could be a really wet day across parts of east anglia and the south—east.uction here. a fairly cool fuel once again. thursday should be a rather dry day for many with a chance to draw breath. but by the end it looks like spells of rain will return and with that, it will turn quite blustery. some sunshine to be had in the week ahead, but you will have to be in the right place at the right time. the government says people should have the right to be forgotten with plans giving all of us greater control over online personal data. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. this lets start with the cricket, where it is lunch on day four of the fourth and final test between england and south africa at old trafford. 380 to win the test and save the series. south africa are heading towards the rescheduled lunch which is a bit later today and it's 40-3, still lunch which is a bit later today and it's 110—3, still trailing for 340. will it's 40—3, still trailing for 340. will update in the next h

still some sunshine across east anglia and the south east. any showers in kent are moving away.nshine arriving in the far north of england, also across northern ireland and scotland. a few showers in the coastal areas will stop the showers will drift away further inland across scotland and northern ireland during the day. probably dry at headingley. a very different look to the weather. more cloud around. the cloud should break during the evening session if we get that far. this band of cloud moving slowly south. not much rain on it. much cloudier picture all the way from the south—west of england towards lincolnshire where we have had the heat today. showers in the north—west. temperatures i6,. still warms towards southeast and east anglia. perhaps 26, 20 seven. even the heat and dry weather will come to an end on wednesday. we have two areas of low pressure and two whether systems converging on england for that this band of rain probably tending to peter out through the day. the wettest weather arriving across east anglia and the south of england. that will drop the energy is

we have started the season heavy showers across parts of east anglia and the south—east.towards the south—west. these were the shower clouds beginning to build in north devon a little earlier on this morning. as we go through the rest of the day, across england and wales generally quite cloudy, some outbreaks of rain and heavy downpours in places. the driest of the weather and the brightest of the weather today will be across scotla nd weather today will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few showers but plenty of sunshine, 18-19d. showers but plenty of sunshine, 18—19d. north—east england on the midlands, look at the temperatures, just 13 or 1a degrees this afternoon. a bit warmer that east anglia and the south—east but these heavy downpours could give some poor travelling conditions and perhaps flash flooding and hefty showers continuing in wales on the south—west, but with some glimpses of blue sky and sanchon in between. a lot going on through the rush hour and into the night. these clumps of wet weather with some thunder and lightning at times continue to cir

heavy downpours in east anglia and the south—east.or the rest of the uk, it is sunshine and showers. i will have more details in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. we will start with our top story. more than 40% of maternity wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, data obtained by labour suggests. 42 out of 96 trusts in england that responded to a freedom of information request said they'd shut maternity wards temporarily on 382 occasions. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more. for dominic hughes, has more. some years, maternity been for some years, maternity units have been struggling to recruit enough midwives. the royal college of midwives says there is a shortfall of 3500. based on a freedom of information request, weather says a growing number of maternity units are closing doors to new mothers. in england, 136 nhs trust offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors at least one. there are 382 separate locations where they close, up by 20% since 2014. it is quit

east anglia, the south—east, should be a largely fine and dry start to the day. 16 degrees in london showers blowing in across the south—west. i say blowing, the wind will not be a strong across southern areas as it was today. plenty of spells of sunshine. for northern ireland and northern england, quite a few showers again across scotland where will continue to be windier than it was during today. most places around i7 was during today. most places around 17 to 20 degrees, but somewhat to me had across the saab eats corner with highs of 20 degrees. —— some warmth to be had across the south—east corner. we are essentially stranded between high pressure from the south—west to settle things down and low pressure which is just hanging around up to the north—east. could see quite a clump of showers across wales, parts of northern england, east anglia, perhaps the south—east through the day. through the day, some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, temperatures a little disappointing, i6 sunshine, temperatures a little disappointing, 16 to 2! degrees. sunday looks fine and dry for most

warm and sunny spells before cloud increasing in east anglia in south—east england.h, cool and fresh feeling. some sunny spells across wales, northern ireland and scotland. some areas of northern scotland will see showers. they could be heavy. complicated picture on wednesday. low pressure threatening england and wales. on thursday, high—pressure building in across the uk. on wednesday, england and wales could see some rain. one or two of those continuing on thursday. for thursday into friday at the weekend, high—pressure settling things down. the outlook this week, warm, even very warm start for some. turning cooler as the week goes on. a bit of rain, monday, wednesday. high—pressure settling things down later in the week. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: in houston — more than a thousand people have been rescued from the rising waters caused by tropical storm harvey. hundreds of others are stranded in their homes. wejust, we we just, we prayed wejust, we prayed a lot a

