further south moderate rain across the cumbrian fells, south—west scotla nd the cumbrian fells, south—westth, a mixture of sunny spells and some showers. one or two could be on the shop side. the further east you are, the drier and finer your afternoon will be. bits and pieces of fog around the east anglian coast though. brain wafting across the british isles overnight into wednesday. there will be something more persistent about the rain across the hills of wales and the north—west of england. again, generally speaking, the further south and east you are, the drier and former your table b. thursday, we still have this run of mild south and south westerly breezes. there are active weather fronts with the potential to bring heavy rain to wales and the north—west of england, but in that flow, notice how we warn those collars up quite wildly. if you get caught in the rain, it will be cold. 14, 15 degrees is above the seasonal norm. it could be close to 20 or 21 degrees in the south—east. lots of dry weather, but by friday, the low pressure is on our doorstep, throwing the prospect of an u nse

around about solway, the cumbrian fells, the western slopes of the pennines, heavy downpours.share. generally the western side of wales, more than its fair share. generally speaking, the further east you are, certainly down towards westminster, we will keep dry in that particular neck of the woods. through the evening and overnight heavy rain moving out of the south—west. another one working its way into scotland. quite a bit of dry weather around. with all the cloud and a south to south—westerly breeze, temperature is not falling away breeze, temperature is not falling r breeze, temperature is not falling away very far. that is the sort of level you would expect for a daytime this time of the year. then we are off and running into thursday. it is this western area that sees the rain up this western area that sees the rain up through wales. rainfall totals beginning to mount in the cumbrian fells and the southern part of the southern uplands. towards the east it will stay dry. if the cloud pops, we could be looking at 20 to 21 degrees. here we are again on friday. low pressure

the coast—to—coast walk stretches for 190 miles across northern england from the cumbrian coast near days to complete if you are fit, but it has no official status. a north yorkshire mp has explained why it‘s high time to give the walk official recognition. across mountains and fells, wandering through valleys and villages, it is an inspirational crossing of the north of england. it might seem self—evident that the coast—to—coast walk would be one of britain‘s 50 official national trails. it is, however, with regret that i report that this remarkable route is yet to be officially recognised and has not taken its rightful place alongside what are in many cases far less celebrated walks. despite its renown and the thousands that walk it every year, the coast—to—coast does not even appear on ordnance survey maps. he said parts of the walk had got over—worn. areas of the path have become virtually unwalkable and with national trail status we can ensure it‘s kept as safe as possible, giving people the confidence to undertake one of britain‘s most magnificent journeys. money is the issue w

the cumbrian zoo whose future hangs in the balance after hundreds of animals died there.ars after the zeebruge disaster which killed almost 200 people — relatives of the dead and survivors return to sea to pay their respects. we could hear the tick from three people and we took them out. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. the row between alexis sanchez and his arsenal team mates that leaves the player's future at the club increasingly uncertain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there are concerns about the future of more than 4000 people who work at vauxhall plants in the uk after the business was bought by a french car company. psa — which already owns peugeot and citroen — has agreed a deal to buy vauxhall in britain and 0pel in germany forjust under £2 billion. vauxhall has two factories — in luton and ellesmere port — and many morejobs rely on the plants. the business secretary, greg clark, says he's "cautiously optimistic" about their future. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's a deal to create a european car making giant

towards the bruce and galloway with the odd bolsover in getting into northern ireland, wet across the cumbrianng more than their fair share. and the south west getting more than theirfair share. some dry and the south west getting more than their fair share. some dry weather to report, although cloudy, but where ever you are, it is not cold, despite all that cloud and rain, we will see temperatures above the seasonal norm. the heaviest of the rain working its way across scotland, getting up towards the northern isles. leaving behind lots of cloud, south—westerly breeze, and temperatures with pretty high values during the course of the night. those are values would expect to see by daytime at this time of year. still quite wet across some of these western higher ground areas. but, as i say, with a bit of blackness and some dry areas across east anglia and the south—east, could be looking at around 21,22, and the south—east, could be looking at around 21, 22, and and the south—east, could be looking ataround 21, 22, and even and the south—east, could be looking at around 21, 22, and even under t

there are calls for a cumbrian zoo, where nearly 500 animals have died in four years, to be shut down

threatened with closure — the cumbrian zoo where almost 500 animals have died loses its licence — whatdreds more that are left? and how cold weather testing for new black cabs could save our cities from pollution. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: afterfacing criticism over its make up, the fa table a series of proposals to boost diversity at board level. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 6. there are concerns about the future of around 4,500 people who work at vauxhall plants in the uk after the business was bought by a french car company. psa — which already owns peugeot and citroen — has agreed a deal to buy vauxhall in britain and 0pel in germany forjust under £2 billion. vauxhall has two factories — in luton and ellesmere port. unions say the fight begins now to try to safeguard jobs. here's our industry correspondentjohn moylan. vauxhall‘s vast vehicle plant at luton, for decades a cornerstone of gm's european operations. but soon what happens here will be decided in france. creating uncertainty for thousands of workers. we've all been worried, of course. we're al

