the route links birmingham, manchester, liverpool, leeds, sheffield and the east midlands.t'll be easier for us to do business on a national scale, it'll be easier for us to attract clients to our offices here, and for us to recruit talent from around the country. but it's not universally welcomed — the line will run right through a new housing estate. why build a new housing estate and then potentially knock it down? we are short of houses already. where will we move to? we are in limbo. hs2 has been a project dogged by delays and controversy — we'll be assessing the winners and losers of the new route. also tonight... a terminally—ill man battles in the courts for the right to die when he chooses. with slightly different approaches to paperwork — the second round of formal brexit talks gets underway. an extra £1.3 billion for schools in england — but the money has to come from education savings. city of culture hull gets listed status for the famous humber bridge, and some not—so—famous public loos. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. olivia breen makes it nine golds

will run from birmingham on two lines, one serving the north—west, the other running through the east midlandss leaders have broadly welcomed the announcement, but there's anger along some of the new routes over potential disruption, and in some areas, where homes have to be demolished. the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement now, in the commons.0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north—west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in mexborough near doncaster. it means that the line will

that threat of some heavy showers and sam saunders —— thunderstorms across east anglia, in the east midlands england. elsewhere across england and wales who are more likely to stay dry through the afternoon, so this is 4pm this afternoon for the south—west of wales and england it's looking dry with some sunshine. heading further north into the midlands, that's where you are likely to catch a few sharp showers and thunderstorms. not all others will see them. where you do catch one you could see lying surface water. a few showers from northern england. northern ireland mostly dry, if fairly cloudy through the afternoon. quite a bit of cloud in scotla nd afternoon. quite a bit of cloud in scotland bringing a few spots of drizzly rain. as we head into the evening we'll keep that threat of heavy downpours, mainly across the east midlands, eastern england. if you do catch one of these showers they could cause some disruption to travel because we're going to have a lot of standing water on the roads, surface spray and hail and lightning a hazard as we head into the evening. the showers across engla

some say the east midlands is a forgotten region.before summer, this announcement feels like an afterthought. earlier i spoke to lilian greenwood, a labourmp in earlier i spoke to lilian greenwood, a labour mp in nottingham, and also the chair of the transport select committee in the house of commons. ina way committee in the house of commons. in a way it isn't a shock. we have been anticipating it, but ministers have dragged this decision now. it's bad news for passengers, bad news for the east midlands rail industry and bad news for the planet, deciding to move away from electrification. what about the government's view that this new breed of hybrid trains is actually good news, they will be new and clea n. good news, they will be new and clean. some of the trains on this line have been running for two yea rs. line have been running for two years. of course we want new trains. that's what we were promised. but we we re that's what we were promised. but we were promised a totally electrified midland mainline. hybrid trains are usefu

we mayjust pep up one or two sharp showers through the east midlands, east anglia, maybe down into thee of one or two of those getting down towards the wimbledon area as we turn on the heat. elsewhere, 16 to about 19 or 20 covers it. then, as we push that frontal system away, it rather links back, in fact, to a new development for tuesday out in the atlantic. now, i say tuesday, but as early as monday evening i think we'll see the first signs of that rain just beginning to pile its way into northern ireland, and then extending its influence into the southern parts of scotland, the north of england, and by tuesday afternoon some of that rain mayjust be getting down towards anglesey and on towards the northern shores of wales. to the south of it, i think there will be, with some sunshine, a little bit of heat. 24, 25 degrees further north. despite the sunshine, 13—16 will probablyjust about cover it. out of tuesday and on into wednesday, so those fronts will have quit the scene. although there'll be a legacy of cloud across the borders area of scotland, the far north of england, to the s

already, about 500 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts.row and increase survival rates for heart attack patients. electric airplanes could soon have a dramatic impact on the world. they're less noisy and less polluting than the ones flying around today, and plenty of experts believe electric engines are the key to building fleets of flying taxis in the future. the bbc‘s been given special permission to fly in an experimental electric plane, which is being shown in the uk for the first time. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott went for a ride. it's a plane that will revolutionise flight. not the spitfire — this. the efusion looks quite ordinary. until you see it being refuelled, that is. no tanker trucks and kerosene, you just change the batteries. runway 1—0, take off at your discretion. it's an experimental aircraft and the bbc has been offered a rare flight. i mean, the really obvious thing is how lovely and quiet it is. yeah. you don't get all the vibration. right. it's so comfortable and smooth and everything reacts so nicely.

