here's chris fawkes. we had some glorious sunrise pictures sent in this morning, this one from the isle of wight. and we have a weather front approaching from the west today which gave as those beautiful pictures. but the weather is going downhill now and for many it will be a wet afternoon. a happy band of rain stretching across the midlands, and the south—east at the minute. the rain quite extensive at the moment. and up quite extensive at the moment. and up in the mountains of scotland, expecting five, ten centimetres of snow. it is also windy with gusts of england and wales around a0 miles an hour. higher around the coast. so a wet afternoon to come across the south—east. from there the rain gets more patchy but clears away overnight. temperature is not quite as cold as last night but still a few patches of frost out in the countryside. so the risk of some icy surfaces first thing in the morning. we are seeing high pressure building in across england and wales tomorrow but low pressure further north a

time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. some snow to the island of lewis in the outer hebrides. it has been a wintry day across northern parts with the radar picture picking up snowfall, the white colour here. further south it has been rain falling for much of the day. this weather front becomes slow across east anglia and south—east england as we get toward the evening time, a damp end to the day. but when that, skies clear and those are likely to cause one or two problems overnight because temperatures are expected to fall sharply. widespread frost and risk of icy surfaces to take us into wednesday. this low—pressure has some are relatively mild air mixed in towards southern parts of the uk, further north in the air is colder and as the weather from mancienne we will see rain again again turned to snow. mostly over the hills of scotland when we could be looking at around two to five centimetres across higher parts of the highland, we could see some low transport disruption here. predominantly rainy in the south and midlan

time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. south, it generally wait for most of us. a mixture of rain and snow with world lingo for a time across eastern england, a damp evening in prospect. that will allow this frost to develop widely and the risk of icy stretches into the first part of wednesday morning. wednesday sees another front bumping into cold air, meaning the rain would turn into snow again. the wind is really strong, blizzard conditions over the highlands and southern uplands as well, the risk of transport disruption. river south, a windy morning and afternoon, some rain around, not much so, some legs over the brecon beacons and snowdonia for a time. is in the evening, cloud thickening, but the heaviest rain across western england and wales. wilder airbrushing in, across western england and wales. wilderairbrushing in, boosting temperatures two double figures. in scotland, another chilly day. this is bbc news — the headlines. the former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of multiple sex offences agai

now, the weather with chris fawkes.gh northern ireland but much of england and wales should stay dry with some sunshine for most of the day. the temperatures are ten or 11 degrees across the south, still quite cold in scotland. highs of five or six. as we get to the end of the week, that ridge of high pressure will begin to build a bit more across the uk and the winds tending to turn more to a south—westerly direction. temperatures rising in scotland as well. at the same time, through friday afternoon, we will see the next atla ntic friday afternoon, we will see the next atlantic front moving in, bringing outbreaks of rain through the afternoon across northern ireland getting into western scotla nd ireland getting into western scotland at surmounting snow. the forecast as we head to the weekend, the weather is set to turn a good deal milder. today at five. no prospect of a return to devolved government in northern ireland — after a 13—month stalemate. the dup and sinn fein have been locked in negotiations to end the 13—

time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.lar sunrise pictures being sent to us by our weather watchers. this was from the isle of wight. the weather front that has since moved and has brought rain and hail snow. you can see that front. 0ut hail snow. you can see that front. out in the atlantic is has developed a bump on the front. that will prevent it from completely moving out of the way. blustery showers in the north—west. although it will be a cold night, not quite as cold as it was last night. nevertheless, a touch of frost in the countryside. icy stretches. tomorrow will be a day of temperature contrasts. a ridge of high pressure across england dragging in milder air. for most of the uk, still under this colder air. weather—wise, blustery showers for scotland and northern ireland. snow on high ground. further south, cloudy in southern england. that cloud will thin, with sunshine coming through. most of england and wales should have a largely dry day with sunny spells. mild in the south. quite a contrast further north. st

here's chris fawkes.t keeps giving in terms of snow, some having more than their fair share. this was taken in the peak district. looking at the satellite picture you can see the next weather system that is racing across the atlantic and this will cause problems overnight and into tomorrow for some of us in terms of heavies know. before that, very windy over england and wales, gusts around 70 mph around coastal areas and that's enough to cause issues. you can't help but notice the blue turning into white further north. rain turning to snow in higher parts of northern ireland, scotla nd higher parts of northern ireland, scotland and northern england. how much, 5—10 centimetres. it could be riding towards morning rush—hour in scotland, coming down heavily, so difficult conditions, a risk of disruption and even lower down there will be a few centimetres. the snow moving away from northern ireland but leaving thick cover over the higher ground. through the rest of the davie provan that nation is slowly moving

here‘s chris fawkes. hello.es per hour —— gusts could reach 50—60 mph in the south. you can‘t help but notice the blue changing to wait. yes, we are expecting rain turning to snow overnight with the heaviest falls across northern ireland, scotla nd falls across northern ireland, scotland and of course northern england particularly over high ground but this snow could cause problems out and about for the rush hour to work. 5—10 centimetres expected across higher parts of scotland, and even lower down we could see a few centimetres across the central belt, all enough to cause some transport disruption. 5-10 cause some transport disruption. 5—10 centimetres across the higher parts of northern ireland, and there will be summoned the peaks and the pennines and the cumbrian fells for time. this then pushes eastwards. the front itself is very slow moving across eastern areas for tuesday, the rain probably lingering for much of the afternoon across east anglia and south—east england where it will feel pretty cold but el

