today that will brin r channel islands. today that will brinr in channel islands.sed to the wind it will feel cold. the wind chill will be significant and these are the temperatures... it is a day for wrapping up warm. this evening, temperatures fall away rapidly. clearskies. this evening, temperatures fall away rapidly. clear skies. you can see the snow across scotland. gail is in the snow across scotland. gail is in the north with blizzards. showers coming in across northern ireland, northern england, midlands and wales and into the south—west of england. another cold night. not as cold as last night but still temperatures widely below freezing. with widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. a lot of dry weather around tomorrow. low pressure drifting down the north sea. on the east coast, wintry showers are possible and it will be windy. and windy down the west coast. furtherwintry windy. and windy down the west coast. further wintry showers coming in. and wind coming from the north or north—west, a cold direction. these are temperatures... inla

dry weather around, spells of sunshine, rain across the channel islands and wintry showers in north—westonday into tuesday, further frontal systems through the atlantic. i returned to something more un— settled. generally speaking the weather system will be ushering in something mild up from the south—west. temperatures on tuesday between six and 12 degrees in most places. the wednesday, the main area of pushing its way through. behind it sunny spells and showers. blustery winds. some showers under the heavyside and still quite a mild day. temperatures in double—digit for many places. as we had was thursday, another bridge of high pressure so maybe some dry weather for a time. this is still a few days off so uncertainty in the details but it could be colder at may be trying to return from the north. where it the weather front meets the cold air, this is difficult weather for this point in earlyjanuary so some outbreaks of rain, snow on the northern edge and temperatures between six and i2 between six and 12 degrees and most part of the uk. further head, thejet most part of the uk. furthe

east anglia will have soem outbreaks of rain. 0ther southern counties of england, along with the channel islands most of the showers will fade. clear skies overhead with allow temperatures to drop, with ice likely to be an issue in northern england, northern ireland and scotland — loads of minus eight in the north of the highlands. even further south it will be colder than it was last night, and then into tomorrow, some showers around, particularly the south—east, through the morning, and then some further showers pushing in across western scotland, some of which will be wintry. for many areas it will be a dry day with lots of sunshine, a fine day for a bank holiday stroll, if a somewhat chillier day in the south. eight or nine degrees and further north, four degrees for belfast, just three for glasgow. into tuesday we see a change, we see frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, bringing some outbreaks of rain for a time. there could be some snow, mixing in over high ground in northern england and scotland, but only temporarily, because as these weather systems move through they will usher

a bit of rain perhaps across the channel islands and some wintry showers in northwest scotland. 10 is the afternoon high in plymouth. as we move out of monday and into tuesday, we see further frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic. so a return to something more unsettled. some outbreaks of rain, perhaps some snow over high ground in northern england and up across scotland, but generally speaking these weather system will be ushering in something milder from the southwest. temperatures on tuesday between 6 and 12 degrees in most places. for wednesday, that main area of rain will push its way through. behind it, a mix of sunny spells and showers, some blustery winds. some of the showers will be on the heavy side and still it should be quite a mild day. temperatures in double—digit for many places, actually. 11 degrees for newcastle, 1a in london. and then as we head towards thursday, another brief ridge of high pressure so maybe some dryer weather for a time. and then this frontal system bends its way. this is still a few days off so some uncertainty in the detail but it cou

and rain still falling to start the afternoon through parts of east anglia, the south—east, the channel islandse we start to see brightness break through here. persistent rain remains in orkney and that curls back into some outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow in central western scotland, to the north of northern ireland. frequent showers here and a strengthening wind. a0 or 50mph gusts, if not a bit more. a colder end to the day than we started and a cold night come tonight, particularly across scotland where we'll see rain turn to sleet and snow. a band of rain pushes through northern ireland, northern england. that could be sleet and snow in the higher ground. that could be the same too as it finishes the night across north wales. north of it some clear skies develop. frost, ice, frequent snow showers on sunday in the north of scotland. a band of cloud through wales, the midlands, east anglia producing some outbreaks of rain and a bit of hill snow, but for many away from that it's going to be a dry and bright day for most part, but it will feel cold, particularly in the wind. this is bbc n

