we had the snow showers across scotland, across the northeast of england running through the central belte snow arriving upper across southern parts of england and into wales, especially in the afternoon. how quickly? still some uncertainty. it'll feel like another cool day to come. but things will slowly change over the weekend. instead of that bitter easterly wind, we will serve to put us —— push up something from the south. this is certainly less cold air and eventually percolate its way north but slowly but surely over the next few days. still some cold winds for northern uk. still some snow showers around here, get off the north sea. we may have a lot of cloud further south, as well. the most part, it will be dry, but still a threat every perhaps coming into southernmost counties. a threat of some snow, very mixed —— messy picture for saturday. wins are easing down, and temperature will not be quite so low. we may see some rain and sleet and snow mix in with there, but it is not as cold, it will not be purely snow as it has been, with a mixture of wintry weather is this weather, temp

across northern ireland, across scotland and even through the central belt and the north—east of englandnow showers around here. those warnings expire at 10:00am. expiring earlier perhaps, this amber warning further south where we've seen the focus of some very snowy weather, notably across hampshire. and that snow, due to storm emma has pushed its way northwards into the cold air, the beast from the east, that cold easterly wind. that snow is pushing its way further away from the south—west and perhaps things won't be quite so bad by the time we get to the end of the night. but it will be cold, not as cold because there is a good deal of cloud around and we still have those strong easterly winds. there is the threat of some more snow on friday. we've got these snow showers across scotland, across the north—east of england running through the central belt, snow threatens northern ireland and we could see some more snow arriving up across southern parts of england and into wales, especially in the afternoon. how quickly, how widely and how quickly it moves northwards, still a lot of uncer

across northern ireland, across scotland and even through the central belt and the north—east of englande. those warnings expire at 10:00am. expiring earlier perhaps, this amber warning further south where we've seen the focus of some very snowy weather, notably across hampshire. and that snow, due to storm emma has pushed its way northwards into the cold air, the beast from the east, that cold easterly wind. that snow is pushing its way further away from the south—west and perhaps things won't be quite so bad by the time we get to the end of the night. but it will be cold, not as cold because there is a good deal of cloud around and we still have those strong easterly winds. there is the threat of some more snow on friday. we've got these snow showers across scotland, across the north—east of england running through the central belt, snow threatens northern ireland and we could see some more snow arriving up across southern parts of england and into wales, especially in the afternoon. how quickly, how widely and how quickly it moves northwards, still a lot of uncertainty. it is going to

we had the snow showers across scotland, across the northeast of england running through the central beltst southern parts of england and into wales, especially in the afternoon. how quickly? and how it moves north? still some uncertainty. we saw some bidders is silly with. and yet on the effect of the wind, this is what it will feel like. another cold day to come up but things will slowly change over the weekend. instead of that bitter easterly wind, we will start to push up something more from the south. this is certainly less cold air and eventually percolate its way north but slowly but surely over the next few days. still some cold winds for the of the uk. still some snow showers around here, get off the north sea. we may have a lot of cloud and further south, as well. the most part, it will be dry, but still a threat every perhaps coming into southernmost counties. a type of some snow. a very messy picture for saturday. winds easing down. still be that the some icy conditions and some snow moving northwards overnight. to the south of that, we may see some rain and perhaps some sleet

milder further north into scotland, ten degrees there through the central belt.en sunshine in the south we could see 1a degrees again. good news for those fed up with the cold. thank you. raise a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the home secretary says the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter using a nerve agent is an outrageous crime. the use of a nerve agent is a brazen and reckless act. this was a attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. good afternoon. here is a look at the day's sport. england head coach eddiejones has named his team for the important six nations meeting with france this weekend. with captain dylan hartley missing out through injury, owen farrell skippers the side in his place. our rugby union reporter chris jones has more. this may be the most intriguing selection yet in eddiejones‘s time in charge of england. there is a new captain — regular skipper dylan

