an eastern leg would follow to the east midlands.. hs2 has long been marked by rising costs and delays. so, birmingham's to the north... high inflation has forced a fresh focus on keeping costs down to avoid busting the current budget. we are looking at the timing of the project, the phasing of the project, looking at where we can use our supply chain to secure a lot of those things that are costing us more through inflation. are there smarter ways of buying our energy, for example? how can we engineer the job in a different way? and would delaying some parts of the project help to save money, and is that something being considered? it might save money in the short term, but in the long run, that could not have a great impact, so we're looking at a number of options with the department for transport. last month, the chancellor quashed a report the line may never reach euston, but there's been speculation some sections could be cut to make large savings. a consultant who has worked on the project argues that would be a mistake. if you

the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands

if we leave the east midlands and that side of the country up to leeds, york and the north—east not seeing is going to slow down on hs2, it needs to consider what it can do for cities like leeds and newcastle and one thing you could do is get on with delivering the irt more quickly, the upgrades between newcastle and york which enable betterjourney newcastle and york which enable better journey times and newcastle and york which enable betterjourney times and low frequency towards manchester, as well as seriously considering what it can do for cities like bradford, where we need a new station to improve connectivity. there are tough choices to be made about the public finances, but don�*t make false economies that in the end increase the overall cost and don�*t ignore cities like leeds, bradford and newcastle, which have been, due to the previous changes to hs2, served very badly indeed. to the previous changes to h52, served very badly indeed. thank you ve much served very badly indeed. thank you very much for— served very badly indeed. thank you very much for being _ served very badly in

one other little bit of transport news, east midlands airport, the runway has been close there.to stay open. the weather is going to stay like this, perhaps not as bad as this, for a couple of days at least. hick for a couple of days at least. nick garnett in the _ for a couple of days at least. nick garnett in the peak _ for a couple of days at least. nick garnett in the peak district, stay safe and stay as warm as you can. gary lineker says he stands by his criticism of the government's latest immigration policy. the match of the day presenter compared the language used to launch the policy — which aims to ban people arriving in the uk illegally from ever claiming asylum — with 1930s germany. our media correspondent david sillito reports. as he left home today, gary lineker didn't have a lot to say about the furore about his comments about the government's policy on migrants. he did say he stood by his words and he was asked if he feared suspension. do you fear getting suspended? no. but he had a little to say about what the director general of the bbc may or may not have said

zachary is in the fine east midlands city of leicester. amanda bathing in east sussex and andrew last but least, rocking those shades in essex are lots of stories to get through tonight's topics as the british public keep being ripped off by rail firms. is it time for public ownership ? is rail for public ownership? is rail travel still the money? also do we need a new political party to challenge labour and the tories . where's your vote going next? should children be watching drag shows and is lee anderson right? when he says that prisoners should be able to work to help the get them digging and fruit? that's what anderson says , do that's what anderson says, do you think? my saturday sidekick for the first hour of the show is his and i'm political commentator from his trip to nairobi david oldroyd bolts off tonight. in my big opinion, i'm bofis tonight. in my big opinion, i'm boris johnson. to off, he needs to keep his aura out and let sunak get on with the job. because at the moment he's anfics because at the moment he's antics are riskin

the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands last month. fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum—seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that's a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it's notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i've got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that's closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum—seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it's the government policy that almost no—one is in favour of — not even the government — and it's costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. the twin sister of a woman shot dead by her partner is to meet with home office ministers to discuss changes to gun licensin

showers that worked their way across the west midlands and then pushed the way eastwards across the east midlandsgot something of a change to the weather pattern on sunday. a few mist and fog patches, a ridge of high pressurejust with us for the morning. so probably the nicest part of the weekend. early sunday, with some sunny spells widely. .. out west, though it will cloud over. we're looking at outbreaks of rain spreading into northern ireland that will probably reach western scotland, wales and western areas of england right towards the end of the day. now temperatures for the most part, mild, ten to 13 degrees, so a little bit above average for most. and then through sunday night, we've got more rain on the cards. that rain sweeps its way into northern ireland, spreads to parts of scotland, england and wales. the rain and its most persistent, though, for northern ireland and northern england as well. with all that cloud around, as you'd imagine, it's going to be a frost free night. temperatures around about four to eight degrees celsius. now, into the early part of the new week. low pressure