a few showers, wintry in nature across western scotland, a few showers down towards the channel islandsal. but low pressure sets back in as we roll through the week. it'll turn quite wet and windy for a while around the middle part of the week and as that low starts to pull away, it starts to drag in some colder north—westerly winds towards the end of the week. so, i think as we move through tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it'll tend to be on the mild side. wet and windy at times. but then signs of itjust turning a bit colder across all areas towards the end of the week. bye— bye. a this is bbc news. the headlines: celebrations in times square as new york welcomes 2023. starting with the ball drop countdown and ending with fireworks. previously celebrations were restricted due to the pandemic. blasts have been heard in kyiv in the early hours of the new year. earlier the head of the ukrainian armed forces said they shot down 12 cruise missiles. president zelensky said ukraine won't forgive russia for the wave of missile attacks in which one civilian

a few showers, wintry in nature across western scotland, a few showers down towards the channel islandse typical, but low pressure sets back in as we roll through the week. it'll turn quite wet and windy for a while around the middle part of the week and as that low starts to pull away, it starts to drag in some colder north westerly winds towards the end of the week. so i think as we move through tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it will tend to be on the mild side, wet and windy at times, but then signs of it just turning a bit colder across all areas towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines... blasts have been heard in and around kyiv in the early hours of the new year. earlier, president zelensky said ukraine won't forgive russia for a wave of missile attacks in which one civilian was killed and many injured. president biden is among world leaders who have paid tribute to pope benedict xvi, who died on new year's eve at the age of 95. the former pope's funeral will take place on thursday. and celebrations are under way to mark the start of 2023, with firewo

in east anglia and south—east of the channel islands, it may take until maybe late afternoon to see anyy dropping relative to this morning. around 5—11 c through the afternoon. the strong winds in the south will start to ease a little bit, but they will pick up across some parts of northern ireland and south—west scotland, and we could see gusts of a0 to 50 mph here, if not a bit more, to end the day and to go into the night. and it's here where as winds start to go more northerly, it will bring rain into more sleet and snow territory across parts of northern scotland. and this band of rain — across northern ireland, into northern england and, eventually, north wales — will have some sleet and snow in the hills as well. north of it, the risk of frost and certainly some ice. all of us, a colder night than last night. so, as we go into sunday, a change is afoot. colder weather for all. the real coldest air — the darker blue colours here — waiting in the wings to push their way southwards through sunday night and into monday. it's to the north of this zone of cloud and outbreaks of rain, a

some of it could be quite heavy, particularly for the channel islands. 12—13 degrees in the south, veryo we could see a potential of gales or severe gales in northern ireland, southern scotland, into northern england and into wales for a time. plenty of showers rattling through around this area of low pressure as well. temperatures no lower than a—7 degrees. there's that squeezing the ice of the low pressure system pushing out into the north sea on friday. so, gradually, the winds will ease down, the showers will ease down as this ridge of high pressure starts to build in as well. so, things not going to be too bad on friday for many of us, initially showery across northern and eastern areas, quite windy, too, and gradually, showers will fade away as this ridge of high pressure builds in. so, plenty of sunshine, i think, through the afternoon. northern ireland, wales, central and southern britain. 10—11 degrees in the south, 6—8 further north. some changes, though, as we head into the weekend. we've got another area of low pressure working and on saturday, as that pulls away, it'll allo

a few showers, wintry in nature across western scotland, a few showers down towards the channel islandsunshine, around 3—8 celsius will be typical, but low pressure sets back in as we roll through the week. it'll turn quite wet and windy for a while around the middle part of the week, and as that low starts to pull away, it starts to drag in some colder north westerly winds towards the end of the week. so i think as we move through tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it will tend to be on the mild side, wet and windy at times, but then signs of itjust turning a bit colder across all areas towards the end of the week. bye— bye. hello. this is bbc news. i'm vishala sri—pathmat. we are counting down to the new year celebrations in brazil. this is copacabana beach in rio where millions of people descend on the beachfront to enjoy music, food and the fireworks of course. they're also paying tribute to the recently deceased iconic football star pele. that's about 2 million people there expected along the copacabana beach. it is a long beachfront. you can see people selling drinks, food. i suspect s

we see some across the channel islands, even at lower levels. a lot of dry weather tomorrow.ley yesterday, with the launch of the new netflix film bank of dave, based on the life of a local businessman. it tells the story of how self—made millionaire dave fishwick fought to set up a community bank, following the 2008 financial crisis. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there when the red carpet was rolled out. arriving at the premiere of a film about your life, burnley style. hello, everybody. how are you doing? dave fishwick made his millions from minibuses, so decided to turn up in one for the special screening of bank of dave at burnley�*s hollywood park. so, what do you think? about what? this bank thing? well, last time i checked, you sold minibuses. yeah, i know, but, you know, a bank that serves the whole community. the feel—good netflix film is based on the real life story of how dave took on the big banks, by using his fortune to launch what he called the bank of dave, lending more than £30 million to local burnley businesses, changing many people's l

