most of the showers on wednesday across the north—east of england and down through the east midlands,ely dry for the south east. sunny skies elsewhere with fewer showers but it will be cold. temperatures around three, 7 degrees. then a change in wind direction bringing more showers back in on thursday passed northern ireland, wales and the south of england. in between a lot of dry and sunny weather but feeling cold. you're watching beyond 100 days. donald trump travels to congress desperate for a political win. but even today his tweets seem to get in the way — top democrats cancel a meeting after he disses them online. the president has insulted so many senators that capitol hill isn't exactly friendly territory — but he needs them now to pass tax reform. why is this native american princess suddenly part of a fierce political debate? president trump calling a us senator pocahontas has created a firestorm. north korea has fired a missile and it raises tension in the region.

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rain across northern ireland and northern england, east midland. southern england, east midland. from how sunday started. through monday, after a wet start for some of us, gradually turning drier. it takes awhile to get rid of the reigning inland, but it improves during the afternoon. by the breaks to the east of high ground anywhere in the uk possible but expect a lot of cloud through the day. patchy light rain and drizzle into the afternoon some areas. most of those milder, but single figure temperatures in scotland. this is monday evening. a lot of cloud with light and patchy rain. rain working through northern ireland, moving across northern england and the scotla nd across northern england and the scotland through the night and into tuesday. milder eventually reaching into scotland means snow turning the rain across most of the hills during tuesday. wind is picking up across the board. more rain working south east across england and wales through tuesday. temperatures a little high even in scotland, but elsewhere around 12—14d. the big picture tuesday and wednesday, dominate

especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, partsh—east and away across the channel. further to the west, the rain becoming a wee bit more patchy and you've really got to get up into scotland or northern ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of northern ireland. slowly, oh, so slowly, as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. with somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south—west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if you've got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you'll have to contend with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the

just about getting into the east midlands as well. nudging intojust into the east midlands as well. anywhere through eastern scotland, through yorkshire and east anglia. even in towns and cities, there could be some ice around. right in the middle of the town centre, 1 degrees, in rural areas it could be below freezing. tomorrow, cloud and showers around across eastern and south—eastern areas. there will be a tendency for the showers to die away through the course of the afternoon. lots of bright weather around. still pretty chilly in other parts. two or three degrees in glasgow. in other parts, milderair three degrees in glasgow. in other parts, milder air comes three degrees in glasgow. in other parts, milderair comes in. three degrees in glasgow. in other parts, milderaircomes in. during the weekend, high pushes them milder air in ourdirection. the weekend, high pushes them milder air in our direction. turning less cold as we head into the weekend. net migration into the uk falls sharply and it's mainly down to fewer people coming from the eu. the difference between the number of

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlandss wintry, particularly over high ground. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even start to see some sleet and some snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still.

especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, parts becoming a wee bit more patchy and you've really got to get up into scotland or northern ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of northern ireland. slowly, oh, so slowly, as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. with somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south—west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if you've got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you'll have to contend with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the peppering of showers, drier i would think further east and this

is behind this rain that will have developed overnight, and starting the weekend wet across the east midlandswers could be quite heavy in the north—west of the uk. showers few and far between on sunday. some send chine, temperatures starting to build. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at eleven. sir michael fallon resigns as defence secretary, saying his behaviour may have fallen short of the standards expected by the uk military. we expect the very highest standards of the armed services. i don't think it's right that on occasion in the past when i have fallen below those standards that i should continue to serve as defence secretary. sir michael's resignation follows theresa may's invitation to party leaders to discuss the sexual harassment claims at westminster. prosecutors in new york file terror charges against the uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people in a truck attack. and on newsnight, as the defence secretary resigned over allegations of past behaviour