warm and sunny spells before cloud increasing in east anglia and south—east england.loud, sinking south. to the north, cool and fresh feeling. some sunny spells across wales, northern ireland and scotland. some areas of northern scotland will see showers. they could be heavy. complicated picture on wednesday. low pressure threatening england and wales with rain. on thursday, high pressure building in across the uk. on wednesday, england and wales could see some rain. one or two of those continuing on thursday. for thursday into friday and the weekend, high pressure settling things down. the outlook this week, a warm, even very warm start for some. turning cooler as the week goes on. a bit of rain, monday, wednesday. a few showers and then high pressure settling things down later in the week. rain on monday and wednesday. hello. this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and louise minchin. scenes of devastation as catastrophic flooding hits the us city of houston. desperate rescue efforts are taking place. thousands of people have been rescued with a year's worth of rain

across east anglia , 2a—25d. a repeat performance for many on sunday. rgely dry, not as many showers on east of scotland, some damp weather on northwest scotla nd some damp weather on northwest scotland but generally a fine looking day and parameters from 18 degrees in glasgow to 2a in london. a split in fortunes on monday as is with the cloud and rain pushing in northern ireland and north of scotland, some quite heavy with blustery wind, and temperatures in the teens. further 70s, sunshine, blustery wind, and temperatures in the teens. further70s, sunshine, up to 27 degrees. that's all for me from now. tonight at six: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. a leaked report shows that hundreds of the banks' business customers complained they were mistreated, one man tells us he considered suicide. it was like the gestapo walking in, the aggression, the divisiveness, the whole way in which they'd talked. rbs, the biggest lender to companies in the uk, denies the allegations. we'll be asking what m

if we see the sunshine across east anglia and south—east england, 27 is a possibility. northey scotland, followed by showers for north—west england and northern ireland. it will be fresh in the night with temperatures 1a or 15 fairly widely. here is a weather front on thursday with a flat ridge of high pressure across the south of the uk keeping the weather largely dry. a breeze coming in generally from the west. low pressure to the north—west will encourage the growth of showers for scotland, northern england and northern ireland, where showers could merge together to become a light in the same direction the wind is blowing, so it could be quite lengthy in nature. —— aligned. the best of the dry weather and sunny spells across southern and eastern parts of the uk. that is your latest weather. goodbye for 110w. this is bbc world news. the headlines: there have been tensions in the city of unix, arizona following a speech by president trump in the city. a bbc reporter said police tried to disperse demonstrators using tear gas. bbc reporting from inside yemen has shown th

it stays wet in the south—east and the east midlands and across east anglia. than that. where it is wet and miserable all day in the south—east and east anglia. the wetter weather in this area should be retreating over the north sea and towards scandinavia, and by the time we get a thursday morning, it is bright and sunny for much of eastern england and there will be a few showers developing on thursday, mainly across wales and west in england where there could be heavy and slow moving showers, but rather hit and missed, it will be a dry and warm date was the south—east for the showers might move into the south—east on friday. the start of the weekend at least looks fine and dry with some sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: president trump has arrived in texas, to see for himself the damage caused by storm harvey. officials have said at least 11 people have died following the storm, including one police officer. leader of the scottish labour party, kezia dugdale, has resigned as head of the party with immediate effect. she had been in charge for

the best of the sunshine, really, through east anglia, the east midlands, down into the south—east corner, we could see highest values around 22 or 23. but, even in the cloud and the rain, we're looking at around 15 to 19 degrees. so once the rain clears through and the brightness returns, not too bad an affair. that front will still clear away. it is not going to bring that much in the way of persistent rain across the east, but it will do so through tuesday night, into the start of the day. so on tuesday it looks as though we'll see a scattering of showers, but not a bad affair. 17 to 23 degrees the overall high.

warm for east anglia and south—east england compared to yesterday.with temperatures dipping away once again. turning chilly, away once again. turning chilly, away city centres single figures. if you spot may end up even lower for a chilly but funny start on friday. although cloud will build again on friday, the showers aren't going to be as widespread. a few dotted about but more especially developing through the pennines, north—east england, the east midlands and east anglia where there will be some slow—moving downpours. many places will avoid showers and stay dry although cloud will build after the sunny start, there will be warm areas around. where the showers developed in the free knead evening they will gradually develop and another chilly night. with a ridge of high pressure, saturday is fine for most of us. but this weather system here is waiting in the wings. by system here is waiting in the wings. by the end of saturday the cloud increasing into northern ireland. the rain will move in, the wind will pick up. all of that spreads east as we g

