rain for many, disappointing, cool and windy for all parts of the british isles.week, we will see high pressure trying to knows its way back in, pushing the low pressure away from the british isles and in this scenario, albeit temporarily, if the hype will win out for a time later next week —— the high will win out so we may see dry and bright conditions and it may well feel given the absence of the cloud just a bit warmer but i warn you, it will only be a temporary improvement. tonight at ten. police in germany clash with protestors, as world leaders gather in hamburg ahead of the g20 summit. police used tear gas and water cannon to try to disperse a crowd of several thousand anti—g20 p rotesto rs. president trump has arrived in germany after a visit to poland, where he warned of threats posed by both islamist terrorism and government bureaucracy. today, we're in the west, and we have to say, there are dire threats to our security and to our way of life. tomorrow, president trump will hold his first face—to—face meeting with the russian president, vladimir putin.

we get the juxtaposition, the northern half of the british isles.t. generally much fresher in the south family have seen of late. your weekend. the first face—to—face meeting between president trump and the man accused of trying to rig his election, president putin. it is an honour to be with you. thank you very much. president trump's team say they secured a commitment from russia not to interfere in the us democratic process. outside the g20 meetings, protesters injure at least 160 police officers and torch vehicles. we'll be assessing the importance of this first meeting between trump and putin and what it could lead to. also tonight. back to court for the terminally—ill baby charlie gard, as specialists call for a review of the decision not to treat him. his mother is relieved. we're quite happy with today's outcome, and we're hopeful and that charlie might get his chance now. a delivery firm tells the bbc it will give its workers sick pay, if the government changes the law.

british isles safe for parts of the british isles safe for parts of scotland well the impression will may begin the day, temperatures possibly in single figures in the glens of eastern scotland. once we got rid of the last saturday's rents in the south—east, a lot of england and enjoys a super day. more cloud for northern ireland more at in the way of showers were scotland. a quick look at some of the detail, not unbroken sunshine but much improved for the far west of wales. the far south—west of england intending into saturday we had all the cloud and a bit of rain as well. a dry day in prospect here for the greater part of england and wales. although, as we drift back across the irish sea towards northern ireland, more cloudier, possibly a passing sport of rain. there will be a lot more about the showers and longer spells of rain once we come to the heart of central and western scotland. the wind will eventually ease down from a gale force across the northern ireland with the wind and ever present feature for much of scotland for much of the day. come the evening in the first part o

through monday we just drag this weather front down and across the british isles. portion, it has something about it to be producing some cloud, rain and drizzle. thankfully, in the south—east, wimbledon gets off to a cloudy start — but as the day goes on, we may find just the chance of a shower as things, perversely, brighten up later on in the day. for many of you, however, if you do happen to see a shower away from the south—western quarter where there will be more cloud, more bits and pieces of rain, those showers will be fleeting. some will stay dry right throughout the day on monday. temperatures not bad for the time of year but nothing warranting a postcard home. on tuesday, we will push this area of cloud right through the heart of the british isles. it does keep moving such that by wednesday, we will build a ridge of high pressure from the atlantic to try and settle things down in many areas. while that little runner is around, as we call those areas of low pressure, it will bring some wet weather to some parts of northern ireland, the borders of scotland,

it hasn't been too bad a day for only part of the british isles but even on only part of the british hing going on in the north of scotland. a weather front is producing bits and pieces of rain and will continue to do so, gradually moving into the far south—east to start a new day on sunday. it won't be a cold start to the day by any means at all. once we get rid of that rain, england and wales, no complaints. a decent sort of day. century maybe a little more fleeting in northern ireland has become up to one central and western parts of scotland, noticeable wind and plenty of showers. some of bush is breaking through to the east. temperatures pretty much where we have been during saturday. through the evening, we will keep those showers corn. long spells of rain for a time. further south, a pleasa nt for a time. further south, a pleasant evening. in the mundy, sunny spells, abbot of cloud and top temperatures of 24. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: the government says it will keep a close eye on kensington and chelsea council, after its leader quit over the grenfell tower fire

this low—pressure spinning on top of the british isles.d also some showers, some heavy and thundery, but nothing quite as dramatic as we've seen over the last day or so. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: millions will have to wait a year longer to get their state pension as the government speeds up plans to raise the retirement age to 68. the bbc reveals the pay of its top stars, sparking fierce criticism, over high wages and sexism. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled and booed at a meeting about grenfell tower by survivors and local residents. and in newsnight, we find out about thejobs for the and in newsnight, we find out about the jobs for the boys and girls on screen and on the microphone. we will hear about how the bbc is going to change all of that.