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlands ground. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even begin to see some sleet and snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still. some snow is possible to fairly low l

still some rain to clear away from lincolnshire, east anglia, the southeast and perhaps even the east midlandsloud beginning to break up, one to showers arriving around the western coasts and filtering in over the irish sea. for most of the day it will be dry and quite sunny for eastern scotland, a lot of showers to come for western scotland and increasingly save northern ireland, and it is cold enough for perhaps the wintry nurse in the showers over the wintry nurse in the showers over the highlands. the rain clears wagering the afternoon from east anglia and the south—east, the cloud lingering for awhile and we could end the day with one or two showers. sunny skies elsewhere, showers mainly around these western coasts and in the north—west of uk, and it will be chilly as the day goes on, temperatures struggling to 9 degrees at best. for bonfires and fireworks into the evening, it is best across the eastern side of the uk where we will have clearer skies, showers continuing out to the west, and on sunday after a cold start showers from one northern ireland moving down across wales on the sout

east. midlands, central and southern england are drying up.cross western and parts of scotla nd of showers across western and parts of scotland and northern ireland down into the south—west of england as well. where you have had the sunshine, temperatures in the single figures. if you have plans for bonfires and fireworks, well, it is the western side of the british isles which seized the bulk of the showers. the sunday, fewer showers. still a noticeable north—westerly wind. berry in mind if you are planning fireworks on both saturday and sunday at top i think sunday is and sunday at top i think sunday is a dry bet overall but it will be a chilly evening. it leads into a chilly evening. it leads into a chilly start to monday. widespread frost across the countryside but a significant change coming in a good pa rt significant change coming in a good part of scotland, northern ireland, with more cloud and win coming in from the atlantic. if you're trying to hold on to some decent weather you need to be further south and east. stay safe and enjoy

especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, parts, the rain becoming a wee bit more patchy and you've really got to get up into scotland or northern ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of northern ireland. slowly, oh, so slowly, as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. with somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south—west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if you've got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you'll have to contend with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the peppering of showers, drier i would think further east

finally how's this for a show of muscle at hinckley rugby club over the weekend 7 the east midlands sidetent with that they also managed to wipe out the goalposts as well. the game eventually had to be completed on an adjacent pitch. hinckley went on to win but victory came at a cost replacing the posts will cost £7000! an expensive when then! an expensive win then! that's all from sportsday. thanks very much for watching. goodbye. that was the bbc sport centre. stand—by for the papers. we will be with you in a moment, but first some news just in the us. theresa may has arrived in the middle east for a three—day visit and the prime minister said she will use the visit to highlight the need for the uk to build new relationships in the world after brexit. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in the capital, amman. the prime minister has embarked on a three—day visit to the middle east, the second time this year she has been to this region, and this visit is about showing in part while the uk is leading the european union it still has global reach. the prime minister spoke to journal

especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, partso the west, the rain becoming a wee bit more patchy and you've really got to get up into scotland or northern ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of northern ireland. slowly, oh, so slowly, as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. with somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south—west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if you've got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you'll have to contend with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the peppering of showers, drier i would think fu

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlandsd. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even start to see some sleet and some snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still. some snow is possible to fairly low le

especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, partsn becoming a wee bit more patchy and you've really got to get up into scotland or northern ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of northern ireland. slowly, oh, so slowly, as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. with somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south—west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if you've got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you'll have to contend with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the peppering of showers, drier i would think further east and this

you can see some snow showers there moving into yorkshire, parts of the east midlands, into east anglia of the chilterns, possibly in london as well but the price is the major risk from eastern scotland all the way down to the south—east. the temperatures dipping down to well below freezing outside of city centres so watch out for those slippery surfaces. some of the snow that fell during the day will have melted during the course of the afternoon and then it could refreeze overnight. tomorrow we have a lot of fine weather around, some of these snow showers could still be wintry in the morning but there will be a tendency for those to die away as we go through the course of the afternoon and temperatures will reach 5 degrees for most of us. through the course of the weekend, things will turn a little bit less cold. this high pressure will be rolling in some mild air in our direction, and i save my older, not necessarily that my old because there's a lot of cloud streaming in there's a lot of cloud streaming in the atlantic with a bit of drizzle as well —— i say milder, not necessarily m

