jonathan amos is in cardiff. taste will not be cancelled today. jonathan amos is in cardiff.s in cardiff. we have fingers and toes _ jonathan amos is in cardiff. we have fingers and toes crossed _ jonathan amos is in cardiff. we have fingers and toes crossed for - jonathan amos is in cardiff. we have fingers and toes crossed for today. l fingers and toes crossed for today. it is the weather, what can you do? we are in french guyana, 4 degrees of the equator. it is classic tropical weather, of the equator. it is classic tropicalweather, i'm of the equator. it is classic tropical weather, i'm afraid. of the equator. it is classic tropicalweather, i'm afraid. one minute i can a blazing sunshine then the next minute it is chucking it down with rain. they have been putting up weather balloons all morning to check where the winds are and what the conditions are like and so far at the moment it appears to be ok. the rocket itself will have to be in good condition and the computers will be monitoring that as we get closer and closer to countdown, butjust for the moment, everything is

a crowd is expected at cardiff's park this weekend as i cardiff's park this weekend as well take on englandur players from injury for the toughest challenge of the tournament so far. just toughest challenge of the tournament so far.- tournament so far. just a coule tournament so far. just a couple of — tournament so far. just a couple of changes - tournament so far. just a couple of changes for - tournament so far. just a j couple of changes for the tournament so far. just a - couple of changes for the red roses as they get ready for that big game against wales, alex matthews will come in and started number eight, meanwhile afful back its gloucester heart breeze am seeing who gets a first start. the main talking points in the buildup have all been about wales as they enter their second year of professionalism and the impact those contracts have made. england are regularly putting over 50 points on them but has that gap started to close? the hopes are in wales that it has, but also the england captain would like to see it close as well. , , ., ., well. this is what we want because — well. th

defeat for cardiff leaves them fourth from bottom. this is the top of the championship.ay night, if they beat rotherham and sheffield united do not beat bristol city. it's so tight for the play—off places. coventry hanging in there at the moment, but only on goal difference. leaders celtic play tomorrow in the scottish premiership. rangers have trimmed their lead to nine points, with a 5—2 win at home to st mirren. there were also wins for hibernian and livingston. dundee united have lifted themselves off the bottom of the table, coming from behind to beat motherwell. jamie mcgrath scored the winning penalty. the first of the women's fa cup semi—finals hasjust finished, and manchester united are into their first cup final, after a dramatic 3—2 win over brighton at leigh sports village. it was the bottom—of—the—table club that surprisingly took the lead in the first half. veatriki sarri's cross punched in by united keeper mary earps. but united hit back in the second half, leah galton equalising, before alessia russo put united ahead with a powerful effort with 20 minutes

kevin brennan, labour mp for cardiff west, — board.a difference because it is a history making spacewalk no less. the people you are seeing there are two astronauts, stephen bowen, who is american, and there is saltor nowthey adi and astronaut for the united arab emirates and he is the first arab man or woman who has walked in space. there is a robotic arm carrying mr bowen, the american astronaut, he will remove the hardware. he is being held upside down and in different positions so he can complete the work and doctor sultan alneyadi is there helping him. an historic spacewalk happening right now above the skies on planet earth. the first arab astronaut to walk in space. before we go, let's bring you back to our other big story in the uk, that is in regard to teachers. in the last ten minutes or so we have been watching very closely a press conference held by the four big teachers' unions in the uk. why does this matter? well, this coordinated strike action which could potentially happen at some point this autumn, could mean that “p

hywell griffith, bbc news, cardiff.f living you can go to the bbc website at bbc.co.uk/news and look at the tackling it together section which contains articles on help with bills including how to cut the cost of your food shop. alcohol related deaths in england and wales have reached another record high, according to data seen by bbc newsnight. figures rose sharply during the pandemic — but it had been hoped the trend would reverse once lockdown restrictions were eased. but last year, deaths increased in england by another 4 per cent. kate lamble reports. this is me when i'd come round in hospital in march 2021. i'd had a seizure in asda supermarket. i'd been there to buy some alcohol. many felt the isolation of pandemic lockdowns, but for some, the radical shift in day to day life allowed established habits to spiral. i'd wake up in the morning, have a drink, i'd drink steadily throughout the day, and it got to a point in my final months where i was taking alcohol to bed with me. around 2,000 more people in the uk die

