but rain in northern ireland and dumfries and galloway easing off.enter thursday, the ridge of high pressure, chilly start, a touch of frost in some rural areas, but some sunshine around across central and eastern areas. in the west, a few spots of rain possible, mostly across western parts of scotland. even on friday with the threat of rain in the air, much more cloud across parts of northern england, wales, it —— edging its way southwards. drive for the start of the easter weekend. the big picture of the easter weekend, north—westerly winds for saturday, sunshine and one or two showers. the area of low pressure will push area 0 low pressure wilt pus across on sunday bringing the greater threat of rain. then a ridge of high pressure into easter monday. keep up with the latest on the website and apple. certainly used a weekend. —— the easter weekend. talks with russian officials. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the high court has ruled doctors can withdraw life support treatment from eight—month—old charlie gard, against his parent‘s wishes.

and galloway and cou nty man, dumfries and galloway and county down, and also into the highlands and sunshine in the east, the cloudy weather in the west. 0vernight tonight cloudy skies will filter southwards keeping most of us frost free, but perhaps a nip of us frost free, but perhaps a nip of frost for the countryside in south—east england, areas like sussex and kent could be at risk of seeing that. the cloud big enough foran seeing that. the cloud big enough for an occasional spit of rain across northern england, perhaps into the midlands and mid—wales as we go through thursday morning but the amounts will be very small. just a cloudy kind of day across england and wales. loss of cloud in the north—west, a few showers pushing into the western isles of scotland. for northern ireland and scotland generally, the skies are a little bit brighter, scope for if you hazy spells of sunshine to come through and temperatures around 12—14. on friday perhaps a little rain in the western isles of scotland, otherwise another dry day. a bit more sunshine to go round and with lighter winds it wil

you're backed up from 234 in dumfries to this point in quantico.ctor in about 30 extra minutes to your commute. route one southbound is pretty opened other than usual morning volume. skyfox in laurel, beautiful view of the trees but unfortunately 197 is shut down in both directions. it's hard to make out the utility workers and trucks because of the beautiful trees there but the road is completely shut down between powder mill road and baltimore-washington parkway. you need to detour around that. let's go ahead and switch it over for a look at our maps. also keep in mind look at baltimore-washington parkway right now. both north and southbound sides completely jammed up between the beltway and 32. southbound side even heavier. coming to and from the capital beltway to the baltimore beltway i would say route one or 95 better bets so you don't get stuck in that massive slow down this morning. the outer loop there's a new crash a blocking the left lane. that's in the backup already, about a 20 minute slowdown 95 over to georgia avenue and another inne

homeless beginnings in 1967 when 22 members gathered in rock hill, va vashgs to this massive complex in dumfries with 70 ministries and 104,000 members. first mt. zion baptist church endured and grown over the last century and a half. >> through all kinds ofal it stands as a beacon of light, a beacon of hope. >> since moving here in the 40s, the growth continues. they're no longer the little while church about it side of the road. >> if you think when it was started in april, 1867 two years after, two years to the month, the end of the civil war and the issues we've will to overcome, but this church has been at the forefront. >> governor terry mccull love and his wife dorothy joined in helping the congregation celebrate. but the families that attend add cross the years represent a living history. >> it's just amazing. it takes so much hard work. but we have such a strong tradition. our ancestors are very strong. so anything is possible. >> and what would those original 22 members think of how far this house of worship has come? could they have known it would endure when internal disagreements sp

harris binotti, who's 26 and from dumfries, is wanted in connection with the death of gary ferguson,november. the iraqi government has urged people living in mosul to stay indoors as security forces prepare for an assault aimed at dislodging so—called islamic state militants. thousands of civilians are still trapped in the city, which has been held by is since 2014. the iraqi government fears locals in mosul being used as human shields. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale is embedded with troops. the prize is in their sight. the old city of mosul and its most famous landmark, the leaning minaret of the al—nuri mosque. this is where abu bakr al—baghdadi first appeared as caliph of the so—called islamic state. they still control it and most of what you can see. but for how much longer? translation: the mosque is now very near and soon we will advance. we know the enemy is weak and on its last legs. a visit to the front line, though, tells a different story. for the past few weeks, the iraqi advance has slowed to a crawl. resistance is still fierce. these federal police are surround