already, about 400 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts.ello there. today is shaping up to bea similar hello there. today is shaping up to be a similar story to yesterday. a good deal of fine weather in the offing and scattered showers in the north—west and across argyll and beat. a beautiful day with blue sky and sunshine across much of yorkshire and that really is the story for much of us. this cloud across the south—east easing away, with sunshine for you as well into the afternoon. the bigger cloud for the afternoon. the bigger cloud for the north—west, strengthening winds driving in showers across the north of scotland. some of these quite heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. i suspect for the bulk of us, it will feel somewhat like this. just a light breeze in other places. fairweather cloud coming and going, but not spoiling the story. we will see bigger cloud to the north of england northern ireland and the isle of man. but the sharp showers, some of them with thunder, will continue, with more disappointing temperatures. 14 or 15 ce

will run from birmingham on two lines — one serving the north west the other running through the east midlandskshire. business leaders in the midlands and north have broadly welcomed the announcement, but there is concern in some places along the new routes which will see towns and villages disrupted, and in some cases houses demolished. the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement in the commons now. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in me

already, about 400 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts.is. hello there. well, today is shaping up to a similar story to yesterday. a good deal of fine weather in the offing, and a few scattered showers. that is the story up into the north—west across argyll and bute, the showers continuing here, but it is a beautiful day, with blue sky and sunshine across much of north yorkshire. and that really is the story for much of england and wales. as you can see from the satellite picture, this cloud across the south—east easing away, sunshine into the afternoon, but the thicker cloud in the north—west, strengthening winds driving in some showers across the north of scotland — some of these quite heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. but i expect for the bulk of us it will look somewhat like this. a pleasant feel out there as well, 19—22 degrees, with just a light breeze. fair weather cloud tending to come and go, but not spoil the story by any means. further north and west, we will see thicker cloud into northern england, the isle of man, norther

we mayjust pick up one or two sharp showers in the east midlands, east anglia, maybe down into the south—eastbledon area, as we turn on the heat. elsewhere, 16 to about 19 or 20 covers it. then, as we push that frontal system away, it rather links back, in fact, to a new development for tuesday in the atlantic. now, i say tuesday, but as early as monday evening i think we'll see the first signs of that rain beginning to pile its way into northern ireland, and then extending its influence into the southern part of scotland, the north of england, and by tuesday afternoon some of that rain mayjust be getting down towards anglesey, and on towards the northern shores of wales. to the south of it, i think there will be, with some sunshine, a little bit of heat. 24, 25 degrees further north. despite the sunshine, 13—16 will probablyjust about cover it. out of tuesday and on into wednesday, so those fronts will have quit the scene, although there will be a legacy of cloud across the borders area of scotland, the far north of england. to the south of that, the heat will be beginning to build up, feeli

have some concern about wimbledon, but sharper showers could be found such as they are in the east midlandss we turn on the heat. that is tied in with monday's old weather front dying a death but what doesn't diea front dying a death but what doesn't die a death is monday evening and tuesday, i say monday evening because that's when it will arrive into northern ireland and then it continues into the borders of scotla nd continues into the borders of scotland and maybe get into the central belt and into the north of england late in the day, it could flirt with anglesey and the north of mainland wales. to the south of it, a bit of sunshine, quite a bit of dry weather, 20—24, cooler despite the sunshine across the northern half of scotland, 13—7. then we will push much of that frontline activity away to the near continent but behind a week tail of the front and thicker cloud separating increasingly humid and warm air to the south, fresher in the north of scotland, and into that warmth we'll push some moisture and you know what's coming next, you can see it for yourself, we could get some thund

there are already hundreds of them in the five counties covered by east midlands ambulance service. trained volunteers and also from the police and fire services and the region‘s various medical staff. they used to have to be told directly by phone about an emergency, but now there is goodsam. neil white worked on the project. when a critical cardiac arrest case is identified, the goodsam system automatically sends an alert to the nearest first responders to get there fast to start cpr. it looks for the nearest five people within 800 metres of the scene, and alerts those. where it can‘t find somebody, or the first five people have rejected, it will then look further for the next five people. ambulance and medical staff are aware that at home, in the office, or in the street or countryside, your chances of surviving a heart attack are less than 10%. using the goodsam alert system can increase those survival chances. the reality is that only 8% of people outside of hospital who have a cardiac arrest will survive to be discharged alive from hospital. anything we can do to increase that

already, about 500 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts.sunshine. the cloud breaking up now across the south—east. in the far north—west, this is where the worst of the weather will be. elsewhere, some beautiful sunshine. as we move into sunday night, that week weather front will push its way south and east, bringing some showery rain into north wales by the end of the night. it will continue to push its way southwards as we go into monday and it will be weakening. just a spot or two of light rain, which could cause some issues for the start of wimbledon. but it will be warm at the same time.