the two unbeaten sides play each other on saturday at cardiff arms park, which is sold out for a walesnd have been professional since 2019, with welsh players attaining their first contracts in january last year. now world number one side england have not encountered much competition in the 2023 tournament so far, beating both scotland and italy by more than 50 points. wales are improving rapidly as professionals themselves and are also unbeaten after victories over ireland and scotland. just amazing to see people reaping the rewards from getting professionalism, so it is only going to benefit all of us at the game gets more competitive and there are massive games coming up for us throughout the six nations. we want to be competing with everybody and it makes it so much more exciting for the fans as well and obviously we want to grow our fan base, so really exciting to be going to cardiff arms park and that they have sold all these tickets, it is great to see people investing in the game. it is only getting better, isn't it? it is only getting better, isn't it? it is only getting bette

if huddersfield win, then any of qpr, reading or cardiff could drop into the relegation zone.rvy afternoon in the championship. the second round of the masters is just underway. there's a three—way tie at the top, victor hovland, brooks koepka and jon rahm all sitting on 7—under. tee off times have been brought forward with thunderstorms forecast for later. rory mcilroy hopes that will will work in his favour after a frustrating first round saw him go round in par. from augusta, here's our sports correspodnent andy swiss. he'd arrived with so much hope, but for rory mcilroy it was a largely frustrating first round. commentator: he will kick himself. just too many errors. yes, he held his nerve on the final hole, but some seven shots behind the leaders, he is already playing catch—up. it's not disastrous, but ijust need to sort of tidy it all up. but i didn't feel i was too far away today. i made five birdies. butjust a couple or too many mistakes on the card. rory mcilroy has a lot of work to do if he is to have any chance of winning that elusive masters title, not least becau

disappointing on monday — six in aberdeen, eight in birmingham, maybejust about double figures there for cardiffers are expected. and that chilly atmosphere spreads right across the uk and into the continent, into scandinavia as well on tuesday. warmer weather will reach us, but not until later next week. so, here's the outlook for this weekend. chilly mixed bag on the way, that chilly air relatively for the time of the year is with us until wednesday, then from thursday, should warm up. bye— bye. hello. live from washington. this is bbc news. the us supreme court blocks new restrictions set by lower courts on a widely used abortion pill. western allies meet in germany to discuss further backing for ukraine. the uk's deputy prime minister — resigns — following an inquiry into bullying allegations. hello. with me is our correspondentjess parker. while correspondent jess parker. a while correspondentjess parker. a legal appeal against its while a legal appeal against its use is still being considered. the

the team at the genetic service in cardiff - results to them.d stage four lung cancer, with the hope that in the future, a blood test alone can replace invasive tissue biopsies. hello and welcome back. you're live with bbc news. there is an extended ceasefire in sudan but many people, thousands of people, both sudanese and foreign nationals, including many britons, continue to try to flee the country, and as those people trying to escape the fighting, there are those who remain, the situation for them is extremely dire. let's cross now to the un humanitarian commissionerfor refugees, representative, in sudan. first of all, if me and idea of how bad the situation is?— bad the situation is? well, the situation is _ bad the situation is? well, the situation is very, _ bad the situation is? well, the situation is very, very - bad the situation is? well, the situation is very, very bad, - bad the situation is? well, the l situation is very, very bad, there are a lot of people on the move in sudan, many of them sudanese, many of them also refugees who

the women's six nations table, so we're expecting an entertaining match between the two sides at cardiffthey lead the world rankings, and they've enjoyed big wins over italy and scotland. scrum half lucy packer played for wales in rugby sevens before choosing to represent england in the 15s — and she's relishing the prospect of some stiff competition. i think it's really amazing, with the growth in the game and the growth in the game with wales, with the contracts being brought in, and it is really exciting to have another team at that higher competing level, which is what will grow the game even further. snooker�*s world championship is under way in sheffield. ronnie o'sullivan has started his title defence he's playing chinese debutant pang junxu in the first round at the crucible and and he's raced into a 6—2 lead. pang junxu is playing pretty well and actually beat o'sullivan in the champions league earlier this year. o'sullivan, is seeking an eighth world title — which would be a record in the modern era. it is going to be a busy afternoon. you can follow all that on the bbc sport w