across northern ireland, across scotland and even through the central belt and the north—east of englandaround here. those warnings expire at 10:00am. expiring earlier perhaps, this amber warning further south where we've seen the focus of some very snowy weather, notably across hampshire. and that snow, due to storm emma has pushed its way northwards into the cold air, the beast from the east, that cold easterly wind. that snow is pushing its way further away from the south—west and perhaps things won't be quite so bad by the time we get to the end of the night. but it will be cold, not as cold because there is a good deal of cloud around and we still have those strong easterly winds. there is the threat of some more snow on friday. we've got these snow showers across scotland, across the north—east of england running through the central belt, snow threatens northern ireland and we could see some more snow arriving up across southern parts of england and into wales, especially in the afternoon. how quickly, how widely and how quickly it moves northwards, still a lot of uncertainty. it i

so we might seea winds through the central belt so we might see a wintry shower any approximateather has been. staying dry in manchester but down to the south—west for the rugby fixtures on sunday, well, we are looking at heavy showers here close to an area of low pressure, showers in exeter, temperatures match between exeter and sarsons but it will turn milder. manchester will stay dry with a cool eastleigh wind and similar temperatures in glasgow where we could see one or two passing wintry showers but essentially they shouldn't cause significant problems. to the live action, and it's time to talk athletics, because it's been another busy day at the world indoor championships in birmingham. great britain's katarina johnson thompson is the woman to beat in the women's pentathlon in the absence of the olympic champion nafissatou thiam. after a slowish start in the 60 metre hurdles, she was sixth, but kjt then performed well in the highjump, to move her into top spot and she then produced a personal best in the shot put — which is her weakest discipline. she now looks to seal a m

northeast england, 10—20 cm of snow falling here, perhaps even a little more than that through the central beltignificant issues. as we look further afield and run the weather through the day, you can see some of the showers will fade, parts of east anglia and lincolnshire will have a slightly drier day. down south, an area of low pressure is spinning its way up, that will bring some snow into the channel islands and likely set in in parts across southwestern wales. 0n the thermometer, your temperature will struggle to get above freezing. it will feel like —11 degrees in birmingham and in cardiff through the middle parts of the afternoon with that biting wind. now this area of low pressure continues to push northwards as we head into thursday evening, and that brings the likelihood of a spell of really significant snow across southwest england and wales. the met office has an amber warning in force here, because the snow will pile up, 10—20 cm, maybe more in southwest england. very strong winds. there'll be blizzard conditions out there, as we head through thursday night into friday, some of th

and generally disappointing temperatures again, so we can't even make double figures through the central beltday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: poisoned at home — uk police reveal a deadly nerve agent was on the former spy‘s front door. after kim jong—un‘s secret trip to beijing — chinese officials head to south korea for key talks. grief and fury in siberia at the first funerals for victims of the shopping centre inferno. egypt's president looks set for a landslide victory in the presidential election. but human rights groups say the vote was a farce. also in the programme: the rise and fall of an african hero. burkino faso's former president remembered on stage.

day, particularly over the high ground, and that snow again caused problems through those higher central beltt the weather picture at the moment, the last of the snow clearing away from the north highlands, but aside from that, we've got some clearer slots around. so a colder start to the day with a few frost patches around. a little bit of ice is a possibility first thing in the morning. certainly, a chilly start to the day for most of us. and then all eyes down towards the south—east, really. you've got a little area of low pressure that's moving in. now, there's a bit of uncertainty with this rain. but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower to move away as well. so that's a possibility. but either way, by the time we get to the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny sp

england, the southern uplands of scotla nd england, the southern uplands of scotland and through the central belt through easter monday, we could see significant snow. several centimetres across higher ground, but even to lower levels don't be surprised if you start to see the total is building up. further south, not an issue, but further north they disrupt the risk of snow. —— a disruptive risk of snow. by tuesday, that weather front is in the northern half of the british isles, low pressure very much the dominant factor. there will be quite a breeze from the south and south—west, doing wonders for the temperatures, still a lot of rain for northern ireland, western scotland, three degrees across the northern isles, temperatures nothing to write home about, but further south people will say 14 or 15. not a great deal of change on wednesday, new weather fronts being ushered in on the south—westerly breezes, keeping it mild, but wet at times. if you are still on holiday, that is disappointing, but later in the day a mix of sunny spells and showers. save up for the western side of scotland, still th

