then we do it all again. where we have had the clear skies and you get a cold start to the weekend. the system arcing

we have had a great zone through the heart of the british isles where it has been a murky affair withe we have had the best chance of sunshine. that's the temperature profile as we start friday, but at its extreme, you could be looking at —3 in the north or —6 somewhere in the south. generally speaking, certainly below zero, widespread frost of the southern counties of both england and wales. stretching up to the midlands and the southern parts of norfolk. we still have the cloudy zone all the way from northern ireland, north of wales and northern england and into the southern parts of scotland. again, there will be one or two spots across northern scotland that will get away to a bright start with sunshine, a touch of frost and then again, some cloud as we go towards the northern and western isles as well. not a good deal changes on friday with the notable exception, at last, at last, we will push some of the murk out of the midlands and maybe coming up to the southern parts of yorkshire. and then we do it all again. to the weekend. the system arcing its way up to the eastern parts a

scotland, eitherside of scotla nd british isles. of aviemore. that extends into the north of england and it might clear but this probably won't. in northern ireland, wales and increasingly the summit counties of england a mixture of sunny spells and sharp showers. if you are stuck under the cloud it will be one of those afternoons, i'm afraid. as the cloud and rain clears the skies were clear and we end up with ice. watch out for that. the temperatures are really dribbling away in the towns and cities. milder in the south west. that is the first signs of a frontal system coming in. if you have a cold night in the cloud comes over the top you will be stuck with a pretty cold day. for scotla nd stuck with a pretty cold day. for scotland do not worry about the cloud and rain or in the north of england. you won't see it during daylight hours. across the south attends increasingly mild and that is the future for us all. see you later. this is bbc news. i'm maxine mawhinney. the headlines at 12.30am. tributes to the bafta—winning actor si

once we come back to the british isles and the second half of the week, the high pressure keeps us dryrom that cold continent, just notice how we're pushing that prospect of cold air ever further north across the british isles. so dry, yes. save for the western fringes of ireland. despite that sunshine, the temperatures really disappointing. that's how it looks on the thermometer. this is how it feels when you put in the strength of the breeze. john hamm onned will have the details in a few minutes ( these are some of the main story is here in the bbc newsroom. president trump has signed an executive orders which reverse blocks on two major oil pipelines in the us. we will build our own pipeline. we will build our own pipeline. we will build our own eggs. that is what it has to do with. like we used to in the old days. his choice of us ambassador to the un has been approved. we will talk to barbara platt asher about that live at the state department in a couple of moments. the supreme court has ruled that the uk parliament, not the government, should be responsible for triggering the b

parts because on tuesday, another set of weather fronts will show their way slowly across the british islesr and something more atlantic space is coming, temperatures more widely closer to double figures. that weather front tuesday into wednesday is wriggling around, notjust sweeping right through the british isles. that's a headache for forecasters and a headache for you on tuesday, wednesday on the eastern side of britain. the exact timing of when it clears is open to some doubt. brighter sky is falling behind that another set of fronts and fairly unsettled end to the week. all the details you want on the bbc weather website. this is bbc news. the headlines at three: the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, criticises donald trump's ban on people from seven muslim countries the us calling it "divisive and wrong". opposition leaders have called for the president's planned state visit to the uk to be cancelled unless the ban is lifted. i'm not happy with him coming here until the ban is lifted because look at what is happening with those countries, how many more is it going to be? and what will

we have had a great zone through the heart of the british isles where it has been a murky affair withe start friday, but at its extreme, you could be looking at —3 in the north or —6 somewhere in the south. generally speaking, certainly below zero, quite a widespread frost for the southern counties of both england and wales. stretching up to the midlands and the southern parts of norfolk. we still have the cloudy zone all the way from northern ireland, north of wales and northern england and into the central southern parts of scotland. again, there will be one or two spots across northern scotland that will get away to a bright start with sunshine, a touch of frost and then again, some cloud as we go towards the northern and western isles as well. not a good deal changes on friday with the notable exception, at last, at last, we will push some of the murk out of wales the midlands and maybe coming up to the southern parts of yorkshire.

