cloudierforthe east midlands, towards north east england.f england a we start off cloudy, away from eastern coastal areas of northern ireland. the thickest cloud, that will be in the north—west of scotland where we have oks of rain and drizzle. i think that will tend to peter out through the day, conditions improve here, and we are just left with one or two showers in scotland the afternoon. generally it is a dry story, area has, that start off sunny the eastern side of england, seeing more cloud developing areas that start off cloudy probably will see some sunshine developing. all in all there will be sunshine at time, dry cons just about everywhere, quite warm everyone with cloud round, temperatures widely into the low 20s oi’ temperatures widely into the low 20s or so. and later on in the week, not only does it stay dry, but we get more and more sunshine, that will help to lift the temperatures, we could be seeing so some hot weather arriving by friday and into saturday. this is thursday, though, and with the high pressure sitting over th

but, further east, midlands eastwards, a cloudy start. for east anglia in towards lincolnshire, up in towards the north—east. and notice this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. but you can see the isobars are a little bit tighter packed here. so there'll be quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. that area of low pressure continues to move northwards. elsewhere, it's going to be a day of sunshine and showers and gradually drying up across the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, around the mid—teens. so nothing too special. quite cool across the north—east, though, with low cloud, mist and harr. now, into saturday, it looks like conditions will improve. low pressure bringing rains the scotland and the northern isles. elsewhere, a sunshine—and—showers day. some of the showers could be heavy and maybe thundery in places. in the sunshine, pleasantly warm. cooler when showers arrive. temperatures in the mid—to—upper teens celsius. and the reason for the conditions settling down and improving even

but further east, midlands eastwards, a cloudy start. t. and notice this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. you can see the isobars are tighter packed here. quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. that area of low pressure comtinues to move northwards. elsewhere, a day of sunshine and showers and gradually drying up across the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, around the mid—teens. so nothing too special. quite cool in the north—east with low cloud and mist. into saturday, it looks like conditions will improve. elsewhere, a bit of sunshine and showers. some of the showers could be heavy and maybe thundery in places. in the sunshine, pleasantly warm. cooler when showers arrive. temperatures in the mid—to—upper teens celsius. and the reason for the conditions are settling down and improving even further into sunday, this area of high pressure exerts its force across the country. importing wind from the south. always a warmer direction, particularly for this time of year. going north as it d

we could see something more significant pushing into the east midlands, torrential downpours in placescooler and fresher across the northern half of scotland. on bank holiday monday we will have a cloudy start across northern areas, maybe the odd thundery burst mixed in. to the odd thundery burst mixed in. to the south, we could see the clouds break up to allow some sunny spells in with the chance of a heavy shower and thunderstorm developing through the midlands, possibly into the south—east of england. tuesday we see a band of cloud and rain spread across, but midweek onwards high pressure built so it will turn drier and warm with sunshine. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: british airways is still having to cancel and delay flights at heathrow. it follows yesterday's computer collapse, which saw thousands of travellers stranded around the world. ba says customers are not being admitted to terminal 5 until 90 minutes before their scheduled departure time. we have tried desperately to contact british airways by phone, e—mail, and trying to fine ground staff and we haven't seen a

rain arrives, late afternoon and into the evening, could be very heavy and thundery across the east midlandsr away from areas further west. that is the first soaking rain for the gardens we've had for some time towards the south—east, but could lead to difficult travelling conditions. by thursday, all gone. we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers out to the west, some heavy ones. may well be a dry day across east anglia and the south—east. that's where we're seeing the highest temperatures, but they're tending to slip away. numbers dropping, typically into the mid—teens. sliding in from the atlantic, slowly but surely, we've got this area of low pressure, which will amplify the showers into longer spells of rain for northern ireland and for western scotland, closer to the centre of the low. 0therwise, some sunshine and some showers scattered about, some of them still on the heavy side, and temperatures typically 14 or 15 degrees, and not getting any warmer over the weekend. yes, there will be some sunshine at times, but some further heavy showers. and, with clear skies at night,

