east midlands. —— it soon escalated.ecause of explosions at the scene. the fire brigade has pulled out all its careers so brigade has pulled out all its careers so all the firefighters can do is watch the fire until it is safe for them to go back. we have pulled back the cruise because it's dangerous. we've got accord in place, because it is scrapped cars we cannot rule out the materials used in the scrap card industry. major disruption was caused to rail services causing a pleasure part of the main line between loughborough and east midlands parkway. a section of the line runs alongside the industrial estate. east midlands airport said no planes had been affected because there was no smoke blowing across the flight path. we we re blowing across the flight path. we were 20 miles away in leicester and were 20 miles away in leicester and we could see the smoke and now we are there it's absolutely massive, the fire, you can see the flames over the hedge. we've lost electricity and so we have lost customers. we don't know wh

fire crews are attending a fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport.laze has led to trains on the east midlands railway line around both nottingham and sheffield being cancelled. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene, with plumes of thick black smoke visable. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision

victoria hicks, east midlands today, sutton bonington. after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell crashed into ukranian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor from devon died in hospital, while mr volov died at the scene. jo kent reports. it was a sport innes powell had loved for years. he was filmed by the bbc in 2002. you completely forget anything else that's going on in your little world. this footage shows last yea r‘s british open. it was held in the same town in macedonia, where the tragedy happened on friday. innes powell collided with the ukrainian igor volov in midair. it was ahead of the final race of the event. mr powell wasn't able to open his reserve parachute and fell to the ground. he died later in hospital. mr volov was also killed. richard parkes, from the isle of wight, was at the same competition. a true competitor. he loved the craic of being out there, flying, he was flying well. he was very comfortable i

emma simpson, bbc news, east midlands airport., which wants a new referendum on brexit, is attempting to change labour party policy. that's according to a leaked memo. it wants mps and activists to submit a motion at the labour conference next month, committing the party to backing a new referendum on the final brexit deal. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is with me now. jonathan, what more can you tell us? how likely is this to result in a labour party change in policy? people's vote think it's worth a try, the government's position if they have ruled out a second referendum and labour's is slightly different, they say they will respect the result of the 2016 brexit vote but all lots and should be on the table if a deal is rejected by parliament. people's vote are nudging at what they clearly see as an ajar door and this memo has gone out to all of their members, suggesting those who are labour party members should submit a motion to the party conference next month which would call for people being allowed to express t

emma simpson, bbc news, east midlands airport.member those killed in grenfell tower fire last year. a 72 second silence was observed at 3 o'clock to respect the 72 people who died at the block — which is close to the parade. more than a million people are expected to have attended the festival. the metropolitan police say a hundred and thirty—three people were arrested at the event yesterday, and 20 weapons were seized. this friday marks 21 years since the death of princess diana — and this week we're hearing from the winners of the diana award, an award established in the princess's memory to celebrate young people who have gone above and beyond to change the world for the better. earlier i spoke to benjamin bennett, who is one of the diana award winners. he won the award for his fight against discrimination and prejudice towards the roma and traveller communities. he told me some of the discrimination he has experienced. the discrimination i've faced is, you know, it's for as long as i can remember. the first time that i started

emma simpson, bbc news, east midlands airport.says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. a mother and her daughter have been stabbed to death in the street in solihull. now the spot with you. good afternoon. tottenham play at manchester united in the premier league later, with plenty of optimism within spurs that they can get a rare away win at old trafford. given the difficult week for united boosjose mourinho, following their defeat to brighton last weekend, it's led to question marks over a perceived defensive style, but mourinho is clear on what he wants from his side. a winning style. don't make defensive mistakes, be dominant, create chances, score goals, and get the three points. you want to win all the time, you want to play well all the time. you don't want to make mistakes. that's what you always want. we need to improve winning against some cl

fire crews are attending a fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport.line around both nottingham and sheffield being cancelled. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene, with plumes of thick black smoke visable. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell crashed into ukranian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor, who was from devon, died in hospital, while mr volov died at the scene. the uk is to investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, says he was "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. they are thought to be the graves of royal navy sailors and civilians. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. may 1939, the launch of the prince of wales, a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that s