serving the north west and major cities like manchester and liverpool — the other serving the east midlandsnot expected to run until 2026. for years there have been disagreements about exactly which route the line should take. now some properties on a new housing estate in mexborough in south yorkshire will have to be bulldozed to make way for it. here's our transport correspondent richard westcott. it's the train line that splits people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. and there's the £56 billion price tag. if we don't have the investment we need in the future to increase the capacity of our transport system to increase economic development. contracts have just been awarded for the first phase of hs2 between london and birmingham, worth nearly £7 billion and creating 16,000 jobs. that first section will not open for another nine years. there's been another big hs2 announcement today, several years late. they have finally put out the route that goes from birmingham up

humid, and temperatures will top 29—30, maybe even 31 celsius across east anglia and towards the east midlandsill be a bit cooler, cloudier, and showers and thunderstorms will make inroads into wales, north—west england eventually getting into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but even ahead of it, we could see some thundery showers breaking out in scotland. so that's how it's looking through wednesday afternoon. now, as we head on through the evening period and overnight, those showers continue to trundle northwards and eastwards. potentially some severe ones. we could have flash flooding in places. the risk of hail and gusty winds with these storms. behind it, it starts to turn a little bit cooler and fresher, with clearing skies for northern ireland, into the far west of britain. but ahead of it, again, another warm and muggy night to come with the showers and thunderstorms. for thursday, again, it will be quite a warm and humid start in central and eastern areas. those showers and thunderstorms continuing in the morning and into the afternoon they should eventually clear. som

further west, and the east midlands and feeling very humid. furtherwest, cooler.nto scotland. continuing to trundle northwards. a thundery and today in the north—west corner of the uk. those showers and thunderstorms continue to move northwards on wednesday night. again the possibility of some severe ones. gusty winds and even the risk of flash flooding. by the end of the night, something cooler getting on towards the far west. further east another warmer and muggy one with those showers and thunderstorms. they will be with us for thursday morning in central and eastern areas. again the odd heavy one. eventually clearing into the north sea and then something dry and bright before more rain arrives in northern ireland. we feel the fresher difference. 16— 22 celsius and we will have lost the humidity. into the weekend the atlantic weather systems takeover, so it is going to be cooler and fresher across—the—board, with going to be cooler and fresher across—the—boa rd, with sunshine going to be cooler and fresher across—the—board, with sunshine and showers and it will

humid, and temperatures will be 29—30, maybe even 31 celsius across east anglia and towards the east midlands will make inroads into wales, north—west england eventually getting into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but even ahead of it, we could see some thundery showers breaking out in scotland. so that's how it's looking through wednesday afternoon. now, as we head on through the evening period and overnight, those showers continue to trundle northwards and eastwards. potentially some severe ones. we could have flash flooding in places. the risk of hail and gusty winds with these storms. behind it, it starts to turn a little bit cooler and fresher, with clearing skies for northern ireland, into the far west of britain. but ahead of it, again, another warm and muggy night to come with the showers and thunderstorms. for thursday, again, it will be quite a warm and humid start in central and eastern areas. those showers and thunderstorms continuing in the morning and into the afternoon they should eventually clear. something brighter pushing in and something fresher. we'll noti

we mayjust pick up one or two sharp showers in the east midlands, east anglia, may be down into the south—easthe wind, as we turn on the heat. elsewhere, 16 to about 19 or 20 covers it. then, as we push that total system away, but rather links back, in fact, to a new development for tuesday at the atlantic. now, i say tuesday, but as early as monday evening i think we will see the first signs of that rain beginning the pilots were into northern ireland, and then extending its influence into the southern part of scotland, the north of england, and by tuesday afternoon some of that rain may be getting down towards anglesey and on towards the northern shores of wales. to the south of it, i think there will be some sunshine, a little bit of heat. 44, 20 five degrees further north. despite the sunshine, 13 to 16 will probably just about cover it. out of tuesday and on into wednesday, so those fronts will have quit the scene and there will be a legacy of cloud across the borders area of scotland, the far north of england, to the south about the heat will be beginning to build—up, feeling quite close