it is one of those, north of the central belt, certainly. rain clears from the west. does it clear the east coast? that is touch and go. there are drier, brighter skies following on behind, and the temperatures still holding the sum in double figures. here is wednesday, that same old weather front to be had across northern parts of scotland. a new area of low pressure bringing some heavy rain for a time across southern counties. once it has moved through wales, northern ireland and south—west england, are bright and breezy sort of day. maybe some hail in the showers, because the temperatures even by this stage will have fallen away well into single figures. so the themes of the forthcoming week, whether you like them or not, turning colder, certainly. i haven't shown you all the rain, by any means at all, and there will be the risk of snow across the highest grounds. lots going on, you can keep up—to—date on our website. that's it for me. pcs at newsday on the bbc. —— this is. i'm rico hizon, in singapore, the headlines: a large fire at a sh

day, particularly over the high ground, and that snow again caused problems through those higher central beltclearing away from the north highlands, but aside from that, we've got some clearer slots around. so a colder start to the day with a few frost patches around. a little bit of ice is a possibility first thing in the morning. certainly, a chilly start to the day for most of us. and then all eyes down towards the south—east, really. you've got a little area of low pressure that's moving in. now, there's a bit of uncertainty with this rain. but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower to move away as well. so that's a possibility. by either way, by the time we get to the the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. we're looking

, southern uplands of scotla nd hills of england, southern uplands of scotland and through the central belt significant snow. there will be several centimetres over higher ground and even down to lower levels. further south it is not an issue, because your temperatures are in double figures. but further north well there is the risk of snow and it could be disruptive, trans—pennines it could be disruptive, tra ns—pennines routes, it could be disruptive, trans—pennines routes, wales and southern scotland. by tuesday that weather front is up to the northern half of the british isles. low pressure still dominant. but it is to our south west and the air is rushing at us and there will be quite a breeze. that will do wonders for the temperature. still a lot of rain in northern ireland and western scotla nd rain in northern ireland and western scotland and snow across the northern isles. 0nly scotland and snow across the northern isles. only three degrees there. but in the south, some will see 1a or 15. on wednesday not a great deal of change. 0ther fronts being ushered in, so staying mild, but we

over the hills of scotland yesterday brought another slow day with big queues on the central belt motorwaysanging on across higher path but otherwise it has cleared out of the way. there are a few showers for the early risers, but for many of us, it is a cold start through the day. quite a chilly one and the risk of a few icy stretches out and about. all highs to the south—east because we have a area of low pressure coming from the channel. it could be really quite extensive and perhaps more extensive than this across wales and south—east england and potentially slower to clear as well. it should get out of the way by the time we get out of the way by the time we get to the afternoon with the sunshine coming through. there will be showers across north—western areas. showers late in the day, writing south—west england. for many of us, cloud will break up and we will see sunny spells at times through the afternoon. coming up in scotland, highs of six degrees in aberdeen and edinburgh, so not as cold as it has been. big ajump in the weather forecast. thursday was meant to be dry, but not any m

northeast england, 10—20 cm of snow falling here, perhaps even a little more than that through the central beltsome significant issues. as we look further afield and run the weather through the day, you can see some of the showers will fade, parts of east anglia and lincolnshire will have a slightly drier day. down south, an area of low pressure is spinning its way up, that will bring some snow into the channel islands and likely set in in parts across southwestern wales. 0n the thermometer, your temperature will struggle to get above freezing. it will feel like —11 degrees in birmingham and in cardiff through the middle parts of the afternoon with that biting wind. now this area of low pressure continues to push northwards as we head into thursday evening, and that brings the likelihood of a spell of really significant snow across southwest england and wales. the met office has an amber warning in force here, because the snow will pile up, 10—20 cm, maybe more in southwest england. very strong winds. there'll be blizzard conditions out there, as we head through thursday night into friday, some

is some snow in the mountains of wales, northern ireland and the pennines and southern uplands, central beltsome accumulations as well. depends on the intensity. still a couple of days off, that is why we owe warning you. further south, there is no issue, it is too mild. in the far north of scotland, elsewhere just one to be in maine. local radio will keep you right up to date with all those proceedings. that cloud and rain and snow gets up to the north of scotla nd rain and snow gets up to the north of scotland for tuesday. following on the head, some heavy showers in northern ireland, but at least it turns a good deal milder. take care. da kota this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state, complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the daughter of one of their victims — david haines — says they should be left to rot in guantanamo bay. more british diplomats have been ordered to leave moscow by the kremlin — in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury