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlands ground. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even start to see some sleet and some snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still. some snow is possible to fairly

a damp start in the midlands today but things have perked up in the east midlands compared with earlierternoon, light and patchy rain, but we keep much of south wales and south—west england under cloud. sunshine in northern england. good sunny spells in scotland. scattering of showers in the north and west. over the next hour we will see the rain into this evening turning heaviest over south wales in southern england. you can see the wet zone here. showers across northern scotland. becoming more widespread around irish sea coast and pushing through parts of wales, the midlands, and south—west england late in the night. a touch of frost on the higher ground of england and scotland. caldaire established over the northern half of the uk, by tomorrow that will spread its way south. —— cold air. showers affecting parts of england and wales. in northern scotland they will become more prevalent in the afternoon along north sea coast. at the cenotaph there will be some showers. they should be clearing. but there will be a chilly breeze. this is how things look across the uk at 11 o'clock. fine

especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, partsto get up into scotland or northern ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of northern ireland. slowly as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. with somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south—west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if you've got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you have to content with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the peppering of showers, drier i would think further east and this is how we start sunday. the showers there in northern and western parts b

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlandstry, particularly over high ground. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even start to see some sleet and snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still. some snow

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlands out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even begin to see some sleet and snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still. some snow is possible to fairly low levels in the east. a f

across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlandss on. these showers wintry, particularly over high ground. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly toward the east, where there will again be plentiful showers. and late in the day, we may even begin to see some sleet and snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder

we will see more showers towards eastern areas of england, in towards the east midlands, towards norfolkards the south east of england with a bit of brightness, but it will feel cold wherever you are with the strong wind which will continue overnight tonight and that will continue to bring some wintry showers in the north—eastern scotla nd showers in the north—eastern scotland down the eastern side of england. elsewhere, mostly drier weather, clear skies, a touch of frost to start off on wednesday morning. again, where you have had the showers, the risk of a bit of ice first thing tomorrow morning and throughout wednesday, we will continue with the wintry showers. they will move further southward actually tomorrow. so down towards the south east of england. a few more showers in pembrokeshire and towards cornwall. 0therwise, dry, but temperatures three to seven celsius. now, we keep the northerly wind as we go through into thursday. this big area of high pressure blocking any other weather systems coming in from the west. so that's why we will keep the northerly wind, but again the winds

east of scotland, elsewhere less so. a chilean bright start, there is that line of showers still coming out of the idc down through liverpool bay into the top end of the midlandse east and western areas, expecting of showers oi’ western areas, expecting of showers or in getting into the far west of northern ireland. maybe not as cold as was today, we lose the north—westerly the isobars cracking anti—western south—westerly ahead of the set of whether funds which will bring in wet and windy fairer. that is not a line of showers, that is quite a bit of rain fall in behind it it turns more shower. this is a pulse of milder air trapped in with those weather fronts, gradually working towards the south—east. what about next week? mild because of the weather front, and that is a weird and is much colder with a biting northerly to north—easterly wind. first thing on monday the rain has to clean away and then it is a mixture of sunny spells and showers and things turning a little bit brighter. make the most of that, ten oi’ brighter. make the most of that, ten or ii or 12 brighter. make the most of that, ten orii ori2 in brighter. make the most of that, ten or ii or 12

rain in the east midlands towards east anglia, and a few more showers later on across the south—east, as i said, more showers across eastern england compared with yesterday. coming into parts of the midlands as well. further west, most of you will stay dry and sunny, continuing in northern scotland, and for the vast majority the bulk of the day will be dry. colder than yesterday. temperatures around three to seven degrees at their very best, and that wind will make it feel a bit colder across the eastern coast. a subtle change in wind direction. the showers across eastern england become more confined to coastal counties. still an ice risk to go with it. showers in northern scotla nd with it. showers in northern scotland and northern ireland and it means that wind direction change. showers will push more into the south—western parts of wales and across cornwall. those will be a little bit on the wintry side. a cold start to tomorrow morning. widespread frost for many of you and fewer showers to begin with across eastern england. they will return through the day across the north—east,