and swansea scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time, to win 3—2 at rivals cardiff.n the second automatic promotion place. burnley drew 0—0 with sunderland last night. blackburn's defeat at birmingham means their play—off place is still at risk, but they are still in sixth, with norwich, coventry and west brom trying to catch them. and huddersfield's win coupled with that defeat for cardiff in the south wales derby means neil warnock�*s side have given themselves a real chance of surviving. wigan�*s win against qpr also keeps them in with a chance despite that points deduction keeping them bottom. motherwell continued their resurgence under manager stuart kettlewell as they convincingly beat hibs 3—1 away from home in the scottish premiership. sean goss�* stunning free—kick afterjust seven minutes gave them the perfect start and then kevin van veen secured the win with another free kick. it's their fourth win in six games under kettlewell. malik tillman showed why rangers are desperate to keep him beyond the summer as the on—loan midfielder scored twice in a 2—0 win

disappointing on monday — 6 in aberdeen, 8 in birmingham, maybejust about double figures there for cardiffshowers are expected. and that chilly atmosphere spreads right across the uk and into the continent, into scandinavia as well on tuesday. warmer weather will reach us, but not until later next week. so, here's the outlook for this weekend. chilly mixed bag on the way, that chilly air relatively for the time of the year is with us until wednesday, then from thursday, should warm up. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. the us supreme court rules in favour of access to a widely—used abortion pill. a legal appeal against its use is considered. fighting in sudan continues despite agreement for a ceasefire. and the uk's deputy prime minister resigns following an inquiry into bullying allegations. and secrets beneath the sea: a previously unknown coral reef is discovered after thousands of years. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm vishala sri—pathma.

the triple ground game in cardiff with a sell-out— ground game in cardiff with a sell—out crowd.the crowd will deathly help us get through that moment. to any help us get through that moment. any player help us get through that moment. tr? any player that's played in the stadium with a full crowd, it's just brilliant, and honestly we will use that to energise us throughout the game, it'll be brilliant. but that to energise us throughout the game, it'll be brilliant.— game, it'll be brilliant. but the visitors's confidence _ game, it'll be brilliant. but the visitors's confidence will - game, it'll be brilliant. but the visitors's confidence will be i visitors's confidence will be sky—high that sky—high coming into in after eight triumph over the italians. �* , ., ._ , in after eight triumph over the italians. �* , ., , ., ., , italians. it's always a rivalry in ru:b , italians. it's always a rivalry in rugby. the _ italians. it's always a rivalry in rugby, the other _ italians. it's always a rivalry in rugby, the other rivalry - italians. it's always a rivalry in l rugby, the oth

it's the third time cardiff have lifted the trophy.hey beat glasgow city 1—0 at hampden park. kenya's kelvin kiptum smashed the course record to win the men's london marathon, clocking the second fastest time ever. kiptum finished just 16 seconds outside the world record, while sifan hassan also produced a remarkable run to win the women's race. britain's mo farah finished ninth in his final london marathon. after the race the four—time olympic champion revealed that he'll finish his career at the great north run in september. here's our correspondentjoe wilson. this is what the london marathon celebrates, potted plants are reported to be found— the right to run, the right to raise. that has always been mo farah�*s instant. still trying to push himself in his final marathon. and the sport moves on, faster than ever. kelvin kiptum of kenya seem to be sprinting to the line for miles. he finished on two hours, one minute and 25 second. a new course record. we hours, one minute and 25 second. a new course record.— new course record. we hav

the principality stadium in cardiff will be used in wales.lst scotland will be represented by hampden park. and the aviva stadium in dublin is also part of the bid. the final two stadiums — are yet to be built. everton�*s bramley moore dock will be used — that's expected to be ready next year. whilst casement park in belfast will also be redeveloped — that stadium hasn't been used since 2013. there were 1a stadiums put forward in the initial shortlist — but old trafford, croke park, the london stadium and the stadium of light have been omitted. for more on all of this, let's cross to our sports correspondent, joe wilson. joe, that's a comprehensive list — have organisers got the right mix? probably some happy cities this evening and probably some unhappy ones as well. i evening and probably some unhappy ones as well-— ones as well. i think when we look at the stadiums _ ones as well. i think when we look at the stadiums that _ ones as well. i think when we look at the stadiums that have - ones as well. i think when we look at the stadiums tha