time we are dated you on the weather prospects for the next few days across the british isles. watchers, in debuchy. the week ahead, can we keep that sort of thing going? no, of course we can't. there will be rained for some, and then later in the week, especially in the south, it will turn really quite warm and muggy. in some areas, it really was a taste of summer some areas, it really was a taste of summer today. but on the western side of scotland, it looked a lot more like that. that all came from a weather front which overnight will be bringing its reign to the north—west of england, and through wales. following on behind, somewhat clearer skies. this is how we shape up clearer skies. this is how we shape up through monday. i think that weather front brings quite a bit of cloud into the southern half of the british isles. may be a passing shower elsewhere. 0n the grand scale, it is not really a bad day. that's monday. and then, joint to that weather front, what we will call tuesday's weather, already beginning to show signs of developing out in the atlantic. the rain is ex

another day of contrasting weather across the british isles.e north, a weather front, thicker cloud, british isles. across the north, a weatherfront, thicker cloud, the odd piece of rain. temperatures close to average for the time of year. in the south, heathrow push towards 30 celsius. overnight, dragging band of cloud and rain ever further towards the south. not an awful lot of rain, maybe the odd spot, primarily across western shores and hills of wales, and the south—west of england. clear skies behind it. temperatures dipping away, every bit as close as it has been recent nights. how do we start the weekend? the thickest of the cloud across pembrokeshire getting down into the south—west of england. maybe the odd spot of rain drifting east. not amounting to much. once we get away from the frontal cloud, good part of wales, england, northern ireland, much of the country dry, fine, pleasantly sunny. more cloud, more breeze and rain into the western isles. that will be there or thereabouts for most of the day. elsewhere, nota there or thereabou

july to the north and south of the british isles. wednesday, a mixture. also wanted to showers.

through monday we just drag this weather front down and across the british isles. in the atlantic. in its western portion, it has something about it to be producing some cloud, rain and drizzle. thankfully, in the south—east, wimbledon gets off to a cloudy start — but as the day goes on, we may find just the chance of a shower as things, perversely, brighten up later on in the day. for many of you, however, if you do happen to see a shower away from the south—western quarter where there will be more cloud, more bits and pieces of rain, those showers will be fleeting. some will stay dry right throughout the day on monday. temperatures not bad for the time of year but nothing warranting a postcard home. on tuesday, we will push this area of cloud right through the heart of the british isles. it does keep moving such that by wednesday, we will build a ridge of high pressure from the atlantic to try and settle things down in many areas. while that little runner is around, as we call those areas of low pressure, it will bring some wet weather to some parts of northern i

through monday, we just drag this weather front down and across the british isles. has something about it to be producing some cloud, rain and drizzle. thankfully, in the south—east, wimbledon gets off to a cloudy start but as the day goes on, we may find just the chance of a shower as things, perversely, brighten up later on in the day. for many of you, however, if you do happen to see a shower away from the south—western quarter where there will be more cloud, more bits and pieces of rain, those showers will be fleeting. some will stay dry right throughout the day on monday. temperatures not bad for the time of year but nothing warranting a postcard home. on tuesday, we will push this area of cloud right through the heart of the british isles. it does keep moving such that by wednesday, we will build a ridge of high pressure from the atlantic to try and settle things down in many areas. while that little runner is around, as we call those areas of low pressure, it will bring some wet weather to some parts of northern ireland, the borders of scotland, the north of