southern uplands of scotland, central belt, and i have majored on the hills because that is widget ismount up. even apple a ll levels, really going to mount up. even apple all levels, you may will find that you see some accumulation also. it depends on the intensity. quite a way off, couple of days, but that is what we're warning you. further south, it is not an issue. it will be too mild. elsewhere, it is one to bearin be too mild. elsewhere, it is one to bear in mind. local daily will keep you up—to—date with all these proceedings. cloud, rain and snow coming to the north of scotland for tuesday, following one behind, some heavy showers, especially for northern ireland but it turns a great deal milder. this is bbc news. i'm carrie gracie. the headlines: moscow tells britain to withdraw more diplomats in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state, complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the daughter of one of their victims — david haines — says they

and generally disappointing temperatures again so we can't even make double figures through the central beltg wind, rain coming in from the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: poisoned at home. uk police reveal a deadly nerve agent was on the former spy‘s front door. senior officials from north and south korea meet to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. grief and fury in siberia at the first funerals for victims of the shopping centre inferno. egypt's president looks set for a landslide victory in the presidential election. but human rights groups say the vote was a farce. and pakistan's christian community prepares to celebrate easter and adopts some muslilm traditions.

day, particularly over the high ground, and that snow again caused problems through those higher central beltt of the snow clearing away from the north highlands, but aside from that, we've got some clearer slots around. so a colder start to the day with a few frost patches around. a little bit of ice is a possibility first thing in the morning. certainly, a chilly start to the day for most of us. and then all eyes down towards the south—east, really. you've got a little area of low pressure that's moving in. now, there's a bit of uncertainty with this rain. but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower to move away as well. so that's a possibility. but either way, by the time we get to the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. we

england, the southern uplands of scotla nd england, the southern uplands of scotland and through the central belttres across higher ground, but even to lower levels don't be surprised if you start to see the total is building up. further south, not an issue, but further north they disrupt the risk of snow. —— a disruptive risk of snow. by tuesday, that weather front is in the northern half of the british isles, low pressure very much the dominant factor. there will be quite a breeze from the south and south—west, doing wonders for the temperatures,

day, particularly over the high ground, and that snow again caused problems through those higher central belte from that, we've got some clearer slots around. so a colder start to the day with a few frost patches around. a little bit of ice is a possibility first thing in the morning. certainly, a chilly start to the day for most of us. and then all eyes down towards the south—east, really. you've got a little area of low pressure that's moving in. now, there's a bit of uncertainty with this rain. but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower to move away as well. so that's a possibility. but either way, by the time we get to the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further s

across the north and east of scotla nd across the north and east of scotland running through the central belte more snow developing notjust across northern ireland and wales but in southern england, especially during the afternoon, and patch is slowly work its way north, with some uncertainty about how much snow we will get during the day on friday. another called david temperatures struggling to get above freezing, and we still have that easterly winds that is what it's going to feel like if you're out in the wind. another very cold day ahead. things are going to change. the beast from the east, that strong easterly wind being replaced by something a little less cold, coming up from the south, with the weather beginning to come from southern climes rather than all the way from siberia, so we should see temperatures lifting, slowly. we still have the threat of more snow showers across northern parts of the uk will restore still have a cold, easterly wind. further south, the winds will becoming lighter and it should be driver soweto weather beginning to arrive in the south later but by the mos

and generally disappointing temperatures again so we can't even make double figures through the central belt some strengthening wind, rain coming in from the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: after kim jong—un‘s secret trip to beijing, chinese officials head to south korea for key talks. poisoned at home, uk police reveal a deadly nerve agent was on the former spy‘s front door. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme: facebook cuts links with data brokers and overhauls its privacy settings, but is it enough? and pakistan's christian community prepares to celebrate easter and adopts some muslilm traditions. live from our studios in

and generally disappointing temperatures again so we can't even make double figures through the central beltrom the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: poisoned at home — uk police reveal a deadly nerve agent was on the former spy‘s front door. one year to go until brexit. as theresa may embarks on a whirlwind uk tour, we ask: what's agreed? and what's not? laying the foundations — officials from north and south korea meet to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. it helped build the spitfire — but can it fight off the biggest hostile takeover bid britain has seen for a decade? shareholders will decide the fate of engineering giant gkn today.