but, further east, midlands eastwards, a cloudy start. ds lincolnshire, up in towards the north—east. and notice this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. but you can see the isobars are a little bit tighter packed here. so there'll be quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. that area of low pressure continues to move northwards. elsewhere, it's going to be a day of sunshine and showers and gradually drying up across the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, around the mid—teens. so nothing too special. quite cool across the north—east, though, with low cloud, mist and harr. now, into saturday, it looks like conditions will improve. low pressure bringing rains the scotland and the northern isles. elsewhere, a sunshine—and—showers day. some of the showers could be heavy and maybe thundery in places. in the sunshine, pleasantly warm. cooler when showers arrive. temperatures in the mid—to—upper teens celsius. and the reason for the conditions settling down and improving even further into sunday, th

but further east, midlands eastwards, a cloudy start. east. look at this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. but you'll notice the isobars are tighter packed here. quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. elsewhere, a day of sunshine and showers and gradually drying up across the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, around the mid—teens. so nothing too special. quite cool in the north—east with low cloud and mist. into saturday, it looks like conditions will improve. elsewhere, a bit of sunshine and showers. some of the showers could be heavy and maybe thundery in places. in the sunshine, pleasantly warm. cooler when showers arrive. temperatures in the mid—to—upper teens celsius. the reason for the conditions are settling down. improving even further into sunday, this area of high pressure, as it exerts its force across the country. importing wind from the south. always a warmer direction, particularly for this time of year. going north as it does around this time of the year. it will allow te

patchy rain in the east midlands and east anglia, and the south—east. time but away from there, and south—east scotland where we see patches of rain, most places see a return of sunshine and showers as well. some showers can be on the heavy rumble of thunder and temperatures in the mid teens. cooler around the east coast. on saturday. a day of sunny spells interrupting sunshine. have that umbrella ready. persistent rain pushing around the northern isles of scotland. elsewhere temperatures are doing reasonably well with sunshine between showers. in the second half of the weekend, high pressure builds in from the south, squeezing away most of the showers. fewer showers on sunday, you could catch one towards the west but temperatures of about 20 degrees with light winds for most of us. sunday is probably the better day of the weekend but, to summarise, a mix of sunshine with scattered showers. and things could feel chilly overnight. more details on the weather throughout the week ahead at the website. hello. welcome to the one show, with matt baker. and an

jeremy corbyn is out in the east midlands.nerate billions more for the nhs and social care. if we want the best health and social care for our families and our loved ones going into the future,

flooding in east midlands. —— clouding over in the east midlands.tions from across the channel. i wouldn't be surprised if there we re i wouldn't be surprised if there were some thunderstorms, away from the main area which will gradually migrate northwards. the thunderstorms perhaps bothering across east anglia. fresherfurther north. monday, pushing the band of whether further north. a dull, north. monday, pushing the band of whetherfurther north. a dull, dank sort of day in the north. more thunderstorms in east anglia and in the east. rain, the driest of the weather in the south—west —— in the south—west. this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. our top stories: british airways blames a power supply problem for the massive computer failure that's left thousands of its passengers stranded worldwide. the g7 summit in italy is over — president trump leaves without indicating whether the us will commit to the paris climate agreement. the entire discussion about climate change was very difficult, if not to say that it is satisfying. we have a surplu

rain arrives, late afternoon and into the evening, it could be very heavy and thundery across the east midlandsreas further west. so that is the first soaking rain for the gardens we've had for some time towards the south—east, but could lead to some difficult travelling conditions. by thursday, it is all gone. we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers out to the west, some heavy ones. but it may well be a dry day across east anglia and the south—east. that is where we're seeing the highest temperatures, but they are tending to slip away. numbers are dropping, typically into the mid—teens. and sliding in from the atlantic, slowly but surely, we've got this area of low pressure, which is just going to amplify the showers into longer spells of rain for northern ireland and for western scotland, closer to the centre of the low. otherwise, some sunshine and some showers scattered about, some of them still on the heavy side, and temperatures typically 14 or 15 degrees, and not getting any warmer over the weekend. yes, there will be some sunshine at times, but some further heavy showers. a

jeremy corbyn is out in the east midlands.e admits his party faces a huge challenge but and insists his message can cut through. of course i am disappointed, but we are giving a message about how the economy and society could be very different. the liberal democrats pledge a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and social care. if we want the best health and social care for our families and our loved ones going into the future, then we have to find the money to pay for it. ukip leader paul nuttall urges his supporters to "stay on the pitch" despite heavy losses on thursday. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team ahead of tomorrow's poll. also in the next hour — the teenage racing driver who lost both legs in a crash says he's determined to get back behind the wheel. he says the support he has received from the stars and fans of motorsport has made him even more determined to return. and was