at its best today was gorgeous across the southern half of the british isles. road from the river thames towards heathrow, 32 celsius but further north and east towards norfolk we had quite a bit of thunderstorm activity and in the first part of the day those pool into the north sea and as the heat got going through lincolnshire and yorkshire and we had a lot of thunderstorm activity there. before midnight it should have moved away towards the north sea, making room for another weather front come in to the north and west of scotland. a fresh appeal to proceedings here further south another close night 15 to 18 celsius. had we start the new day on friday? a lot of cloud across devon and cornwall, western side of wales, western pennines, too. generally speaking across the midlands, eastern england, the south—east of england, glorious sunshine, 17, 18, 19, possibly 20 celsius. for the north york close to the weather front which still has another bout of for there to be some rain on the breeze across scotland, northern ireland. what rain there is you properly had o

the rebellion against the crown has to be crushed just as rebellions in scotland or ireland, the british isles or elsewhere in the british empire had to be crushed early in the century or the previous century. >> so the rebels are not to be treated like fellow countrymen who happen to be living in america. they're going to be treated like criminals. >> in law, yes, but -- so, you were referring to the kings role as the father figure. there is an opening always for the wayward american children to come to their senses and be received back into the imperial fold under his benign majesty, but along the way, rebels are rebels, they are not to be -- they're criminals, strictly speaking. they are -- if captured under arms, not to be treat as prisoners of war, but under civil war, and destined for the court. in practice, that won't work out because of the sheer numbers and the risk of retaliation but we'll get back to that litter. you asked about figures. in order to orchestrate the military effort, george iii puts in place a set of generals and admirals, including the howe brothers lewis was referri

if it worked its way in across the british isles, the high pressure would build.at will happen. the jet stream will stay, essentially, right across the country, keeping us very close to areas of low pressure. and on balance, it looks most likely low— pressure and on balance, it looks most likely low—pressure will remain the dominant feature. what does that mean next week? it means spells of rain. some drier intervals as well. i pressure not to far away, fairly cool and often breezy. how will the weather change next? join me this time tomorrow. tonight at ten: there's a stark warning from the chief inspector of prisons that not a single youth custody centre in england and wales is safe. he says staffing levels are too low to keep order. campaigners believe conditions in some institutions are dangerous for young people. they are more afraid to be inside the prison than outside, because of the gang rivalry within the prison, and they feel they're not protected enough inside the prison. the chief inspector says conditions are so terrible, a tragedy is inevitable, and

overnight the temperature is not changing across the northern part of the british isles, quite a sticky—19. when temperatures stick there, some moisture in the atmosphere and we end up with thunderstorms from the word go perhaps across the south—east of britain. further north, a frontal system bringing rain initially to the west of scotland and becoming more patchy. through the afternoon, if things come together the thunderstorms could bring torrential downpours from the east of wales to the north—east of england on what is going to be a very hot day with some feat getting towards the north of england. cooler in scotland and northern ireland. if those storms come they could bring some very tricky driving conditions, surface water but they will gradually creep into the north sea leaving us with friday. an in between day, if you aren't close to the weather front in the north you are going to have a dry day. don't worry about the frontal system in the atlantic too much because that will be later in the day in ireland. make the most of the day in ireland. make the most of the sunshine, stro

the weather prospects for the next few days across the british isles.t another weather watcher in ilkeston. the week ahead, can we keep it going? 0f the week ahead, can we keep it going? of course not. brain for some as early as tuesday. later in the week, in the south it will turn quite one —— some rain. and humid. notjust quite one —— some rain. and humid. not just ilkeston, quite one —— some rain. and humid. notjust ilkeston, quite widely across england and wales, a taste of summer across england and wales, a taste of summer today. this is the western side of scotland. it looks a lot more like this. 2nd ofjuly? didn't look like it. that came from a weather front which overnight will gradually ease its way out of scotland and northern ireland bringing rain to north and west of england and through wales. following behind, clearer skies with temperatures dipping away a touch. quite a close night across southern parts. this is how we shape up through monday. that weather front brings a bit of cloud into the southern half of the british isles. at its thic