you might know this area because it's quite close to east midlands airport andifs close to east midlands and it's going to be used to and it's now going to be used to house around 250 asylum seekers in a hotel that's just in the background behind the hotel has cancelled bookings . it's also cancelled bookings. it's also cancelled bookings. it's also cancelled weddings well as different occasions that it was going to be used for and it's expected that for the next 15 months or so it's going to be used to house those 250 or so asylum seekers . as i say, the asylum seekers. as i say, the community here has objected . community here has objected. about a week ago we saw the first protest and we saw a community that came out quite a few people, 100 or so to say that they don't think this is the right place . it is a small, the right place. it is a small, sleepy village with as what i'm told, just one shop, one local co—op, as well as one local, fairly small doctors. so people are saying that while they're quite happy for people who are fleeing war, who are asylum seekers , to come and be a pa

zachary is in the fine east midlands city of leicester. amanda bathing in east sussex and andrew last but least, rocking those shades in essex are lots of stories to get through tonight's topics as the british public keep being ripped off by rail firms. is it time for public ownership ? is rail for public ownership? is rail travel still the money? also do we need a new political party to challenge labour and the tories . where's your vote going next? should children be watching drag shows and is lee anderson right? when he says that prisoners should be able to work to help the get them digging and fruit? that's what anderson says , do that's what anderson says, do you think? my saturday sidekick for the first hour of the show is his and i'm political commentator from his trip to nairobi david oldroyd bolts off tonight. in my big opinion, i'm bofis tonight. in my big opinion, i'm boris johnson. to off, he needs to keep his aura out and let sunak get on with the job. because at the moment he's anfics because at the moment he's antics are riskin

drizzle, will turn white again to the west and northern ireland after a bright spell, north and east midlandsreezy tonight and last night, but temperatures will not drop much, 7-10 c temperatures will not drop much, 7—10 c as we start tuesday. for tuesday, it's going to be a different day, more of us will see some sunshine, the exception being orkney and shetland to begin work on persistent rain here, sunshine and showers for many, west initially, pushing eastward, some heavy and thundery and we finished the day with more rain in northern ireland and what will be another very mild day. this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm annita mcveigh. our top stories... european banking shares have dropped significantly, as the financial markets react to the emergency takeover of switzerland's second biggest bank, credit suisse. vladimir putin is preparing to welcome chinese president xi jinping to moscow for talks. it's the first visit by china's president since russia invaded ukraine. former uk prime minister borisjohnson submits evidence in his defence over whether he misled

showers that work their way across the west midlands, and then push their way eastwards across the east midlands weather pattern on sunday. some mist and fog patches, a ridge of high pressure with us for the morning, so probably the nicest part of the weekend early sunday with sunny spells widely. out west, it will cloud over and we're looking at outbreaks of spreading into northern ireland, which will properly reach the west of great britain by the end of the day. temperatures for the most part of the day mild, ten to 13 degrees was up the day mild, ten to 13 degrees was up that rain sweeps into northern ireland, parts of england, scotland and wales. with all of that cloud around, as you would imagine, it will be a frost free night with temperatures around four to eight celsius. in the early part of next week, low pressure will stay close to the north—west of the uk, firing pulses of heavy rain and with brisk winds in the forecast as well. an unsettled weather pattern. the heaviest rain will be to the western side of the uk and for monday particularly, for western areas of scotland, and eastern

showers that worked their way across the west midlands and then push their way eastward across the east midlandshe weather present on sunday. mist and fog patches, high pressure with a structure for the morning, so probably the nicest part of the weekend early sunday with some sunny spells widely. out west it will cloud over. when looking at outbreaks of rain spreading into northern island that will probably reach western scotland, wales, and western scotland, wales, and western areas of england right towards the end of the day. temperatures for the most part mild, ten to 13 degrees so a little bit above average for most. through sunday night we have more rain on the cards. that rain sweeps its way into northern island, spreads to the parts of scotland, england and wales. the rain most persistent and northern island in northern and one as well. with all of that cloud around, it's going to be a frost free night, temperatures around about four to eight celsius. into the early part of the new week, low pressure is going to stay close to the northwest of the uk, pulses of fairy heavy rain and brisk