a crowd is expected at cardiff's park this weekend as wales take on england in the women's six nationsing back four players from injury for the toughest challenge of the tournament so far. just a couple of changes for the red roses as they get ready for that big game against wales, alex matthews will come in and start at number eight, meanwhile at full back its a gloucester player who gets a first start. the main talking points in the buildup have all been about wales as they enter their second year of professionalism and the impact those contracts have made. england are regularly putting over 50 points on them but has that gap started to close? the hopes are in wales that it has, but also the england captain would like to see it close as well. this is what we want because we want the game to grow, so the better quality rugby that fans are seen, the more fans we get in, everything grows with that, and we don't want it tojust be an england and france massive game, in england and wales, and we want wales fans and we want to watch those kinds of games as well were tactically and physicall

now a sell—out crowd is expected at cardiff arms park this weekend as wales take on england in the women'sour players from injury for their toughest challenge of the tournament so far. sara 0rchard has the details. so just a couple of changes for the red roses as they get ready for that big game against wales. alex matthews will come in and start at number eight. meanwhile, at fullback it's gloucester—hartpury�*s emma sing who gets her first start. however, the main talking points in the build up to this match have actually all been about wales, as they enter their second year of professionalism and the impact that those contracts have made. england have regularly been putting over 50 points on them, but has that gap started to close? the hopes are in wales that it has, but also the england captain molly parcer would like to see it close as well. this is what we want, because the simple fact is we want the game to grow, so that the better—quality rugby that fans are seeing, the more fans we get in, then everything grows with that. and we don't want it tojust be an england/france massive ga

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take a look at these temperatures, 19 or 20 celsius in london, about that as far west as cardiff.n scotland, chilly, only 7 celsius expected in aberdeen. in fact, it will be chilly right along the north sea coast. here's a look at sunday, i think there'll be quite a few showers around, hit and miss, sure, but some thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland, so there could be some downpours. again, the best of the weather on sunday further towards the south and east, temperatures in the high teens, but more typically, it'll be around about 15—16 celsius. so that's the end of sunday. how about the bank holiday itself? well, overall, again, not looking bad for most of us. high pressure is close by, particularly out towards the west. but weather fronts also affecting the north of scotland, and also showers are in the forecast for east anglia in the south east. and, again, there could be one or two downpours. so after a sunny saturday and sunday, showers on the cards for london and the south east. elsewhere, variable amounts of cloud and actually not looking too bad at all. look at

duncan kennedy, bbc news, cardiff.barriers at a time when segregation was widespread in the united states. 0ur arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back on his life. # day—o, day—o # daylight come and me want go home.# harry belafonte — the king of calypso. # me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day—o # daylight come and me want go home.# and now, it says here tonight that we're gonna have the fabulous harry belafonte. here he comes! he was born in new york, but his sound was caribbean. from the calypso of trinidad to the folk songs of his childhood home — jamaica. # sad to say i'm on my way...# it was a career that took him from the clubs of new york to recording the fist ever album to sell1 million copies. the first performer to sell over a million copies of a single album, ladies and gentlemen. # when your lover decides to fly...# he also landed major roles in movies such as carmenjones. but there should have been more. # shake, shake, shake, senora, shake your body line...# this was the era of the battle

turning a bit more chilly in the north—east of the uk, highest temperatures further south, 17 for cardiffld for a time into the new week. tuesday looking like a mainly fine day. but we will see low—pressure starting to develop to the south—west of us. as we head towards the end of the week there is the increasing chance of some rain and it may turn just that little bit cooler as well. live from london, this is bbc news. fighting in sudan rages on — as the militia group leader tells the bbc he won't negotiate until the violence ends. russian authorities say a massive blaze at an oil terminal in russian—occupied crimea was triggered by a drone attack. all four teaching unions in england say they will co—ordinate strikes over pay — if their members vote for industrial action. hello, i'm lucy grey.

you can see wednesday and thursday there, sunny skies for cardiff and also for london. from london, this is bbc news. sudan's army is preparing to launch a major attack and khartoum as it attempts to retake areas held by the rebel militia. it widens the search for a government suspected of killing five people in texas. president biden calls for the release of detained journalists around the world during the white house correspondence dinner in washington. and just a week to go until the coronation, the british public will be asked to swear allegiance to king charles. hello, welcome to

