and that's it from me for now, but dojoin david cornock on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm forrthy, goodbye. hello there. well, you probably noticed over the last couple of days the weather has been a bit unsettled with lots of showers. certainly friday no exceptiont to that theme. you can see the extent of all those showers moving across the uk, and they brought with it some dramatic skies. a double rainbow spotted around the southend—on—sea area of essex, and a little bit further south in sussex we had this dramatic bolt of lightning coming from one of the storm clouds with some hail mixed in as well. over the next few hours, showers moving eastwards across england, only slowly clearing here. the showers will then tend confined to the north—east of scotland, where it will stay cloudy all night. temperatures 3—7 degrees. now, as far as the weekend goes, we are going to see an improvement in the weather. spells of sunshine and for quite a few of us, it will stay dry. showers around, particularly across the north and east, but with lighter winds, it will feeljust a little bit wa

and that's it from me for now, but dojoin david cornock on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for goodbye. hello. it has turned into a predominantly dry sunday across most parts of the uk, but that is not the whole story. there has been some patchy rain toward the south, perhaps more notably, some really hefty downpours further north, some of those will continue into the evening. the showers most plentiful across eastern and southern parts of scotland, showers tending to fade from northern ireland but they will continue across north—eastern parts of england, with thunder and lightning likely. could see quite a lot of rain in a short space of time if you catch one of these downpours, some showers also getting down into east anglia. further south, quite a lot of cloud on the chart, keeping a fair amount across southern areas through tonight. still one or two of those showers are lingering close to the east coast, the further north and west you are across the uk is where the skies will be clearest and temperatures lowest. parts of scotland and northern ireland likely to see a touch o

you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, david cornock. if you're looking for some lockdown tv viewing, you can find our daily round up of parliamentary life on the bbc iplayer. just search for "parliament" and enjoy! now the national assembly for wales is no more. after 21 years of devolution, the assembly has rebranded itself as senedd cymru the welsh parliament to reflect the growth in its powers. but in these times of coronavirus, the first meeting was a virtual one. we are meeting for the first time as members of the senate —— senedd. ..and the welsh parliament and a name now reflecting our role as the nation's parliament. while the name change today, our priority remains the same as it has done over the past weeks, responding to the coronavirus crisis. now more than ever, they expect a strong national parliament working in the interests of the people of wales. and members of the senedd, mses as they are now known got on with questioning the first minister about the coronavirus outbreak and his government's decision not to test staff

from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello.ek with highs of 26 or 27 degrees in the south. a lot of dry weather as well, but the further north and west you are across the uk, the greater the chance of seeing some outbreaks of rain. that's certainly the case on sunday — this frontal system passing across the northern half of the country, but that front running up against this area of high pressure, which will be keeping things dry down to the south, and the squeeze between that high pressure area and the frontal systems pushing in from the west will drive the air up from the south — an increasingly warm feel over the coming days. so, for sunday, we see some rain across the northern half of the uk. parts of north wales, northern england, just the odd spot of drizzle, which should tend to peter out during the day, and the rain across northern ireland and northern scotland will tend to fizzle around lunchtime but we expect more wet weather from the west into the late afternoon. further south, we'll see some spells of hazy sunshine,

you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, david cornock.r members of the house of lords? the education secretary, gavin williamson, has emphasised that schools in england will not open until scientific and medical advisers judge that it is safe. his new labour shadow, rebecca long—bailey — making her first appearance at the despatch box in the role — pressed her opposite number on the issue. last week, it was reported the government was looking at best practice in other countries. this weekend, it was reported that the government would reopen schools for year six pupils on the 1st ofjune. and last night, it was reported that there were discussions in government about giving schools and multi—academy trusts the flexibility to decide for themselves, amid concerns that ministers were coming under pressure to help kick—start the economy. i'm sure the secretary will want to reassure parents, pupils and staff that their safety is the government's number one priority, so will he clarify on what basis the government is making decisions in relation