a uk charity in the east midlands is teaching people how to use them.inner time in derby, but these are no ordinary meals, they have been made in a slow cooker. these women from the local community are learning how the appliance could help them save time and money. this workshop has been set up by a local charity which runs a food bank. we really want to help people have a place to come, have people to speak to, but also we want to help people with this awful cost of living crisis, and one way that we know we can do that is by talking about slow cookers. because they are on a slow heat consistently throughout the day the use far less energy than the oven. it builds up the heat and it stays consistent throughout the day, which means it uses a lot less energy than if you put on the oven for 20 minutes, add to hundreds degrees, to then turn off 20 minutes later. i hear that there might be a surprise at the end of today's workshop. the ladies think they are coming for an educational tour, what they don't know is they have got all three meals, they have got

they push their way eastwards across the east midlands as well. high pressure with us for the morning, so probably the nicest part of the weekend early sunday with some sunny spells widely. out west it will cloud over, we're looking at breaks of rain spreading into northern ireland. that will probably western scotland, and wales and western areas of england towards the end of the day. temperatures for the most part mild, 10—13 so a little bit above average for most. through sunday night we have more rain on the cards, that sweeps into northern ireland, through parts of scotland, england and wales. the rain in its most persistent in northern ireland and northern england as well. with all that cloud around as you can imagine it will be a frost free night, temperatures around 4— 8 celsius. into the early part of the new week low pressure will stay close to the north—west of the uk, firing in pulses of heavy rain and with brisk winds and the forecast as well. it is and the forecast as well. it is a particular unsettled —looking weather pattern. the he

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the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum—seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that's a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it's notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i've got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that's closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum—seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it's the government policy that almost no—one is in favour of — not even the government — and it's costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel joins me now. as you said at the end of your report, not even the government think this is a good idea. the home office hate it _ think this is a good idea. the home office hate it and _ think

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an eastern leg would follow to the east midlands but plans to go all the way to leeds scrapped.hallenge when it comes to cost, and behind the scenes hs2 and the part of transport have been looking at the project overall scope and timing, as they try and find ways of controlling costs. in a move apparently aimed at spreading out spending over a longer period of time, we are expecting the government to announce delays to kill ellie to the second parts of h52, kill ellie to the second parts of hs2, between birmingham and manchester and possibly used in end of things, too. it's unclear exactly when that announcement will come but we expect it soon. it's been revealed that ben van beurden, the former boss of the energy firm, shell, was paid almost £10 million last year. that's up 50% on his pay in 2021. shell reported the highest annual profits in its "5—year history last year after a surge in energy prices following russia's invasion of ukraine. a met office amber warning for strong winds and blizzard conditions is in force for parts of the north midlands and the north of england, s

an eastern leg would follow to the east midlands.is to the north of here, about 30 miles. high inflation has forced a fresh focus on keeping costs down to avoid busting the current budget. we're looking at the timing of the project, the phasing of the project, we are looking at where we can use our supply chain to secure a lot of those things that are costing us more through inflation, are there smarter ways of buying our energy, for example? can we engineer thejob in a different way? would delaying some parts of the project help to save money? and is that something being considered? it might save money in the short term, but in the long run that would not have a great impact. so we're looking at a number of options with the department for transport. last month, the chancellor quashed a report the line may never reach euston, but there has been speculation some sections could be cut to make large savings. if you don't do part of the project, you lose the benefits that go with that part of the project and you leave the expensive phase