nothing quite so dramatic across the british isles just yet, nothing quite so dramatic across the britishmune of a no. it looks a bit of a mess, more clout in central and western parts. the odd bit of rain. there may be a threat of rain along the line of the weather front. not an issue in the far east. it may buck up in the west. let us speak about the wind, it starts freshening up about the wind, it starts freshening up through the night, pushing these weather fronts down and across the british isles, there will not be an awful lot of rain, but it introduces really cold air and very strong winds. wednesday is all about the strength of the wind, notjust in the north, some western areas could see gusts of 40—50 miles per hour. blizzards for the high ground of scotland. the pennines, top end of wales. some of the gusts will be 60-70 wales. some of the gusts will be 60—70 mph. 0n the move, police take that into your calculations —— please. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he wants to introduce a law to limit the maximum amount people can ea

the here and now, the first part of new year's day increasingly wet across southern parts of the british isleshe story at 9:00am this morning. across south—west england, some quite heavy bursts of rain. that's stretching up through the south midlands and into east anglia. to the south—east, a mild start. seven degrees in dover. a lot of cloud, but the main body of rain won't have got here by this stage. and then, on the back edge of the weather front, with cold air starting to dig in, and we could see sleet, possibly some wet snow developing, particularly up over high ground, the pennines. wintry showers for northern scotland. rain close to the coast, but inland, over high ground, some snow. windy here, potentially some icy stretches on untreated roads, as there could be in the north—west and northern ireland. then for wales, we're back into our weather front, with rain and wintry weather up over high ground. remember, cold air is digging into the back of the weather front. and our front essentially stalls across south—eastern areas, so here we can expect rain throughout new year's day. but fu

thursday always did offer up the prospect of more wintry fair more widely across the british isles thanse were the sort of scenes many weather watchers recorded across parts of the midlands for example and then down into the south—east parts of east anglia too where several centimetres of snow fell on particularly the higher ground, with temperatures just that little bit lower. it took a while before all of that combination of rain, sleet and snow gradually pulled its way of back towards the near continent. all the while still plenty of showers in northern and western parts and that's part of the problem because, as the skies cleared, so those wetted surfaces are going to be really quite slippery in the first part of friday. they're obviously will be lying snow for some and fresh snow to come if you're exposed to the north, north—westerly breeze. but it's the strength of the wind that's causing us concern. 0n the eastern shores, anywhere from yorkshire down towards north norfolk, because the waves will pile up there could be some over—topping and a storm surge on the go as well. in that

thursday always did offer up the prospect of more wintry fair more widely across the british isles than, but eventually these were the sort of scenes many weather watchers recorded across parts of the midlands for example and then down into the south—east parts of east anglia too where several centimetres of snow fell on particularly the higher ground, with temperatures just that little bit lower. it took a while before all of that combination of rain, sleet and snow gradually pulled its way of back towards the near continent. all the while still plenty of showers in northern and western parts and that's part of the problem because, as the skies cleared, so those wetted surfaces are going to be really quite slippery in the first part of friday. there will obviously be lying snow for some and fresh snow to come if you're exposed to the north, north—westerly breeze. but it's the strength of the wind that's causing us concern. 0n the eastern shores, anywhere from yorkshire down towards north norfolk, because the waves will pile up there could be some over—topping and a storm surge on the g

high pressure is still there. there. the british isles and widespread frost and maybe fog as well. frosta fair amount of cloud. rain to the eastern part of the pennines and maybe some in scotland. pennines and maybe some in scotland. quarter, there could be a lot of cloud. cloud. more in a way of cloud for many more people on sunday. many more people on sunday. the weekend, a lot of dry weather around. around. sunny spells on saturday and chile but by day and night. chile but by day and night. week, there may well be something of an issue with fog. an issue with fog. pressure will sit right over the top of us. not too much to stir up the atmosphere. take care, goodbye. i'm mike embley. in many, many decades. at noon washington time on friday. after a high—rise collapsed in tehran. when it crumbled on top of them. by cramped garment workshops. the exact cause of the fire is still unknown. hit a mountain hotel in central italy. and say they haven't given up hope of finding survivors. now it's time for panorama. putin? since water gate. a spy on the run, honey traps, cyberwar. the kremlin h

