there will be some flakes of sleet mixed in, particularly over the high ground, for example the chilternsugh the rest of the day, those bright skies in scotland filter southwards into far north england and northern ireland. a slow change to the rest, a dull, dank day, with the rain easing off slowly, but we're left with chilly conditions. temperatures for most in the range of 3—5 degrees. milder, though, in the south—west. looking ahead to saturday night, the second of those areas of low pressure that i showed you on the satellite picture a few moments ago starts to swing in. that will be bringing a band of rain across northern ireland. ahead of that, it is cold, one of the colder nights of this year so far in scotland. temperatures could be dipping down well, well below freezing, perhaps —8, —10 degrees, something like that. and then into sunday, what happens is this band of rain will be working into this colder air, and for a time, it could turn to snow. and that snow could be very heavy across the high ground of scotland, and across the peaks and the pennines, as well, perhaps as much

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there will be some flakes of sleet mixed in, particularly over the high ground, for example the chilterns areas. rest of the day, bright skies in scotland filter southwards into far north england northern ireland. a slow change to the rest, a dull, dank day, with the rain easing off slowly, and we're left with chilly conditions. temperatures for most in a range of 3—5 degrees. milder, though, in the south—west. on saturday night, the second of those areas of low pressure that we see on the satellite picture starts to swing in. that will be bringing a band of rain across northern ireland. ahead of that, it is cold, one of the colder nights of this year so far in scotland. temperatures could be dipping down well, well below freezing, perhaps —8 or —10 degrees, something like that. and then on sunday that band of rain will work into colder air, and for a time, it could turn to snow. and that snow could be very heavy across the high ground of scotland, and across the peaks and the pennines, as well, perhaps as much as ten or 15 centimetres of snow. whereas if we get snow at lower levels, it w

maybe in the chilterns.at, cornwall and devon and brighten into the afternoon, whereas notice how this area of cloud, rain, sleet, wet snow doesn't really move very much once it's in. far north of england into scotland holding onto sunny spells, bright too into the north of northern ireland. look how mild it gets into the far south—west, but elsewhere, it's a cold, quite a raw day to come. milder air is trying to come in. another weather system that tries to bring it in sunday. this has got problems associated with it. because as it feeds this wet weather into cold air, some of us seeing more snow for a time on sunday, particularly into scotland and northern england. bear that in mind if you're travelling, especially on higher routes, because here it comes. a lot of this will be of rain, into the colder airfor a time some sleet and snow, some quite heavy rain through southern parts of the uk. the winds pick up again. nothing too bad with that. cold air hanging on for longest towards the north—east of the uk,

imm the chilterns, the rolling hills on the outskirts of london, which lie at the heart of the government'sma on protecting the environment while promoting economic growth. behind me is the prime minister's official country residence which she uses for walks in this area. over there and over that hill is the planned hs2 high—speed rail link to the north of england, which is being fiercely resisted by residents here who say that it threatens this area of outstanding natural beauty. the tension between the economy and environment was put to the prime minister in the commons today by at chilterns mp. it is an issue felt keenly by this local farmer who also complains about mixed messages down the decades from whitehall.m complains about mixed messages down the decades from whitehall. it is definitely a dilemma and it has been a dilemma going on like that for generations. i could point you in, back to the 60s when it was government policy to pull out hedges and ever since the late 70s it has been government policy to plant hedges. it was never the farmers' idea to take them out it was government

there will be some flakes of sleet mixed in, particularly over the high ground, for example the chilternsest of the day, those bright skies in scotland filter southwards into far north england and northern ireland. a slow change to the rest, a dull, dank day, with the rain easing off slowly, but we're left with quite chilly conditions. temperatures for most in the range of 3—5 degrees. milder, though, in the south—west. looking ahead to saturday night, the second of those areas of low pressure that i showed you on the satellite picture a few moments ago starts to swing in. that will be bringing a band of rain across northern ireland. ahead of that, it is cold, one of the colder nights of this year so far in scotland. temperatures could be dipping down well, well below freezing, perhaps —8, —10 degrees, something like that. and then into sunday, what happens is this band of rain will be working into this colder air, and for a time, it could turn to snow. and that snow could be very heavy across the high ground of scotland, and across the peaks and the pennines, as well, perhaps as much as