sunday is shaping up to be a half decent day for many parts of the british isles save for parts of scotlandill see showers. not a cold start wherever you may begin the day, temperatures possibly in single figures in the glens of eastern scotland. last saturday ‘s rain hangs on here. it leaves behind a lovely day in prospects of a greater part of england and wales. more cloud in northern ireland, more showers come mid—afternoon across the greater pa rt mid—afternoon across the greater part of scotland. this is the way we see things until mid—afternoon. temperatures reaching the valleys we saw on saturday, 20, 21, 22 perhaps. more cloud towards east anglia in lincolnshire. bright skies towards the west until we come across the irish sea. more cloud through the day, james brightness into northern ireland, passing shower perhaps, more than a passing shower for the greater part of scotland. by this stage, the wind across the north—east and the shetland isles will be down to gale force level and overnight the wind will be ever present and brings them sharp showers to finish off the evening. possi

friday in the in the weekend the low pressure will sit over the british isles and that means that the sunshine to from northern scotland, but further west this area of low pressure in charge and bringing some strong gusty winds and outbreaks of rain. it will feel particularly cool. temperatures below par for the year, just 16 degrees in belfast, 17 for cardiff and plymouth. still someone left over in the sunshine further east. into the weekend, showers along the scales of rain affecting many areas of rain particularly across western areas. that's weather. —— that your weather. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines... the bbc reveals how much it pays its top stars. 96 names are on the list — each earning over £150,000 a year. chris evans tops the male—dominated list — with a salary of more than £2 million. the bbc‘s director general defends the figures. what we have managed to do is always pay our talent at a discount to the market, we never pay top whack, people come here because they want to work here. a major clean—up operation in the cornish village of coverack after fla

then as we get on through the rest of monday, the rest of the british isles, quite a bit of dry weathera of low pressure i’u ns this little area of low pressure runs at some great pace right through the heart of the british isles. once that's the way, this high pressure comes in to settle things down in the middle of the week. the talent of upfront not1 million miles away from the saudis. a lot of cloud at ayr bay pop of one 01’ a lot of cloud at ayr bay pop of one or two shows, which could be an influence at wimbledon, but time will tell. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven: the government says it will keep a close eye on kensington and chelsea council after its leader quit over the grenfell tower fire. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their families and friends, making sure they get everything they need and in doing so, when it comes to the local council, nothing is off the table. residents and the community who have been affected by the fire says help is they are, but only if they look for it. people in the tower, they are not out there yet, they are stil

as they pull away, this little ridge of high—pressure toppling in across the british isles.ne and dry weather. a splendid day, temperatures mid—teens to around 20 degrees. that is a sort of pattern we expect on wednesday and into the first part of thursday. notice we have a weather front beginning to push in from the atlantic. i think that brings the chance of some rain initially into western scotland and northern ireland. increasingly, as it topples across england and wales, a burst of showers, not much more than that. and following that in behind, another spell of fairly quiet weather. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. plans to change the way we work. a review for the government calls for the end of the cash in hand economy. with suggestions for tackling low—paid jobs, zero hours contracts and the gig economy, it says the government should strive for good work for all. good morning, it's tuesday the 11th ofjuly. also this morning: for the first time since 1984 there's a british woman wimbledon quarter finals. that's right, johanna konta will pla

as they pull away, high—pressure toppling in across the british isles.eratures mid—teens to 20 degrees. that is a sort of pattern we expect on wednesday and into the first part of thursday. notice we have a weather front beginning to push in from the atlantic. that brings the chance of some rain into western scotland and northern ireland. increasingly, as it topples across england and wales, a burst of showers. not much more behind. and following that, another spell of fairly quiet weather. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: donald trump junior says he's willing to testify about his links with russia during the us election campaign. victory in mosul. iraq's prime minister claims islamic state has been finally defeated in the city after a brutal fight. a man who's confessed to being an ira bomb maker in the 19705 has told the bbc he accepts collective responsibility for the group's actions in england. the parents of the terminally ill british baby charlie gard accuse