we mayjust pep up one or two sharp showers through the east midlands, east anglia, maybe down into thethe heat. elsewhere, 16 to about 19 or 20 covers it. then, as we push that frontal system away, it rather links back, in fact, to a new development for tuesday out in the atlantic. now, i say tuesday, but as early as monday evening i think we'll see the first signs of that rain just beginning to pile its way into northern ireland, and then extending its influence into the southern parts of scotland, the north of england, and by tuesday afternoon some of that rain mayjust be getting down towards anglesey and on towards the northern shores of wales. to the south of it, i think there will be, with some sunshine, a little bit of heat. 2a, 25 degrees further north. despite the sunshine, 13—16 will probablyjust about cover it. out of tuesday and on into wednesday, so those fronts will have quit the scene. although there'll be a legacy of cloud across the borders area of scotland, the far north of england, to the south of that, the heat will be beginning to build up, feeling really quite clos

we mayjust pep up one or two sharp showers in the east midlands, east anglia, maybe down into the south—eastdon area as we turn on the heat. elsewhere, 16 to about 19 or 20 covers it. then, as we push that frontal system away, it rather links back, in fact, to a new development for tuesday out in the atlantic. now, i say tuesday, but as early as monday evening i think we'll see the first signs of that rain just beginning to pile its way into northern ireland, and then extending its influence into the southern part of scotland, the north of england, and by tuesday afternoon some of that rain mayjust be getting down towards anglesey and on towards the northern shores of wales. to the south of it, i think there will be, with some sunshine, a little bit of heat. 2a, 25 degrees further north. despite the sunshine, 13—16 will probablyjust about cover it. out of tuesday and on into wednesday, so those fronts will have quit the scene, although there will be a legacy of cloud across the borders area of scotland, the far north of england, to the south of that, the heat will be beginning to build up, f

we mayjust pep up one or two sharp showers through the east midlands, east anglia, maybe down into theds the wimbledon area as we turn on the heat. elsewhere, 16 to about 19 or 20 covers it. then, as we push that frontal system away, it rather links back, in fact, to a new development for tuesday out in the atlantic. now, i say tuesday, but as early as monday evening i think we'll see the first signs of that rain just beginning to pile its way into northern ireland, and then extending its influence into the southern part of scotland, the north of england, and by tuesday afternoon some of that rain mayjust be getting down towards anglesey and on towards the northern shores of wales. to the south of it, i think there will be, with some sunshine, a little bit of heat. 2a, 25 degrees further north. despite the sunshine, 13—16 will probablyjust about cover it. out of tuesday and on into wednesday, so those fronts will have quit the scene, although there will be a legacy of cloud across the borders area of scotland, the far north of england, to the south of that, the heat will be beginning t

we are seeing a few heavy showers, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder across parts of the east midlands, but things will start to dry out tonight for northern ireland. still quite warm and muggy in the south, temperatures holding up at 17 degrees. further north, especially the north of that front, temperatures falling into single figures across northern parts of scotland. through monday morning we have that rain initially across parts of eastern scotland and north east england, that should ease, but we will see further showers cropping up we will see further showers cropping up quite widely across england, in particular, dental and eastern england seeing the heaviest of the showers. thunderstorms as well, so there could well be some lying surface water. northern ireland having a dry day with some sunshine to the west of scotland. but the east of scotland, north—east england keeping a few showers. the lake district looking largely dry through the afternoon, so a fine day, the chance of a shower here. some showers cropping up across wales, interrupting the sunny spells in the afternoon. d

we'll be live at nottingham station in the heart of the east midlands after the department for transport scrapped the planned electrification of major railway lines there. and in wales. vince cable is elected unopposed as the party leader. we'll be speaking to alistair carmichael mp to establish why only mr cable wanted to be the boss. and whatever happened to neighbourhood watch? we're looking into the largest rise in recorded crime in england and wales in a decade. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm leah boleto. coming up: the open gets under way at royal birkdale. it has been around to forget for rory mcilroy as he drops five shots in the opening holes. with three days to go chris froome is still favourite to win the tour de france, but his lead is cut after finishing fourth on stage 18. england have set australia 282 to win in the women's world cup final. hello, welcome to the programme. we're starting tonight at royal birkdale after a blustery start in weather conditions as the day passed the course became a more