you can see how the rain has got stuck into east anglia and the south—eastern last year was. st as well. this rain will pushes weasels in the next few hours. robert coello east coast by midnight or so. some showers will continue going in the north coast of non—violent and heavier showers pushing back over the irish sea to the north—west of in good, perhaps into wales and the south west as well. if chilly night to night underneath clear skies. particularly in the south—east. temperatures do not really rise much today. at least we start the sunshine here and across east anglia and the midlands on thursday. was the west, it looks different. there will be some sunshine battle of the somme workload. that will lead to some showers. there could be heavy rain into the north—west of england. much drier to the east of the pennines. driver east scotland. showers for other areas of scotland could be quite early. mostly dry to start northern ireland. as the cloud builds up through the morning, we see some showers, particularly in the afternoon. those become more widespread and slow—moving

warm and sunny spells before cloud increasing in east anglia in south—east england.o the north, cool and fresh feeling. some sunny spells across wales, northern ireland and scotland. some areas of northern scotland will see showers. they could be heavy. complicated picture on wednesday. low pressure threatening england and wales. on thursday, high—pressure building in across the uk. on wednesday, england and wales could see some rain. one or two of those continuing on thursday. for thursday into friday and the weekend, high—pressure settling things down. the outlook this week, warm, even very warm start for some. turning cooler as the week goes on. a bit of rain, monday, wednesday. a few showers and then high pressure settling things down later in the week. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: in houston, more than a thousand people have been rescued from the rising waters caused by tropical storm harvey. hundreds of others are stranded in their homes. we just — we prayed a

warm and sunny spells before cloud increasing in east anglia in south—east england.e north, cool and fresh feeling. some sunny spells across wales, northern ireland and scotland. some areas of northern scotla nd scotland. some areas of northern scotland will see showers. they could be heavy. complicated picture on wednesday. low pressure threatening england and wales. 0n thursday, high—pressure building in across the uk. 0n thursday, high—pressure building in across the uk. on wednesday, england and wales could see some rain. 0ne or two of those continuing on thursday. for thursday into friday at the weekend, high—pressure settling things down. the outlook this week, warm, even very warm start for some. turning cooler as the week goes on. a bit of rain, monday, wednesday. high—pressure settling things down later in the week. i'm with bbc world news. our top story. tropical storm harvey has brought massive flooding across much of texas. houston has been badly hit. more than 2,000 people have been rescued as the waters continue to rise. president trump is due to visit

warm and sunny spells before cloud increasing in east anglia in south—east england.g. some sunny spells across wales, northern ireland and scotland. some areas of northern scotland will see showers. they could be heavy. complicated picture on wednesday. low pressure threatening england and wales. on thursday, high—pressure building in across the uk. on wednesday, england and wales could see some rain. one or two of those continuing on thursday. for thursday into friday at the weekend, high—pressure settling things down. the outlook this week, warm, even very warm start for some. turning cooler as the week goes on. a bit of rain, monday, wednesday. high—pressure settling things down later in the week. this is bbc news — the headlines: more than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in houston, as a huge storm continues to batter parts of texas. forecasters say the conditions are unprecedented, and warn that the waters are still rising. 70 centimetres of rain has fallen over 48 hours, and emergency workers are still trying to reach hundreds of people strand

showers moving through northern ireland into northern england but across east anglia into the south—eastore sunshine. a blustery wind. showers packing in across wales and the south—west. in southern areas, with strong winds, the showers where they turn up should move through quickly. not so in northern ireland and the far north of scotland. they could be a lot of rain in a short space of time and thunder and it could cause a little disruption. not too many showers getting into the south—east of england. through thursday night, many showers will fade away. they will continue across northern areas. most widespread where we are closest to the area of low pressure which will be sitting up to the north—east. showers across scotland, perhaps north—east england and the further south you are, more dry weather and spells of sunshine. we will keep showers at times through the weekend but in the south, a fair amount of dry and bright weather, as well. this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at seven. pioneering research in gene editing in embryos that could pave the way in preventing inher

say the home counties, east anglia, maybe london as well. ee some downpours. this is where the worst of the weather will be. looking further north will be fine. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? a heatwave across some central and southern and eastern parts of europe, 37 celsius over there in rome. a bit too hot to me. i would rather the 18 in london. high pressure starts to build on thursday. we still have the tail end of that wet weather across east anglia and the south east. it may start of grey and wet for a time. a slow moving air of weather. that pushes away. high pressure builds and a window of fine weather develops on thursday. thursday the best day, then friday and saturday the weather will be hit and miss, once again. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: north korea threatens missile strikes near the us pacific airbase on guam after president trump issues this warning to pyongyang. they will be met with fire and fury like the world