there will be some flakes of sleet mixed in, particularly over the high ground, for example the chilternsuthwards into far north england northern ireland. a slow change to the rest, a dull, dank day with rain easing off slowly and chilly conditions. temperatures for most in a range of 3—5 degrees. milder, though, in the south—west. on saturday night, the second of those areas of low pressure that we see on the satellite picture starts to swing in. that will be bringing a band of rain across northern ireland. ahead of that, it is cold, one of the colder nights of this year so far in scotland. temperatures could well be dipping down well below freezing, perhaps —8 or —10 degrees. then on sunday that band of rain will work into colder air, and for a time, it could turn to snow. and that snow could be heavy across the high ground of scotland and the peaks and the pennines, as well, perhaps as much as ten or 15 centimetres of snow. whereas if the snow comes at lower levels, it will not last long because it will transition back to rain as mild air works in from the west. there will be quite a r

we could see a bit of snow on the leading edge of that, into the chilterns as well. will be a particularly cold night, as the winds fall light, clear spells, freezing fog patches possible before the next band of rain and hill snow arrive from the west during sunday morning, as this rain bumps into that cold air we could see significant snow fall. it is a frontal system which is moving in from the atlantic, it will bring much miler air from the atlantic, it will bring much milerair in from the atlantic, it will bring much miler air in its wake but certainly for a time during sunday we could see the mix of heavy rain, quickly turning to snow in northern england and scotland too, disruptive snow for a time. heavy rain in northern ireland, southern england and south wales, lots going on, keep in touch with our latest warnings on the website. goodbye. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the government announces it will not challenge the controversial decision to release serial sex offender john worboys from prison — but lawyers for two of the victims say they will pu

there will be some flakes of sleet mixed in, particularly over the high ground, for example the chilternser southwards into far north england northern ireland. a slow change to the rest, a dull, dank day with rain easing off slowly and chilly conditions. temperatures for most in a range of 3—5 degrees. milder, though, in the south—west. on saturday night, the second of those areas of low pressure that we see on the satellite picture starts to swing in. that will be bringing a band of rain across northern ireland. ahead of that, it is cold, one of the colder nights of this year so far in scotland. temperatures could be dipping down well, well below freezing, perhaps —8 or —10 degrees, something like that. and then on sunday that band of rain will work into colder air, and for a time, it could turn to snow. and that snow could be very heavy across the high ground of scotland and across the peaks and the pennines, as well, perhaps as much as ten or 15 centimetres of snow. whereas if we get snow at lower levels, it will not last long because it will transition back to rain, as mild air works

snow tomorrow morning across the higher ground southern wales and parts of southern england, the chilternsacons, some snow, some rain to the south of that which will slowly ease away. turning milder in the south. still cold further north. we will have lost the wintry showers, so a return to something sunny for many others during saturday. a cold night saturday night. during sunday, this front saturday night. during sunday, this fro nt m oves saturday night. during sunday, this front moves in from the atlantic. as it moves in it bumps into the cold airand we could it moves in it bumps into the cold air and we could see significant snowfall on sunday at least for a time, before it turns back to rain. we have the milder air moving in from the south—west but for northern england and scotland temperatures still on the chilly side. if you have travel plans on sunday, particularly across parts of northern england and scotland, watch out for potential disruption due to more snow on the cards. turning milderfor next week. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the justice secretary says the d

as it bops the colder air wiggo season snow over the hills of wales, perhaps the chilterns, and the cotswoldsg. on saturday morning, imogen improved a across scotland, northern england and northern ireland with a return to sunshine and the snow showers easing away eventually. further south, a cloudy day, the hill snow will ease from southern england and south wales but it will feel chilly where you are stuck under the cloud. as we move through saturday night we have clear skies, quite a cold night, in fact it could be one of the coldest nights in the winter so far. then into the early hours of sunday, what you will notice is the next band of rain working in from the west. during sunday the cold air is going to be met by this area of rain which will quickly turn to snow, particularly across scotland and northern england. further south it will probably fall as rain as we have milder air sweeping in, temperatures back into double figures towards the south—west, still quite chilly in the north and east. if you have plans to travel during sunday, particularly across scotla nd during sunday, partic