july to the north and south of the british isles. wednesday, a mixture. also wanted to showers. will see when half an hour. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the government says it will keep a close eye on the situation at kensington and chelsea council as it prepares to elect a new leader. london mayor sadiq khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of the council. after days of intense fighting, iraqi forces have taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state, in the city of mosul. thousands of people take to the streets in central london to march against austerity. the veteran film critic and former bbc presenter barry norman has died at the age of 83. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield of politics home and benedicte paviot of france 24. tomorrow's front pages. we start with the mail on sunday, which claims that the prime minister theresa may is considering a dramatic u—turn on university tui

first up it means a wet and windy start across the western side of the british isles.old start, but a dry and fine one, with sunshine for the east of england and the north of scotland. right from the word go the winds will be really quite noticeable. gusts inland could push towards 30—40 mph and there will be showers if not longer spells of rain. dry further east, right up to the eastern side of the pennines. not wall—to—wall sunshine but a good deal drier. northern ireland, an atrocious start if you're out on the roads. an awful lot of surface water and spray around and a fair breeze as well. the north of scotland, having had such a wet end to thursday, well, a glorious start to the new day on friday. all the while that low pressure churns away very slowly, just sitting over the southern parts of the republic of ireland and that weather front is really struggling to make meaningful eastward progress. so that's good news for the eastern side of england, but it will turn and stay very wet indeed for a good part of northern ireland well into the afternoon and wales, down

especially across the northern half of the british isles, this rain will be quite heavy.and then for the south—west, wales and northern ireland, later in the day, things will brighten up with some spells of sunshine. those blustery winds making it feel cool. 18—21 degrees. and although the weather front responsible for the main body of the rain will clear away to the east, this area of low pressure is still close by on thursday and that means very strong winds, especially up to the north—west. there'll be some heavy showers here, as well. drier, brighter weather towards the south—east. just 15 degrees in glasgow. maybe 22 in london. we stick with that blustery theme as we head to the end of the week. some spells of sunshine on friday. some showers as well. highs of 17—22 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresherfeel. yes, there'll be some spells of sunshine but some heavy blustery showers as well. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump's son—in—la

now, especially across the northern half of the british isles, this rain will be quite heavy. not as much rain getting across into the south—east. and then for the south—west, wales, northern ireland later in the day, things will brighten up with some spells of sunshine. those blustery winds making it feel cool. 18—21 degrees. and, although the weather front responsible for the main body of the rain will clear away to the east, this area of low pressure is still close by on thursday, and that means very strong winds, especially up to the north—west. there'll be some heavy showers here, as well. drier, brighter weather towards the south—east. just 15 degrees in glasgow, maybe 22 in london. and we stick with that blustery theme as we head to the end of the week. some spells of sunshine on friday, some showers as well. highs of 17—22 degrees. so, as we head towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresher feel. yes, there'll be some spells of sunshine, but some heavy, blustery showers as well. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. charlie gard's parents say t

at its best, glorious across the southern half of the british isles, 32 celsius down the road in twickenhamelsius. in norwich, the wise woman had a good sense to be the right side of the window before she saw the thunderstorms coming. just of late we have had another crop of them as was forecast just begin to pop up through lincolnshire, yorkshire and on towards the north—east. whilst they're around towards the north—east. whilst they‘ re around another two towards the north—east. whilst they're around another two or three hours yet, standing water, sprays, gusty winds, hail as well. eventually they drift off closer to the rakes. then we may face for another weather front to push into the north west of scotland, the next ina the north west of scotland, the next in a succession we have seen of late. further south it is sticky overnight, possibly i9 celsius as the night—time low and from that base off we go again in some areas. 20 celsius in the capital before the date is too far gone. some cloud across western parts and the cloud at its biggest, still some rain about it. disappointing for th

first up, it means a wet and windy start across the western side of the british isles.cold start, but a dry and fine one, with sunshine for the east of england and the north of scotland. but right from the word go in the south—west of england, the winds will be really quite noticeable. gusts inland could push towards 30—40mph and there will be showers, if not longer spells of rain. drier further east, right up to the eastern side of the pennines. not wall—to—wall sunshine, but a good deal drier. northern ireland, an atrocious start if you're out on the roads. an awful lot of surface water and spray around and a fair breeze as well. the north of scotland, having had such a wet end to thursday, well, a glorious start to the new day on friday. all the while that area of low pressure churns away very slowly, just sitting over the southern parts of the republic of ireland, and that weather front is really struggling to make meaningful eastward progress. so that's good news for the eastern side of england, but it will turn and stay very wet indeed for a good part of northern