rain again from east anglia, down into the south—east. 0nce from east anglia, down into the south—eastr north it is looking better. thursday is probably the driest day of the week, then thursday night into friday we have some rain coming into northern parts of the uk. so a real mix of weather over the next few days. as i say, no real prolonged summer weather on the way for now. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: america flexes its military muscles as north korea says there's no way it will give up its nuclear programme. calls for an inquiry after another asylum seeker is found dead at the australian—run detention camp in papua new guinea's manus island. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: south africa's president jacob zuma faces a fresh vote of no confidence and this time mps will vote in secret. and how the chinese province of yunnan is fighting to preserve its rich architectural heritage. live from our

not so wet across the midlands but heavier breasts across parts of lincolnshire and east anglia., some across northern ireland. showers initially around the coastal areas in scotland are developing a little more widely inland. northern ireland seeing the heaviest of the showers in the afternoon. for england and wales the cloud breaks across wales and the west midlands and southwest but stays quite cloudy and wet across the south—east and east midlands and east anglia. temperatures around 16, 17 degrees. that is a significant drop from the past couple of days. some warm air not far away in the near continent where the brain could be particularly heavy and sundry. the low pressure moves in on thursday and we have some slow—moving heavy showers with possibly some thunder. they will be quite hit and miss. and likely to be a little bit warmer. looking ahead to friday and saturday, high pressure building in for a time so we lose a lot of those showers. more sunshine around as well in most places try to end the week. —— dry. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm. president trump has ar

some sunshine to start off your day across the south—east of england, and east anglia, too.the day. a little bit further north, we've got that weather front bringing a few showers to east anglia and london, and some spells of rain across the south—west of england, and south wales, too. now, temperatures today about 18 to 21 degrees. sunshine and showers for scotland, and for northern ireland, too. if you're lucky enough to be heading to the athletics world championship today, we'll see the cloud building through the course of the afternoon. could bring an isolated shower later on. now, through the course of monday evening, and overnight into tuesday, this weather front from the south now start to pivot and return a little bit further north. so that is going to bring rain into central wales and through the midlands to start your tuesday morning. to the north of that, clearer skies, with a few showers around too, but low pressure is going to dominate. we have got this area of low pressure around the near continent. that is going to push its way northwards, up towards the north

some sunshine to start off your day across the south—east of england, and east anglia, too.nd sussex, it should remain pretty warm and bright, really, for much of the day. a little bit further north, we've got that weather front bringing a few showers to east anglia and london, and some spells of rain across the south—west of england, and south wales, too. now, temperatures today about 18 to 21 degrees. sunshine and showers for scotland, and for northern ireland, too. if you're lucky enough to be heading to the athletics world championship today, we'll see the cloud building through the course of the afternoon. could bring an isolated shower later on. now, through the course of monday evening, and overnight into tuesday, this weather front from the south now start to pivot and return a little bit further north. so that is going to bring rain into central wales and through the midlands to start your tuesday morning. to the north of that, clearer skies, with a few showers around too, but low pressure is going to dominate. we have got this area of low pressure around the near c

say, the home counties, east anglia, maybe london as well. e country and the far south—east as well again will get some downpours. this is where the worst of the weather will be. looking further north, absolutely fine. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? a bit of a heatwave across some central and southern and eastern parts of europe — look at rome, 37 celsius. a bit too hot to me. i think i'd rather keep the 18 in london. high pressure starts to build on thursday. we still have the tail end of that wet weather across east anglia and the south east. so, it may start off grey and wet for a time. it's such a slow moving air of cool weather. it's got to push away. high pressure builds and a window of fine weather develops on thursday. thursday the best day, and then friday into saturday the weather will be hit and miss once again. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. "fire and fury". president trump warns north korea it will face an unprecedented response if it continues to threaten america. as pyongyang says

warm and sunny spells before cloud increasing in east anglia and south—east england. to the north, cool and fresh feeling. some sunny spells across wales, northern ireland and scotland. some areas of northern scotland will see showers. they could be heavy. complicated picture on wednesday. low pressure threatening england and wales with rain. on thursday, high pressure building in across the uk. on wednesday, england and wales could see some rain. one or two of those continuing on thursday. for thursday into friday and the weekend, high pressure settling things down. the outlook this week, a warm, even very warm start for some. turning cooler as the week goes on. a bit of rain, monday, wednesday. a few showers and then high pressure settling things down later in the week. hello, this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. our top stories: scenes of devastation as more than a thousand people are rescued from the rising waters caused by tropical storm harvey. hundreds of others are stranded in their homes. texas continues to be battered by heavy rain with nearly 80cm falling over