this is the drier continental air, clearer skies will push into east anglia, the south—east, the midlandsl see a few showers elsewhere but we'll also see some clearer skies coming into northern parts of scotland. a frosty, temperatures close to freezing by morning in east anglia and the south—east but at least there will be some early sunshine at least. still a few showers around. these are more likely in south—east scotland, north—east england and northern ireland. the cloud increasing through the day in the midlands and east anglia. sunshine in parts of wales in the northern half of scotland. temperatures not really changing too much. the winds will be lighterfor changing too much. the winds will be lighter for tomorrow. weather still shaped by this big area of high pressure. it has been with us all week. still be close by to end the week. still be close by to end the week. not many isobars, the winds are still light but a slight change in the wind direction could mean more cloud around on friday. there mayjust be one or two like showers coming from the cloud. best of the sunshine looks

elsewhere, the south west, east anglia, the midlands and wales will see the rain breaking up into heavyrs, some sunny spells in between. a lot of cloud feeding into north—east england and eastern scotland, some rain and feeling cool scotland, some rain and feeling cool, sunny spells in western scotland and northern ireland, albeit with a scattering of heavy and thundery showers. this area of low pressure tends to clear away eastwards into the weekend but still a couple of weather fronts left behind for saturday. so quite a messy weather picture on saturday. a lot of cloud, a couple of different bands of rain. we will have a keen easterly breeze making it feel rather cool for the eastern coast, seven in aberdeen, nine in hull and even further inland and further west it is not going to be quite as warm as it has been during today. into the second half of the weekend, i can promise you more in the way of sunshine. a lot of the cloud will clear, and aside from one or two showers it does look a largely dry. but again, not quite as warm as it has been today. temperatures generally between 7—1

an eastern leg would follow to the east midlands.ct, looking at where we can use our supply chain to secure a lot of those things that are costing us more through inflation. are there smarter ways of buying our energy, for example? how can we engineer the job in a different way? and would delaying some parts of the project help to save money, and is that something being considered? it might save money in the short term, but in the long run, that could not have a great impact, so we�*re looking at a number of options with the department for transport. last month, the chancellor quashed a report the line we will take you to south carolina in the us. we are expecting the sentencing in the case of alex murdaugh. let�*s listen. sentencing in the case of alex murdaugh. let's listen.- sentencing in the case of alex murdaugh. let's listen. your honour, very quickly. — murdaugh. let's listen. your honour, very quickly. the _ murdaugh. let's listen. your honour, very quickly, the defendant - murdaugh. let's listen. your honour, very quickly, t

east midlands big increase. east midlands reporter will hollis has more. are heading in one direction, but . a 5.9% one direction, but. a 5.9% increase awaits passengers buying tickets from today. it's the biggest rise in a decade at a time when purses are being squeezed to pulp. it's a hard reality to swallow . you kind of reality to swallow. you kind of reconsider using an alternative such as? like a bus or, you know , of a different transport than getting on the train. it does put me off a bit. i'd probably since the existing price rises over the last three or four years, have already done that anyway. every single year it's gone up and this is the biggest increase. but now i think it's gone far. it's getting too gone too far. it's getting too high . the department for high. the department for transport fares for a number of regulated tickets, including season and off peak . a season season and off peak. a season ticket from nottingham . to ticket from nottingham. to london for five days costs over £10,000 a year, but from today. that ticket will rise b

fairly frequent and does thundery showers across the midlands in particular and the east.n any sunshine may be 17 degrees possible tomorrow afternoon, feeling that strengthening sunshine overhead. but across england and wales it is wet through the night and into friday. the area of low pressure passing away but even on friday we could see disruptive gusts of wind through the english channel and channel islands and outbreaks of rain across england and northern ireland. something a bit brighter on friday to the west of scotland and still staying mild. and that's bbc news at one. it's time for some sports. i'm hugh ferris. amid the rain and euphoria, a lot of caution from scotland's coach and captain, the stunning win over spain, has them top of the qualifying group, thejob of reaching euro 2022 has started better than anyone expected. for scotland fans a party after one of their greatest wins in recent times. they have not beaten spain for nearly a0 years, how this for a start? cranking up the decibel level, getting scotland a precious early lead. spain are one of the worlds