proprietor and dry start to east anglia, the east midlands and the south—east, the eastern side of thee front for around the area of low pressure among her put on the winds to remind me and you that some of this wind, around about the irish sea coast pushing on the gale force into northern ireland and is it which i mean, mid—afternoon, we haven‘t pushed the weather front very far to the east at all. with a wee bit of sunshine, 22, 23 possible but underneath the cloud and rain and the wind, then 17. it will be that combination eventually i think of wind and rain that the golfers and the spectators at royal birkdale on the lancashire coast will have to content with a really tough day all round. the weekend itself, the low pressure is close by the heavy showers, roosy in the circulation of the low, some drier interludes, but no getting away from the fact the eyecatcher is their milling away down across the south—west, pushing the showers into wales, for the show is breaking out in the afternoon further north in england and wales, up further north in england and wales, up into the southern

humid, and temperatures will top 29—30, maybe even 31 celsius across east anglia and towards the east midlandsit will be a bit cooler, cloudier, and showers and thunderstorms will make inroads into wales, north—west england eventually getting into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but even ahead of it, we could see some thundery showers breaking out in scotland. so that's how it's looking through wednesday afternoon. now, as we head on through the evening period and overnight, those showers continue to trundle northwards and eastwards. potentially some severe ones. we could have flash flooding in places. the risk of hail and gusty winds with these storms. behind it, it starts to turn a little bit cooler and fresher, with clearing skies for northern ireland, into the far west of britain. but ahead of it, again, another warm and muggy night to come with the showers and thunderstorms. for thursday, again, it will be quite a warm and humid start in central and eastern areas. those showers and thunderstorms continuing in the morning and into the afternoon they should eventually clear.

humid, and temperatures will be 29—30, maybe even 31 celsius across east anglia and towards the east midlandsderstorms will make inroads into wales, north—west england eventually getting into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but even ahead of it, we could see some thundery showers temperatures reaching 17—23 celsius in the south—east. that will be feeling much cooler than the last few days. into friday and saturday we're into that cooler regime. westerly winds bringing sunshine and showers off the atlantic. temperatures ranging from 18—20 celsius. our top story. the trump family's links to russia are back in the spotlight. two separate us senate panels examining alleged meddling in the us election want to hear testimony from mr trump's eldest son and his former campaign manager paul manafort. president donald trump has said the new republican healthcare policy should be to allow the current law to collapse. support for the senate bill fell apart when two more senators said they couldn't back it. and this video is trending on bbc.com. life on the international space station has

england even from the word go quite a bit of sunshine but across much of south—east england, east anglia, the midlandsshire, a lot of cloud to come and you can see some of us starting to get those outbreaks of rain. should be a dry picture across north—west england at this stage. northern ireland any fog patches clearing away. plenty of sunshine, north—east scotland some low cloud into the northern isles which may hang around for much of the day. on through the day, some patchy rain in central and eastern england, gradually easing its way eastwards. ahead of its arrival in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england, some sunny spells are possible but the odd sharp shower within the cloudy and damp areas. quite cool with the breeze in the north sea coasts, but in the west, lows of mid 20s. a late they shower in western scotland, low cloud on the far north—east of scotland. in the far north—east of scotland. in the monday evening, ending the day with some warm sunshine, but patchy rain in east anglia and parts of south—east england. just about gone by tuesday. could be a cloudy start, but br

it is hard to find any business people are politicians in the east midlands and entirely happy aboutent insists it is the best way forward for passengers. this promotional video argues the new hybrid trains will lead to faster and more comfortable journeys. ministers say there is no more no need for the travel disruption that electrification would have caused. it reflects how advances in technology are enabling a different approach that is less disruptive to passengers and the communities. business leaders will take some convincing. they have to carry both diesel and electric powertrains and therefore they are slower to accelerate and brake and therefore perhaps feels like they might be getting you were serviced and we have now. and what of the wider economic impact? will ross at used as the line every day between his home in leicester and hisjob in as the line every day between his home in leiclfler and his 'ob in as the line every day between his home in leic itter an: another in m —9§;..... ... xx of east? 7??? of east?on77' j: of east? on the j: of east ? on the last day forgotten