tuesday brings the prospect of some rain across particularly the southern half of the british isles andher cold start but wet, for the central parts of scotland, the north of england, through wales and the west midlands, spots into the south of england. through the morning, we will increase that rainfall across wales and the south—west and then gradually through the afternoon we will dry it further east. where it stays brighter and drier, 20 by mid—afternoon, further north, nicely into the teens. the best of the sunshine into ayrshire and northern ireland. through the night, that rain eases away ever further towards the east, dry enough in the northern half of britain and away towards northern ireland. 0nce half of britain and away towards northern ireland. once the rain has gone from the far south—east, wednesday shapes up to be a glorious day, not too much breeze. feeling pleasa ntly warm day, not too much breeze. feeling pleasantly warm with the temperature around the upper teens, low twenties. more details from —— for the rest of the week can be found online. welcome to bbc news, br

especially across the northern half of the british isles, this rain will be quite heavy. those blustery winds making it feel cool. 18—21 degrees. and although the weather front responsible for the main body of the rain will clear away to the east, this area of low pressure is still close by on thursday and that means very strong winds, especially up to the north—west. there‘ll be some heavy showers here, as well. drier, brighter weather towards the south—east. just 15 degrees in glasgow. maybe 22 in london. we stick with that blustery theme as we head to the end of the week. some spells of sunshine on friday. some showers as well. highs of 17—22 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresherfeel. yes, there‘ll be some spells of sunshine but some heavy blustery showers as well. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: president trump‘s son—in—law, jared kushner, says he has "nothing to hide" despite meeting russian officials during the us election. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know o

as they pull away, this little ridge of high—pressure toppling in across the british isles.around 20 degrees. that is a sort of pattern we expect on wednesday and into the first part of thursday. notice we have a weather front beginning to push in from the atlantic. i think that brings the chance of some rain initially into western scotland and northern ireland. increasingly, as it topples across england and wales, a burst of showers, not much more than that. and following that in behind, another spell of fairly quiet weather. this is bbc news, i'm tim willcox. our top stories: defeated in mosul and now being pushed out of raqqa, we report on the battle with islamic state militants in syria. they're coming up against is snipers in all of these streets around here. %hey‘ve gor drones, theve got suicide car bombs — this is going to be a very, very hard fight. donald trump junior says he's willing to testify about his links with russia during the presidential election campaign as new details emerge. how coffee helps you feel full of beans and possibly adds years moscow's bolsho

that's where the co mforta ble british isles.ucial because it changes the wind direction. so with more of a wind coming in from the cool north sea, temperatures across eastern scotland and parts of eastern scotland and parts of eastern england will be a few degrees lower of those today. temperatures of 25 or so then in glasgow. wherever you are though it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine and to the west of london, maybe across parts of the midlands, we should see highs of 27 or 28. then through tuesday evening, storms will break out. initially coming in across the english channel before driving north overnight across wales, the midlands and east anglia. the amount of rain you see from the showers will vary significantly from place—to—place. however, there could bea place—to—place. however, there could be a few storms that are capable of bringing over half a month's worth of rainfall in the space of a few hours, so there is the risk of localised flooding as the storms continue their journey localised flooding as the storms

an area of high pressure building in across the british isles.sles than we have seen today. temperatures ranging from 19 in glasgow to 23 in london. cooler and fresher on the north sea coast. pleasa nt coast. pleasant in the sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister orders an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal of the 19705 and 805, which left nearly 2,500 people dead. many of those were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids—related illnesses. presidentjohn's son has released any mill chain showing he was invited to a meeting at trump tower to discuss damaging information about hillary clinton that had been provided by the russian state. borisjohnson has agreed with a conservative mp that the european union can "go whistle" for any final payment from the uk when it leaves. brussels has yet to reveal what it wants from britain by way of a divorce bill. the author of a government review into working practices says he'd like to see an end to the cash—in—hand economy. matthew taylor, who's a former adviser to to