the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlandsshe told me it�*s notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i�*ve got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that�*s closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum—seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it�*s the government policy that almost no—one is in favour of — not even the government — and it�*s costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. exactly 20 years ago today, us forces, with the uk and other allies, invaded iraq in order to oust the dictator saddam hussein. it was part of the us called its "war on terror", begun by president george w bush in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has been taking a look back at the consequences of the conflict and sent this report from mosul. a lot of the old city of mosul hasn�*t been r

showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south—east england overnight before clearing skieslow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities —22 —6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day —— —2, 2—6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seven celsius. on wednesday evening we could see issues with more snow pushing into scotland and northern england, some of the higher routes could be affected, the snow lasting longer is to the northern and central lowlands where there could be a few centimetres. one or two issues but eventually most of the snow which will be in the hills will turn back to rain as milder airflows in, and through the rest of the week and into the weekend this low pressure will continue to send south—westerly winds across the uk, so there will be a significantjump in temperatures as we head through thursday. quite a wind

and one other little bit of transport news — east midlands airport, the runway has been closed there.at least. the bbc�*s nick garnett. a 25—year—old singer from london is to be the uk's entry for this year's eurovision song contest. mae muller will perform i wrote a song at the competition in liverpool in may. our music correspondent mark savage has the story — and a warning his report does contain some flashing images. mystery pop star, please reveal yourself! argh! hello! i am mae muller and i'm representing the uk in this year's eurovision! and this is the song she'll be taking to liverpool in may. # instead i wrote a song about how you did me wrong # i could have cried at home and spent the night alone... # yeah, yeah, this is good. it's going to be so good. the song was written about a brutal break—up. i was really annoyed at this guy, i wanted to do something crazy, maybe burn his house down, i don't know, but instead i took the high road and i wrote a song. and that's called growth, ladies and gentlemen. it's a long way from her first taste of fame in this mika video 16 years

one other little bit of transport news, east midlands airport, the runway has been closed there.m says average costs have risen by nearly 6% while the availability of places has fallen. some parents say it�*s now so expensive to have their children looked after that they�*re being forced out of work the uk is one of the most expensive countries in the world for childcare. the average cost of a full—time nursery place for a child under two in great britain stands atjust under £15,000 a year. that puts the uk in the top three most expensive countries in the world, according to the oecd. the only countries where parents need to spend a higher percentage of their income on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. around the world the costs vary hugely, with childcare costing much less in austria, hungary and portugal. some parents in the uk state is now so expensive that they are being forced out of work. hannah miller reports. hannah miller reports. # wake up, wake up...# the singing and the smiles come for free at this toddler group. but parents here are less enthused about spend

further snow easing from scotland's from southern scotland's evening, but still across parts , the midlands and east a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. another very cold one across the north. but in the south probably it's just right here. it has turned a bit mild, however the wintry weather pushes back across eastern the part eastern areas through the part of friday, clearing through northern ireland. fine sunny day here, wales and here, easing wales and eventually northern england. but some and snow showers will some sleet and snow showers will continue england continue over eastern england into friday afternoon. for many, though, friday becomes and sunny for snow likely northern for the snow likely northern scotland all the while potentially icy and it turns colder again across the south on friday after a milder day today . but then more wet weather starts push back up from the southwest for many a hard frost on friday night and into saturday morning as next weather system comes in during it could start to provide a little more snow certainly more snow showers across northern scotland again , acr

seen some snow getting down to quite low elevations, risk of a few showers pushing across the midlands, eastwing, well, we are looking at a widespread and sharp frost in our towns and cities. temperatures widely between —2 and —6 celsius, and where we've seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. otherwise, it should be a fine start with lots of sunshine. now, in the west, we'll see cloud quickly thicken in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain spreading in here. you might even see a little bit of snow just on the forward edge of this weather system. but ultimately, the air is turning milder in northern ireland, so any snow will be transient, it will turn back to rain. however, during wednesday evening time, we could well see some more troublesome snowjust for a time across parts of northern england and scotland. the snow potentially could come down to quite low elevations, but it's across the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt, where we'll probably see the snow lasting longest. but as we go through wednesday night, again, we a