emma simpson, bbc news, east midlands airport. murder investigation after a mother and daughter were stabbed to death. police were called to an address to solihull in the early hours of this morning and found two victims — aged 22 and 49 — with serious stab wounds. both were pronounced dead at the scene. west midlands police say they have identifed a suspect who is known to the victims and are making "urgent attempts" to arrest him. sellafield is one of the most contaminated industrial sites in europe. crumbling buildings are home to decades—worth of accumulated radioactive waste ? a toxic legacy from the early years of the nuclear age. now its operators are in a race against time to make the most dangerous areas safe. we've been given exclusive access to one of the most hazardous parts of the site, where ingenious technology is used in the clean—up. in the early days of the nuclear age, britain was enthralled to the awesome power of the atom. the first large scale atomic power station in the world will be supplying britain's grid

emma simpson, bbc news, east midlands airport.d nations says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months, as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. a mother and her daughter have been stabbed to death in the street in solihull, in the west midlands. sellafield is one of the most contaminated industrial sites in europe. crumbling, near derelict buildings are home to decades—worth of accumulated radioactive waste 7 a toxic legacy from the early years of the nuclear age. now its operators are in a race against time to make the most dangerous areas safe. 0ur reporter theo leggett has been given exclusive access to one of the most hazardous parts of the site. in the early days of the nuclear age, britain was enthralled to the awesome power of the atom. newsreel: the first large scale atomic power station in the world will be supplying britain's grid next summer. its scientists scrambled first to build bomb

emma simpson, bbc news, east midlands airport. some breaking news. foreign office says jeremy hunt, some breaking news. the foreign 0ffice sasteremy hunt, the british foreign secretary, is to visit me and mark in the coming days in order to seek answer to the questions raised by the investigation which suggests crimes against humanity, crimes of genocide were committed by military leaders in the treatment of the rohingya minority muslim community, 700,000 of whom have led to the neighbouring bangladesh after the crackdown began almost a year ago to this month. jeremy hunt will be under quite a lot of pressure to challenge aung san suu kyi, the civilian leader of the country, over her response to the crackdown. over her response to the crackdown. a special tribute has been observed on the second day of the notting hill carnival to remember those killed in grenfell tower fire last summer. a 72—second silence was observed at 3 o' clock to respect the 72 people who died at the block which is close to the parade. more than a million people are expected to

fire crews are attending a fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport. railway line around both nottingham and sheffield being cancelled. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene, with plumes of thick black smoke visible. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, crashed into ukrainian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor who was from devon died in hospital, while mr volov died at the scene. the headlines on bbc news. rescue teams step up their efforts to try and reach thousands of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. the campaign for another brexit vote receives a £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. a british woman who spent ten hours in the water after falling from a cruise liner near croatia has been rescued. more on this story, a british woman has been rescued, 10 hours after falling from a cruise ship into the sea off the coast of croatia. the 46—year—old w

it's 9pm at dhl‘s vast depot at east midlands airport and things are getting busy.dhl has invested or than £150 million expanding this site to keep up with demand. the pace has changed incredibly. a few years ago we wouldn't have seen any e—commerce or online shipping products coming to this organisation, now we are seeing 60% of the uk volume is all e—commerce. what does that tell you? it tells us that is the way forward, that is where the future is. location is key. this region is making the most of its good connections, next door, a vast distribution park is taking shape, the east midlands gateway. high street shops may be shutting, but this part of retail is growing at breakneck speed. we've commissioned research, which shows that over the last decade 235 million square feet of warehouse space has been leased or bought. that is double compared with the previous decade and more than half of it has been built from scratch. like this. and the proportion going to retail has doubled too, with 2018 set to be a record year. 0ver there is the airport. the boss told me t

fire crews are attending a fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport.n the east midlands railway line around both nottingham and sheffield being cancelled. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene, with plumes of thick black smoke visible. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell crashed into ukrainian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor, who was from devon, died in hospital, while mr volov died at the scene. a british woman has been rescued, ten hours after falling from a cruise ship into the sea off the coast of croatia. the 46—year—old was on board the norwegian star, but ended up in the adriatic sea just before midnight. a spokeswoman for the ships's owner, norwegian cruise line, said she was pulled to safety by the croatian coastguard and taken to an ambulance on the mainland. she spoke to journalists about her ordeal. what happened last night? i fell off the back of the norwegian star. and i was in