we will see thickening cloud and some patchy rain across the channel islands and into the south coastland. temperatures, 4 degrees for aberdeen, i3 temperatures, 4 degrees for aberdeen, 13 in london, this area of wet weather pushing through south—east england into east anglia. some clear spells, ice likely to be an issue in northern ireland and into scotland, where it is another cold night, —8, chilly in the south. into monday, some showers likely to move across our parts, some further showers pushing into western scotland, some wintry over high ground. in between, a slice of sunshine, relatively light winds, decent weather to get out and about. a chillier day, highs of 9 degrees, further north, just 2 degrees in scotland. monday into tuesday, frontal systems pushing in from the atlantica, bringing rain and strengthening winds, a windy day on tuesday. some hill snow in the north of the uk, but turning back to rain as the air turns a milder, temperatures will be higher for many places, five or six in north scotland, 13 in south wales and south of england. the system moves away, dry for

so for the rest of today, we will see thickening cloud and some patchy rain across the channel islandssewhere, some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery and some rain still with some snow over high ground affecting northern parts of scotland. temperatures four degrees for aberdeen and glasgow, 13 in london. and then tonight, we will see this area of wet weather pushing across southeast england into east anglia, some showers further north. most of them will phase. there will be some clear spells, ice likely to be an issue through northern ireland, northern england and up into scotland where it is going to be another really cold night, minus eight in the highlands and even further south, it will be chillier than it was last night. now into monday, some showers likely to move across south eastern parts of england. first thing, we will see some further showers pushing into western scotland. some of those wintry over high ground. but in between, a slice of sunshine, relatively light winds, decent weather to get out and about for a bank holiday stroll. although it will be a chil

so for the rest of today, we will see thickening cloud and some patchy rain across the channel islandshowers, some of which will be heavy and thundery and some rain still with some snow over high ground affecting northern parts of scotland. temperatures four degrees for aberdeen and glasgow, 13 in london. and then tonight, we will see this area of wet weather pushing across southeast england into east anglia, some showers further north. most of them will phase. there will be some clear spells, ice likely to be an issue through northern ireland, northern england and up into scotland where it is going to be another really cold night, minus eight in the highlands and even further south, it will be chillier than it was last night. now into monday, some showers likely to move across south eastern parts of england. first thing, we will see some further showers pushing into western scotland. some of those wintry over high ground. but in between, a slice of sunshine, relatively light winds, decent weather to get out and about for a bank holiday stroll. although it will be a chillier day in the

so for the rest of today, we will see thickening cloud and some patchy rain across the channel islandsgland. elsewhere, some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery and some rain still with some snow over high ground affecting northern parts of scotland. temperatures four degrees for aberdeen and glasgow, 13 in london. and then tonight, we will see this area of wet weather pushing across southeast england into east anglia, some showers further north. most of them will phase. there will be some clear spells, ice likely to be an issue through northern ireland, northern england and up into scotland where it is going to be another really cold night, minus eight in the highlands and even further south, it will be chillier than it was last night. now into monday, some showers likely to move across south eastern parts of england. first thing, we will see some further showers pushing into western scotland. some of those wintry over high ground. but in between, a slice of sunshine, relatively light winds, decent weather to get out and about for a bank holiday stroll. although it will

that will remain in the channel islands tomorrow when there will be a lot of dry weather, still a fewme highly disruptive — under new government plans. rescue workers in nepal resume their search for four people still unaccounted for — after sunday's deadly plane crash. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning... it is day one at the australian open, where emma raducanu has made a winning start. rising starjack draper handed a tough opening match against the defending champion rafa nadal, two of five british players that are in action on the opening day. cameron norrie is also on course for victory. russell fuller is in melbourne and rounds up the action so far. mri takano was beaming when she came off court, having won her first round match because ten days ago she was not sure whether she would be able to start the australian open having turned ankle so painfully while playing on the tour in auckland —— emma raducanu. not unduly troubled by the ankle, played aggressively, quite a few errors as you'd expect because she is a little rust