maybe as far south as the chilterns, the ma corridor.ic. this coming night, we are not talking about —1a any more, more mild. tomorrow, some rain. 0verall, any more, more mild. tomorrow, some rain. overall, the weather on monday. you can see the temperatures almost into double figures across the uk. the week ahead, a milder air. 0verall, the uk. the week ahead, a milder air. overall, the theme is more mild air. overall, the theme is more mild airto head air. overall, the theme is more mild air to head through debris. it will head up in london. this is above what we have this time of year, normally. temporarily today, snow and then all of that or some of it, it will take a while, will wash away. in some areas of scotland, it is 30 centimetres. a lot lying around. what wardrobe to be get out? is it some are? winter? average of both? well, it's clearly not summer. ido both? well, it's clearly not summer. i do think i've ever seen a forecast where it is an 11 down south and —13 up where it is an 11 down south and —13 up north. take it from m

chiltern trains are disrupted between aylesbury and harrow—on—the—hill.king's cross running with delays of up to 50 minutes, due to speed restrictions. on the roads: heading through wapping, there are westbound delays for traffic on the highway and east smithfield, due to overrunning works. at the dartford river crossing, the qe2 bridge is closed due to this mornings strong winds, with traffic in both directions diverted via the dartford tunnels. let's have a check on the weather now, with georgina burnett. good morning. well, after a rather turbulent night last night, things should be easing a little today. but we're not out of the woods just yet, and the met office still has a yellow warning in place for wind, that's until 9:00am this morning. that's because we are still expecting gusts of 60—70 mph over the rush hour. sunny spells and blustery showers on the way. things calming down a little, but still quite a windy day ahead of us. now, those showers are fairly scattered, few and far between. but as the day heads on, they could turn little bit wintry,

so we could see a bit of snow on the leading edge of that, into the chilterns, the cotswolds can seethe letter next batch of hell snow arrested during the early hours of sunday morning. as the rain bugs into that cold air, we could see significant snowfall. it will be bringing my other parents wake, but for a time on sunday, we could see that heavy rain turning to snow. the shock of snow possible here for a time, heavy rain across parts of northern england and wales, too. a public outcry over the case led to calls for a review of the parole boards decision, but the justice secretary said he would not seek one. having taken legal advice, i have decided it would not be appropriate for me as secretary of state to proceed in such a case. honourable members would appreciate i cannot go further and expose details of the legal advice i have been given. i know this will disappoint the victims in this will disappoint the victims in this case and members of this house. lawyers are two of the victims said they will pursue a judicial review of the parole board's decision to release warboys at th

saturday morning a bit of snow of the chilterns and the cotswolds, although that should clear away andher front pushing in will bring some heavy rain for a time, stronger winds on sunday and four times snow, over the pennines, the uplands, into the grampians and the uplands, into the grampians and the highlands for a time. but rain pushing east, although becoming buddha, 11 degrees towards the south—west, still keeping the cold air in the and east. —— becoming milder. that's all from me. hello, it's friday, it's ten o'clock, and chloe tilly. a simple blood test to diagnose cancer. scientists in america are trialling a test which can detect eight forms on the disease. it's being hailed as a major breakthrough. i look forward to a time in 10 years where we all go to the pharmacy, we buy our shampoo, we give a blood test. and we get on with our lives. the nhs is spending more money on diagnostics than treating the disease. we'll be asking just how significant this is and what hope does it offer? this weekend marks a year since donald trump was sworn in as america's a5th president. but wha

a bit of hill fog over the downs and the chilterns and a few spots of drizzle.ossibly into the afternoon. further east, the cloud will then and break. we will get some brighter spells developing. top temperatures between seven and nine celsius. then, as we head to this evening and overnight, the breeze will pick up just a touch more. so mr not too much of an issue into tomorrow morning but lots of low cloud. loads of 56 celsius. now, tomorrow will feel windier. the wind will help the makes up the air. temperatures a degree or so down on what we will see later on today. across the course of the weekend, again, sunday mostly dry, very windy by the end of the day. rain on monday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello — this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you the latest news and sport injust a moment. here's what's coming up on breakfast today. the way we manage our money is getting a shake—up. we'll look at whether open banking, will really get you a better deal on current accounts

maybe snow across higher ground of the chilterns and cotswolds.ee government services shut down. live from london, that's our top story on friday 19th january. all eyes will be on the us senate today. hundreds of thousands of government employees could be sent home if the two major parties fail to overcome their differences. also in the programme... the controversial founder of uber — travis kalanick — becomes a billionaire after the ride—hailing company completes a massive round of funding. and we'll keep you up to date on all the latest market