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women's six nations returns this weekend — with a top of the table clash between wales and england in cardiffde two changes. hannah bluck replaces centre kerin lake who has an ankle injury. wing lowri norkett comes in for carys williams—morris. wales and england have both secured bonus point wins in their opening two matches in the tournament. england wicketkeeper ben foakes has been left out of surrey�*s county championship match against hampshire because of a minor back injury. he was named in the surrey squad on wednesday, but omitted for the match at the oval which began this morning. it's thought to be precautionary ahead of this summer's ashes series. you can get ball—by—ball coverage of all of the second round games in the county championship on the bbc sport website and across bbc local radio. history has been made for great britain's gymnasts — they've won their first—ever women's team gold at the european championships, in turkey. the competition continues today with the men's team hoping to follow their sucess. betty glover is out in turkey for bbc sport, and was lucky enough to se

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for the fans as well and obviously we want to grow our fan base, so really exciting to be going to cardiffeople investing in the game. it is only getting better, isn't it? it is really exciting to see. american cricket might appear to be a sporting oxymoron, but the game's attempts to open up a new frontier is actually taking it back to some of its roots. there were cricket matches in the usa back in the 1700s, and an international game against canada was played more than 100 years ago. now, as the us prepares to co—host the men's t20 world cup next year, a new franchise competition is about to take flight. major league cricket starts injuly, and after the draught at houston's space centre, the six teams have their star players. england odi world cup winner liam plunkett is one of them. and he told me how the competition might be tailored for a modern american audience. i think when it comes to the core of it is cricket and you want to keep that, but the twist here is to try to promote it like the americans do with the nfl, baseball, i think with the product hopefully the facilities that k

wales are taking on northern ireland in cardiff... the last met in wales it was late heartbreak in newport. a last—minute equaliser snatch a point from northern ireland who went on to qualify ahead of wales for euro 2022. that was before wales for euro 2022. that was before wales boss took charge and that resulted in 2019 will be the ideal motivation. i resulted in 2019 will be the ideal motivation-— motivation. i think there is that side to it- _ motivation. i think there is that side to it. we've _ motivation. i think there is that side to it. we've progressed . side to it. we've progressed significantly in possession. northern ireland have done the same. they've got european championships under their belt. they've got that experience for both teams did not have food a couple years ago. i will be thinking about northern ireland too much in terms of history but i'll be wanting to make sure that when we leave the pitch where pens are. ~ . , when we leave the pitch where pens are. . ., ,,, g' when we leave the pitch where pens are. .

a record number of tickets have been sold for the friendly between northern ireland and wales in cardiffam that pipped them to euro 22 qualification. they�*re without striker kayleigh green who�*s injured. for northern ireland, it�*s their first match under interim boss andy waterworth. british equestrian, the governing body that oversees the sport from the pony club through to the olympics, has published a report, after questioning hundreds of people from either ethnically diverse or under—served communities. over three quarters of respondents agreed with the statement that they "felt under—represented in horse riding and its related activities", over half said they couldn�*t afford it and a quarter said they felt that racial discrimination was a factor affecting their ability to access and benefit from equestrian activity. jim eyre, the chief executive of british equestrian spoke to olly foster earlier. the whole purpose of the report and so they was to understand those barriers to equestrianism and how we can make it more diverse. so i�*m pretty grateful for what it has unearthed and

blackpool's hopes of staying in the champiomnship seem to be slipping away after a 3—1 loss to cardiffnd birmingham shared the points. rotherham beat west brom 3—1. sheffield united beat wigan 1—0 to maintain their automatic promotion hopes. bristol city won at stoke, it was goalless at swansea and the neil warnock revival at huddersfield continues with a 3—2 win at watford. sunderland and hull city currently 2—2. and that big game at middlesbrough kicks off at eight. so this is how the top of the table looks — confirmation that burnley are a win away from an instant return to the premier league with sheffieled united looking a good bet to join them. luton, middlesbrough, millwall and blackburn occupy the play—off places but they'll all be looking over their shoulders at a number of teams just behind them. the bottom of the table looks grim reading for wigan at the bottom and blackpooljust a place and a point above them. their hopes of survival look slim after defeats for both today. reading are in big trouble after that six—point deduction they were hit with earlier in the week, they