the east, east midlands, east anglia and the south—east, wa nted east anglia and the south—east, wantedh in comparison to thursday but i put the wins on there because the breeze will be noticeable. the showers are quite happy come the afternoon. the persistent rain will have broken up into a wheat crop of showers over the north—east of scotland. into the night, some of those showers tending to fade away. fading over those western shores. try to build a weak area of high pressure to kill off some of those showers on saturday. as that areas of low pressure drifts away towards scandinavia. some dry, fine and sunny weather for some but there is a suite of showers across wales into the midlands, past —— parts of east anglia and up towards the north—east. dotting of showers, not much more than that. some of them quite sharp. that ridge of high—pressure looks a little bit like the real deal. as we move from saturday into sunday. the shape of things to come, another set of fronts, northern ireland into the afternoon. the best of the dry and bright weather off to the south—east with a high of on

further north, some dry weather across the east midlands, east anglia, and the rest of the south—eastnerally speaking, the further north you go, the cloud fills in and some of those showers become ever more persistent. that will be the way of it for a good part of the morning across the north—east of scotland. even here, that cloud will begin to break into lunchtime and the early afternoon. and the wind is not as much of a feature across the british isles through friday, as was the case for some of you on thursday. with that combination, less of a breeze, more in the way of sunshine and fewer showers, 22—23. we won't get to those lofty heights and i don't think anyone will shoot another 64 at kingsbarn, in fife. the rain won't be persistent, but it could be heavy at times, as it could be over the eastern borders and the north—east of england. some of those showers in the afternoon quite punchy. through the evening and overnight, keeping the showers going across northern and western parts. you're at your driest perhaps through central and eastern areas. here we are into the weekend. th

most of the heavy downpours are in the south—east, east anglia, eventually into lincolnshire as well. belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. the lowlands of scotland might end up with a fine, sunny day. feeling pleasantly warm as well. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? not too good. 20 degrees in london and paris, we match 0slo. most other major centres are quite a bit warmer than that. moscow at 23. let's have a look at wednesday. that low pressure that was across france, remember, has actually moved to the north. quite an unusual direction for a low pressure system to take, tracking from south to north. usually they go like that, this one's going south to north. we're still closer to the low there, across east anglia and the south—east, so again, downpours in store on wednesday. look at wales. wales, northern england and scotland are in the clear, in for a fine day, but the weather will turn unsettled in other areas and i think some of us will get some rain towards the end of the week. bye— bye. hello. this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. more than a0 mater

a sunny start across much of the midlands, east anglia and the south—east of england, and some sunshineof a little bit more cloud, and maybe one or two light showers. the odd shower coming into the north—west of england, as well. much of north—east england, and indeed eastern scotland, starting dry and sunny. still some rain up towards shetland, and a few showers arriving towards the highlands. most of northern ireland starting the day dry. but i think we will see some showers, or even longer spells of rain, pushing in closer to that area of low pressure in the north—west, and turning wetter again in western fringes of scotland. a few sharp showers for the north—east of scotland, and possibly towards the north—east of england. most of england and wales in the afternoon, though, will be fine and dry, with some sunshine. pleasant enough, with light winds for the most part, and temperatures near normal for this time of year. it will turn chilly, though, in the evening, especially across much of england and wales, where we'll have clearer skies. up towards the north—west, a bit more of a br

it should be dry for east anglia and the south—east and it will feel a bit warmer.the north west. for much of scotla nd in towards the north west. for much of scotland and northern ireland and wales it will be dry with very few showers, southern england and the midlands and east anglia is more likely to catch the showers at the end of the week, temperatures 20 at the best. 17—20 is normalfor this time of year. the showers move away as the ridge of high pressure builds for the start of the weekend. it looks like a promising day on saturday, not much of a breeze away from the far north and north—west of scotland, so in the sunshine it will feel quite warm for the climate year, the winds will be light and it should be a dry day with sunny spells. maybe staying fine with sunshine across much of england on friday, further north and west, rain beginning to arrive slowly but surely, the winds picking up, as well, but the southerly wind is evident and anything coming from the atla ntic evident and anything coming from the atlantic will take some time, we need a westerly win

for east anglia and the south east, some very thundery showers.ticularly heavy showers for wales and the south—west. if you showers for northern ireland, but that is where we will see the brightest weather today. temperatures, out in degrees. this evening, we will see particular heavy rain, continuing to hide ina particular heavy rain, continuing to hide in a crossed yorkshire, lincolnshire, and into east anglia. all the while, drying up for scotla nd all the while, drying up for scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow, a mainly dry day for northern ireland and scotland. further east, further wet weather, further heavy rain, again, the risk of sudden disruption, and temperatures, at best up to 20d. now, mo and friends are coming to london to defend their titles. and is with you same boat's final appearance at the world athletics championships. join us for a daily roundup, interviews and personnel expert analysis. that is world athletics port state and night at 6:30 pm. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2:30pm. the organisers of the world a