and that's it from me for now, but dojoin david cornock on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. well, we may have had to wait right till end of april, but yesterday's storms were quite impressive. the radar picture shows just how widespread those showers were, nowhere immune from seeing several downpours through the day. but some of the showers were particularly impressive. from this mammatus cloud — the sign of very active convection in wiltshire — to pea—sized hailfalling from those thunderclouds in buckinghamshire, and further north in scotland, we had this funnel cloud dropping from stormclouds in dumfries and galloway. now, over the next few hours there are still a few showers dotted at around northern england, wales, northern ireland and northern scotland, too. it's not too cold, though, for most of us. temperatures around 4—7 celsius. low pressure then still in charge of our weather and as we head into friday and it's another day where nowhere is immune from seeing a shower or two. even across souther england there will be some furt

from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. the last couple of nights. last night in northern ireland, it was down to minus six degrees celsius, the coldest may night there in nearly a0 years. this morning, most major towns and cities will be generally above zero, but it is cold air that's sitting on top of us at the moment. you can see the pale blue colours there. the really cold air‘s to the north of us, but we're certainly in that chilly air mass. we'll have to wait before the warmer air from the southern climes arrives, and that's not going to happen for a few more days. so, the forecast for friday morning, well, early hours of the morning shows some clear weather, but also patchy cloud. temperatures in norwich close to freezing. that does mean a ground frost outside of town, but more generally speaking, we're talking around 4—6 degrees. so, a bright start to the day. i wouldn't go as far as saying it's going to be a sunny day on friday, but it is going to be a bright one. there'll be some scattered clouds, and actually in

from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello.e found across the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll be largely dry, and quite widely it'll become very warm for a time around the middle of the week. the end of the week will feel a bit different. it'll be cooler, windier and more unsettled for all of us. now, you can see frontal systems which will be pushing across northern areas over the next few days, bringing cloud. yes, this cloud producing some outbreaks of rain, but it is to the south of those frontal systems that things will turn increasingly warm and increasingly sunny for just about all of us by wednesday. but, as far as monday goes, some rain to start off across northern scotland. that will increasingly become confined to the northern isles. the north of the mainland will brighten up, with some sunshine. we will see quite a lot of cloud persisting across southern scotland, north—west england and northern ireland. patchy rain here, which could become heavier from the west into the afternoon. further south, some s

from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. it's rain, that's only coming for some. now saturday's weather looks to be a complete repeat of what we had on friday. warm sunny spells at times, from cloud, the chance of a shower. things are though steadily changing. we're going to bring warmer air into the uk, as the weekend goes on, more widely into next week. there will be a bit of rain in places as that transition takes place, more especially though across parts of scotland and northern ireland. let's take a look at things first thing for saturday morning. not as chilly to start the day. there's still the chance of a touch of ground frost in one or two spots. so by day and by night, temperatures are heading up. gardeners and growers can relax, unless of course you're waiting for some rain. there will be a bit of rain at times, across the far north of scotland, into orkney. a few showers to northern and western scotland. south—east scotland staying mainly dry. cloud building into northern ireland — one or two showers around here

and that's it from me for now, but dojoin david cornock on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm foro. the weekend weather continues with perhaps a greater chance for catching a shower in the day ahead compared with saturday. there will still be some sunny spells around, but actually for a large part of england and wales, it'll be a cloudier day compared with saturday. that's because this frontal system is bringing at least some cloud up from the south, and to start the day across parts of southern england and south wales, there may just be a bit of patchy light rain around. it does mean more cloud across a large part of england and wales compared with saturday. still sunny spells, though, for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, but this is where some showers are going to break out. some of those may be heavy and possibly thundery. you may also see a few towards north wales, the midlands and east anglia on through the afternoon. as for temperatures, mostly in the mid—teens. looks like a cooler day across northern and eastern scotland compared with saturday, especially wh