moving to saturday, we have a sunny start in the south—east and east anglia and east midlands and lincolnshireuth—west through wales, west midlands into northern england, more cloud but not much rain. rain pushing into scotland. the moray firth, sheltered, we could see sunshine here. we may get sunshine arriving across northern ireland. the cloud thinning and rain petering out and fairweather cloud developing through the midlands and eastern england. these are the temperatures... higher than today. there will be cloud across scotland, western england and wales and it could produce showers but this is the main band of rain into northern ireland and north—west scotland in the afternoon. the of that, brakes and the cloud and sunny spells and the warmth continuing to build across the midlands and eastern england and around the moray and aberdeenshire. in east anglia we will have the highest temperatures i think on monday. cooler air coming from the north—west next week, behind cloud which will bring a little bit of rain, but only for a while. this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at

it's 9pm at dhl‘s vast depot at east midlands airport and things are getting busy. or online shipping products coming to this organisation, now we are seeing the consent of the uk volume is all e—commerce. what does that tell you? it tells us that is the way forward, thatis it tells us that is the way forward, that is where the future is. location is key. this region is making the weight —— making the most of its good connections, next door, a vast distribution park is taking shape. the east midlands gateway, high street shops may be shopping, but this part of retail is growing at rakeback speed. was commissioned research, which shows that over the last decade 235 million square feet of warehouse space has been leased 01’ of warehouse space has been leased or ought. that is double compared with the previous decade and more than half of it has been built from scratch. late this. and a proportion going to retail has doubled too. with 2018 set to be a record year. 0ver there is the airport. the boss told me there are now almost as many planes with cargo as passengers.

a large fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport leads to the cancellation of trains around

a large fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport has led

then showers into the wales, the west and the east midlands.and and in the fire south of england. some of these showers in wales and the north—west of england could be heavy, bringing hail and lying surface water. into the evening hours we will gradually start to see the rain for hours we will gradually start to see the rainfora hours we will gradually start to see the rain for a time in the south east easing away, but it will continue across parts of scotland. further showers in the west and in wales and north—west england as well. as the picture tonight and quite mild with temperatures around 14 or 15. as we head through the day, we will see that mild start and then further showers on monday. low pressure slowly clears the way to the east and tyre pressure nudges in from the atlantic. more showers in parts of scotland and eastern england. the heaviest showers on monday will be in parts of northern england, particularly in yorkshire and lincolnshire. a chance of seeing some standing water. during monday afternoon temperatures are around about

southern areas, dry weather with sunny spells, across eastern parts, the east midlands, add into yorkshiree risk of torrential rain in a short space of time, hail, lightning mixed in, and as i mentioned, more in the way of cloud hanging on in scotland through this afternoon. i7—20 celsius in the north and west, further south and east temperatures getting up to 24 celsius. through this evening and tonight, those temperatures will continue for a time before slowly easing away across eastern parts, looking at variable amount of cloud into tuesday morning, those overnight temperatures getting down to 12-15. overnight temperatures getting down to 12—15. during tuesday, we have got more cloud and rain spreading into scotland, northern ireland, associated with his cold front moving in. elsewhere, this ridge of high pressure will keep things largely settled across england and wales, so mostly dry, some sunshine as well, more cloud increasing in the north and west, with it rain spreading through scotland and northern ireland, a patchy, light rain, and towards the east of higher ground across scotla

caroline moses, bbc east midlands today, bretby in derbyshire. of rain for other areas, and as we hadn't to the evening that rain will shift further north and east. rain through the course of the night for northern england, northern ireland, pushing into scotland. heavy showers into the south—east as well. temperatures overnight much milder than last night. in the mid teens for most, fresher in the north of scotland. and more humid as we start tomorrow. still some outbreaks of rain tomorrow for part of southern and south—east england. patchy rain lingering for central scotland. rain will be followed by more sunshine from the west, also scattered showers. for wales in the south—west of england some showers and some could be heavy and thundery. most of us 18—22. it will field leali'ifano. still unsettled in the north for monday and tuesday, drier and warmerfor the in the north for monday and tuesday, drier and warmer for the site. in the north for monday and tuesday, drier and warmerfor the site. —— further south. hello, this is bbc news. the headl

caroline moses, bbc east midlands today, bretby in derbyshire.r, six trained crows. the new workers are rooks, members of the crow family. the species has shown an ability to solve problems and fashion tools in lab tests. six birds have been trained to pick—up cigarette butts and other small pieces of rubbish, each time they place the litter in a box at the puy de fou park in the vendee, they will be rewarded with a morsel of bird food. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. for many of us it's been a fine afternoon with some sunshine but showers elsewhere. particularly across the south west and wales. into this evening, that rain will shift further northwards and east. some rain through tonight across much of northern england, northern ireland into southern scotland, some heavy showers into the south—east. temperatures overnight much milder than last night, for most of us things will hold up in the mid teens, fresher for northern scotland but a more humid feel to the weather as we start the day tomorrow morning. sunday,