the south west of england but we will keep the rain through much of the day across the midlands, east angliam recent days in the south—east. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has arrived in texas, to see for himself the damage caused by storm harvey. he'll also assess how much more the federal government can do, to help the relief effort. this was of epic proportion, nobody has seen anything like this. ijust wa nt to has seen anything like this. ijust want to say we are working with the governor and his entire team and it's been an honourfor us. warning sirens sounded across japan, after north korea fired a missile over the island of hokkaido. the un security council is to hold an emergency meeting. the head of the eu commission has attacked the government's latest brexit proposals, suggesting they're not good enough. police are investigating the death of a 4—year—old boy, at a swimming pool in north devon. there's been anger at waterloo station in london, as signalling problems caused delays for commuters, on the very day it fully reopened after a month of engineerin

saudi scotland, through northumberland, the pennines, down to east anglia and the south—east, there willt, for much of scotland into northern ireland, you are likely is that they —— likely to stay mostly dry. temperatures in the high teens. some heavy showers across the pennines, towards lincolnshire. there could be the odd rumble of thunder with those heavy downpours. through wales and south—west england, the afternoon looks fine and dry, warm with light winds and temperatures around 20 celsius. the chance of a light shower across the south—east of england and heavier ones across the east anglia. it's the evening, the showers ease away, becoming largely dry overnight. once again, similar to this coming night, light winds and a chilly night. saturday dawns ona and a chilly night. saturday dawns on a fresh note, but with his area of high pressure creeping in, it is set to be a decent looking day across set to be a decent looking day a cross m ost set to be a decent looking day across most parts of the country. a largely dry picture, and with the light winds and sunshine, a great day for g

and then pushing towards east anglia and then pushing towards east anglia and the south—east.th, you have your own crop of heavy showers across the south—eastern quarter of scotla nd across the south—eastern quarter of scotland into the borders, the eastern side of northern ireland as well, elsewhere there is arial amounts of loud —— various amounts of cloud, some sunshine in that mix as well. having that rather tempestuous start of the day, there will be a few showers through the midlands and into wales, all the while the southern counties, particular in the south—west get away with fewer showers, but they will be there to be had especially as the pulse of heavy showers moves on through the south—east, and could affect the world championships, at the evening events more likely to be dry. this ridge of high pressure comes through during the course of the night into the first part of sunday, underneath that showers quit the scene for the most part, the skies begin to clear and it ends up being really rather chilly, especially in the countryside, to the time of year. for many of

most of the heavy downpours are in the south—east, east anglia, eventually into lincolnshire as well.fast, glasgow and edinburgh. the lowlands of scotland might end up with a fine, sunny day. feeling pleasantly warm as well. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? not too good. 20 degrees in london and paris, we match 0slo. most other major centres are quite a bit warmer than that. moscow at 23. let's have a look at wednesday. that low pressure that was across france, remember, has actually moved to the north. quite an unusual direction for a low pressure system to take, tracking from south to north. usually they go like that, this one's going south to north. we're still closer to the low there, across east anglia and the south—east, so again, downpours in store on wednesday. look at wales. wales, northern england and scotland are in the clear, in for a fine day, but the weather will turn unsettled in other areas and i think some of us will get some rain towards the end of the week. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.

set in across south—west england and east anglia during wednesday evening, wednesday night and intoyou can follow our weather front into northern scotland. once the rain arrives here, it will hang around for quite some time. but for most of us, first thing on thursday morning, we are back to square one. low pressure in charge, a mixture of sunshine and showers. the showers during thursday will be heaviest when you are closer to the centre of the area of low pressure, so parts of scotland and northern ireland. here, we will see heavy showers, with hail and some thunder. quite slow—moving, as well, because winds will be light. so for northern england, the midlands, further south and east, rather more in the way of dry weather, and that is where we will have the highest temperatures, as well. the sunshine and showers then continues on to friday. the best of the dry weather towards the south—east. most of the showers in the north—west. you're watching breakfast. the main stories: after 65 years of service, prince philip prepares to step back from public life. he will meet royal marines

a sunny start acro55 much of the midlands, east anglia and the south—east of england, and some 5un5hiness the south—west of england and wales. just the chance of a little bit more cloud, and maybe one or two light 5howers. the odd shower coming into the north—west of england, as well. much of north—east england, and indeed eastern scotland, starting dry and sunny. still some rain up towards shetland, and a few showers arriving towards the highlands. most of northern ireland starting the day dry. but i think we will see some showers, or even longer spell5 of rain, pushing in closer to that area of low pressure in the north—west, and turning wetter again in western fringes of scotland. a few 5harp showers for the north—east of scotland, and possibly towards the north—east of england. most of england and wales in the afternoon, though, will be fine and dry, with some 5un5hine. pleasant enough, with light wind5 for the most part, and temperatures near normal for this time of the year. it'll turn chilly quickly, though, in the evening, especially acro55 much of england and wales, where we'll