in east anglia and south—east of the channel islands, it may take until maybe late afternoon to see anyhrough the afternoon. the strong winds in the south will start to ease a little bit, but they will pick up across some parts of northern ireland and south—west scotland, and we could see gusts of a0 to 50 mph here, if not a bit more, to end the day and to go into the night. and it's here where as winds start to go more northerly, it will bring rain into more sleet and snow territory across parts of northern scotland. and this band of rain — across northern ireland, into northern england and, eventually, north wales — will have some sleet and snow in the hills as well. north of it, the risk of frost and certainly some ice. all of us, a colder night than last night. so, as we go into sunday, a change is afoot. colder weather for all. the real coldest air — the darker blue colours here — waiting in the wings to push their way southwards through sunday night and into monday. it's to the north of this zone of cloud and outbreaks of rain, and also, hill, sleet and snow which arrive through p

in east anglia and south—east of the channel islands, it may take until maybe late afternoon to see any but for all, temperatures actually dropping relative to this morning. around 5—11 c through the afternoon. the strong winds in the south will start to ease a little bit, but they will pick up across some parts of northern ireland and south—west scotland, and we could see gusts of a0 to 50 mph here, if not a bit more, to end the day and to go into the night. and it's here where as winds start to go more northerly, it will bring rain into more sleet and snow territory across parts of northern scotland. and this band of rain — across northern ireland, into northern england and, eventually, north wales — will have some sleet and snow in the hills as well. north of it, the risk of frost and certainly some ice. all of us, a colder night than last night. so, as we go into sunday, a change is afoot. colder weather for all. the real coldest air — the darker blue colours here — waiting in the wings to push their way southwards through sunday night and into monday. it's to the north of this zone

east anglia will have some outbreaks of rain. 0ther southern counties of england, along with the channel islandsill allow temperatures to drop, with ice likely to be an issue in northern england, northern ireland and scotland — lows of —8 in the north of the highlands. even further south, it'll be colder than it was last night, and then into tomorrow, some showers around, particularly the south—east, through the morning, and then some further showers pushing in across western scotland, some of which will be wintry. for many areas, it will be a dry day with lots of sunshine, a fine day for a bank holiday stroll, if a somewhat chillier day in the south. 8—9 degrees, and further north, 4 degrees for belfast, just three for glasgow. into tuesday, we see a change, we see frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, bringing some outbreaks of rain for a time. there could be some snow, mixing in over high ground in northern england and scotland, but only temporarily, because as these weather systems move through, they will usher in some milder air. it will be windy on tuesday, that wind coming up from

this weather front brought some rain, sleet, snow to cornwall, devon and to the channel islands earlyo, it's a very cold morning. plenty of sunshine around, any mist and fog clearing away, plenty of snow showers affecting northern scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, some moving through the cheshire gap, wales and the south—west of england. but further south and east, you'll tend to stay dry all day with plenty of sunshine. but it will be cold wherever you are, you factor in the breeze across scotland it'll feel colder than that. it turns very windy with the risk of gales across the north—east of scotland for a while, the sleet and snow showers merge together to produce longer spells of snow in the north, and there'll be further snow showers affecting parts of northern england, the midlands, wales, south—west england and also northern ireland. but i think the sout—east corner should tend to stay dry. cold, frosty night wherever you are with a significant risk of ice, too. for wednesday, another cold, frosty start, plenty of sunshine around again. we continue with wintry sho

and rain still falling to start the afternoon through parts of east anglia, the south—east, the channel islandsghtness break through here. persistent rain remains in orkney and that curls back into some outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow in central western scotland, to the north of northern ireland. frequent showers here and a strengthening wind. a0 or 50mph gusts, if not a bit more. a colder end to the day than we started and a cold night come tonight, particularly across scotland where we'll see rain turn to sleet and snow. a band of rain pushes through northern ireland, northern england. that could be sleet and snow in the higher ground. that could be the same too as it finishes the night across north wales. north of it some clear skies develop. frost, ice, frequent snow showers on sunday in the north of scotland. a band of cloud through wales, the midlands, east anglia producing some outbreaks of rain and a bit of hill snow, but for many away from that it's going to be a dry and bright day for most part, but it will feel cold, particularly in the wind. this is bbc news — welcome if you'

in east anglia and south east of the channel islands, it may take until late afternoon to see any glimpsesthe south is a little bit, but they were pick—up across parts of northern ireland and south west scotland and we could see gusts of 40 to 50 mph if not a bit more to end the day and to go into the night. it is here where a swing start to go more northerly, it brings rain into more sleet and snow is territory across parts of northern scotland. and this band of rain will have some sleet and snow on the hills as well. north of it, the risk of frost and the risk of ice and for all of us, a cold night the last night. so as we go into sunday, changes afoot. colder weatherfor sunday, changes afoot. colder weather for all. sunday, changes afoot. colder weatherfor all. the real sunday, changes afoot. colder weather for all. the real coldest air, the darker blue colours here, waiting in the winds to push southward through sunday night and into monday. it is to the north of the sone of cloud and outbreaks of rain and also hill, sleet and snow which arrive through parts of wales, midlands and east