this is bringing rough weather there across parts of the british isles. this storm system combined with this frigid air mass having snow warnings in place for southern germany. this is often towards hungary where temperatures are chilly. i'll show you video of this event that takes place in hungary. the water is not frozen but it's cold. it's about 2 degrees celsius. about 80 people partook in this event and that looks cold. it's one way you can enjoy that frig frigid weather. it's not all just dark and gloomy out there with those chilly temperatures in your forecast. vienna, 0. budapest at minus 3. it stays warm out towards the west. madrid getting up to 15 degrees here. also want to mention dry but warm weather in the southern areas of the u.s. today. l.a. with a high of 23. houston getting up to 23 as well. we have a clipper coming in across the great lakes. that will bring scattered snowfall from chicago to new york. watch out if you're driving. all right. here is your extended outlook. >>> that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm catherine

a mixed bag across the british isles. this thick band of cloud is quite a contrast in temperatures.o get away even farther. too much in the way of cloud and breeze as the template is dropped across the greater part of the british isles. it will be close to freezing across the south east corner and i suspect somebody is going to record around minus six celsius. bright and crisp. further not, a lot of cloud and the odd spot of rain across wales and the midlands. ratners on the eastern side of scotland, rain across the far north. we still got a split in the temperatures, cooler in the south—eastern quarter. high pressure is still doing its staff, the remnant of that front producing the remnant of that front producing the odd spot of rain but a lot of dry cloudy weather, not too much breeze, top temperature eight celsius. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister has made her first major speech outlining her strategy for leaving the eu, and announced that she wants britain to leave the single market after brexit. is not partial or associate membership of the edict union on anything

that is quite a bit when one across the british isles and a slow sort of way at the moment. fault as well. as we move towards the south east, parts of east anglia and the south east midlands and has been a glorious day. that has been the imagery we have been receiving from weather watchers of the past few hours. having said that, it don‘t get too jealous about the south—east because the sunshine and clear skies come at a price, it was a frosty start and some of those temperatures haven‘t got better than one or 2 degrees. the male deerfrom the atlantic over the house of scotland, 13 degrees if you please. what of the evening? the drain from that thicker cloud to the north. to be flawless from the atlantic so it will help keep the temperature is up. that is not the case and the south—east have we had the sunshine and templates to choose falling away to those sort of values. someone and the south—east will be around —6 or so overnight. that is because the south—east never did tap in to that flow of beer from the atlantic and have been looking towards the near content where the

the here and now, the first part of new year's day increasingly wet across southern parts of the british isles9:00am this morning. across south—west england, some quite heavy bursts of rain stretching up through the south midlands and into east anglia. to the south—east, a mild start. seven degrees in dover. a lot of cloud, but the main body of rain won't have got a lot of cloud, but the main body here by this stage. and then, on the back edge of the weather front, cold air starting to dig in, and we could see sleet and wet snow developing, particularly up over high ground, the pennines. wintry showers for northern scotland. rain close to the coast, but inland, over high ground, some snow. windy here, potentially some icy stretches on untreated roads, as there could be in the north—west and northern ireland. then for wales, we're back into the weather front with rain and wintry weather up over high ground. remember, cold air is digging into the back of the weather front. and our front essentially stalls across south—eastern areas, so here we can expect rain throughout new year's day. but furth