further north, some dry weather across the east midlands east anglia, and the rest of the south—east,rth you go, the cloud fills in and some of those showers become ever more persistent. that will be the way of it for a good part of the morning across the north—east of scotland. even here, that cloud will begin to break into lunchtime and the early afternoon. and the wind is not as much of a feature across the british isles through friday, as was the case for some of you on thursday. with that combination, less of a breeze, more in the way of sunshine and fewer showers, 22—23. we won't get to those lofty heights and i don't think anyone will shoot another 64 at kingsbarn, in fife. the rain won't be persistent, but it could be heavy at times, as it could be over the eastern borders and the north—east of england. some of those showers in the afternoon quite punchy. through the evening and overnight, keeping the showers going across northern and western parts. you're at your driest perhaps through central and eastern areas. here we are into the weekend. that low pressure now dominant ove

east anglia seeing a fair amount of dry weather. ay evening. in fact, further pulses of wet weather pushing across the south—east and east anglia as we go through the night. and our weather front still hanging back across northern scotland. so here we will have persistent rain through the first part of thursday morning. but across much of the country, by the start of thursday, we're back to square one, we're back to that mixture of sunny spells and showers. the closer you are to this area of low pressure, so across northern areas, that's where we'll see the heaviest showers, the most frequent showers. quite slow—moving across scotland and northern ireland, so they could give a lot of rain in a short space of time, with some thunder and lightning possible. some showers in northern england, parts of wales and the midlands, towards the south—west. the further south—east you are fewer showers and more sunshine. in fact, many parts of south—east england will get away with a completely dry day on thursday, and perhaps again on friday. agai

east anglia seen a fair amount of dry weather.evening. further pulses of wet weather pushing across the south—east and east anglia as we go through the night and the weather fronts still hanging on across northern scotland. here we will have persistent rain through the first pa rt persistent rain through the first part of thursday morning. across much of the country by thursday we are back to square one, back to the mixture of sunny spells and showers. the closer you are to this area of low pressure, cell across northern areas, that's where we will have the heaviest showers, quite slow moving across scotland and northern ireland, so we could get a lot of rain ina ireland, so we could get a lot of rain in a short space of time. thunder and lightning possible. showers in northern england, wales, the south—west. the further south—east you are fewer showers and more sunshine. any parts of south—east england will get away with a dry day on thursday and perhaps again on friday. most of the showers up towards the north—west. a cool and b

, and a stunning one from norfolk because this is where the best of the weather is today across east anglia and the south—east. a huge chunk of clear sky across the south—east extending into parts of the midlands as well but many parts of the west have shady cloud and bits and pieces of rain. all of us will be shrouded with cloud by the time we get to the evening but let's have a look at lipm. scotland and northern ireland pretty overcast, a bit of brighton around aberdeenshire and fife which will come and go but some spots of rain there in the south—west and the west, windy as well. rain at times across wales, south—western england, the midlands as well, basically the further east you are the better the weather is. we have already had temperatures up to about 22 in norwich, a pleasant day. look at this band of mostly like rain, that we choose the south—east later on and then tonight it will be a pretty cloudy night for most of us, a few showers. there will be some clear spells and what we have got for the next couple of nights is the perseid meteor shower so given that we get some lengthy

the best of the sunshine, really, through east anglia, the east midlands, down into the south—east corner, we could see highest values around 22 or 23. but, even in the cloud and the rain, we're looking at around 15 to 19 degrees. so once the rain lifts and the brightness returns, not too bad an affair. that front will still clear away. it is not going to bring that much in the way of persistent rain across the east, but it will do so through tuesday night, into the start of the day. so on tuesday it looks as though we will see a scattering of showers, but not a bad affair. 17 to 23 degrees the overall high. that front still to clear away, and then another waits in the wings for wednesday. but, ahead of it, it stays relatively quiet, so not a bad day on wednesday. it will cloud over from the west with that rain arriving, but that is going to be the story this week. there will be some spells of sunshine from time to time, but also, we can't rule out spells of rain. this is bbc news, the headlines: one person has died and at least 19 others were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in