a wet night for the south—east of england, east anglia, the east midlands, and getting into the east north—east of england, by friday morning. furtherwest, clearer skies. showers died away. a touch of frost in one or two places. less cold in the south—east because of cloud cover. first thing friday, a bright start in northern and western areas. showers are never too far away from the north and west and outer hebrides. low pressure. the bulk of scotland and northern ireland will be bright. a chilly start. lots of sunshine. the same for the far north—west of england and wales and the far south. one or two showers pushing in towards cornwall and the west of devon. further east, a cloudy start. outbreaks of rain to be especially for east anglia and lincolnshire in the north—east. look at this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. isobars are tighter packed. quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. elsewhere, a day of sunshine and showers gradually drying up in the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, mid—teens. nothing special. cool in the nort

jeremy corbyn is out in the east midlands and he admits his party is facing a huge challenge. he insists his message on key issues can cut through with voters. of course i am disappointed but we are giving a message about how the economy and society could be very different. the liberal democrats pledge a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and social care. if we want the best health and social care for our families and our loved ones going into the future then we have to find the money to pay for it. paul nuttall says ukip has a bright future, and voters will return in their "droves" if theresa may fails to deliver on brexit. france's electoral commission urges the media not to share the content of thousands of emails believed to have been hacked from presidential candidate emmanuel macron‘s team. also in the next hour... as the duke of edinburgh prepares to give up royal engagements, his son says he won't be putting his feet up completely. prince edward says his father may be retiring but he won't be disappearing into the background. manches

amy harris, bbc east midlands today. of the fancy mucky artell and labourare the party of the fancy mucky artell and labour are the party of builders. clearly theresa may is drinking builders in this election, she has parked her tanks on the lawn which makes this interesting. that is one of the driving factors, using her own brand to reach out to former labour voters, maybe people who voted for brexit in the referendum and maybe people who switched to ukip last time around. i think it is important to stress, here we are halfway through, a little over half way through and people touch less on probably the biggest thing of this election campaign, which is not the performance of jeremy corbyn, election campaign, which is not the performance ofjeremy corbyn, or how well theresa may controls her appearances. the biggest thing will be that one party, ukip, is gambling, its vote in the local elections and opinion polls has basically halved and that means that the centre, centre right of british politics has reunited behind the

but the east midlands, east anglia, into parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy.essentially it's dry. some rain in the northern isles. warm in the sunshine, cool with the cloud. warmer in south—east england. the breeze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland as we go on through tuesday night into wednesday morning. but then for wednesday, we will start elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. some areas will be close to freezing, as wednesday begins, so gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud across the north of scotland, the further north you are in scotland, some outbreaks of rain around. but again, there's some warmth in the sunshine. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. and then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud bui

, especially the east midlands and into east anglia.eezing, a grass frost on the way for wednesday but a decent enough day, and i think we will start to see some sunshine developing across the bulk of the uk, but more cloud across the north—east of the country, quite chilly as well. then that change start to begin on the thursday. whether france creeping in from the south, so we might see thickening cloud, maybe some spots of rain but for most of us it is looking like it will be at least generally a dry day on thursday. then from friday onwards, —— weather fronts coming could be some thunder pause and down balls from time. more moisture and cloud, a bit of a dose of rain after a very dry week, it looks like friday and into the weekend and next week, there is some wet spells of weather on the way. we're live in paris this evening — the transition of power is under way. france's new president will be formally installed in just six day's time. side by side today, the president—elect and the outgoing head of state at a formal ceremony at th

but further east, a cloudy start. midlands, eastwards. outbreaks of rain. ia and lincolnshire in the north—east. look at this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. isobars are tighter packed. quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. elsewhere, a day of sunshine and showers and gradually drying up in the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, around the mid—teens. nothing too special. cool in the north—east with low cloud and mist. saturday, conditions will improve. elsewhere, a bit of sunshine and showers. some of them could be heavy and thundery in places. in the sunshine, pleasantly warm. cooler when showers arrive. mid to upper teens. the reason for the conditions are settling down an improving even improving even further into sunday, this area of high pressure, as it exerts its force across the country. importing wind from the south. going north as it does around this time of the year. it will allow temperatures to rise. in the sunshine it will feel warm. especially in the south. cloud, breeze, rain, getting into