and clearer skies are likely across east anglia, the south—east, perhaps the midlands, cloud in othernorth—east england, perhaps one or two for northern ireland. the cloud may increase through the day across the midlands and across east anglia. some sunshine though for southern england, parts of wales and also for northern areas of scotland. the winds will be lighter tomorrow. temperatures, as they have been over the past few days, typically around eight or nine celsius. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four. matt hancock denies allegations he rejected covid testing advice during the pandemic — after whatsapp messages leaked to a newspaper suggest he was told there should be testing of all residents going into english care homes. the parents of kaylea titford have been sentenced to six and seven years in prison for the gross negligence manslaughter of their 16—year—old daughter. ifind it i find it impossible to say that one parent was more to blame than the other. they were both equally responsible and they were both equally culpable. the greek transport minister resi

mark harper that decision harper confirming that decision earlier after reports that the east midlands locations birmingham, crewe, doncaster and of course, we heard about the problems with the airport earlier. newcastle and york. well, let's go live now to. yes. derby railway station with our reporter will hollis . and reporter will hollis. and history on its side. perhaps there will. yes. very much so, mark. now, if you've been watching the news in the last couple of days, you probably that the best news were going to get around the railways was that network rail an rmt deal. but if here in the midlands in the east and of course not that and in derby, of course not that has been top dropped massively because is a very thing because this is a very thing great british railways the hq will be coming to . and that will be coming to. and that essentially means that derby was chosen more favourable . over all chosen more favourable. over all of those are the places that you've listed the department transport says that particular because of that railway history the heritage that goes back a

as we head into the evening and overnight, the rain continues east, some snow across wales, in through the midlandsmind. it is going to be a cold night with widespread frost but not as cold as last night. the next area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic with weather fronts. tomorrow, pressure coming in from the atlantic with weatherfronts. tomorrow, look at the rain across southern areas, snow pushing north, a respite, and as the next system comes in, it will introduce rain, and at the leading edge, some snow. very mild in the south—west and still call for the rest of us. the met office has issued a yellow warning for this area, on average, 15 to 20 centimetres of snow and at lower levels less than that, on the trans pennine routes it could be double that. treacherous conditions as the low pressure drifts across as taking the snow with it. on thursday night, rain pushing across the south of england, snow pushing north across wales, the midlands, northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. it will be windy into friday. the snow will be blowing, treacherous travelling condition

with a greater chance of seeing showers across northern ireland, parts of northern england, the midlands and easta. across wales and south—west england the weather should become drier through the afternoon as pressure rises with a bit more sunshine to end the day. temperatures for most still on the mild side but the second half of the weekend sees some cooler air arriving across the north of the uk whereas in the south we have low pressure moving in, bringing a zone of rain across parts of england and wales. further north, we will see shower starting to turn wintry in that colder air across northern scotland with some snow across some of the highest hills in the north of mainland scotland. temperatures around 4—6 celsius, whereas in the south, temperaturesjust around 4—6 celsius, whereas in the south, temperatures just about into double figures. a quick reminder that this weekend, the clocks change. however, the weather doesn't. next week, i should say, still looks pretty unsettled with more rain in the forecast. thank ou, more rain in the forecast. thank you. chris _ more rain in the forecast. t

showers quickly get going in the west, transferring their way eastwards, through the midlands, north—eastto the home counties. sunshine in between, though. it is going to feel very warm for this stage in march, 17 degrees possible, which will make it close to one of the warmest days of the year so far. we finish the day with some showers fading, and then into thursday night, outbreaks of heavy rain sweeps across wales, the midlands, southern england in particular, and the winds strengthen. now, it's this area of low pressure, it's going to be pushing across us. and to the south of it, the strongest of the winds. having their main impact across france but the channel islands and through the english channel is where we could see some potentially disruptive gusts of wind, 50—65 mph. outbreaks of rain here. rain coming and going through england and wales through the day, also northern ireland. brightest conditions in the west of scotland. cloudier to the east of scotland with a few showers. not quite as warm as it will be on thursday but still temperatures above average for the time of year.