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and generally disappointing temperatures again so we can't even make double figures through the central beltby showers on tuesday. this is bbc news — the headlines: british police say the poisoned russian double agent, sergei skripal, probably came into contact with the nerve agent at his home. specialists found the highest concentration of the novichok substance on his front door. mr skripal and his daughter, yulia, have remained in a critical condition since the attack. kim jong—un‘s surprise trip to beijing earlier this week has sparked a fresh wave of shuttle diplomacy. officials from north and south korea are due for key talks in the demilitarised zone, to prepare for a summit next month, while a chinese envoy is coming to seoul to brief the south korean government on the meeting with the nk leader. —— north korean leader. the first funerals have taken place in russia for some of the 64 people who lost their lives in a fire at a shopping centre on sunday. most of those who died in the city of kemerovo were children. relatives say dozens of other people are still missing. moscow has decl

day, particularly over the high ground, and that snow again caused problems through those higher central beltclearing away from the north highlands, but aside from that, we've got some clearer slots around. so a colder start to the day with a few frost patches around. a little bit of ice is a possibility first thing in the morning. certainly, a chilly start to the day for most of us. and then all eyes down towards the south—east, really. you've got a little area of low pressure that's moving in. now, there's a bit of uncertainty with this rain. but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower to move away as well. so that's a possibility. by either way, by the time we get to the the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. we're looking

northeast england, 10—20 cm of snow falling here, perhaps even a little more than that through the central beltafield and run the weather through the day, you can see some of the showers will fade, parts of east anglia and lincolnshire will have a slightly drier day. down south, an area of low pressure is spinning its way up, that will bring some snow into the channel islands and likely set in in parts across southwestern wales. 0n the thermometer, your temperature will struggle to get above freezing. it will feel like —11 degrees in birmingham and in cardiff through the middle parts of the afternoon with that biting wind. now this area of low pressure continues to push northwards as we head into thursday evening, and that brings the likelihood of a spell of really significant snow across southwest england and wales. the met office has an amber warning in force here, because the snow will pile up, 10—20 cm, maybe more in southwest england. very strong winds. there'll be blizzard conditions out there, as we head through thursday night into friday, some of that snow perhaps fringing into northern

perhaps more than that across parts of the central belt.day on thursday. showers continue to feed in across these northern and eastern areas. into northern england, not as many showers as we have had across parts of lincolnshire and east anglia. then down to the south, an area of low pressure then down to the south, an area of low pressure comes then down to the south, an area of low pressure comes in. the channel islands and parts of wales. on the thermometer, your thermometer will struggle to read above freezing but on the strength on the wind it will feel like minus 11 in birmingham and minus 11 in cardiff for the middle of the afternoon. in the evening, this low pressure comes up from the south and it will bring further significant snow, particularly across the south—west of inman, wales, fringing in two parts of the midlands. met office amber warning in force and there will be strong winds, blizzard conditions and even if some of the snow turns back to rain across devon and cornwall, it will be falling on very cold surfaces and it can

into scotland, some snow over the higher ground, but down to low levels across the north of the central beltany areas, perhaps not as cold across southern parts, temperatures staying just above freezing. during friday, cold and frosty, yes, watch out for ice where we have had rain and showers today. dry and bright weather on friday, the cloud thickens up across southern areas, showers moving into the south—west, temperatures similar to today, 8—10 or 11 degrees. going into the weekend, things are turning milder, but quite heavy rain during saturday, moving northward, a bit of snow, but later on saturday and into sunday, sunny spells developing. let's look at saturday, the heavy raini let's look at saturday, the heavy rain i was talking about moving northward, yes, turning to snow for a time across the north of northern england, up into the scottish mountains. heavy rain still following behind that with sunny spells, but look at those temperatures, 13—14d towards the south—east. that is associated with this weather system, linkedin with the low pressure towards the south—west, moving its way

the snow showers continuing to feeding and maybe some more on parts of the central belt.thern and eastern areas. showers across northern ireland into northern england, but not as many as we have had across parts of lincolnshire and east anglia. something a bit drier here. then down the south, an area of low pressure with snow to the channel islands. maybe other southern areas as well. the top ger might struggle to get above freezing but with the biting wind, it will feel like —11 in birmingham and cardiff for the middle of the afternoon. then as we move out of thursday into the evening, the area of low pressure continues to drift from the south, and that will bring significant snow, across the south—west of england. there will be strong winds, blizzard conditions and even if the snow turns back to rain across devon and cornwall that will fall on cold surfaces and it would give a lot of ice into friday morning. during friday some of the snow will push into parts of the southeast, east anglia as well and we keep the snow showers feeding into northern and eastern scotland an