. >> the financial instability being referred to as the emergency takeover of cardiff suisse by ubs,hich took place last month. swiss lawmakers have opened four days of hearings into that forced merger. >> this was government is in the hot seat as parliament begins to analyze last month's decision to force the takeover of the swiss bank. speaking to lawmakers this was president defended the merger. >> as an option we looked at the bankruptcy of credit suisse and dissolution had to be discarded -- solution had to be discarded because that would have caused an international financial crisis with devastating outcomes for our country's. for businesses, customers, and our country's reputation. >> credit suisse' shares have had concerns about their finances when on march 14 -- in march swiss authorities brokered a deal with ubs to buy it. just over 3 billion u.s. dollars. this is part of the institutions considered too big to fail. it was linked to financial scares after the failure of two u.s. banks because concerns about the stability of the global financial system. many swiss lawmakers

you can see wednesday and thursday there, sunny skies for cardiff and also for london.news. the british foreign office has confirmed the final evacuation flight from sudan will leave tonight. cbs news affiliate reports suspected gunman, francisco 0ropeza, is on the run after at least five people were killed at a home in san jacinto county texas. and with just a week to go until the coronation, it is revealed that the public will be asked to swear allegiance to king charles. we start in sudan where the uk's final evacuation flight is due to depart, according to the foreign 0ffice, confirming the move today and saying that they have flown out nearly 1900 people since tuesday. it comes as sudan's former prime minister, abdalla hamdok,

they're making them at cardiff university on an experimental basis. future global markets, from self—driving cars to advanced medical sensors to 6g wireless to superfast quantum computers, and that the uk is a genuine world leader in this frontier technology. pretty much all of the photovoltaics that are sent into space are compound semiconductor photovoltaics, and that's because of the size, weight and power advantages. there are some really crazy things going on there, some really interesting things. so at the moment, people are doing a lot of research in how to transmit power back from space to the earth safely. and once those issues are solved, you can imagine compound semiconductor, large—scale photovoltaics in space, power stations in space, really very exciting. now, the newport wafer fab doesn't at the moment actually produce these cutting—edge compound semiconductors that they're experimenting on in cardiff. but the government seems to think the nexperia takeover could mean valuable technological knowhow in this area being extracted from the

disappointing on monday — six in aberdeen, eight in birmingham, maybejust about double figures there for cardiffds right across the uk and into the continent, into scandinavia as well on tuesday. warmer weather will reach us, but not until later next week. so, here's the outlook for this weekend. chilly mixed bag on the way, that chilly air relatively for the time of the year is with us until wednesday, then from thursday, should warm up. bye— bye. live from washington, this is bbc news. as earth day approaches, a new climate report paints a dire picture of our planet. and secrets beneath the sea — a previously unknown coral reef is discovered after thousands of years. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we will get to those stories in a moment. we start here in washington. the us supreme court has ruled in favour of maintaining access to an abortion pill, while a legal appeal against its use is still considered. the decision temporarily blocks a lower court's ruling in texas that restricted the use of the drug. the drug, mifepristone, is used in more than half of all abortions in the us.

take a look at these temperatures, 19 or 20 celsius in london, about that as far west as cardiff.in aberdeen. in fact, it will be chilly right along the north sea coast. here's a look at sunday, i think there'll be quite a few showers around, hit and miss, sure, but some thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland, so there could be some downpours. again, the best of the weather on sunday further towards the south and east, temperatures in the high teens, but more typically, it'll be around about 15—16 celsius. so that's the end of sunday. how about the bank holiday itself? well, overall, again, not looking bad for most of us. high pressure is close by, particularly out towards the west. but weather fronts also affecting the north of scotland, and also showers are in the forecast for east anglia in the south east. and, again, there could be one or two downpours. so after a sunny saturday and sunday, showers on the cards for london and the south east. elsewhere, variable amounts of cloud and actually not looking too bad at all. look at that, 17 celsius in newcastle, around 16 ce

take a look at these temperatures, 19 or 20 celsius in london, about that as far west as cardiff.y right along the north sea coast. here's a look at sunday, i think there'll be quite a few showers around, hit and miss, sure, but some thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland, so there could be some downpours. again, the best of the weather on sunday further towards the south and east, temperatures in the high teens, but more typically, it'll be around about 15—16 celsius. so that's the end of sunday. how about the bank holiday itself? well, overall, again, not looking bad for most of us. high pressure is close by, particularly out towards the west. but weather fronts also affecting the north of scotland, and also showers are in the forecast for east anglia and the south—east. and, again, there could be one or two downpours. so after a sunny saturday and sunday, showers on the cards for london and the south—east. elsewhere, variable amounts of cloud and actually not looking too bad at all. look at that, 17 in newcastle, around 16 in belfast. let's look at the outlook, then, fo