today interpol have issued a red alert for harris binotti from dumfries and galloway in southern scotland forces have to detain him if they come across him because he is needed to the country so that the investigation can continue. gary ferguson's brother martin has previously been critical of the priests —— police effort in myanmar. he said it was going too slow and not enough had been done to find harris binotti and he called on the foreign office to help in that case. today on facebook he said that his family were very relieved that harris binotti had been issued with a red notice by interpol and he said after such a long and hard fight, "i am in tears to announce that harris binotti has been put on interpol‘s list of wanted persons. he can now be arrested internationally". teachers claimed children as young as four are suffering from mental health problems such as panic attacks, anxiety and depression. research by the nasuwt union claims pupils and teachers are both struggling to get enough support to deal with the issue. dr patrick roach from the teaching union told the bbc a lack of

harris binotti, who's 26 and from dumfries, is wanted in connection with the death of gary ferguson,on booking company airbnb says it will improve its security, after a bbc investigation found that people's homes have been burgled by scammers using stolen accounts. they hijacked profiles with verified badges and changed some personal details to pull off the thefts. the company says it will now warn members if their profile information is changed. chris foxx reports. like millions of people, christian had let out his home on airbnb while he was out of town, as a convenient way to make some extra money. he had done so for years without a problem. but on his birthday, his home was burgled. i got that horrible text message saying someone is in the account, saying someone is in the flat, and it is not me, because my account had been compromised. christian thought he had let out his home to a verified profile, somebody who had showed airbnb a government identification, and had positive reviews from previous bookings. but the account had been stolen. the attacker had changed the name, photo

really big slowdown from 234 in dumfries through 619 so as you make your way down through triangle pleaseowdowns. traffic moving at speeds under 15 miles per hour. we'll switch it over to skyfox. still news out of laurel. laurel bowie road remains shut down between powder mill road and bw parkway for utility work. keep it to fox5. we'll have more news, weather and traffic on this friday morning. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> right now at 7 o'clock scary words from president trump as he marks his 99th day in úthe united states could be headed for major conflict with north korea. this morning that country's leader is responding. >> and a local principal feeling the heat after she tells her teachers to let off a little steam. how? by taking a baseball bat and breaking furniture. it's called a smash space and it's getting mixed reaction. ahead in a live report. >> plus today is the day we have been waiting to see if metro workers will stage a mass sickout. now, this following a tense protest in front of management. will your morning commute be impacted? >> ♪ >> good friday

dumfries and galloway of course, perhaps in murray, angus robinson's own constituency, they may fancy. nicola sturgeon this morning saying her party intends to fight each and every one of those constituencies, and, yes, sounding brilliant. she said she would be willing to partake ina said she would be willing to partake in a progressive alliance, should the opportunity arise but that does feel unlikely. the other parties already appearing to reject it. as she argues, she doesn't bring labour will be in a position to hold a government anyway. so it feels like it might be a more point. if what the opinion poll suggests. independents will be the dominant theme, yes brexit a little bit, yes domestic politics as well, but undoubtedly independents, the theme going forward, nicola sturgeon tipping a hat to that and theresa may this morning as well. what about theissue may this morning as well. what about the issue of tv debates, what would be the issue there? i think if there we re be the issue there? i think if there were to be a tv debates touching on issues scottish, i think inevitably it