the northern half of the british isles, the rain quite heavy and will go on for quite a few hours.with spells of sunshine. blustery winds making it feel cool. although the weather front responsible for the main body of the rain will clear away to the east, this area of low pressure is still close by on thursday and that means strong wind especially up to the north—west with heavy showers. dry weather towards the south—east. we stick with that blustery theme as we had to the end of the week. some spells of sunshine on friday. highs of 17— spells of sunshine on friday. highs of 17- 22 spells of sunshine on friday. highs of i7— 22 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresher feel. towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresherfeel. some spells towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresher feel. some spells of sunshine that also heavy blustery showers as well. you are watching bbc world and news. our top story: jared kushner has denied any collusion with russia in the dirt elections last year. he said there had been nothing improper with his contact with russian

as they pull away, high—pressure toppling in across the british isles.—teens to 20 degrees. that is a sort of pattern we expect on wednesday and into the first part of thursday. notice we have a weather front beginning to push in from the atlantic. that brings the chance of some rain into western scotland and northern ireland. increasingly, as it topples across england and wales, a burst of showers. not much more behind. and following that, another spell of fairly quiet weather. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: china's most famous dissident, liu xiaobo, who's dying of cancer, is at the centre of a diplomatic row. germany, whose doctors are treating mr liu, has accused the chinese of leaking pictures of him in hospital. and the german chancellor's spokesman has called on beijing to show humanity. the iraqi prime minister has formally declared victory in the battle to liberate mosul from the islamic state group. haider al—abadi delivered a victory speech in which he said he was consigning is to the bin of history. and this video is trending

over the azores here, and we will be keeping an eye on it to see if we can bring it closer to the british islesin into the west later on. thursday night and into friday, things turning quite windy in the west and some outbreaks of rain beginning to push in. drive for the time being for the east of scotland down to east anglia and the south—east. an area of low pressure sliding its way and will not be making very quick progress at all. wales, the west midlands, bending back into northern ireland. a fresher feel for most of us. what happens to the area of high pressure? for the time being, it stays stranded down to the south—west, and low pressure is in charge of our weather. there will be spells of rain, some showers, some heavy and thundery. sunny intervals as well. low pressure remains with us right through into sunday. the isobars become more widely spaced, meaning the winds will be a bit lighter. where showers cropped up on sunday, they will be slow—moving, so quite a lot of rain. sunday night into monday, the area of low pressure d rifts into monday, the area of low pressure drifts further

as they pull away, this little ridge of high—pressure toppling in across the british isles. to around 20 degrees. that is a sort of pattern we expect on wednesday and into the first part of thursday. notice we have a weather front beginning to push in from the atlantic. i think that brings the chance of some rain initially into western scotland and northern ireland. increasingly, as it topples across england and wales, a burst of showers, not much more than that. and following that in behind, another spell of fairly quiet weather. this is bbc news — the headlines. president trump's eldest son has said he's willing to testify before the senate intelligence committee about the meeting he's admitted having with a russian lawyer during last year's election. donald trumpjunior met the contact, believed to have links to the kremlin, because she said she had damaging information about hillary clinton. celebrations in iraq after the prime minister's declaration of victory over the extremist group, the so—called islamic state in mosul. prime minister abadi described it as a triumph o

provide a combination of wet and windy weather initially across central and western parts of the british islesentre of the pressure of low pressure will have a wet and windy start to your friday. it goes for much of the south—western england up into wales. some of those cust 13, 14 england up into wales. some of those cust13, 14 miles an hour. proprietor and dry start to east anglia, the east midlands and the south—east, the eastern side of the pennines maybe the mob or cloud of the most part dry. the best of the sunshine after a wet hinge on thursday, hallora friday, look at much improved save perhaps for the shetland isles. northern island, which start. all tied in with the same front for around the area of low pressure among her put on the winds to remind me and you that some of this wind, around about the irish sea coast pushing on the gale force into northern ireland and is it which i mean, mid—afternoon, we haven‘t pushed the weather front very far to the east at all. with a wee bit of sunshine, 22, 23 possible but underneath the cloud and rain and the wind, then 17. it will be that comb