i make no bones about it, a wet day again for wales, the cumbrian fells, southern uplands of scotlandher. not single figures under the rain. in the south—east, a bit of brightness, thursday could be the warmest day england has seen so far this year. by friday, no mistaking the fact it turns quite wet for many of us. still with the southerly breeze. temperatures still well above the mark for the time of year. more in half an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm. three cheers for alexander blackman! supporters of a royal marine, who killed an injured taliban fighter in affection, celebrate and they learn he will be freed in a couple of weeks. alexander blackman was jailed for murder in 2013, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter earlier this month. this is the moment we have all been fighting hard for. it's hard to believe that this day is finally here. the scottish parliament is expected to back nicola sturgeon's call for a second independence referendum, in a vote later this afternoon. a shake up of prescriptions — holidayjabs, gluten—free food and fish oils may no lo

the cumbrian force says it "let poppi down." good morning, it‘s friday the 3rd of march.f of the gallery on the greenwich peninsula, we‘ll be looking at an art installation here at 10,000 hanging irises but for now it is a 5°99y hanging irises but for now it is a soggy scene and i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. first our main story. a damning report by the police watchdog into the cumbrian force investigating the death of 13—month—old poppi worthington has revealed a catalogue of failures. the independent police complaints commission said senior detectives were "unstructured and disorganised". 0ur reporter sangita myskarjoins us from our london newsroom. this is a highly critical report of cumbria police by the ipcc and they reached several conclusions, amongst them that the police failed to investigate abuse claims against poppi properly, that they allowed evidence to be thrown away and, crucially, that they send the wrong information to the coroner. the cumbria police force has already making —— made a statement, saying they let poppi down

we will be talking about the most incredible railway across the yorkshire dales and the cumbrian fells about an hour or so ago, also one time. things are going well. —— also on time. this is an iconic track which ta kes time. this is an iconic track which takes in the beautiful eden valley in cumbria, travelling through to north yorkshire over the ribblehead viaduct, people will surely recognise it, its iconic arches. last month it had a tornado travel across it just in last month it had a tornado travel across itjust in preparation for the fact that this day was coming, the fact that this day was coming, the carlisle to settle line was going to fully reopen once again after a year or so of closure. back in december 2015 we had all the heavy rain, those terrible storms. the railway line was yet another casualty. around half 1 the railway line was yet another casualty. around half1 million tonnes of earth was part of landslides beneath the line. network rail had a mammoth task of trying to repair that. they have created what has been described to me as an underground viaduct it. concret

the cumbrian zoo whose future hangs in the balance after hundreds of animals died there.

the police watchdog has severely criticised the cumbrian force for its investigation into the death ofn the night in states continue to call for the resignation of attorney general jeff sessions. —— in the united states. there could be big changes on the way for football, especially concerning discipline. the international football association board could enhance the role of the captain to stop players from surrounding referees. sophie thornhill of great britain beat her team—mate to win a tandem pursuit gold medal on the thursday of the parrot track world championships in los angeles. andy murray faces lucas pouille of france in the last four of the dubai championships after a mammoth 31 minutes i break that helped him to victory over philipp kohlschreiber yesterday. —— 31 minute tie—break. i will be back atjust after half past. websites that sell prescription medicines can seem a tempting alternative to visiting a gp, especially if you're having problems getting a suitable doctor's appointment. but there's a warning these online services are putting patients at risk. that's according

it runs through some of britain's most stunning scenery along the yorkshire dales and cumbrian fells. reopened the route, and our correspondent alison freeman was there. the reason, as you say, it's such an important day is that this track is an iconic track. it takes in the beautiful eden valley in cumbria, travels through to north yorkshire. over the ribblehead viaduct, which people will surely recognise, its iconic arches. and just last month, they had a tornado travel across it. just in preparation, really, that this day was coming, that the carlisle to settle line was going to fully reopen once again after a year or so of closure. now, what happened was back in december of 2015, we had all that heavy rain. those terrible storms. and the railway line was yet another casualty. around 500,000 tonnes of earth was part of a landslide beneath the line. network rail had a mammoth task of trying to repair that. they've created what's been described to me as an underground viaduct beneath it. concrete pillars which will keep the railway line standing even if the rest of it falls away. it

there are calls for a cumbrian zoo, where nearly 500 animals have died in four years, to be shut downand this is the zoo you might remember where a keeper was also killed by a tiger in 2013. are the smartphones, tablets, blue light devices responsible for destroying your child's sleep? we'll hear how hospital attendances in england for children under 1a with sleep disorders have tripled in ten years. i end iend up i end up asking her if she wants it because then i can get stuff done. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11. ina in a second we will bring you more on the deal about selling temper macro to the french. and we'll discuss how police in durham are planning to give free heroin to addicts in a bid to cut drug—related crime. will it work? do get in touch. there are fears for thousands ofjobs at vauxhall plants in the uk this morning. it's after the french company that owns peugeot and citroen struck a £1.9 billion deal to buy general motors' european unit, which includes vauxhall. 11,500 workers are employed by the company in luton and ellesmere port. the unite uni