still mild, though, look at those temperatures, 10 degrees in the central belt of scotland, 13 acrossnd and wales. that area of low pressure continues to deepen, gusts of 70 mph in parts of scotland overnight before that runs away and we get another weather system steaming in from the atlantic once again. that essentially means we stay in very unsettled weather to the end of the weekend into the weekend, showers or longer spells of rain, windy at times, and again it is going to be mild. that is all from the bbc news at 0ne. mild. that is all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one now, wejoined the team is where you are. good afternoon, i'm qasa alom, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. there are four premier league games tonight with brighton away at everton, and leicester hosting fulham. in—form manchester united are at home to bournemouth, and league leaders arsenal take on the team in third, newcastle. arsenal are seven points clear at the top — but their manager is hoping fans don't get too ahead of themselves. it's not about stopping anybody, it's about being realistic

of england and wales. not so much for scotland and northern ireland. nine degrees in the central beltnd and 1a in the southeast. this is bbc world news, the headlines. health bosses in the uk warn some accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. but russia says 63 were killed. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks and been called to the incident. thousands of roman catholics are paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, whose body

of england and wales. not so much for scotland and northern ireland. nine degrees in the central belt of scotland and 11!bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world . i'm ben brown. the headlines a warning over the uk's national health service , senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers, in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. russia says 63 soldiers were killed the vatican says at least 65 thousand people have filed past the body of the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, on the first day of his lying—in—state in scotland, three people have died, after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. thousands wait in line to pay their respects to football legend pele — as a public wake begins

of england and wales. not so much for scotland and northern ireland. nine degrees in the central beltani. the headlines. russia acknowledges 63 of its soldiers were killed in a ukrainian attack using advanced american missiles. kyiv claims the deaths run into the hundreds. the international monetary fund warns of a tough year ahead with a global economic slowdown. we'll ask why china is set to be a drag on the global economy for the first time in many decades. also on newsday. a dire warning over the uk's national health service. some accident and emergency departments are said to be in a "complete state of crisis". all this us at a level that most of us who work in emergency medicine

but it's still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotland of england. but it will get windy, actually, overnight. after dark, around that deep area of low pressure, we could find some very strong winds coming into scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. otherwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees. you're watching the context on bbc news. elected speaker of the house, a position that would make them second in line to the presidency. these are the images left now the representatives were a third vote is taking place and it is the first time and a hundred years that the houses failed to elect a speaker on the first ba

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestcountry, gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain.

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestuntry, gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. te

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongesthern parts of the country, gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with tha

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestgot a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no low

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongest gusting 60 or 70 miles an hour. and we've also got a lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperat

of england and wales. not so much for scotland and northern ireland. nine degrees in the central belt, the headlines... russia has acknowledged the deaths of 63 soldiers in a ukrainian attack in the occupied donetsk region on new year's eve. kyiv claims hundreds were killed in the strikes on a building where russian forces were stationed. senior doctors in the uk are warning that some hospital accident and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis" due to the extreme pressures facing the national health service this winter. a number of hospitals have declared critical incidents. three people have died after fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services — including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks — were called to the incident. the vatican says at least 65,000 people have filed past the body of the former pope, benedict xvi, on the first day of his lying—in—state.

but it�*s still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotlandnto scotland in particular, gusts 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as that low pressure then tends to move away, we take away the worst the winds from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. 0therwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees. hello, i�*m ros atkins, this is 0utside source. kevin mccarthy has failed in his initial bid to become the next speaker of the house of representatives. as the battle for bakhmut rages — a russian mercenaries admit �*great difficulty�* in capturing the city from ukrainian forces. sam bangemann freed has appeared in court in new york. he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he faces. and we return to brazil who has been saying goodbye to pele. his coffin has made a fi

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestrs coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no lower than 11 degrees

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongesta lot of showers coming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no lower t

of england and wales. not so much for scotland and northern ireland. nine degrees in the central beltround the world. russia acknowledges 63 of its soldiers were killed in a ukrainian attack in the occupied donetsk region. kyiv claims the deaths run into the hundreds. a warning over the uk�*s national health service — senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the vatican says at least 65,000 people have filed past the body of the former pope benedict xvi on the first day of his lying—in—state. in scotland, three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. thousands wait in line to pay their respects to football legend pele, as a public wake begins