another day of contrasting weather across the british isles.ront, with thick rain. rain keeping the temperature is pretty close to the temperature is pretty close to the average. in the south again heathrow pushed towards 30 degrees. 0vernight we will drag that band of cloud and rain tied in with a weather front just ever further towards the south. not a lot of rain and mortgage, only the odd spot primarily across the western shores and hills of wales and the south—west of england. clearer skies behind it. temperatures dip, closer to what it has been in recent nights. how do we start the weekend? well, with the biggest cloud across pembrokeshire, getting into the south—west of england. maybe the odd spot drifting further east. never amounting to much at all. as we get away from that frontal cloud of good pa rt away from that frontal cloud of good part of wales, the north of england, northern ireland, much of scotland is dry, fine and sunny and pleasa ntly is dry, fine and sunny and pleasantly warm. more in a way of cloud, more of a breeze, more

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evening it clears up but. low is to the north west of but the low is to the north west of the british isles, once that wet weather pushes through, we are in quite a brisk atlantic wind with showers and sunshine and friday also a mixture of sunshine and showers, so quite a roller—coaster this week, some sort of on hold but you could argue this is typical summer in the uk. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. a high court judge will hear new evidence from an american doctor, in the case of the terminally ill baby, charlie gard. donald trump's son—in—law and senior adviserjared kushner, denies colluding with russia, during the president's election campaign. the international trade liam fox begins post—brexit trade britain and america are united by many things, as well as commerce and trade. we are the first and fifth largest economies in the world. the economic value of our bond cannot be overstated. the government promises an energy revolution, investing hundreds of millions pounds, in battery technology. and in the next hour — paying tribute twenty years on. princes william and h

first up it means a wet and windy start across the western side of the british isles. dry and fine one, with sunshine for the east of england and the north of scotland. but right from the word go in the south—west of england the winds will be really quite noticeable. gusts inland could push towards 30—110 mph and there will be showers, if not longer spells of rain. drier further east, right up to the eastern side of the pennines. not wall—to—wall sunshine, but a good deal drier. northern ireland, an atrocious start if you're out on the roads. an awful lot of surface water and spray around and a fair breeze as well. the north of scotland, having had such a wet end to thursday, well, a glorious start to the new day on friday. all the while that area of low pressure churns away very slowly, just sitting over the southern parts of the republic of ireland, and that weather front is really struggling to make meaningful eastward progress. so that's good news for the eastern side of england, but it will turn and stay very wet indeed for a good part of northern ireland well int

atla ntic tuesday where we will push this atlantic frontal system at speed into the heart of the british isles many, settling things down, though there is just the sta nce down, though there is just the stance —— chance, having seen rain on tuesday, but that could be some sharp showers in the south—east into wednesday. this is bbc world news today. our top stories: iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. we report from the front line. the remaining is militants have been driven here but at what cost. this hospital complex which was a place of healing now lies in ruins like many other parts of mosul. scuffles in hong kong as its newly appointed chief executive is sworn in. china warns against any challenge to its sovereignty. world leaders pay tribute to helmut kohl, uniter of germany and architect of the european union's expansion.

especially across the northern half of the british isles, this rain will be quite heavy.—east. and then for the south—west, wales and northern ireland, later in the day, things will brighten up with some spells of sunshine. those blustery winds making it feel cool. 18—21 degrees. and although the weather front responsible for the main body of the rain will clear away to the east, this area of low pressure is still close by on thursday and that means very strong winds, especially up to the north—west. there'll be some heavy showers here, as well. drier, brighter weather towards the south—east. just 15 degrees in glasgow. maybe 22 in london. we stick with that blustery theme as we head to the end of the week. some spells of sunshine on friday. some showers as well. highs of 17—22 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, a cooler, fresherfeel. yes, there'll be some spells of sunshine but some heavy blustery showers as well. i'm with bbc news. our top story: president trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, has denied any collusion with russia in last year's american elect