it looks like that will quickly push away towards the channel islands and into france.ht day once again. if not another cold day, temperaturesjust another cold day, temperatures just another cold day, temperaturesjust a couple of degrees above freezing. where the wind is strongest across the north, there will be an added shield. cold air through much of this week, but there is a sign towards the end of the week that milder weather with the rain will return. but at least for the time being we have a bit of harassment from the relentless rain we have seen over the past week or two. thank you very much, cold weather to come, so we will make sure we keep you in touch with all that over the coming days. iran is facing international condemnation, after the execution of a british iranian national. former defence minister alireza akbari was arrested in 2019 and convicted of spying for the uk, which he denied. we can now speak to mr akbari's nephew, ramin forghani. thank you very much for talking with us. first of all, how are you? how is the family? good morning, thank you for

some rain in the channel islands and the south—east of england.ad recently fled war. when russia began its invasion of ukraine last year many feared it would be the end of their careers. svetlana was one of them. i didn't have work and i was trying to find the job and then i found this place and came here and i start to feel myself really, really good like before i didn't want to do ballet and was depressed and had no inspiration for life. svetlana fled ukraine shortly after war broke out, leaving her entire family behind. she thinks all ukrainians have a battlefield now and the stages is hers. i try to enjoy the stage and give dance and energy to people, but most important is to help our country to recover, to help ukraine and people who really need help. in this way i'm trying to help our country. she is one of more than 70 displaced dancers who make up the united ukrainian ballet, an ngo founded to protect and spread a culture that has been threatened by this conflict. it is a little room but i love it. fellow dancer valeria is grateful for the

we could see snow tomorrow at lower levels in the channel islands.er cold day with gales across the northern isles. heading on from tuesday into wednesday, the slow pressure looks like it's going to drift down the north sea coast. if it does move a little bit closer to the east coast we could see some wintry showers across eastern parts of england and it will be windy, but for many of us, we are looking at you tried it with a fair bit of sunshine, still some snow showers coming in across north and west, exposed to the wind, so if you're are writing about it will fuel calls. the on that as we had from thursday into friday we fight the cold and unsettled them, it's on today see temperatures rise once again. —— into the weekend we see temperatures rise once again. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: police in england and wales could be granted powers to intervene in protests before they become highly disruptive — under new government plans. italian police have arrested the country's most wanted mafia boss, matteo messina denaro, who has been on the r

some of it could be quite heavy, particularly for the channel islands. 12—13 degrees in the south, very 4—7 degrees. there“s that squeezing the ice of the low pressure system pushing out into the north sea on friday. so, gradually, the winds will ease down, the showers will ease down as this ridge of high pressure starts to build in as well. so, things not going to be too bad on friday for many of us, initially initially showery across northern and eastern areas, quite windy, too. and gradually, showers will fade away as this ridge of high pressure builds in. so, plenty of sunshine, i think, through the afternoon. northern ireland, wales, central and southern 10—11 degrees in the south, 6—8 further north. some changes, though, as we head into the weekend. we've got another area of low pressure working and on saturday, as that pulls away, it“ll allow northerly winds to set in. so things will be turning cold on sunday and into next week. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. after thousands of delays — hundreds

the rain will linger right through to parts of the afternoon for parts of the channel islands and thee day with some clear skies and late glimpse sunshine perhaps. temperatures probably at moment across the uk. it will drop this afternoon, around 4— 10 degrees. showers across scotland turning increasingly wintry over the hills. a shift to northerly winds tonight across scotland which will bring colder air, the greater chance of sleet or snow, even to the hills of northern england and north wales by the end of the night. the risk of ice as well as temperatures drop close to freezing of not below, the colder night across this out but here are frost free. as we going to sunday and beyond, the blue colours here, an indication of the chilly air, going to be coming increasingly from the arctic, not quite so much on sunday across them southern areas, still westerly wind with a scattering of showers around. prior to conditions across parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland. here we will see a few showers turning increasingly low across scotland. temperatures down even a littl