homes have been evacuated due to explosions and smoke from a fire on an industrial estate near east midlands the scene tackled thick plumes of black smoke, at one point they were forced to withdraw to safety as gas cylinders on—site started exploding. the blaze has also caused problems for travellers, with train cancellations on the midland mainline in nottingham and sheffield. police in leicestershire are appealing for information to help find a schoolboy missing since friday night. 12 year old dray wilson was last seen shortly before 9 o'clock on friday evening on harby lane in the vale of belvoir. the youngster who is of afro caribbean decent, has bleached blond hair and had been living in the county for a month before he went missing. police say he has connections to staffordshire and the west midlands. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, crashed into ukranian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor who was from devon died in hospital, whi

east of england, pa rt across the south east of england, part of east anglia, scraping into the east midlandsnder, lightning, hail and in a short space of time as well as thunder, lightning, hailand gusty winds. against the bit of disruption as possible. those storms that should clear off during the early hours as left with a makeshift clear spells, bit of cloud. turning ever cooler and fresher and as we head into tomorrow, all of us will feel the effects of that cooler, fresher air. a big dip in the temperatures for many and we will still see many spells of sunshine. for western areas, the south—west, there will be areas, the south—west, there will be a scattering of showers and one of johnny heaviside. temperatures, well, 17 celsius in glasgow. 23 celsius across the south—east. that‘s your lot. as we head into thursday and friday, a lot of dry weather but some showers around and weather but some showers around and we keep those lower temperatures, high teens in some areas, scraping into the 20s with the jazz of more persistent rain pushing into the south—east and then we will do. what is th

navtej johal, bbc east midlands today.aylight on the pavement. the snake — thought to be an abandoned boa constrictor — was found on high road, leytonstone this weekend. the rspca has since taken the snake to a wildlife centre and is appealing for information about the incident. tributes have been coming in for the veteran entertainer, barry chuckle — one half of the chuckle brothers — who has died at the age of 73. alongside his brother paul, he became a fixture on children's television from the 1980s onwards. david sillito looks back at his career. i tell you what, move it towards me a bit. right. to me... to me, to you. for more than 30 years, barry elliott was barry chuckle. it was a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. you could saw a bit off the cue. their children's tv show began in the 1980s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me out... 0h! their dad was a

always best across eastern parts of england and east midlands.tures may be 21, 22, maybe 23 degrees. continue to warm up all the while. warmeraircoming continue to warm up all the while. warmer air coming from the atlantic, intimately, behind a weather front which will bring rain into the north west on sunday. warm air coming in from the continent, which will continue to lift temperatures on sunday. here is the rain coming into north—west scotland, northern ireland in the afternoon. elsewhere, likely to be dry. some areas of cloud, some sunshine. sunny skies, more towards the south—east. he'd also building around aberdeenshire and the moray firth. you can see we have the highest temperatures across a good part of england and wales. with sunnier skies in the south—east, the temperatures could get into the mid—205. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent's allowance, after the death of her long—term partner, the ruling could benefit thousands of families. // that's all

navtej johal, bbc east midlands today. the headlines on bbc news.— after his deputy warned labour could disappear into a "vortex of eternal shame" if it wasn't resolved. president maduro of venezuela blames right—wing opponents and colombia for what he says was an assassination attempt using drones carrying explosives. the government publishes plans to change organ donation in england to an "opt—out" system from 2020. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. georgia hall has won the women's british open golf producing a stunning final round to claim her first major title. she's just the third home winner of the tournament in history and started the day one off the lead. what followed was a duel with her opponent pornanong phatlum from thailand. the last three holes proved crucial. this on the 16th set up a chance for eagle. hall made birdie. but took the lead and that pressure led to a double bogie on 17 for phatlum. and a comfortable victory in the end by two shots. with the bogie on the last her first of a fina

homes have been evacuated due to explosions and smoke from a fire on an industrial estate near east midlands also caused problems for travellers, with train cancellations on the midland mainline in nottingham and sheffield. a british man in the united states has been placed on the fbi's most wanted list. james ward, who was born in glasgow, is suspected of conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. wreaths and poppy crosses have been laid at a memorial service to mark the 30th anniversary of the ballygawley bus bombing in county tyrone. eight soldiers were killed and twenty eight people injured in an ira attack. the ministry of defence is investigating allegations that british vessels shipwrecked in asia during world war ii have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, says he's "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. cheering and applause may 1939. the launch of a new warship a few months before the outbreak of the s