jeremy corbyn — who's been visiting the east midlands — says his party faces a huge challenge to wineneral election. but he insisted the gap between labour and the tories isn't as great as the pundits have been saying. the liberal democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to go towards the nhs and social care. party leader tim farron said politicians needed to be honest about financing the health service. the ukip leader paul nuttall urges his supporters to "stay on the pitch" despite suffering heavy losses on thursday. he said voters would return if theresa may failed to deliver on brexit. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team in the run—up to sunday's presidential election. three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman, guy hedger, who was shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show... rajan is in jerusalem, the world's holiest city. this is, for chr

east of england. down across the midlands, east anglia, into the south—east, we will start tomorrow with a lot of cloudand south hampton. in the south—west there has been rain. tomorrow was. offa there has been rain. tomorrow was. off a fine. —— tomorrow we'll start of fine. along the coast, northern ireland will have a sparkling start to the days of the plenty of sunshine here. 11 degrees in belfast. the western areas will see the best of the sunshine. much sunnier day across the far south—west. the cloudy day in the north west of scotland. across the north west of scotland. across the north of scotland we will see areas of cloud and the east coast of england. further west, with more sunshine, temperatures getting up to 18, maybe 19 degrees. fairly bright for the liverpool match in the merely tomorrow afternoon for arsenal against manchester united there will be more cloud into the mix. we will keep a fair amount of cloud as we go into the start of the week. further west a better chance of seeing some sunshine. where you get sunnier skies, it will not feel too bad. that is it now. . the headlines: the

most public through wales, the midlands, northern england and into east anglia.cross the north—east quite a chilly feel with more of a breeze. then the weekend the community is pushed away so a bit fresher. and it will feel warm in the sunshine. —— the humidity. good afternoon. now, time for the day's sports news with me, jessica creighton. england have once again been given a hugely challenging draw, for the 2019 rugby world cup in japan. they're in the same group as france and argentina. let's get more from our rugby reporter chrisjones — chris, what's eddiejones had to say about the draw? second world cup in succession that england have been drawn in the toughest pool. eddiejones has quipped that he needs to go to the temples of japan and prayed very ha rd temples of japan and prayed very hard butjoking aside, eddiejones says it is not a tough group, it is a good group. he is embracing the challenge. he feels these games against france and sheena in the pool stages will be the ideal preparation for the greatest challenges, the quarterfinals and potentially bey

either do you get to seed in the east midlands, is anger, and so on, until the late date.. as it moves further north, we will find muggy conditions returning into the selling candies. it might go bang yet again as the temperatures never get a lot 15 or 16 degrees. so tricky night for sleep again. a fresher feel further north. that rendered pushes its way into the northern half of britain for bank holiday monday. atta was the east here, i think we will see that muggy aircoming here, i think we will see that muggy air coming together again to give the potential for some areas to seed thunderstorms. temperatures could get up to about 25 or 26 or even 27 and the brightness. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we'll push the weather front through on very strong winds across the northern half of britain through tuesday. 0nce winds across the northern half of britain through tuesday. once that isa britain through tuesday. once that is a way, i think we can relax a little. come wednesday and into thursday, it will be that a high pressure that really dominates, and it will feel very plea

rain arrives, late afternoon and into the evening, it could be very heavy and thundery across the east midlandsest. so that is the first soaking rain for the gardens we've had for some time towards the south—east, but could lead to some difficult travelling conditions. by thursday, it is all gone. we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers out to the west, some heavy ones. it may well be a dry day across east anglia and the south—east. that is where we're seeing the highest temperatures, but they are tending to slip away. numbers are dropping, typically into the mid—teens. and sliding in from the atlantic, slowly but surely, we have this area of low pressure, which isjust going to amplify the showers of low pressure, which is just going to amplify the showers into longer spells of rain for northern ireland and for western scotland, closer to the centre of the low. otherwise, some sunshine and some showers scattered about, some of them still on the heavy side, and temperatures typically 14 or 15 degrees, and not getting any warmer over the weekend. yes, there will be some sunshine at t