across northern ireland and scotland and through the central belt and the north—east of england, frequentthis amber warning that the south where we have seen the focus of snowy weather noticeably across hampshire. that is due to storm emma which has pushed northwards into the cold are, the beast from the east, the cold easterly wind, the snow is pushing further away from the south—west and perhaps things will be so bad by the time we get to the end of the night. but it will be cold but not as cold because there is cloud around and we still have the strong easterly winds. there is the threat of more snow on friday. we have the snow showers across scotland and the north east of england & full belt. snow threatens northern ireland and we could see more snow arriving in southern parts of england and on to wales, especially into the afternoon. how quickly and widely in moves northwards, still a lot of uncertainty. we still have this bitter easterly wind. another cold day to come. but things will change over the weekend. instead of the bitter, easterly wind we will push up bitter, easterly wind

and generally disappointing temperatures again, so we can't even make double figures through the central beltst followed by showers on tuesday. i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc world news. our top story: officials from north and south korea are set to stage key talks, the latest sign that pyongyang wants to talk about its nuclear programme. it follows kim jong—un‘s secret trip to beijing earlier this week. a chinese envoy has also been sent to seoul to brief the south korean government. british police say they've found a high concentration of a nerve agent on the front door of the former russian spy sergei skripal. they now think he and his daughter may have been poisoned at home. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it's the tale of gipsy the cat, who spent three days stuck on top of a power cable in phoenix in arizona. the pet resisted all attempts to entice it back down to earth, before eventually a volunteer climbed up the pole to rescue it. gipsy was then re—united with its family and some much—needed food! that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: th

of scotland, yesterday brought another slow day with transport disruption and big queues on the central belther parts of the highland, but otherwise, it's cleared out of the way. there are a few showers across the north—west for the early risers, but for many of us, it's a cold start to the day. some pockets of frost, particularly in rural areas, so quite a chilly one and a risk of a few icy stretches out and about. then all eyes to the south—east because we've got an area of low pressure that's coming up from the channel. a bit of uncertainty about this rain, but it could be really quite extensive and perhaps more extensive than this across wales and south—east england and potentially slower to clear as well. either way, it should get out of the way by the time we get to the afternoon with the cloud then thinning and braeking, a bit of sunshine coming through. there will be some showers across north—western areas. some of those wintry over high ground, then showers late in the day, arriving across south—west england. but for many of us, cloud will tend to break up and we'll see some sunny s

that caused problems through those higher central belt motorways. north highlands, but aside from the north highlands, but aside from that, some clearer slots around. a colder start through the day with some frost patches around, a little bit of ice is some possibility first thing in the morning. certainly ace in —— a chilly start to the morning. they really —— a little area of low pressure moving in. there could be extensive rain across south—east england. by the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. a few showers, wintry over the higher ground but not causing problems. a few showers later in the day, for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. highs of six in edinburgh and aberdeen. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there has been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now but there has been a big jump in the weatherforecast, and now we band of rain and perhaps some seal —— and perhaps have some hill snow. but thatis perhaps have some hill snow. but that i

and generally disappointing temperatures again so we can't even make double figures through the central belttuesday. this is bbc news, the headlines: british police are saying the russian double agent, sergei skripal, probably came into contact with the nerve agent that poisoned him and his daughter at his home. forensic analysts have found the highest concentration of novichok on his front door. both victims are still in critical condition. north and south korean officials are meeting to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. one of china's top diplomats has been sent to seoul to brief the south korean government on kim jong—un‘s surprise trip to beijing earlier this week. the first funerals have been held in russia for some of the 64 people who died in sunday's fire at a shopping centre in kemerovo. most were children. relatives say dozens of other people are still missing. moscow has declared a national day of mourning. now on bbc news, click.