the best of the day sunshine was across wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of englanda, the thickest cloud for eastern scotland and north east england. and that brought us notjust grey skies, but actually outbreaks of light rain on and off. for much of the day, it turned out to be quite damp. now, over recent hours, we've been detecting some of this light rain still affecting parts of southern scotland, northeast england, but i think there's a tendency for the weather to become a bit drier here over the next few hours as that damp weather works its way westwards across northern ireland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud, and where we keep the cloudy skies overnight, temperatures frost free. the frost limited to the clearest spots, west wales, south west england and into the north west of scotland. now, as we start friday, there will be a lot of cloud around, a damp start for northern ireland, for example. the cloud coming through across southeast england, very thin, it's only 300 metres thick, so it might thin and break to give some sunny spells. there's a lot of cloud set to

the south—west of england, even as the winds slowly ease for the south—east of england, east anglia, the midlandswith a bit of rain at times. some bright skies for western scotland and northern ireland, but with some showers as well. not quite as warm as it was on thursday — generally 8—13 celsius. and then, as we head through friday night, well, this band of rain stays quite stubbornly across western parts of the uk, a lot of cloud filtering into eastern areas as well. not a particularly cold night, temperatures generally between 3—9 celsius. so, into saturday, quite a messy weather picture. this area of low pressure's still fairly close by. a couple of different weather systems bringing a focus for some outbreaks of rain. we will have this band of rain likely to affect parts of northern ireland, wales and the south of england as we go through saturday. further east, a lot of clouds, some spots of rain with that and quite a brisk breeze, meaning that for parts of eastern scotland and north—east england, it will feel really rather cool, in fact, quite chilly. and even further inland and further w

and we've got more to come, as you can see across the south, west, southern england, the south midlands and eastome disruption, as much as 5—10 centimetres. and then this is the next system, a deep area of low pressure. so those winds combined, it'll be windy anyway tomorrow evening in the south, but we could have gales under this all around this slow moving band of snow, which will linger, we think northern ireland, parts of northern england, scotland and into north wales as well. pretty nasty weather. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the british prime minister has defended his plans to stop illegal immigration across the channel — insisting his new legislation will work. the number coming by small boats across the english channel has risen sharply — 45 thousand last year alone. labour says the government's bill is a rehash of failed policy. but the uk government is not alone. the us is facing similar pressures on its southern border, despite the white house introducing new asylum corridors, it hoped would ease the pressure. and a war of words — the chinese

the best chance of any brightness will be across parts of the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire andth of scotland with some showers, about six or seven. —— with some sunshine in lowick. through the course of monday evening, it looks as though that rain will become more widespread and heavy as it spreads across the uk. here is the weather map for tuesday and a broad area of low pressure across the atlantic sending weather fronts in all directions a few isobars there, so the winds will be freshening for tuesday into wednesday. on tuesday we are in between weather systems, one out in the north sea and another approaching ireland. we are in between with some sunny spells but also showers. heavy showers in one or two areas, very mild. through the course of the evening, the next weather front will start to sweep towards more eastern areas. through the course of wednesday that big low pressure dominating the weather across the atlantic, it is like a washing machine of cloud and showers circulating multiple areas of low pressure. very breezy day as well and gale—force winds are possible aro

the best of the day sunshine was across wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england the thickest cloud for eastern scotland and north east england. and that brought us notjust grey skies, but actually outbreaks of light rain on and off. for much of the day, it turned out to be quite damp. now, over recent hours, we've been detecting some of this light rain still affecting parts of southern scotland, north—east england, but i think there's a tendency for the weather to become a bit drier here over the next few hours as that damp weather works its way westwards across northern ireland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud, and where we keep the cloudy skies overnight, temperatures frost free. the frost limited to the clearest spots, west wales, south west england and into the north west of scotland. now, as we start friday, there will be a lot of cloud around, a damp start for northern ireland, for example. the cloud coming through across south east england, very thin, it's only 300 metres thick, so it might thin and break to give some sunny spells. there's a lot of cloud set to