already, about 500 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts. to receive goodsam alerts. emas hope that number will grow and increase survival rates for heart attack patients. let's have a look at the weather. it is set to get hotter and more humid but before we get there is an decent weather out and about this afternoon with the best sunshine gci’oss afternoon with the best sunshine across england and where is. some thicker cloud for cumbria and northern ireland but it will start thinning and breaking at times. the ha rd iest thinning and breaking at times. the hardiest weather in scotland, weston area is continuing to see fairly heavy showers blowing in on a blustery west, south—westerly wind. in the sunshine feeling pleasant, temperatures up to 24. under this strip of cloud temperatures getting into the mid to high teens. tonight we have a weak weather front moving in bringing a zone of rain across scotland, northern ireland, ending up scotland, northern ireland, ending up across scotland, northern ireland, ending up across scotland, northern england an

the chance of a shower at wimbledon as we turn on the heat and a sharper shower further north, east midlandsy front if you like has rather fizzled away. but look out to the atlantic, we see new developments. call it tuesday's weather but it will first show its hand across northern ireland and later in the day on monday. overnight it will be turning quite wet for a time and through the day on tuesday here we see the influence of that rain getting into the central belt and into the north of england and maybe the north of wales too. to the south of it with a bit of sunshine, and there could be some, we could see the temperature around 20 to 25 or so. further north despite the sunshine, on the cooler side of the front, 13 to 16. through tuesday night and into wednesday we pushed the bulk of the weather front away to the near continent but it leaves a legacy of cloud that has enough about it for the odd spot of rain or drizzle on the breeze but to the south of it the heat begins to build, further north, a bit cooler, by thursday it will be a lot warmer everywhere and with moisture further south w

the chance of a shower at wimbledon as we turn on the heat and a sharper shower further north, east midlandsdry weather around once that monday front if you like has fizzled away. but look out to the atlantic, we see new developments. call it tuesday's weather but it will first show its hand across northern ireland and later in the day on monday. 0vernight it will be turning quite wet for a time and through the day on tuesday here we see the influence of that rain getting into the central belt and into the north of england and maybe the north of wales too. to the south of it with a bit of sunshine, and there could be some, we could see the temperature around 20 or 25. further north despite the sunshine, on the cooler side of the front, 13 to 16. through tuesday night and into wednesday we pushed the bulk of the weather front away to the near continent but it leaves a legacy of cloud that has enough about it for the odd spot of rain or drizzle on the breeze but to the south of it the heat begins to build, further north, a bit cooler, by thursday it will be a lot warmer everywhere and with moi

humid, and temperatures will top 29—30, maybe even 31 celsius across east anglia and towards the east midlands thunderstorms will make inroads into wales, north—west england eventually getting into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but even ahead of it, we could see some thundery showers breaking out in scotland. so that's how it's looking through wednesday afternoon. now, as we head on through the evening period and overnight, those showers continue to trundle northwards and eastwards. potentially some severe ones. we could have flash flooding in places. the risk of hail and gusty winds with these storms. behind it, it starts to turn a little bit cooler and fresher, with clearing skies for northern ireland, into the far west of britain. but ahead of it, again, another warm and muggy night to come with the showers and thunderstorms. for thursday, again, it will be quite a warm and humid start in central and eastern areas. those showers and thunderstorms continuing in the morning and into the afternoon they should eventually clear. something brighter pushing in and something fresh

will feel humid and temperatures will be 29— 30, maybe even 31 across east anglia and towards the east midlandsrms will make inroads into wales, north—west england and eventually into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but even ahead of it we could have found we showers breaking out in scotland. that's how it is looking to wednesday afternoon. into the evening period and overnight, those showers continue to trundle northwards and eastwards. potentially severe ones. we could have flash flooding in places. the risk of hail and gusty winds. behind it it starts to turn cooler and fresher, with clearing skies from northern ireland and far western britain. ahead of it another warm and muggy night to convert the showers and thunderstorms. 0r thursday again it will be quite a warm and humid start in central and eastern areas. showers and thunderstorms continue in the morning and into the afternoon they should eventually clear. something brighter pushing on and something fresher. temperatures reaching17— 23 celsius in the south—east. that will be feeling much cooler than the last few days.