caroline moses, bbc east midlands today, bretby in derbyshire.just over a week after being born at chester zoo. the baby, which is yet to be named, was born in front of astonished visitors 11 days ago, despite rhinos usually calving at night. with so few eastern black rhinos left on the planet, he is a very important new addition to the breeding programme working to prevent their extinction. just do well on that shot for a little longer! now it's time for a look at the weather. for many of us it's been a fine afternoon with some sunshine but showers elsewhere. into this evening, that rain will shift further northwards and east. some rain through tonight across much of northern england, northern ireland into southern scotland, some heavy showers into the south—east. temperatures overnight much milder than last night, for most of us things will hold up in the mid teens, fresher for northern scotland but a more humid field to the weather as we start the day tomorrow morning. sunday, outbreaks of rain of southern and south—east england, and patchy ra

caroline moses, bbc east midlands today, bretby in derbyshire.ther. pretty as a postcard behind me and finally some spells of sunshine behind me but as a rule of thumb, if you have sunshine today, you are likely to see rain in the next 12— 24 likely to see rain in the next 12— 2a hours. conversely, where we have rented, we should see some sunshine tomorrow. this changeable theme continues. a soggy day around wales as outbreaks of rain push its woods. that process continues through the rest of the night. 0utbreaks that process continues through the rest of the night. outbreaks of rain pushing across northern ireland, england, wales and central southern parts of scotland. far north of scotla nd parts of scotland. far north of scotland will stay dry. not much rain getting to the father south—east of england either. —— far south—east. much milder tonight, most between 12 and 16 celsius. here is the wider view for sunday, a bit ofa is the wider view for sunday, a bit of a messy picture. an area of low pressure to the west continuing to push france and

caroline moses, bbc east midlands today, bretby in derbyshire.in places in scotland and northern ireland but today it is better, wet weather moving north and east, perhaps not getting to the north of scotland. not much rain getting to east anglia and south—east england. we'll notice the difference in temperature, 12, 13 celsius. tomorrow the rain will move east, behind it, some sunshine and sharp showers. when the early morning rain has cleared in northern ireland, some bright spells. in scotland the bright spell moving north. elsewhere a gentle to moderate breeze. high—temperature is between 19 and 22. 14-16 in high—temperature is between 19 and 22. 14—16 in scotland where the rain will be slow to clear. orkney and shetland, mostly dry. rain in scotla nd shetland, mostly dry. rain in scotland and northern ireland on monday and tuesday. drier and warmer for england and wales. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the manufacturer of one of britain's most popular weedkillers — roundup — is insisting that it is safe — after a court in the united

quite a lot across the south—east, the midlands, parts of eastern britain. the showers that brought the storms, moving out into the north sea, and the skies clearing nicely behind it. one of these scenarios where you had really dark cloud overhead, it's out of the way and the skies are suddenly clear and blue. a beautiful evening on the way, but a chilly one. there will be that thing in the air. temperatures down to seven, 8 degrees, even in city centres, and london could be nine or ten. saturday, we have a weather front approaching the uk, but it's not going to bring rain until later in the day, so most of saturday morning is looking beautiful across the bulk of england, scotland and northern ireland, but by around lunchtime the clouds thickening and maybe some rain getting into the west country and into wales and the north—west of england. a bit warmer tomorrow, temperatures in the low 20s, and that's because the winds are starting to come in from the south—west, and there is still some warm air across france heading our way. with that, an increase in the

the sunshine, further east you are across the midlands into east anglia where temperatures are goingrrow is the start of meteorological autumn. we haven't quite gotten rid of that summer weather yet. is very much nick, see you later. don't need the sunshine on the set. we have got ben. sunshine over the weekend. i am we have got ben. sunshine over the weekend. iam boiling we have got ben. sunshine over the weekend. i am boiling with all of these lights. there is a reason they are all here and i will express what is happening —— explain what is happening. i do not travel anywhere without my liking crew. we are explaining what changes are happening this weekend because there are big changes on the way. new rules from this weekend, covering the sale of light bulbs. a few years ago, incandescent bulbs were banned, the ones with a filament in. now it's halogen bulbs. it's part of an eu directive to get rid of devices that aren't energy efficient. they cost quite a lot over the yea rs, they cost quite a lot over the years, about £8 42. the eu said they are out and so retailers will be able