take a look at these temperatures — 19 or 20 in london, about that as far west as cardiff.long the north sea coast. here's a look at sunday. i think there'll be quite a few showers around — hitand miss, sure — but some thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland, so there could be some downpours. again, the best of the weather on sunday further towards the south and east. temperatures in the high teens, but more typically, it'll be around about 15 or 16 degrees celsius. so, that's the end of sunday. how about the bank holiday itself? well, overall, again, not looking bad for most of us. high pressure is close by, particularly out towards the west, but weather fronts are also affecting the north of scotland, and also, showers are in the forecast for east anglia and the southeast and, again, there could be one or two downpours, so, after a sunny saturday and sunday, showers on the cards for london and the southeast. elsewhere, variable amounts of cloud and actually not looking too bad at all. look at that — 17 in newcastle, around 16 in belfast. let's have a look at the ou

disappointing on monday — six in aberdeen, eight in birmingham, maybejust about double figures there for cardiffight across the uk and into the continent, into scandinavia as well on tuesday. warmer weather will reach us, but not until later next week. so, here's the outlook for this weekend. chilly mixed bag on the way, that chilly air relatively for the time of the year is with us until wednesday, then from thursday, should warm up. bye— bye. live from washington, this is bbc news. the us supreme court blocks new restrictions set by lower courts on a widely used abortion pill. as earth day approaches, a new climate report paints a dire picture of our planet. and secrets beneath the sea. a previously unknown coral reef is discovered after thousands of years. hello. i'm sumi somaskanda. we start here in washington. the us supreme court has ruled in favour of maintaining access to an abortion pill, while a legal appeal against its use is still considered. the decision temporarily blocks a lower court's ruling in texas that restricted the use of drug. the drug, mifepristone, is used in more than h

you can see wednesday and thursday there, sunny skies for cardiff and also for london.ce has confirmed that the final uk evacuation flight from sudanin final uk evacuation flight from sudan in the coming hours. and withjust a week sudan in the coming hours. and with just a week to go until the coronation, it is revealed the coronation, it is revealed the public will be asked to swear allegiance to king charles. plus a man hunt continues for a suspected gunman after five people were killed at a home in texas. it is good to have you with ours. we start here in

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take a look at these temperatures, 19 or 20 celsius in london, about that as far west as cardiff.the north sea coast. here's a look at sunday, i think there'll be quite a few showers around, hit and miss, sure, but some thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland, so there could be some downpours. again, the best of the weather on sunday further towards the south and east, temperatures in the high teens, but more typically, it'll be around about 15—16 celsius. so that's the end of sunday. how about the bank holiday itself? well, overall, again, not looking bad for most of us. high pressure is close by, particularly out towards the west. but weather fronts also affecting the north of scotland, and also showers are in the forecast for east anglia in the south east. and, again, there could be one or two downpours. so after a sunny saturday and sunday, showers on the cards for london and the south east. elsewhere, variable amounts of cloud and actually not looking too bad at all. look at that, 17 celsius in newcastle, around 16 in belfast. let's have a look at the outlook then for

towards the west it will be largely dry, a little bit chilly in the north, 6 degrees, 17 cardiff, 19, that means tuesday should be a largely dry day, could be some areas of low cloud, mist and fog first then, a lot of that will lift and lay, so we can see some spells of sunshine, often large amounts cloud in the sky, predominantly it will be dry. a little bit chilly with an onshore flow across these north sea coasts, highest temperatures further south and west to around 16 degrees. wednesday, looks like we will see a weak warm front which english to the western side of scotland, bringing some outbreaks of rain, but across the western isles, best of sunshine further south. temperatures just a little bit lower, there are many of us than they have been of late, 13-16 . as us than they have been of late, 13—16 . as you move toward the end of the week, we turn the eyes towards the south—west, we look like we can see a low pressure approaching, as that happens will see a bit of a squeeze in the wind, we will start to pick up a more easterly wind, could make it feel rather call for some of

you can see wednesday and thursday there, sunny skies for cardiff and also for london.cant disruption with the latest round of strikes by nurses in england starting at eight o'clock tonight. the final uk evacuation flight leaves sudan overnight as fighting intensifies in khartoum. and prepare to swear allegiance to the king. the public is invited to join a chorus of millions during next weekend's coronation. in sport, record break for the women who sealed the six nations grand slam.