there is some rain and heavy showers from the south—west towards east anglia. will turn chilly here, and usually so foran will turn chilly here, and usually so for an august night, especially in the countryside. perhaps down to one or 2 degrees in some sheltered glens of scotland. this band of cloud and outbreaks of rain across central areas of england, some really heavy showers working across east anglia and the south—east through the afternoon. they could cause disruption. bright skies in northern ireland and scotland, generally a cool feel to the weather. up to 20 degrees, some very heavy rain in the south—east on wednesday. not bad for the north and west. mostly dry on thursday, rain returning from the west on friday. ina word, returning from the west on friday. in a word, changeable. this is bbc news, the headlines: the government announces tighter legislation making it easier to force social media companies to delete information about their users. ministers say the data protection bill will give people greater control over their personal data. north korea

that same area of rain heavy heading towards east anglia, lincolnshire and out to the north sea. g. we will have a few showers around, the rain clears from the north—east of scotland and we will keep showers mainly concentrated on the north—west and temperatures down to about 11 or 12. over the weekend we will find sunshine, both saturday and sunday. the showers tomorrow will be fewer. largely dry on sunday, a chance of rain in the south—west later on. this is the start of the weekend, saturday sees showers, many focussed on the north—west of scotland early on the north—west of scotland early on in the day. some sunshine and and fewer showers for northern ireland, showers off the irish sea running into the north—west of england on to the pennines and the odd shower for wales. through the midlands and the south—east probably a dry, bright and sunny start. always likely to catch one or two showers here to the south—west but fewer than today and will be lighter. for much of southern england and south wales, maybe even into the midlands and east anglia, it's a dry day, the showers mor

from march of east anglia and the south—east, it will be quite bright.on next week things we re though later on next week things were beginning —— things will begin to settle down. at 93, reg buttress from south wales is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket worker. now, after more than 30 years in his currentjob he's decided it's finally time to retire. this isn't the first time he's hung up his apron though. he first stopped working at the age of 65, but lasted just six weeks before asking for his old job back! our correspondent tomos morgan went to meet him ahead of his final shift. this is reg buttress. not your average 93—year—old. but his customers and colleagues love him. he retired ones that 65, just a few years into his time at sainsbury‘s. his retirement only lasted a few weeks. i look forward to coming here to meet people. i look forward to it. after working at the supermarket for over 35 years, next month, when he turns 94, why will he finally pack it all in? i need to do some jobs in the summer. itjust isn't fair to the family. he has h

those will not amount to very much, and for many parts of southern england, the midlands and east angliahere will not be many showers. you we will see showers further north, the main focus across scotland, particularly heading into the afternoon as many of the other showers fade away. not as windy tomorrow but not particularly warm either, temperatures not farfrom what we have had today. the showers will get moved away by this bump of high—pressure, but we have low— pressure high—pressure, but we have low—pressure moving in from the atla ntic low—pressure moving in from the atlantic and pushing ahead some rain. some tropical air atlantic and pushing ahead some rain. some tropicalairas atlantic and pushing ahead some rain. some tropical air as well, this rain coming from what was left of hurricane gert. the rain may not amount to much, could be heavy across northern ireland but for many parts of the uk it could be a dry day with a decent end to the weekend and some sunshine. temperatures around i7—20d, but it could get warmer as we head into monday and perhaps tuesday across more southern

still some sunshine across east anglia and the south east. any showers in kent moving away.their way further inland across scotland and northern ireland through the day. probably going to be dry at headingley. a very different look to the weather compared with today's blue skies. much more cloud around. the cloud should probably break during the evening session, if we can get that far. this band of cloud moving very slowly south—eastwards. not much rain on it at all. a cloudier picture all the way from the south west of england towards lincolnshire, where we have had the heat of the day. to the north of that, sunshine and showers in the north west. temperatures 16—17, quite a drop for many areas. we've still got some warmth towards the south east of east anglia, perhaps 26—27 degrees. but even that heat or that dry weather will come to an end on wednesday, because we have two areas of low pressure, two weather systems, verging upon england and wales. we've still got the showers. and on northern ireland. this band of rain probably tending to peter out through the day. the wet

and quite widely across scotla nd east anglia and quite widely across scotland a drive fine and sunnysome cloud but a good deal better than those in northern ireland where it will be a wet start to the day and the rain just keeps on coming. so it will be quite heavy, the band of weather eases its way north, light and patchy, the eastern borders also staying dry for a goodly portion of the day, so to the north and east of scotland, if the sun comes out in the south and it might do we could see captures up to 2a, 25, possibly 26. same combination of france trying to get up towards the top end of scotla nd trying to get up towards the top end of scotland saw the rain taking a long time, tuesday lunchtime before we see it in the far north. again in the south and this mild air the potential is there if the sun breaks to the cloud to see a temperature easily 26, 20 7 degrees. here we to the cloud to see a temperature easily 26,20 7 degrees. here we are again, tuesday and wednesday, same low pressure trying to drive these weather fronts and the western side of the british isles, still mild a