rain arrives, late afternoon and into the evening, could be very heavy and thundery across the east midlandsgins to clear away from areas further west. so that's the first soaking rain for the gardens we've had for some time towards the south—east, but could lead to some difficult travelling conditions. by thursday, all gone. into sunshine and showers. most of the showers out to the west, some heavy ones. but it may well be a dry day across east anglia and the south—east. that is where we're seeing the highest temperatures, but they're tending to slip away. numbers dropping, typically into the mid—teens. and sliding in from the atlantic, slowly but surely, we've got this area of low pressure, which will amplify the showers into longer spells of rain for northern ireland and for western scotland, closer to the centre of the low. 0therwise, sunshine and some showers scattered about, some still on the heavy side, and temperatures typically 1a or 15 degrees, and not getting any warmer over the weekend. there will be some sunshine at times, but further heavy showers. and, with clear skies at nigh

feeding into scotland and across the east some of thatis scotland and across the east some of that is getting into the midlandsten up a bit. chilly along the east coast, main degrees, but further west even with some sunshine it will not be quite as warm as today. all of us getting slightly cooler air. a subtle change in tuesday, if you watch the isobars, to the stretch apart. not so many of them on the charts and that shows us them on the charts and that shows us the winds will be lighter on tuesday. still rather cloudy in the east, perhaps the odd splash of a breeze, perhaps not quite as chilly, especially in the sunshine, 13—16, relatively pleasant. for the middle of the week, things should turn warmer, more sunshine and lighter winds, but by the end of the week another change with cloud and some rain likely. we have not had much of that recently, but it will creep up from the south. plenty of details on the weather for the next ten days where you are on our website. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at three... labour is promising to confine tax rises to the top 5% of earners. it says it's now

some parts of the east midlands, east anglia and lincolnshire may well hang on to the cloud.fternoon. that cloud continues to melt away overnight, the winds fall pretty light across much of the uk. some rain to be had in the far north of scotla nd some rain to be had in the far north of scotland but the most, light winds, clear skies and quite chilly. single figures the major towns and cities. the bottom end of single figures out in the countryside, so a touch of frost on the grass first thing. as with the clear skies overnight, lots of sunshine overnight, lots of sunshine overnight —— first thing. a lovely day for wales, scotland and northern ireland. central and southern scotla nd ireland. central and southern scotland sees a little cloud and rain but the many, pleasant day, the temperatures in the middle to upper teens, one or two places seen 20 celsius and with light winds, very nice indeed. a beautiful evening to follow for england and wales and northern ireland but some rain in the far north. it will turn chilly for dawn on thursday. we start to see the change on thursd

but the east midlands, east anglia, parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy.ntially it's dry. some rain in the northern isles. cold with the cloud. warmer in south—east england. the breeze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland through tuesday night into wednesday morning. but then for wednesday, we will start elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. some areas will be close to freezing, so gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud the further north you are in scotland. —— more cloud acroos the north of scotland, the further north you are in scotland, some outbreaks of rain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. 0n then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south o

. 60 paramedic vehicles we re east midlands. 60 paramedic vehicles were involved which was a very quicklan which has got off pretty effectively and we have heard about staff coming in off— shift. we've heard about the public queueing up at blood donor centres, including the one over the road here to the point where the services have said they have not enough blood. it's been an extraordinary response. —— that they have enough blood. the services are extremely thankful to those who have donated blood last night, over night and this morning but they now have enough to meet their needs. they would ask people with on negative blood to continue to donate. —— o negative. let's go to donate. —— o negative. let's go to vicki young in downing street. the prime minister in manchester having chaired that meeting. the government emergency committee. she says there's going to be another cobra meeting later as well. dealing with the practicalities of this, we note that as soon as news broke, she was kept informed throughout the night about what was going on and then this morning, chairing the meeting

but the east midlands, east anglia, into parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy. the sunshine, cool with the cloud. warmer in south—east england. the breeze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland as we go on through tuesday night into wednesday morning. but then for wednesday, we will start elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. some areas will be close to freezing, as wednesday begins, so gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. and then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift northwards into friday and saturday. it‘s not going to be a washout. but as we move from high pressure to low pressure, there wil

to move north, the odd heavier burst, and something heavier mooney into the south—east and the east midlandsf of scotland. this area of low pressure will move north, taking the weather fronts with it. quite a dreary day for many central and northern parts. the odd thundery burst up north. to the south, something dryer and brighter developing into the afternoon. sunshine with humid air across the south and south—east. it could spark offa south and south—east. it could spark off a heavy shower or thunderstorm. dista ntly off a heavy shower or thunderstorm. distantly cooler across the north and west under the cloud of rain. the low pressure pushes off into the north sea, then we look to the west, the next system, which will bring a speu the next system, which will bring a spell of rain, fairly strong wind during tuesday. initially, central, southern and eastern parts start dry, but quite breezy. then the rain pushes in from the west. it eventually reaches the south—east later. that system moves away off into the north sea. quite a squeeze in the isobars, so it could be quite windy for a while.