the best of the day sunshine was across wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of englandrious day. but further north we had extensive cloud coming in off the north sea, the thickest cloud for eastern scotland and north east england. and that brought us notjust grey skies, but actually outbreaks of light rain on and off for much of the day. it turned out to be quite damp. now, over recent hours, we've been detecting some of this light rain still affecting parts of southern scotland, northeast england. but i think there's a tendency for the weather to become a bit drier here over the next few hours as that damp weather works its way westwards across northern ireland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud. and where we keep the cloudy skies overnight, temperatures frost free. the frost limited to the clearest spots, west wales, south west england and into the north west of scotland. now, as we start friday, there will be a lot of cloud around. a damp start for northern ireland, for example. the cloud coming through across southeast england, very thin. it's only 300 metres thick, so it m

seen some snow getting down to quite low elevations, risk of a few showers pushing across the midlands, easting. well, we are looking at a widespread and sharp frost in our towns and cities. temperatures widely between —2 and —6 celsius, and where we've seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. otherwise, it should be a fine start with lots of sunshine. now, in the west, we'll see cloud quickly thicken in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain spreading in here. you might even see a little bit of snow just on the forward edge of this weather system. but ultimately, the air is turning milder in northern ireland, so any snow will be transient, it will turn back to rain. however, during wednesday evening time, we could well see some more troublesome snowjust for a time across parts of northern england and scotland. the snow potentially could come down to quite low elevations, but it's across the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt, where we'll probably see the snow lasting longest. but as we go through wednesday night, again, we ar

across the southwest of england, even as the winds slowly ease for the southeast of england, east anglia, the midlandsit of rain at times. some bright skies for western scotland and northern ireland, but with some showers as well. not quite as warm as it was on thursday — generally 8—13 celsius. and then, as we head through friday night, well, this band of rain stays quite stubbornly across western parts of the uk, a lot of cloud filtering into eastern eastern areas as well. not a particularly cold night, temperatures generally between 3—9 celsius. so, into saturday, quite a messy weather picture. this area of low pressure's still fairly close by. a couple of different weather systems bringing a focus for some outbreaks of rain. we will have this band of rain likely to affect parts of northern ireland, wales and the south of england as we go through saturday. further east, a lot of clouds, some spots of rain with that and quite a brisk breeze, meaning that for parts of eastern scotland and northeast england, it will feel really rather cool, in fact, quite chilly. and even further inland and further we

i'm going to go live now to gb news is east midlands reporter will hollis, who's at a famous militarygiving it a lot attention, shining a light it since scampton in light on it since scampton in lincolnshire, the former home of the well, what's the dambusters. well, what's going are .7 yeah going on where you are? yeah good afternoon, patrick. yeah, this is just outside the dambusters in which is the local pub here in scampton village. if you went maybe a hundred metres behind it, you'd find yourself in the middle of that raaf base that has such a lot of history and is celebrating its 80th anniversary since that dambusters raid. but of course nobody's really talking about that right now in scampton because everybody is talking about the news today that robert has been announcing the scampton is one of four different bases that are going to be used to house asylum seekers here in scampton. it's expected be around 1500 asylum seekers going to be housed in so—called temporary accommodation on that already off base. and people here are certain quite worried from the conversations that i'v

who better to bring us this than our very own east midlands reports that will hollis who is that for in derby . good afternoon. yeah. in derby. good afternoon. yeah. bnan in derby. good afternoon. yeah. brian if you'd come to me a few moments ago, it was actually raining for the sun's come out just in time for here, patrick. this, of course, is the news that derby has been waiting for the few months , because it the last few months, because it was up against big contenders like newcastle birmingham like newcastle and birmingham doncaster as well. but it has today been given opportunity to host the headquarters for great british railways? great british railways is of course the government body that's going to be taking network rail is , going be taking network rail is, going to absorb network rail in their response . it's going be response. it's going to be taking a whole load of responsibilities from the department transport and ultimately it's because of reform. so it's going to be taking over things , fair taking over things, fair pricing, timetables , contracts, pricing, timetable