a lot of showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and if few in the channel islandsrs this morning when many of them will fade through the morning and we will have some sunshine. showers across the north of england, the midlands also. for most of england and wales we will have sunshine. in the north—west note how we start to see the cloud build into the afternoon. that is ahead of a weather front which is coming our way later. that will bring rain, crossing scotland and northern ireland. at times it will be heavy. it crosses england and wales. the band applied around the rain will narrow and the rain will not be as heavy, it will be lighter. the winds will start to pick up by the end of the night. tomorrow, we are looking at gales, especially in the north, even severe gales as you go through the latter part of the day. they will be blowing in the showers, a lot of showers across scotland, northern ireland and england. further the sound windy but not as windy. it will be drier with sunshine. we are looking at highs at 211 degrees in london. tuesday night looks like it

and more cloud across— channel islands and more cloud across northern ireland, north wales. —outh, 12 to 14 the firth in the north as we _ the south, 12 to 14 the firth in the north. as we head through the evening — north. as we head through the evening and overnight eventually this front — evening and overnight eventually this front starts to slide away, some — this front starts to slide away, some clear skies, and then we have two weather— some clear skies, and then we have two weather fronts. this will produce _ two weather fronts. this will produce cloud and spots of rain, some _ produce cloud and spots of rain, some heavier rain coming in across north-west— some heavier rain coming in across north—west upland but has the front slit south _ north—west upland but has the front slit south the rain will tend to weaken _ slit south the rain will tend to weaken. in the north of the country it will— weaken. in the north of the country it will be _ weaken. in the north of the country it will be a — weaken. in the north of the country it will be a mild night for the time of year—

in the channel islands, we have the dregs of the weather front. even 15 in the south and in the north, seven to about 10 degrees. as we head into thursday, things are really giving us a headache. this low pressure, with its front, keeps changing position and it may do again. what we think is happening at the moment is that we start off in a relatively cloudy note, some showery rain in the west, but we have this rain piling in across northern ireland and also scotland. it might move injust a bit quicker and it is also going to be windy. still, for most, relatively mild. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. politicians in moscow call for military commanders to be held accountable for the deaths of russian soldiers in a ukrainian attack. fresh uk rail strikes on the first working day for many of the new year. union leaders say they want a settlement, the government says passengers have had enough. around the uk pastures are told not to use the trains all week amid a fresh wave of strikes. a british couple d

we still have a weather front in the far south—east extending into the channel islands, also producingeadlines in the uk and around the world. allies of the conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, say he won't resign, as it's revealed he paid a penalty to resolve a dispute over unpaid tax while he was chancellor. 0pposition parties say his position is untenable. there are calls for a parliamentary inquiry into claims the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, helped borisjohnson to secure a loan worth up to £800,000 just weeks before he was appointed to the role. both men deny any conflict of interest, and the government insists there was a rigorous selection process. california police say the gunman suspected of killing ten people near los angeles was a 72—year—old man, who shot himself dead as they tried to apprehend him.

showers across wales and work one or two towards the channel islands, cloud will increase across westernrning. the showers spreading to parts of northern england, but for many of you, you will stay dry through much of today with temperatures around 8-12 . of today with temperatures around 8—12 . about what we would expect. temperatures will not drop, mild night, outbreaks of rain spreading across most parts, heavy snow persistent across western areas during the second of the night, clearing the way for northern ireland in towards don but these are temperatures tomorrow morning, a good deal milder than this morning. it does mean a wet start to the weekend, there will be more rain at times through the weekend, it will be windier than we will see through many areas during the day. the wind eating at the moment in scotland. when they start to saturday, outbreaks of rain first thing, england wales and much of scotland. most places will brighten up, sunshine, gill is developing in the west later on, temperatures down on today plus two values. saturday, the 80 of low pressure deepens today nort

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we have had showers this morning across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and the channel islands evening and overnight the weather front bearing rain pushes and across scotland and northern ireland, the rain heavy for a time but as it crosses england and wales, you find the rain will not be as heavy, but there will be showers coming in, went right over the hills and mountains in the north with strengthening wind. a windy day tomorrow across the north, girls and even severe gales with exposure, the rain clearing, dry weather but still showers and highs of 12 degrees. hello, this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines... a billion pound plan to improve nhs care in england — including thousands more hospital beds and hundreds of new ambulances — is being set out by ministers. downing street defends the prime minister�*s decision to sack conservative party chairman, nadim zahawi — but labour say rishi sunak must �*come clean�* about what he knew and when. borisjohnson tells the bbc how he was threatened by vladimir putin before the russian invasion of ukraine. last—ditch t