temperatures, though, getting up to 14 degrees in the southeast and perhaps nine degrees in the central belt of scotlandg from wednesday and into thursday, we've still got that run of westerly winds, the westerly winds probably easing, and then we've got a weather front arriving in from the atlantic. a few showers ahead of that here and there and then we'll see this rain developing in northern ireland heading up towards the borders into northern parts of england. a lot of uncertainty about where that rain is going to develop, but it looks like it's still going to be a mild day. temperatures, double figures for england and wales and perhaps six to nine degrees for scotland and northern ireland. once that weather front does arrive, it could develop into an area of low pressure more as it leaves the uk, and then that weather front will take some rain down across england and wales to clear away from south eastern areas on friday to be followed by some sunshine ahead of increasing cloud coming in from the west and yet more rain beginning to arrive. very unsettled pattern over the week ahead. temperatures ahe

temperatures reaching 10 degrees in the central belt of scotland and 13 in south wales and southern partsnds coming into scotland in particular. gusts of 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. as the low pressure moves away we take away the worst of the wind from northern scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for now. otherwise sunshine to stop the day and a lot of dry weather before western areas cloud over and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. a dry day perhaps, a little bit cooler on friday with temperatures typically eight or 9 degrees. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. kevin mccarthy has fallen short of food seated he —— should votes needed. 19 votes against him the first time in the centre this vote has gone to a second round. also first time in the centre this vote has gone to a second round. also in this hour we — has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will _ has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will turn _ has gone to a second round. also in this hour we will turn to _ has gone to a second round. also in this hour

of the winds in scotland. even first thing in the morning, it's very windy through the central belt of scotland, but the strongestoming into scotland. that band of rain sweeping away from england and wales will be followed by clear skies and temperatures early in the morning, 6—7 degrees. lots of showers, though, to begin with in scotland, very windy start, but the winds do moderate. the showers become fewer and we'll see some sunshine. other parts of the uk seeing some sunshine, especially in the morning, but tending to cloud over a bit more in western areas in the afternoon. a little bit of rain coming into the south—west of england and south wales as well. a breezy day, a mild day, temperatures 9—12 degrees on friday afternoon. but there is this band of rain here coming into western areas during the evening. itjust gets wetter and maybe windier again during the evening. and that band of rain pushes its way eastwards overnight. strong southerly winds are likely. it's going to be a very mild night, of course, with that cloud and rain. temperatures in southern parts of the uk, perhaps no lower than 11 degrees. bu

of england and wales. not so much for scotland and northern ireland. nine degrees in the central belt fund warns that 2023 is going to be a tough year as economies around the globe slow down. thousands queue to pay their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club santos. the uk's national health service in crisis, as accident and emergency departments come under impossible strain. and the future for thousands of thai elephants hangs in the balance, as the world turns away from performing animals.

but again, those temperatures making ten degrees in the central belt of scotland, 13 in southern partsery unsettled weather going by the end of the week into the weekend as well. showers, perhaps some longer spells of rain. windy at times, but still mild. still essentially in mild air. this is bbc news. the headlines... the government admits the health service is facing an "unprecedented challenge" amid warnings the strain on it this winter is intolerable 40,000 members of the rmt union have walked out again in their dispute over pay, working conditions and the future of services. we need the government to come to its senses so that the passengers can get what they need from the railway and that our members can get a decent settlement. i want those employers and trade unions around the table and trying to hammer out a deal so that we can get this dispute resolved so that we can have a brighter future for the rail industry. a british couple diane and ron hughes are among four people to die in a helicopter crash on australia�*s gold coast — three others are critically injured. thousands

northwest rain coming in to the northwest that'll spread southwards towards central belt of towards the central belt of scotlandch of england, that will dry england, wales, that will be dry and predominantly but it and predominantly cloudy, but it will milder nine, ten, 11. will be a milder nine, ten, 11. but it will also be a windy day. strong winds across scotland on sunday and sunday night. and it gets blustery again across gets very blustery again across scotland we go through scotland as we go through tuesday into wednesday with tuesday and into wednesday with temperatures few days, temperatures the next few days, close to average . flybe ceases trading overnight, leaving thousands of passengers . good morning to you. it's 9:00. it's the 28th of january and this is breakfast on giving news with steven and angela. these are your top stories. the airline flybe has been placed into administration overnight and yet another blow for the uk travel industry. the civil aviation authority has announced that all of their scheduled flights been cancelled, flights have been cancelled, leaving of passengers leaving tho

but it's still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotland on friday morning. still some showers here for a while. otherwise, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees. today at six — downing street says it's providing the nhs with the funding it needs, despite what it calls the unprecedented challenge facing the health service. the scene outside one hospital this new year — ii ambulances containing patients waiting to be seen — one woman described her ordeal. i've had 13 hours wait in an ambulance outside of a&e because there was no capacity in the a&e and another 12 hours in the side room of a&e since then. putting in more funding, we've got more staff — over 34,000 more staff working in the nhs, there are more nurses, more doctors we've got an extra 7,500 going into social care. we'll be lookin