highest temperatures further south, 17 for cardiff, 19 for london.day looking like a mainly fine day. but we will see low pressure then starting to develop to the southwest of us. so as we head towards the end of the week, there is the increasing chance of some rain and it may turn just a little bit cooler as well. live from london, this is bbc news fighting continues in sudan with fresh artillery strikes. the leader of the anti—governement militia says he won't hold talks until the violence ends. russian officials say a massive blaze at an oil depot in russian—occupied crimea was caused by a drone attack. all four teaching unions in england say they will co—ordinate strikes if their members vote for industrial action. and how the city of liverpool is preparing to welcome the lgbt+ community ahead of the eurovision song contest. the former prime minister of sudan has warned that the insecurity in his country could become worse than that in syria and libya.

a little bit chilly in the north. 17 for cardiff, 19 for london.in across the uk so that means tuesday is set to be a largely dry day. there could well be areas of low cloud, mist and fog first thing. a lot of that will clear so we should see some spells of sunshine. quite large amounts of cloud in the sky but predominately it will be dry. a little bit chilly, though, with an onshore flow on to the north sea coast. up to about 16 degrees. into wednesday it looks like we will see a weak warm front pushing close to the western side of scotland so that could bring rain particularly across the western isles. best of the sunshine likely to be further south and temperature is just a little bit lower for many of us than they have been of late. 13-16. as of us than they have been of late. 13—16. as we move towards the end of the week we turn our highs to the south—west because it looks like they're going to see low pressure approaching. as that happens we will see a squeeze on the wind so we will start to pick up more of an easterly wind which could make i

that sets us up for a beautiful afternoon for some rugby at the park in cardiff, big clash between walesmeant to but in northern ireland there will be out bits of rain, lots of cloud across western areas to end evening and that was spreading across much of the uk tonight. in the west we are most likely to see some rain and drizzle at times and are much milder night than last night. eastern counties of england, the reverse of last night. it will be more chilly and in east anglia a touch of frost around. the picture of her sunday she was a front which will bring more cloud tomorrow compared with today. it will also introduce a shift in wind direction to a more southerly flow so across northern and western areas these colours denote milder air will work its way in. a lot of cloud to begin with. great to begin with. we will see the cloud break up with some sunshine coming through. rain and drizzle across central and western areas becoming confined to the coast and once the sun is out particularly in northern ireland, northern parts of scotland, we can see temperatures peak around 17—18, suff

disappointing on monday — 6 in aberdeen, 8 in birmingham, maybe just about double figures there for cardiffcontinent, into scandinavia as well on tuesday. warmer weather will reach us, but not until later next week. so, here's the outlook for this weekend. chilly mixed bag on the way, that chilly air relatively for the time of the year is with us until wednesday, then from thursday, should warm up. bye— bye. live from washington, this is bbc news. welcome to viewers on pbs in america. the us supreme court rules in favour of access to a widely—used abortion pill. fighting in sudan continues, despite agreement for a ceasefire. and the uk's deputy prime minister resigns following an inquiry into bullying allegations. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start here in washington. the us supreme court has ruled in favour of maintaining access to an abortion pill, while a legal appeal against its use is still considered. the decision temporarily blocks a lower court's ruling, in texas, that restricted the use of drug. the drug, mifepristone, is used in more than half of all abortions in the us. this de

highest temperatures further south, 17 for cardiff, 19 for london. day. but we will see low pressure then starting to develop to the southwest of us. so as we head towards the end of the week, there is the increasing chance of some rain and it may turn just a little bit cooler as well. live from london, this is bbc news. fighting continues in sudan with fresh artillery strikes. the leader of the anti—governement militia says he won't hold talks until the violence ends. russian officials say a massive blaze at an oil depot in russian—occupied crimea was caused by a drone attack. all four teaching unions in england say they will co—ordinate strikes if their members vote for industrial action. and how the city of liverpool is preparing to welcome the lgbt+ community ahead of the eurovision song contest. hello, i'm anjana gadgil.