sunday did see some welcome sunshine eventually, across a good part of the midlands towards the south—eastn the warm and muggy air, it soon felt pretty warm out there as well. the main rain—bearing clouds, that's remaining for the time being, towards the north and north—west of the uk. but south of that it is going to be difficult to gauge how much sunshine there will be today, because the air is moistening up, there's more low cloud coming in, a lot of dry weather around stil, and there may be some sunshine at times. you can see the extent of the cloud. the best of the breaks probably across more central and eastern parts of england. a bit of drizzle around some of these western hills and coasts. more substantial breaks though across central and northern parts of scotland, where the air is a little bit cooler and fresher. still a decent day here and, even with the cloud further south, after a warm night, it is going to be a warm day again, temperatures maybe up to 25 degrees. a little bit of sunshine to end the day here and there and any breaks of cloud tending to fill in more, i think, a

if you are in the east midlands, you are at risk of seeing some of the rain. also the north atlantic we have the remnants of extra. debbie, that storm still producing a lot of energy, and that is going to get tied up in the jet stream, and the jet stream drives the weather. the jet stream drives the weather. the jet stream drives the weather. the jet stream can take all types of shapes, it can be quite flat. during the heatwave, it allows high pressure to dominate the weather. we expect this to meander. when it meanders like an upside—down newsletter, then that is high pressure, when it is like a proper u then that is when it picks up proper pressure. “— then that is when it picks up proper pressure. —— when it meanders like an upside—down u. it is difficult to tell how it is going to carry the area of low pressure, we will keep you posted as we go through the next couple of days. see you later on. what happens when a council runs out of money? people in northamptonshire could find out later, when their councillors meet to discuss drastic cuts in services. the

sarah teale joins us from the east midlands today studio. tell us more about it.ee many services moved from the general to the leicester royal infirmary, including the intensive care unit and kidney dialysis. that is a move that would save £30 million, but it has angered local people who feel it is a move towards having only two hospitals instead of three in the long run, and they are criticising hospital bosses for going ahead with the plans without proper public consultation. they also fear that patients are being put at risk, cancer patients for instance would have to be treated by different stab at different sites. steve score was from the save nhs leicestershire campaign, he sums up the concerns. well, we are worried that the removal of intensive care beds from the general hospital will pre—empt the general hospital will pre—empt the potential closure of this hospital as an acute hospital, and there has been no public consultation on that, and we feel it would be presented as a fait accompli because those services will not be sustainable if there is no intens

some of those showers breaking out across parts of the south—east, east anglia and maybe into the east midlandstern corner, particularly coastal parts of kent and east anglia. but the many, tomorrow is a dry day. there will be spells of sunshine and the chance of a shower to the north—west and those temperatures, 1a to 19 degrees for many. a fresh feel but something more humid across the south—east. various weather fronts bringing more humid across the south—east. various weatherfronts bringing rain which will slide away as we get into thursday. high pressure starts to build into the south. as the area of high pressure settle things down and brings light winds we will see mostly dry weather this week. but night—time will be decidedly chilly. thursday morning, you can see the green and blue colours on the chart. temperatures in the big towns and cities down to six, seven, 8 degrees. in the countryside you can knock a few degrees off the values. it does leave us with a chilly start with a few mist patches. a fine day on thursday, bit of cloud bubbling up on thursday, bit of cloud bubbling up as t

sunday saw some welcome sunshine across a good part of the midlands towards the south—east of englandg clouds that's remaining for the time being towards the north—west of the uk, but south of that it is going to be difficult to gauge how much sunshine there will be today because the air is moistening up, more low cloud coming in, a lot of dry weather around and there may be some sunshine around at times. you can see the extent of the cloud. the best of the breaks across central and eastern parts of england, a bit of drizzle around the western hills and coasts. more substantial breaks across central and northern parts of scotland, where the air is a bit cooler and fresher. still a decent day and with the cloud further south is going to be a warm day again, temperatures maybe up to 25 degrees. a little bit of sunshine to end the day and any breaks of cloud tending to fill in as the night goes on, except across northern parts of scotland, where those temperatures around nine or ten degrees, but 17 is a minimum temperature across southern parts of england. into tuesday, things changing a