parts of east midlands will have showers later.ff in south—east england, not as lengthy as yesterday —— south—west england. the same in wales with gaps between them and sunshine. if anything, the showers will be fewer into the afternoon. showers come and go through the day in northern ireland. sunshine in between. and uk wide today, temperatures down on yesterday, at best around 4—7, maybe eight or nine in the far south. in the evening, showers inland will fade away. they continue across northern and eastern coasts and one or two across western wales and south—west england. that will give the risk of ice through the night. it is frosty elsewhere and raw wind blowing into the start of wednesday morning across eastern scotla nd of wednesday morning across eastern scotland and eastern england. eastern scotland and england will see showers through the day. some turning increasingly into sleet and snow even not just turning increasingly into sleet and snow even notjust on the hills into the afternoon. further west, west of wales and sou

they are the remnants of the old front are strung out across wales, the midlands, and east anglia. ve dense fog patches. a real issue, perhaps, for the commute. getting through the morning, as the cloud comes in from the north, it is helped to lift the fog in many places, but it could be well into the morning before it really gets away from some of the west country. they're that in mind. the afternoon might buy plenty of sunshine across the northern half of the british isles. more on the way of cloud for the areas further south. despite the sunshine, struggling to get to double figures in parts of scotland and northern ireland. 0ut in parts of scotland and northern ireland. out of thursday into friday, not too much in the way of a breeze across the south. this goes for some. again, fog could be an issue first up. more cloud as i think you get into the midlands, wales, then into scotland and northern ireland. but a lot of dry weather around. just the odd bed in these of rain coming off the irish sea. a new set of whether drug springing rain into scotland and perhaps the far north clo

cloud moves on, some rain for scotland, northern ireland, wales, the midlands, east anglia.ght and patchy in southern england. not all of us turning milder troops might. cold air in place in scotland and the wet weather moves on, we will see some snow. the hills north of the central belt above boo—a00 metres. heavy rain in places. that's no, the higher you go. outbreaks varane in northern ireland, northern england, some down the eastern side of england. for much of southern england, the midlands and wales, just light and patchy, but plenty of cloud. look out my audit is to start the day, so different from house and they started. let's ta ke they started. let's take a look at things through monday. after a wet start for some of us, gradually turning dryer. some brighter breaks to the east of high ground anywhere in the uk but expect a lot of cloud through the day. stills and patchy light rain and drizzle into the afternoon in some spots. whilst most of us are milder, still single figure temperatures in scotland. this is how monday evening shapes up. a lot of cloud, light and

east. from wales to the midlands to east anglia, more cloudy and maybe a spot of rain.rth of england, much of northern ireland and the eastern side of scotland. drift further towards the north and west in scotland, a new set of weather fronts coming in, with cloud, wind and rain making very slow progress through the day. much of the fog will lift away through the morning as more cloud comes down towards the southern counties. we may find the odd glimpse of sunshine coming through. temperatures as you see for most in double figures. one or two sheltered spots in the east of scotland, despite the brightness, will be stuck at 9—10 degrees or so. overnight this is where we see quite a dramatic change. the weather front is making itself felt in scotland and northern ireland, but we have more cloud and a real developing situation here, with the rain becoming widespread in england and wales as we start the weekend. the weekend of course is one forfireworks and bonfires perhaps, but it's turning colder eventually and there will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers and it wi

it's notjust children from poor backgrounds here in the east midlands who may face some challenges.or or professional jobs. you're not really pushed in, i wouldn't say colleges are that good, i didn't feel they encouraged me. around here not many people want to give opportunities to people, if you are already in the job you can progress higher but if you are not and haven't got any background, people are like, sorry. relax your shoulders... the government says it is making progress and social mobility with 1.8 million more children in good or outstanding schools than 2010 and the national living wage helping to boost salaries. a 1a carat vivid pink diamond could fetch in excess of £30 million when it goes up for auction in hong kong today. the ‘pink promise' is the most expensive piece ofjewellery ever offered by christie's in hong kong, and has been described as "the picasso of the pink diamond world". an awful lot of money! time now for a look at the weather. we have got some sparkling skies across the united kingdom at the moment. lovely with what it is cold. displayed that, temp