lets join chris fawkes for the forecast.unshine. clouds and towards cambridgeshire, is not out of question with this area of rain could clip in as we go through the afternoon, turning wetter out of the eastern coast, read getting well into norfolk, suffolk and probably essex before swinging to the near continent. elsewhere, showers across northern and western areas, temperatures june 5—7. northern and western areas, temperaturesjune 5—7. but northern and western areas, temperatures june 5—7. but feeling colder on account of these brisk north—westerly wind. overnight, the winds feed in across northern and eastern areas with risks of icy patches on untreated roads as road temperatures dipped below freezing. towns and cities look at 2—4dc. friday morning start with showers, across northern eastern scotland, running down the north sea to affect eastern england as well, through the afternoon the showers become less widespread and away from that, more sunshine and light winds, it should start to feel less on the chilly side. 5—83d

here's chris fawkes. and that the moon last night.urnt orange. this taken from the richmond park area, you can see the london skyline hiding beneath the supermoon. today our weather has been a mixture of sunny spells and showers and it's been a cold day. a clump of rain has been working in from lincolnshire, further into east anglia, close to the london area and will be clipping into kent before long as well. showers will continue broadly speaking in the same kind of areas where we have seen them by day. there the risk of icy stretches developing on on treated roads where we see in the frost developing but in towns and cities temperatures typically overnight between one and four degrees. showers for eastern scotla nd four degrees. showers for eastern scotland and england, but they will ease off as the day goes by. some showers clipping western wales and running into cornwall, but for most it isa running into cornwall, but for most it is a dry day with sunshine. with the winds light it won't be quite as chilly. looking ahead to the wee

weather now with chris fawkes. hello again.about. the highlands looked splendid, didn't they? after the recent snowfall here and clear blue skies as well. but looking ahead to the weekend's forecast, not so much sunshine to go around on saturday. sunday sees the sunshine return, along with some snow showers. it will become windy for a time this weekend. here's the satellite picture. it shows an area of low pressure, a curl of cloud racing towards the british isles, and this cloud is going to be moving in, bringing a band of rain with it. and that rain is going to be quite heavy over the next few hours, turning readily to snow — even low down across parts of eastern scotland. i think we will see things turning rather wintry. the other thing you will notice if you'ee out and about first thing is how cold it feels. yes, we're looking at a widespread frost and the risk of some icy stretches first thing. now, looking at the weather in a little bit more detail through saturday morning. the snow across scotland, well, five to ten cent

here‘s chris fawkes. hi,jane. hi, jane. we‘ve had some or —— more wintry weather.f the country. further south, it has generally been more rain that‘s been falling, and a winteriness for one or two across parts of wales. the rest of the afternoon, i will weather front becomes slow moving across the eastern counties of england, a dull, damp and chilly end of the day. further west, sunshine working in.

jonny may now is chris fawkes from the bbc weather centre. how much worse is it going to get? at two areas that are seen we can look at two areas that are seen significant snowfall over the last three hours. let us look at the graphics. the first area overnight, we had any array of snow, a paula lowe that came in over the north—west of england, that came across northern england, moves across northern england, moves across the midlands and now it is on two wheels as well. that has brought several centimetres and caused localised transportation option but down towards kent, look at this line of showers, they have been formed by the winds and because they have not changed direction, though showers have been locked and loaded on exactly the same kind of areas, so shower after shower after share, wales just down the road after london. in kent, we have seen carnage caused by that heavy snowfall. that is what has been happening but every look at the forecast over the next 24 hours, for the changes are ahead. the winds will change direction, we will start to get even colder air coming

chris fawkes with the weather.stions raised by the public and whether the charity deserves money. the charity commission has taken the most serious action it can against 0xfam, and begun a statutory inquiry into its procedures. it will investigate the handling of claims that 0xfam staff used prostitutes as they carried out disaster relief in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti in 2010. matt cole reports. this crisis has already claimed one senior figure, 0xfam‘s now former chief executive penny lawrence, but her resignation has far from drawn a line under the matter, with the organisation now facing the most serious form of investigation the charity commission can undertake, a statutory inquiry which could lead to the suspension of trustees or the freezing of bank accounts. and there is more pressure from the government. i take these things very seriously. i know people will be worried about the charity, worried about the money. as 0xfam fights for its future, there are some claiming it had ample opportunity t

and the weather from chris fawkes. lovely weather, not sure about your tie!ll be talking about all the different types of means you may have been looking at yesterday. as well as that, we have some heavy rainfor well as that, we have some heavy rain for new zealand. we will look at what is going on down under as well. thanks, chris. also coming up... next stop norway — the duke and duchess of cambridge continue their tour scandinavia: and get a right royal welcome at the airport. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. "we're enjoing a golden era in the relationship between britain and china" — that's the confident message from the prime minister after meeting the chinese president xijinping in beijing. it's the second day of her trip to try to boost trade between the two countries. with the sniping over brexit continuing back home, the international trade secretary has urged theresa may's critics to "focus on the big picture". liam fox suggested that britain needed to get over its obsession with europe. there is some flash photography in t