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east and if i looks likely to be the story as we move into the weekend. most of the sunshine certainly through eastern england down into the midlands, east anglia and the southeasteak weather here it would be fresher. high values likely on saturday of 23 degrees. it is a similar story as we move into sunday. the high pressure but trusting that little bit further east from the weather front buttoning up to the west. again more cloud and again some light, patty showery rain from time to time. but a good deal of dry weather and temperatures will start to respond in the southeast. highest values of 25 426 degrees, not out of the question. one of the reasons as we are starting to drag up this warmer airfrom the are starting to drag up this warmer air from the southwest, with a jet strea m air from the southwest, with a jet stream staying up until the far north and west. so i suspect as we move through the weekend and into the early half of next week, early pa rt the early half of next week, early part of september we see more of a south—westerly flow which means we will continue to see someone as the uk stays to the south of the jet stream. if we look further ahead,

it wasn'tjust wales saw the cloud, it was also a cloudy start to the midlands, east anglia, thicker cloudith us through the morning but gradually will fade into the afternoon with increasing amounts of sunshine. another hot day across parts of the country. more cloud in the north west with the threat of a few spots of rain in the western isles and northern isles as well but otherwise mainly dry. temperatures up to 30 degrees in london and as we go through this evening and overnight the cloud will thicken further. the rain will turn quite heavy, some of that rain will sink southwards to reach northern ireland. away from that, in england and wales, another dry night with temperatures slow to come down again. another warm night for sleeping, loads of 16 degrees or so for sleeping, loads of 16 degrees or so in london. monday's weather, similar in many respects, quite cloudy for scotland and northern ireland. a few showers here moving into parts of cumbria and northumberland as the day goes by. further south, another hot and sunny day with temperatures up to 31, 30 two celsius for the warmest

splash of the rain in a similar story for north west england, wales and the southwest but for the midlands eastemperatures in the southeast corner up into the mid—20s celsius —— cloud breaking up. that will change into thursday. frontal systems working further south and east bringing outbreaks of rain even into the southeast corner at stage and behind that we get into some cooler, fresher air on thursday. a big drop in the temperatures come early rain across east anglia and the south east been the skies brightened we see spells of sunshine but blustery, heavy thundery showers into western scotland, northern ireland, brass northern england and temperatures across the board taking a tumble. 16 in glasgow, 20 in london. for the end of the week another change. this area of low pressure pushes its way in from the atlantic. again northern and western areas that bear the brunt of the rain, pretty strong and gusty winds back here as well. whereas further south and east it will stay largely dry and things look pretty changeable as we head towards the weekend. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headl

sunday did see some welcome sunshine eventually, across a good part of the midlands towards the south—eastas well. the main rain—bearing clouds, that's remaining for the time being, towards the north and north—west of the uk. but south of that it is going to be difficult to gauge how much sunshine there will be today, because the air is moistening up, there's more low cloud coming in, a lot of dry weather around stil, and there may be some sunshine at times. you can see the extent of the cloud. the best of the breaks probably across more central and eastern parts of england. a bit of drizzle around some of these western hills and coasts. more substantial breaks though across central and northern parts of scotland, where the air is a little bit cooler and fresher. still a decent day here and, even with the cloud further south, after a warm night, it is going to be a warm day again, temperatures maybe up to 25 degrees. a little bit of sunshine to end the day here and there and any breaks of cloud tending to fill in more, i think, as the night goes on again, except across northern most parts

sunday did see some welcome sunshine eventually, across a good part of the midlands towards the south—eastt pretty warm out there as well. the main rain—bearing clouds, that's remaining for the time being, towards the north and north—west of the uk. but south of that it is going to be difficult to gauge how much sunshine there will be today, because the air is moistening up, there's more low cloud coming in, a lot of dry weather around stil, a lot of dry weather around still, and there may be some sunshine at times. you can see the extent of the cloud. the best of the breaks probably across more central and eastern parts of england. a bit of drizzle around some of these western hills and coasts. more substantial breaks though across central and northern parts of scotland, where the air is a little bit cooler and fresher. still a decent day here and, even with the cloud further south, after a warm night, it is going to be a warm day again, temperatures maybe up to 25 degrees. a little bit of sunshine to end the day here and there and any breaks of cloud tending to fill in more, i think, as