in the night we see another one potentially heavier pushing into the south—east, east anglia, east midlandsd humid air. to the north of scotland, single figures, in some of the blends. bank holiday monday starts off cloudy, some heavy thundery bursts across northern england, pushing into southern scotland, and to the south, conditions might improve, given some sunshine with the humid air, the temperatures will rise to the low 20s and that could spark some thunderstorms. the complex system begins to push away into the north sea and then we open the doors to the westerly wind from the atlantic and that will allow a weather front to move from the west and introduce a line of showers for tuesday, but after that high pressure builds and it looks like it will turn dry and more settled with some warm sunshine and fairly fresh nights, as well. after tuesday things will be improving once again. clear this is bbc news. the headlines at 2:00. more cancellations and delays for british airways passengers, following the global computer system failure yesterday. it's been an absolute disaster. i'm trying

east of the pennines outbreaks of rain. affecting the midlands, east anglia and the south—east.ears away, with brighter skies developing towards the mid—morning. further west into the sunshine, a chilly start. scotland, parts of south—west england and wales. frost on the grass. maybe a couple of showers in devon and cornwall, but most darting dry and sunny. chilly start in northern ireland. make the most of the morning sunshine. gradually cladding over. a few showers around. the odd heavy one. eastern scotland turns cloudy through the afternoon. wet, misty and murky in the north—east of england. across much of england and wales heavy, potentially thundery, showers developing. in the sunshine of 217 degrees. 11— 12 drew some parts of eastern scotland and north—east england, where it stays wet. —— through. the cloud of outbreaks of rain through the night will become more confined to scotland. still a few showers in england, wales and northern ireland in particular. with clear skies in between it will be on the cool side. it could rule out a touch of frost in the saturday morning a

our east midlands health correspondent rob sissons has been speaking to some of those who'd be affectedi found i was decimated by the war. —— my father was decimated by the war. my father and four brothers we re war. my father and four brothers were all killed in action. when you get older, you get worried about things like that. the state should p5y~ things like that. the state should pay. in awful lot of people have made that much money and could afford to look after themselves. it is such a tricky area and it has been going downhill for years. if we are going downhill for years. if we are going to the nitty—gritty, it is difficult. things change in five yea rs. we difficult. things change in five years. we will be long gone. means testing for winter fuel payments, getting rid of school lunches. triple lock down to a double lock, are these policies put forward precisely because the conservatives are convinced they are going to win? yes, or they were at the time, the one thing you can do by sticking to the manifesto is you do not have any trouble in the house of lords, the house of lor

visiting leicester and the east midlands, mr corbyn conceded labour faced a huge challenge.urse i am disappointed with the election results on thursday. but we're giving a message about how our economy and society could be very different. where's the ukip leader? after losing all 146 council seats it was defending, paul nuttall insisted the party's voters would return. ukip has a good future. it needs to stay on the pitch and hold its ground and people will come back to us. the snp were the biggest winners in the scottish council elections, replacing labour as the largest party in glasgow and aberdeen. there today, nicola sturgeon met the snp's councils group. we won the election yesterday emphatically. more votes, seats and councils. we are the largest party, notjust compared to five years ago but compared to every other party in scotland. this strange, unexpected election has yet to set passions alight. the choice is big. but it is in battlegrounds like this the next government will be decided. ben wright, bbc news, wolverhampton. labour's shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell

this is the latest rainfall charts, heavy thunderstorms following on across lincolnshire, the east midlandsraft in parts of the glens of scotland. or lightly mist and fog first thing in central areas. “— and fog first thing in central areas. —— more likely. a drier and brighter start tomorrow. stronger sunshine than today. the chance of rain close to western scotland. probably showers but nothing of the intensity of today. the breeze will be lighter. as a result it will be warmer, temperatures up to 21 celsius. the second half of the weekend will be a drier affair for most of us. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7pm. $350 billion worth of contracts are signed by president trump and king salman of saudi arabia. jeremy corbyn insists his party is committed to trident after members of the shadow cabinet publicly disagree over the issue. the tories defend their aim to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, just married, the duchess of cambridge's sister, pippa