east. generally speaking, from wales to the midlands to east anglia, more cloudy and maybe a spot of rain.st part as we get into the north of england, much of northern ireland, the eastern side of scotland too. drift that bit further towards the north and west in scotland, a new set of weather fronts coming in here, with the cloud, wind and rain making very slow progress through the day. much of the fog will lift away during the course of the morning as more cloud just comes down towards those southern counties. we may well find the odd glimpse of sunshine coming through. temperatures, as you see, for most, in double figures. one or two sheltered spots in the eastern side of scotland, despite some brightness, will be stuck at around 9, possibly 10 degrees or so. overnight, this is where we see really quite a dramatic change. we have that weather front making itself felt across scotland, northern ireland, but we are bringing more cloud and a real developing situation, here, with the rain becoming quite widespread across england and wales as we start the weekend. the weekend, of course, is o

a few splashes of rain across east anglia and the south east, but the midlands and the south east, but into western fringes of england and wales for first light on tuesday morning. gale force winds in around the irish sea coasts, but it will keep temperatures up for most of you overnight. a touch of frost in east anglia and the south east and later into northern ireland. a better day for you tomorrow. overnight rain clears and a day of sunshine and only one or two showers. the morning commute tomorrow, southern and eastern scotla nd tomorrow, southern and eastern scotland and western england and wales, rain developing widely. some of the rain will be heavy. the winds will ease down as the rain spreads into north—east england and the midlands and central and southern england. only a few showers in east anglia and the south east. mildest of the air here. as the sunshine comes out in the west, the cold air is back and the cold air will push in through tuesday and into tuesday night. so a touch of frost around into wednesday morning as this little ridge of high pressure starts to build its

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midlands, east anglia too. windy by the morning, a very mild side to the day, too.ales, especially wet in the north—west of wales. some rain for the north of england, the north—west in particular. and this rain in ireland could become heavy and begin to arrive in the south—west and south of scotland. then we‘ve got a slice of drier weather before we‘re back into something a bit wetter in the far north of scotland. this is main area of rain, could be as much as 100mm of rain falling by the end of the day over the hills, south—west scotland, cumbria, and north—west wales. and ahead of that, across much of england and wales, it will be windy. strong to perhaps gale—force winds, very mild air, especially if you get the sunshine in the south—east and east anglia. could be some rain and cold air across the north of scotland. this rain still around in the evening, with strong winds. some squally rain sweeping eastwards across england and wales. poor day in the rain, and cold air across scotland. squally rain sweeping east across england and wales. then in the cold air, we

wintry showers across northern scotland, near the coast and north—east england will get blown inland through the morning down towards the midlandsternoon. more cloud around here so that is a change as the day goes on. temperatures lower than today, feeling colder especially in the wind but many places will be dry. this is the pressure pattern on tuesday into wednesday, and for a good few days after, i pressure to the west, low pressure to the east with the wind is coming down from the north. a cold wind blowing, but as many showers from northern ireland and west wales and the south—west this time, more showers eastern coast of england where the wind will be cold and strong, wintry showers from northern scotland again but inland parts, but it is more sheltered from the showers and wins it will be dry with sunshine showing. not much change into thursday, a few showers running end across northern ireland and clapping west of scotland at the far south—west of england but more showers down the eastern side of england and more cloud so here it will feel particularly cold. these are the sort of textures on thursday, three to 5 degrees,