you can see clouds over the ocean, this means that cold air is flowing over the british isles and in fact we have snowfall on thursday in london. and temperatures are quite chilly. soso watch o out for icy roads. now another disturbance will move into the west coast of the balkan peninsula. we may see some severe thunderstorms, gusty winds and temperatures are going to be as follows. warming up across central and eastern europe. 2 degrees in warsaw, 2 degrees in berlin and out towards the west snow is expected on your last day of the business week in paris. here's the extended forecast. >>> be sure to watch newsroom tokyo at the top of the hour and you can download the nhk app and follow us wherever you aañyxñ >> what makes france and the french so unique? focus," "france 24, and france24.com. welcome. i'm molly hall. it is 1:00 p.m. in the french capital. fellowmpeo follows cabinet picks and disagrees with the president-elect on key issues, including russia. barack obama and special -- ends special immigration policy for cuba. havana welcomes the move. west

the here and now, the first part of new year's day increasingly wet across southern parts of the british islest 9:00am this morning. across south—west england, some quite heavy bursts of rain. that's stretching up through the south midlands and into east anglia. to the south—east, a mild start. seven degrees in dover. a lot of cloud, but the main body of rain won't have got here by this stage. and then, on the back edge of the weather front, with cold air starting to dig in, and we could see sleet, possibly some wet snow developing, particularly up over high ground, the pennines. wintry showers for northern scotland. rain close to the coast, but inland, over high ground, some snow. windy here, potentially some icy stretches on untreated roads, as there could be in the north—west and northern ireland. then for wales, we're back into our weather front, with rain and wintry weather up over high ground. remember, cold air is digging into the back of the weather front. and our front essentially stalls across south—eastern areas, so here we can expect rain throughout new year's day. but further nort

the here and now, the first part of new year's day increasingly wet across southern parts of the british isles morning. across south—west england, some quite heavy bursts of rain. that's stretching up through the south midlands and into east anglia. to the south—east, a mild start. seven degrees there in dover. a lot of cloud, but the main body of rain won't have got here by this stage. but it will later in the day. and then, on the back edge of the weather front, with cold air starting to dig in, and we could see sleet, possibly some wet snow developing, particularly up over high ground, the pennines. certainly some wintry showers for northern scotland. rain close to the coast, but inland, over high ground, some snow. windy here, potentially some icy stretches on untreated roads, as there could be across the north and north—west and northern ireland. then for wales, we're back into our weather front, with rain and wintry weather up over high ground. remember, there is cold air digging into the back of the weather front. and our front essentially stalls across south—eastern areas, so here we c

that's the sort of scene typically across the british isles, with noticeable exceptions.ery east anglia is doing quite well and one 01’ east anglia is doing quite well and one or two spots in wales and the south—west. there's a lot of cloud in the circulation of high pressure, keeping many of us eventually settled, but we have those weather fronts draped across the british isles. another one moving into the north—west. this one will tumble into the north of england, through scotla nd into the north of england, through scotland and northern ireland through the course of the evening. at least underneath that cloud with its hill fog, keeping the temperature is up. a touch of frost but at least you've got the chance of seeing some meaningful sunshine. through tuesday it will do nothing for your temperatures and that northerly feature tumbles through the north of england, north wales and down into the west country. mulder in the north and west and cooler in the south and east. —— milder. hello. this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines at 3.30pm: the us president—elect,

of cloud, as you can see the satellite picture, across much of the northern two thirds of the british isles areas bathing in that sunshine and will continue to do so this afternoon. it was a chilly start. temperatures this morning around —5, minus 60—7, and they will struggle to recover as we go through the afternoon. it is the southern areas that see the best of the sunshine. in the midlands, a zone of murky weather, gloomy, cloudy conditions. across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, there's a lot of cloud. slightly mild, temperatures 8—9dc. a few pockets of brightness and sunshine in the north—east of scotland. where we do have the clear spells across the far north—east there could be patchy frost tonight. many northern and central areas will not get a frost tonight. there will be too much cloud for that. further south, clear, starry skies. another widespread frost in the countryside. we could get to —6 minus seven celsius. tomorrow, the coldest places at the start of the day see the best of the sunshine through the day. we will see a bit of a change across the midlands, wa