outbreaks of rain starting to ease off in northern ireland, dumfries & galloway.ghter day from an across the west of scotland compared to today. northern ireland brightening up. into the afternoon in britain england one or two showers. turning grey in wales, the midlands and east anglia. some rain cannot be ruled out. many will be dry. southern counties of england, 15 or 16 degrees as possible. even if the cooler air gets in on thursday, there is a ridge of high pressure building in. some sunshine around, even a touch of frost. clouding over in western areas through the day and a just one or two showers possible. another dry day predominately. temperatures around ten to 14 degrees. into good friday, it looks like the cloud will be there across northern and western england with some spots of rain. the odd shower, put the best of the brightness will be in southern england and eastern scotland. that'll be the case on saturday. some weather. a cool breeze. through sunday we will see an area of rain pushed west to east. the wettest conditions in the east. eastern monda

twenty—six—year—old harris binotti, from dumfries, has not been seen since he went out drinking withnd the following day, the victim left me an ma and flew to thailand. police have been wanting to speak to him ever since about his disappearance and have issued this red notice. it is not an arrest warrant but it does but international police on alert that they want to question harris be knotty because he has to return to my an ma. gary ferguson's brother said on facebook that he was very pleased that this red notice had been issued. he said the family were very relieved and after such a long and hard fight, he was in tears to announce that mr binotti had finally been put on the interpol list of wa nted been put on the interpol list of wanted persons and can now be arrested internationally. the headlines on bbc news... a warning from washington after the us drops a massive bomb on an is base in afghanistan killing dozens of militants. a deal is struck between the syrian government and rebel forces to evacuate 30,000 civilians from four besieged towns. teaching unions warn schools in en

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working in a times into the isle of man and dumfries & galloway and cumbria. —— rain working in a timesshing overnight so it won't be as chilly as it has been a recent night. it will be frost free for most, but for rural parts of south—east england could be bit of south—east england could be bit of frost, kent, sussex as well. it should be a bright start to the day here, otherwise they cloudy day on thursday. the cloud is thin enough times to allow some bright sunny spells through. temperatures between 12-14 spells through. temperatures between 12—14 celsius. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines... theresa may defends her decision to call for a general election injune, saying it would give her the "strongest hand" in brexit negotiations and make it hard for people to "frustrate" the exit process. i believe that this is the way that we can ensure we get clarity and stability into the future. we get the strong leadership we need for the united kingdom going beyond brexit. the prime minister confirms she won't take part in television debates ahead of this election, but labour says it's

cloud is thick enough for an occasional spit of rain across parts of the isle of man, cumbria and dumfriesest weather. you're watching bbc news. i'm simon mccoy, live at westminster. later today mps are expected to vote to approve the prime minister's plans to hold an election next month. theresa may denies claims of political opportunism and insists an election will bring stability and certainty during the period of the brexit process. i believe that this is the way that we can ensure we get clarity and stability into the future, we get the strong leadership we need for the strong leadership we need for the united kingdom going beyond brexit. the prime minister confirms she won't take part in television debates ahead of this election. labour says that's the wrong decision and they hope she changes her mind. i'm hoping that the prime minister changes her mind about this issue of head to head televised debates. she is refusing at the moment, but i think that would be critically important to have in this election campaign. ukip donor arron banks says he will stand in clacton at the general e

next few hours, but in between the showers, bright and sunny skies, but more cloud as we go towards dumfriesest england and the isles of scilly. south wales ensuing some sunshine. north wales hanging onto a bit more cloud. through the day this cloud will tend to rotate around the area of high pressure, so coming south. the best of the sunshine in southern counties, south wales, parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. in the sunshine we could easily sea temperatures up to 15 or16, could easily sea temperatures up to 15 or 16, under the cloud temperatures will be suppressed so why is of 11 —13. tonight some frost in eastern scotland and south—west england —— highs of. on friday the weather similar to today. again, largely dry, the odd shower, sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud. as we head into the weekend, what will happen is we will still be dominated by high pressure sitting right across us. we have weather fronts flirting with the north—west of the country introducing more cloud and the odd shower but by sunday, look at this, the air coming up sunday, look at this, the air