and generally disappointing temperatures again so we can‘t even make double figures through the central beltews. our top story: the us has said it is cautiously optimistic about north korea, after the meeting between kimjong un and the chinese president xijinping. the white house says it feels like things are moving in the right direction following the meeting in beijing — and that its maximum pressure campaign on pyongyang is continuing to work. british police say they‘ve found a high concentration of a nerve agent on the front door of the former russian spy sergei skripal and they now think he and his daughter may have been poisoned at home. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it‘s the tale of gipsy the cat — who spent three days stuck on top of a power cable in phoenix in arizona. the pet resisted all attempts to entice it back down to earth — before, eventually, a volunteer climbed up the pole to rescue it. gipsy was then reunited with its family, safe and sound. that‘s all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, stephen sackur is in geneva

day, particularly over the high ground, and that snow again caused problems through those higher central beltast of the snow clearing away from the north highlands, but aside from that, we've got some clearer slots around. a colder start to the day with some frost patches around, a little bit of ice is a possibility first thing in the morning. certainly a chilly start to the day for most of us. a little area of low pressure moving in. there could be extensive rain across south—east england. slower to move away as well. that is a possibility. by the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. north and west, a few showers, wintry over the higher ground but not causing problems. a few showers later in the day, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there has been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now we band of rain and perhaps some h

northeast england, 10—20 cm of snow falling here, perhaps even a little more than that through the central belte weather through the day, you can see some of the showers will fade, parts of east anglia and lincolnshire will have a slightly drier day. down south, an area of low pressure is spinning its way up, that will bring some snow into the channel islands and likely set in in parts across southwestern wales. 0n the thermometer, your temperature will struggle to get above freezing. it will feel like —11 degrees in birmingham and in cardiff through the middle parts of the afternoon with that biting wind. now this area of low pressure continues to push northwards as we head into thursday evening, and that brings the likelihood of a spell of really significant snow across southwest england and wales. the met office has an amber warning in force here, because the snow will pile up, 10—20 cm, maybe more in southwest england. very strong winds. there'll be blizzard conditions out there, as we head through thursday night into friday, some of that snow perhaps fringing into northern ireland, and as

england and wales, the eastern side of northern ireland, windy into the channel islands but the central belt nick bailey who fell ill attending the scene is currently conscious and in a serious but stable condition. china approves the removal of term limits for its leader — it effectively allows president xi to remain in power indefinitely. the chancellor, philip hammond, says there's cause for economic optimism — ahead of his spring statement on tuesday. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. the government promises "robust" action after the poisoning of a former russian spy. the investigation is moving at pace and we will move without hesitation and we will move without hesitation and the fact become clearer. as the crown prince of saudi arabia arrives for a three day visit — the prime minister hails the historic links between the two nations. butjeremy corbyn condemns the country's record on human rights, and argues the uk shouldn't be selling arms there. they cannot be right that her government is colluding in what the united nations says is evidence of war crimes.

the rain still affecting southern parts of scotland but mostly like the wrath of the central belt.. west this is bbc news. they headlines at three: up to 500 salisbury diners and pub goers are told to take precautions by england's chief medical officer after nerve agent traces are found. the people who work in either zizzi's restaurant or the mill pub should clean the clothes they wore. police say the detective sergeant nick bailey is still in a serious condition but this talking, and they pay tribute to his bravery. the chancellor says their‘s cause for economic optimism ahead of his spring statement on shoes day. also in the next hour: china's congress a pproves in the next hour: china's congress approves the removal of term limits for its leader. the move effectively allows president xijin ping to remain in powerfor life. and in half an hour: does the answer to curing cancer lie in artificial intelligence? click investigates at 3:30pm.

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increasingly up towards the northern hills of england, southern uplands of scotland, and then through the central beltoss the higher ground and even lower levels, it be surprised if you start to see those totals building. further south, not an issue because your temperatures in double figures but further north, there is the risk of snow, it could be disrupted, trans— pennine of snow, it could be disrupted, tra ns— pennine routes, of snow, it could be disrupted, trans— pennine routes, hills and the north of roles, the southern upland of scotla nd north of roles, the southern upland of scotland increasingly, the bear that in mind. by tuesday, up towards the northern half of the british isles, low pressures the dominant feature but towards the south—west, the area is rushing at us and they will be quite a breeze, from the south and south—west and it will do wonders with temperatures, still a lot of rental northern ireland, western scotland, the snow across northern isles, only three degrees there but further south, somebody will see 1a or 15. wednesday, not a great deal of change, a new set of weather fr