but it's still very mild on thursday, temperatures actually reaching ten degrees in the central belt of scotlande, some sunshine to start the day and a lot of dry weather, too, before western areas again tend to cloud over more and we start to see a little bit of rain arriving here and there. but a drier day, perhaps a little bit cooler as well on friday with temperatures typically eight or nine degrees. hello, i'm kasia madera. you're watching the context on bbc news. new year disruption on uk railways with yet another strike — and no pay agreement in sight. forty thousand members of the rmt union walk out again in their dispute over pay, working conditions and the future of services. congressman kevin mccarthy is battling to get elected as the speaker of the house — with a small group of republicans determined to block his election. nfl star damar hamlin is still in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest in a prime time game. tonight with the context, ron christie former advisor to george w bush and ayesha hazirika journalist and former labour advisor. it does not like kevin mccar

air mixed in with it where we'll see further snow, certainly over the higher ground of scotland, north of the central beltr away through the day. furthersouth, it's a bright start to the day. there will be some blustery showers across southern and western areas, but then it clouds over into the afternoon with rain starting to push back into southern and southeast england. another mild day in the south, very cold, though further north. it looks like the sleet and snow will tend to peter out slowly across scotland. there'll still be a few wintry showers around and a couple of showers dotted around central and southern areas. but, again, a milder night to come across the southeast, but some colder air further north, some of that chillier air working its way into irish sea coastal areas and into wales as well. and the reason for it is because this bump, this ridge of high pressure, will nose in, bringing some cooler north westerly winds. and you can see the blue colours indicating a slightly colder wedge of air there with the ridge of high pressure for monday. but it won't last long, milder air will be waitin

south west, may be brighter in the south west, may be brighter in other parts of scotland, temperatures in the central beltu're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm ben brown. our top stories: a warning over the uk's national health service — senior doctors say some emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". ukraine says it has killed hundreds of russian soldiers in a missile strike over new year. this picture, from the ukrainian military, reportedly shows the scene of the attack. russia says 63 soldiers were killed. thousands are paying their respects to the late pope benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. in scotland, three people have died, after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. the coffin of football legend pele arrives at the stadium of his former club, santos, for a public wake.

air mixed in with it where we'll see further snow, certainly over the higher ground of scotland, north of the central belthat rain and snow will tend to clear away through the day. furthersouth, it's a bright start to the day. there will be some blustery showers across southern and western areas, but then it clouds over into the afternoon with rain starting to push back into southern and south east england. another mild day in the south. very cold, though further north. it looks like the sleet and snow will tend to peter out slowly across scotland. there'll still be a few wintry showers around and a couple of showers dotted around central and southern areas, but, again, a milder night to come across the south—east, but some colder air further north. some of that chillier air working its way into irish sea coastal areas and into wales as well. and the reason for it is because this bump, this ridge of high pressure, will nose in, bringing some cooler north westerly winds, and you can see the blue colours indicating a slightly colder wedge of air there, with the ridge of high pressure for monday. but it won'

rain sweeping south—eastwards out of the way, but staying windy in scotland into the early morning. strong winds through the central belte overnight rain, elsewhere, we're going to find some sunshine around. the winds will ease in scotland, the showers do become fewer and there'll be some sunshine here. western areas will tend to cloud over more through the afternoon. little rain coming into south—west england and south wales. sunshine hangs on for eastern areas. it will be a mild and breezy day, with temperatures 9—12 degrees, but it will get wetter during the evening out towards the west and the winds will pick up again. and this band of rain will push its way eastwards during friday night into saturday morning. strong southerly winds will keep it on the mild side. we do have that rain moving slowly eastwards during saturday. it's going to be followed by some sunshine and blustery showers that will continue into the second half of the weekend. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. growing concerns about chinese travellers and the spread of covid over lunar new year, in

rain sweeping south—eastwards out of the way, but staying windy in scotland into the early morning. strong winds through the central belt0, 70mph. lots of showers blown in here. after the overnight rain, elsewhere, we're going to find some sunshine around. the winds will ease in scotland, the showers do become fewer and there'll be some sunshine here. western areas will tend to cloud over more through the afternoon. little rain coming into south—west england and south wales. sunshine hangs on for eastern areas. it will be a mild and breezy day, with temperatures 9—12 degrees, but it will get wetter during the evening out towards the west and the winds will pick up again. and this band of rain will push its way eastwards during friday night into saturday morning. strong southerly winds will keep it on the mild side. we do have that rain moving slowly eastwards during saturday. it's going to be followed by some sunshine and blustery showers that will continue into the second half of the weekend. welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: a speaker has not been elected. the longest race in more than 150 years:

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltndow of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. welcome to bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: chaos and confusion. the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session for the first time in a century. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases. beijing threatens to retaliate. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. and the fans say goodbye. tens of thousands line the streets for the funeral of brazilian football legend pele.