and a sharper showerfurther north, east we turn on the heat and a sharper shower further north, east midlandsy weather around once that monday front if you like has fizzled away. but look out to the atlantic, we see new developments. it will first show its hand across northern ireland and later in the day on monday. 0vernight it will be turning quite wet for a time and through the day on tuesday here we see the influence of that rain getting into the central belt and into the north of england and maybe the north of wales too, to the south of it with a bit of sunshine, we could see the temperature around 20 or 25. further north despite the sunshine, on the cooler side of the front, 13 to 16. 0n cooler side of the front, 13 to 16. on tuesday night into wednesday we pushed the bulk of the weather front away to the near continent but it leaves a legacy of cloud that has enough about it for the odd spot of rain or drizzle on the breeze but the heat builds on the north, a bit cooler, by thursday it will be a lot warmer everywhere and with moisture further south we could see the first signs of quite

there will be two links on from birmingham, one to the north west, and the other to the east midlandstary chris grayling initially made the announcement in a written statement, prompting protests in the commons. all the indications are now that the news will be sneaked out in a written statement any time now. shocking! mr speaker, this is a gross discourtesy and adds insult to injury for my constituents. itoo, sadly, think that it is outrageous that this major item of public expenditure which is affecting my constituents and those of many others is not being reflected by a statement here today. the transport secretary did eventually come to the commons a little after ten o'clock at night. as you know, mr speaker, sometimes these things can happen as a result of cock—up rather than conspiracy. we need hs2. since privatisation, the number of passenger journeys in our railways has doubled, it has nearly tripled on the key west coast intercity corridor. we cannot continue to rely on the legacy of our victorian forbearers, far—sighted though they were. what assurances and guarantees can he

through the east midlands, east anglia, a dry start through the day tomorrow with temperatures of aroundthe most favoured to stay dry. elsewhere, the showers what's on the map. they become widespread. just about anywhere could catch one. some places will get shower after shower, after shower, with thunder and hail possible. briefly, temporarily, with the eight ridge of high—pressure moving on into the early hours of wednesday. that means dry weather, clear spells, but you can see the change out worse by wednesday morning as a band of rain moves to south—west england. that is associated with our next area of low pressure moving on. with the rain, some strong and gusty winds. guzzi gales for some time. the rehn migrants is. some had become of it never reaching north—east scotland, isn't england. when they should be lousy dry. heading into thursday, sunshine and showers till. low pressure a cross sunshine and showers till. low pressure across scotland at this stage. sunny breaks and showers. temperatures 18— 20. friday, more of the same. the further south and east you are, the fewer showers

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quite cloudy initially for the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east.ally quite cloudy, if we do see some brea ks quite cloudy, if we do see some breaks in the cloud and sunshine that could make it feel very warm indeed. fairly bright by the afternoon for north wales. some showers in the north and a cooler, fresher feel. for wimbledon men's final day tomorrow, a lot of cloud around and the chance of a shower. a 30% chance of a shower. there could be the odd shower at silverstone as well for the grand prix. a weather front will be sinking its way southwards. these guys turn quite cool and fresh. an area of high pressure will be building its way in. this is how we start the new working week on monday. high pressure in charge. there will be some good spells of sunshine around. maybe some cloud plaguing the south coast. the best of the sunshine lifting the temperature up into the mid to high 20s. in the south it could get close to 30 degrees, and as the heat continues to build, it could bring some thunderstorms for the middle of the week. this is bbc news.

perhaps a rumble of thunder and some hail, in fact there have been thunderstorms across parts of the east midlandsy dry but the showers are still there for northern ireland, parts of north—west england and western scotland, and still there into tomorrow morning. for a large part of england and wales during tomorrow morning and the first part of the afternoon, things will be fine, a bit of sunshine, but noticed the cloud gathering and outbreaks of rain reaching south west england and wales as we move into the afternoon. temperatures very similar. notice that the cricket tomorrow the threat of rain is coming later on but there is still some uncertainty about the timing of the progression of this rain north and east across england and wales. but for many, wet end to the day here. that takes us answer the day here. that takes us answer the weekend and this system in the south—east never really wants to clear away properly so again parts of the far south—east of england could see outbreaks of on saturday. showers in north—west scotland but many other places, saturday is the better day of the weekend, l