you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, david cornock.pension off older members of the house of lords? the education secretary, gavin williamson, has emphasised that schools in england will not open until scientific and medical advisers judge that it is safe. his new labour shadow, rebecca long—bailey — making her first appearance at the despatch box in the role — pressed her opposite number on the issue. last week, it was reported the government was looking at best practice in other countries. this weekend, it was reported that the government would reopen schools for year six pupils on the 1st ofjune. and last night, it was reported that there were discussions in government about giving schools and multi—academy trusts the flexibility to decide for themselves, amid concerns that ministers were coming under pressure to help kick—start the economy. i'm sure the secretary will want to reassure parents, pupils and staff that their safety is the government's number one priority, so will he clarify on what basis the government is making decisi

you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, david cornock.fting the lockdown...eventually. mps and peers have accused the government of urging people back to work without giving clear enough guidance on how to use public transport safely. new figures from the office for national statistics have shown that taxi drivers and bus drivers are among those at greatest risk of dying from covid—19 in england and wales. in a statement to mps, the transport secretary urged people not to use public transport in england if at all possible, but if they had to, they should avoid peak times, use face coverings, and maintain social distancing. we continue to ask people to only go to work if they cannot do theirjobs at home. that's because even as transport begins to revert to a full—service, the two metre distancing rule will only leave effective capacity for one in ten passengers overall. one in ten. therefore, it's crucial that we protect our network by minimising pressures placed upon it and ensure it is ready to serve those who most need it. instead, peop

you're watching monday in parliament with me, david cornock.to get us back to work keep us safe? a new business lending scheme known as bounce back has been launched. under this scheme, the government will guarantee 100% of the loan. the banks told mps on the treasury committee that demand had already been huge. and they conceded that there had been problems with the existing coronavirus business interruption loan scheme or cbils. there's been i think it is fair to say particular criticism leveled at lloyd's in terms of the loan finance out of the door in relation to the small business lending market. there was a quoting in fact in the times and which you may have seen in much of the member of lloyd's staff was recorded saying quite a high proportion, do not actually qualify against the criteria that the government set out and that is a massive help. could you explain what you thought that person meant when they made that statement? good morning mr chairman and thank you. so i do not understand that statement at all. that's not the way i would

you're watching monday in parliament with me, david cornock.g commons rules. the head of british airways willie walsh has been challenged over why the airline is planning to make more 12,000 workers redundant when it has large reserves of cash. willie walsh said the job losses were about ensuring the survival of the company during the coronavirus crisis. and he told the transport committee it was the most significant challenge the industry had faced. for the first quarter of 2020, we reported an operating loss of 535 million euros, all of that downturn taking place in march of this year, so very severe, very significant crisis, and quite honestly, the likelihood that it will improve in the short—term is zero. the announcement yesterday of a 14 day period of... ..coming into the uk is, well, it's definitely going to make it worse. there's nothing positive in anything that i heard the prime minister say yesterday. i think we know over the last six years, ba have generated over £8 billion of profit for the iag group. how much cash or liquidity doe

and that's it from me for now, but dojoin david cornock on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm forthy, goodbye. hello. 0ur weather looks like warming up for a time in the week ahead before doing a complete u—turn next weekend, as we'll see in a moment. it will be pleasant where there are some some sunny spells during monday, still a chance of catching a few showers, particularly across parts of eastern england, whereas elsewhere it is high—pressure in control, so it looks dry. one or two showers for south—east scotland to start the day. they're going to clear. a frosty start in northern scotland. a few spots in northern ireland. scotland and northern ireland though, seeing abundant afternoon sunshine. you can see where the showers are, merging to give longer spells of rain and showers across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, showers developing in east anglia and parts of the midlands too, into the afternoon, some of which could be heavy. much of southern england, west midlands, wales, north—west england staying dry, a warmer day with sunnier skies compared to sunday. the breeze sta