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belts around on friday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: an extraordinary day in washington, as congress fails to elect a house speaker in the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. in brazil, thousands of people line the streets to say farewell to the football legend pele, who has been laid to rest. questions are raised about how mi5 dealt with the case of a 15—year—old girl groomed for extremism. the european commission says there's majority support for travel restrictions for people arriving from china. it comes amid a surge of covid cases there. and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition,

across the country, the main driver is that deepening area of low pressure which will strengthen the winds in scotland tonight. through the central belt, 45 mph, but in central scotland up to 70 mph. the rain is clearing here but lots of showers following in. the main rain band slips down across england and wales, that will be accompanied by gusty winds. should have swept clear though by tomorrow morning, clearer skies following away from the showers and the temperatures at and sevens. a windy start in scotland tomorrow, they ease through the morning. showers will become fewer. 0ther morning. showers will become fewer. other parts of the uk starting dry with sunshine. western areas in particular turning more cloudy with spots of rain ahead of the main rain band that arrives after dark. another mild day though tomorrow, south—westerly breezes and temperatures reaching 12 degrees. into the weekend, staying very windy, strong winds to come this weekend, pushing in some rain from time to time. that rain sweeping eastwards during friday night into saturday, struggling to clear away from the wind is wind is picking up through the irish sea

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltn friday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: chaos and confusion: the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session for the first time in a century. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases: beijing threatens to retaliate. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang is found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice. and the fans say goodbye: tens of thousands line the streets for the funeral of brazilian football legend pele.

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central belteather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. welcome to bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: chaos and confusion — the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session, for the first time in a century. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases — beijing threatens to retaliate. the tragedy of a british schoolgirl groomed for extremism — questions are raised over how the security services dealt with her case. and the fans say goodbye — tens of thousands line the streets for the funeral of brazilian football legend, pele.

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltfriday, but this is a window of somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. for the first time in a century, the us house of representatives fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by so named, a speaker has not been elected. more strikes planned by nhs staff — as pressure grows on the uk's hospital emergency departments. plans to restrict travellers from china to europe after a surge in covid cases — beijing threatens to retaliate. and a mountain, a ski—lift — but where's the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe's winter sports.

housed, as we understand it, in cornton vale prison, that is a women—only prison in the central belt of scotlandntime temporarily being housed at cornton vale. she would not confirm or deny that, although she did say that she would not be there within the next couple of days. so it is a hugely difficult issue i think for the scottish government and nicola sturgeon to deal with, particularly because it comes against the background of the difficulties the scottish government has had with its gender recognition reform bill, which of course has been vetoed by the uk government. let's take a listen now shall we to nicola sturgeon's comments just in the last couple of hours or so. let me be clear, this prisoner is not going to be incarcerated in cornton vale either short—term or long—term. there is an importance of allowing the scottish prison service operationally to give effect to what i have just said. and that is important to stress. james, nicola sturgeon has been facing questions about this for a couple of days now? she has. i think it is a really difficult issue, as i say, because there was thi

across the country, the main driver is that deepening area of low pressure which will strengthen the winds in scotland tonight. through the central beltfollowing in. the main rain band slips down across england and wales, that will be accompanied by gusty winds. should have swept clear though by tomorrow morning, clearer skies following away from the showers and the temperatures at and sevens. a windy start in scotland tomorrow, they ease through the morning. showers will become fewer. other parts of the uk starting dry with sunshine. western areas in particular turning more cloudy with spots of rain ahead

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltrier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from oakland, california. i'm stephen sackur. this city has long been a cradle of the struggle for black freedom and equality. black 0aklanders know the reality of systemic discrimination. back in the 1960s, one response was the creation of the radical and controversial black panther party. it was founded by men. some of its key leaders were women. one of them, my guest today, ericka huggins.

of scotland, as we go through thursday night, see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together, a swathe of gales likely to affect western parts of scotland, could turn very windy through the central beltf somewhat drier weather, some spells of sunshine, perhaps a little less mild, but only a little. still seeing highs between 8—12 celsius. and then for the weekend, saturday will bring outbreaks of rain eastwards. further showers on sunday. it will remain quite windy throughout the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. it's the first time in a hundred years that a speaker hasn't been elected in the opening round of voting. the chinese government says that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on chinese arrivals are politically motivated and has warned that it may retaliate. some countries have already introduced their own measures. an eu—wide decision is expected shortly. the legendary football icon, pele, has been laid to rest in santos, the brazilian city where he spent most of his life. in a family cer