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thursday always did offer up the prospect of more wintry fair more widely across the british isles than these were the sort of scenes many weather watchers recorded across parts of the midlands for example and then down into the south—east parts of east anglia too where several centimetres of snow fell on particularly the higher ground, with temperatures just that little bit lower. it took a while before all of that combination of rain, sleet and snow gradually pulled its way of back towards the near continent. all the while still plenty of showers in northern and western parts and that's part of the problem because, as the skies cleared, so those wetted surfaces are going to be really quite slippery in the first part of friday. they're obviously will be lying snow for some and fresh snow to come if you're exposed to the north, north—westerly breeze. but it's the strength of the wind that's causing us concern. 0n the eastern shores, anywhere from yorkshire down towards north norfolk, because the waves will pile up there could be some over—topping and a storm surge on the go as well. in

has gone a little bit further north and east, which means it will be a player in the east of the british islesor some here. underneath those clear skies, i do not doubt any of those in the countryside on the borders between england and wales will be recording temperatures on the first part of saturday at —5, —6, something of that order. it will be a bright start across a good part of scotland. but as a consequence, a frosty one. as i was saying, the cloud from that old weather front still lurking in the north sea. as the day progresses, it mayjust come into play a little bit further into central parts of england. may be getting into the scottish borders as well. if you are underneath that, you may find the higher ground may have some snow. that will not be an issue for the fourth round of the scottish cup. some cloud further south into england for the premier league. and then it is something of a hit and miss with regards to the night—time frost, taking you from saturday into sunday. the north of scotland should see some frost. so should the southern counties of england. here we are into sunda

gone a little bit further north and east, such that it will be a real player in the east of the british islesut then underneath those clear skies, i don't doubt somebody in the countryside on the borders between england and wales will be recording temperatures on the first part of saturday at —5, —6, something of that order. it will be a bright start across a good part of scotland. but as a consequence, a frosty one. as i was saying, the cloud from that old weather front still lurking with intent out in the north sea. and as the day progresses, it mayjust come into play a little bit further into central parts of england. may be getting into the scottish borders too. if you're underneath that, you may well find the odd spot of rain, and over higher ground maybe a fleck of snow. that will not be an issue for the fourth round of the scottish cup. some cloud further south into england for the premier league. and then it's something of a hit and miss with regard to the night—time frost that take you out of saturday into sunday. the north of scotland should see some frost. so should the southern co

rain sinking south across the british isles has made it a soggy start to 2017 in places.years day. 0n the back edge, we may start to develop sleet and wet snow over high ground and that is because of very cold air is digging in from the north. certainly wintry showers here and there. temperatures in aberdeen five degrees and still nine in london. through the night and into the early hours of monday, we finally push the weather front away so it will dry up. still wintry showers into exposed northern and eastern coasts, blown in on a strong wind and it will be at this stage be cold across the country. into monday, we will see largely dry conditions, sparkling winter sunshine, some wintry showers for exposed coastal areas but a cold—feeling day. 3—6 degrees at best. it will essentially stay chilly as we go on through the rest of the week. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson. at least 39 people are believed to have died in an attack on a packed nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. almost 70 others are injured. the city's governor has described it as

a lot of cloud to the east of the british isles and widespread frost and maybe fog as well.nt of cloud. rain to the eastern part of the pennines and maybe some in scotland. for those fixtures, we suspect more sunshine than not, come south of the border for the premier league fixtures and the north—western quarter, there could be a lot of cloud. more in a way of cloud for many more people on sunday. having said that, there could be sunny spells, again, not doing that much for the temperatures. the weekend, a lot of dry weather around. sunny spells on saturday and chilly by day and night. as we get into the start of the coming week, there may well be something of an issue with fog. we'll be keeping in an eye on it at the moment because the high pressure will sit right over the top of us. not too much to stir up the atmosphere. take care, goodbye. this is bbc world news. the headlines: donald trump has promised to unify americans and create the kind of change that hasn't been seen in the country for decades. there've been large—scale celebrations in washington, hours before mr