east midlands, lincolnshire, down to east anglia, lots of rain.se back to a couple of showers. we will start to see sunshine breaking through. notice the drop in temperature in scotla nd notice the drop in temperature in scotland and northern ireland. a few sunny spells in eastern higher ground. showers could be heavy today, even snow over high ground. more showers across western areas. much of eastern scotland should be fine and slowly brightening up in eastern england. it may take until the evening before clear skies pushing the east anglia and the south—east. good news for those heading to the fireworks displays in the east. it should be largely dry tonight. just a couple of isolated showers. more showers in the west. you need something warm and something waterproof. especially with the breeze. showers keep going through the night in the north and west. with clear skies eastern scotla nd west. with clear skies eastern scotland and eastern england, temperatures dropped. closed were frost to start sunday. a better start in eastern england. many p

grey skies for north wales, midlands and the south—east, but drier further north. ds and east anglia. brightening prospects for northern ireland and plenty of sunshine for northern england and scotland, with a little showers across higher ground. it is a fine afternoon in murrayfield, but it will feel chilly thanks to the wind. temperatures in single figures. the lord mayor's show is on this afternoon as well. for the rest of the weekend, it will turn a good deal chillier on sunday. we will have more news on the news channel this morning until 10am. on bbc one, we say goodbye to our viewers. thank you for staying with us. we're going to be talking about brexit. 11pm, the 29th of march. that is the exact time and date the uk is supposed to leave the european union, and theresa may has now said she wants that date, and that time enshrined in lawful stop we will speak a little more about that now. we have this two—week deadline set if the eu to seek clarification from great britain on what that means. we have theresa villiers, mp and northern ireland secretary. thank y

maybe some for the north—east of wales and the midlands.urse that keeps that average app. in the northern scotland there could be a touch of frost. sunny spells throughout in scotland, with the odd shower tomorrow for armistice day. brightening up and northern england into the east midlands. to the south of that we keep the cloud and even through saturday afternoon still some outbreaks of rain in south wales and parts of southern england, especially into the south—west. double—figure temperatures. a range of temperatures. 0n double—figure temperatures. a range of temperatures. on saturday the rain turns heavierfor a time, affecting parts of south wales and southern england, but by the time we get the sunday morning it looks like that will clear quickly southwards and then on sunday the blue takes over a cross and then on sunday the blue takes over across the uk. although the arrows a long way north of the uk as well. that's where the air is coming from. although there will be quite a bit of sunshine around, we catch a few showers on the nor

west wales and the west of england, and showers near the coast in north—east england will move and get blown down towards the midlandst anglia in the afternoon. that's a change as the day goes on. it will feel colder especially in the wind. those temperatures a bit lower than they were today. more of a colder start more widely on wednesday but fewer showers are towards the west, more showers down these eastern hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 8:30pm: prince harry and actress meghan markle have announced their engagement. in an interview with the bbc, the couple spoke of how they knew from early on that they would commit to each other. all the stars were aligned, everything was perfect. this woman fell in to my life, i fell into her life and the fact she'll be really good at the job part of it as well. the engagement ring designed by the prince contains diamonds that belonged to his mother. the queen and duke of edinburgh and prince charles said they were ‘delighted' by the news. two pharmaceutical firms have said they'll invest more than a billion pounds in the uk, creating nearly 2000 jobs. and a volcano wa

east. wales to the midlands to east anglia are more cloudy and maybe a spot of rain and dry weather for theland and the eastern side of scotland. further towards the north and west, the new set of weather fronts coming in, the north and west, the new set of weatherfronts coming in, with cloud, wind and rain making slow progress through the day. much of the fog will lift away through the morning as more cloud comes down towards the southern counties. we may find the odd glimpse of sunshine coming through. temperatures for most in double figures. a couple of sheltered spots in the east of scotla nd sheltered spots in the east of scotland despite the brightness will be stuck at 9— 10 degrees or so. 0vernight we have quite a dramatic change. the weather front is making itself felt in scotland and northern ireland, what we have more cloud and developing situation, with the rain becoming widespread in england and wales as we start the weekend. weekend off course is one for fireworks and bonfires perhaps, what it is turning colder eventually and there will be extra sunny spells and showers once an