details on the side of it will restart sunny across the southeast of england, to most of the midlands across eastshire, pushing through wales and in northern england, most of the rain is over the irish sea, cumbria in scotland, you can see a bit of rain, very patchy and light, some sunshine here to brighten up in northern ireland as rain continues to peter out of the day. the sunnier skies across the midlands, some patchy weather bubbling up here, a touch higher than today, so 24—bit even 25 degrees across the southeast where we will have more cloud around 18 or i9. we will have more cloud around 18 or 19. and the second half of the weekend, some residual cloud of the areas that could give one or two showers, here is the main rain coming up to northern ireland and scotla nd coming up to northern ireland and scotland in the afternoon, i have the afternoon for the sunny spells and that continues to build through the day on sunday, we can see the red colours there and a hint of something warmer, mid—20s and the southeast and across the board, those temperatures higher than saturday. so not a bad sta

cheshire cat a parts of cheshire, north—west england the midlands, ever blah thunder and lightning in some of those showers. working their way south and east and charm of the northern ireland, also pleased in scotland. elsewhere dry. good bells of sunshine. a gentle looking moderate north—westerly breeze. the better byzantine temperatures getting up to between 18 and 20,000. cooler in the far north of scotland. showers will start to lose their energy to this evening, overnight most energy to this evening, overnight m ost pla ces energy to this evening, overnight most places become dry. clear skies at first before the class pass to build and as we had was dawn we see our base of rain arriving into northern ireland, western scotland, wales and south—west england. not quite as chilly tonight as last night. lows between seven and 11 celsius. a fairly unsettled day tomorrow, frontal system gradually working its way eastwards. increasing the cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain too many. strengthening the wind as well. a dry and perhaps bright start for some eastern counties, but it will not take long for the cloud to build, rain already in the wes

the higher temperatures developing through the midlands towards east anglia and the south—east.'s unfair and it's wrong that her children should be treated any different than children whose pa rents a re any different than children whose parents are married and the supreme court today have upheld that. they have said not only is it unfair, it's unlawful. we'll find out exactly what today's ruling could mean for other unmarried couples. also on the programme: health campaigners have welcomed plans to ban the sale of high—caffeine energy drinks to children in england. theresa may, on her trade tour of africa, refuses to say britain will be better off in the medium term after brexit.

seeing some thundery showers working into parts of southern england, maybe clipping parts of the midlands, into easting. turning cooler behind the weather front as temperatures dip away into single figures. for many, though, again, double figures as wednesday begins. two weather systems to look out for the big picture on wednesday. this one clipping south—eastern parts moving away, and this one tracking south—east across the uk. so eventually during wednesday, it looks like we'll say goodbye to this weather system, but still with some outbreaks of rain before it clears. but look how this weather system is weakening as it moves further south—east. one or two showers left behind. the cooler, fresher air behind with sunny spells and showers to western scotland, maybe one or two for northern ireland. temperatures, again many into the high teens, just a few scraping into the low 20s, fairly close to average, maybe a little below in some spots. and then, by the end of the week, it's all looking very quiet because pressure is building, things are settling down. still a fair amount of cloud, though. good mo

seeing some thundery showers working into parts of southern england, maybe clipping parts of the midlands, into eastcooler behind the weather front as temperatures dip into single figures. for many, though, again, double figures as wednesday begins. two weather systems to look out for the big picture on wednesday. this one clipping into south—eastern parts moving away on this one tracking south—east across the uk. so eventually during wednesday, it looks like we'll say goodbye to this weather system, but still with some outbreaks of rain before it clears. but look how this weather system is weakening as it moves further south—east. one or two showers left behind. the cooler and fresher ad behind with sunny spells and showers to western scotland, one or two for northern ireland. temperatures into the high teens, just a few scraping into the low 20s, fairly close to average, maybe a little below in some spots. and then ny the end of the week, it's all looking very quiet because pressure is building, things are settling down. still a fair of cloud, though. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers i

sunday saw some welcome sunshine across a good part of the midlands towards the south—east of englandt felt warm out there as well. the main rain—bearing clouds that's remaining for the time being towards the north—west of the uk, but south of that it is going to be difficult to gauge how much sunshine there will be today because the air is moistening up, more low cloud coming in, a lot of dry weather around and there may be some sunshine around at times. you can see the extent of the cloud. the best of the breaks across central and eastern parts of england, a bit of drizzle around the western hills and coasts. more substantial breaks across central and northern parts of scotland, where the air is a bit cooler and fresher. still a decent day and with the cloud further south is going to be a warm day again, temperatures maybe up to 25 degrees. a little bit of sunshine to end the day and any breaks of cloud tending to fill in as the night goes on, except across northern parts of scotland, where those temperatures around nine or ten degrees, but 17 is a minimum temperature across souther