a little on the cool side though for east scotland and parts of north east england.rifting in across east scotland and northeast england because it's breezier there'll be less of that mist and fog to worry about and temperatures won't be quite as low. well, for friday, these two areas of pressure, the high pressure to our northeast and low pressure to our southwest, get a bit closer together. the isobars squeeze together as a result. and it's that that makes the wind blow. and so friday is going to be a windier day, overall gusts coming in from an east or south easterly direction. those winds will funnel across the tops of the pennines. indeed, we've got a local wind that's named, the only one in the uk, the helm wind that will be blowing on friday across great crossville and over into cumbria, quite gusty. then over into the west of high ground gusts reaching around a0 or 50 odd miles an hour. the weekend will be dominated by this area of low pressure to our south. it will throw weather fronts northwards across the uk, bringing outbreaks of rain at times. now on sat

15 degrees in north—east scotland, 16 or 17 in parts of eastern england.downs to come next week and some rain at times. but i think we will generally land on the mild side of spring. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news hello and welcome to sportsday this friday lunchtime with me chetan pathak. coming up on the programme. manchester city could meet arsenal in the semi finals of the champions league. first city will need to beat real madrid and arsenal... bayern munich. can willie mullins keep his record breaking run going — we'll be at a muddy cheltenham ahead of the gold cup — as the big race marks its 100th anniversary. and bee on your guard — carlos alcaraz survives an unexpected scare — en route to the semi finals at indian wells. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. it's been a busy couple of hours — manchester city, arsenal, liverpool, west ham and aston villa have all found out who they'll be playing next in the quarter final

cabbages still buy a large close to average but a bit below for east scotland in northeast england.before a likely uk general election later this year. nikki haley pulls out of the republican race but stops short of endorsing donald trump. there are fears that the war in sudan could be to the world's largest hunger crisis. 0ne sudan could be to the world's largest hunger crisis. one of aviation �*s greatest unsolved mystery.

it'll continue to be quite chilly for east scotland and northeast england.rday sees the first band of rain then push across england. then push across england and wales reach northern ireland. late in the day, eastern scotland will have frequent showers so be quite a wet day for the eastern mountains, and the grampians. probably the best ot the dry and bright weather will be across western scotland where we should stay with some sunny spells. temperatures for many of us, quite close to average. sunday sees some further outbreaks of rain moving generally northwards and westwards across the uk, perhaps something a bit driver and brighter at times working in towards the south and east and temperatures still by and large close to average, but a bit below for east scotland and northeast england. bye for now. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. as conservatives, we believe that if we bring down the tax burden, that will fire up the economy, create morejobs, more money for public services like the nhs. smiling as the ship goes down,

temperatures by and large close to average for the time of year, but a little below average for east scotlandelm wind will be blowing across great cross fell into cumbria and over into the west of high ground. it will be quite a gusty day with gusts reaching into the forties, maybe low fifties of miles an hour and continue to be quite chilly for east scotland and northeast england. 0n into the weekend, the low pressure to our south starts to throw bands of rain northwards across the uk. so there will be rain at times. won't be raining all weekend, butjust rain at times. saturday sees the first band of rain then push across england. wales reach northern ireland. late in the day, eastern scotland will have frequent showers so be quite a wet day for the eastern mountains, the grampians, probably the best ot the dry and bright weather will be across western scotland where we should stay with some sunny spells. temperatures for many of us, quite close to average. sunday sees some further outbreaks of rain moving generally northwards and westwards across the uk, perhaps something a bit drier and br

it'll continue to be quite chilly for east scotland and northeast england.ns and the grampians. probably the best ot the dry and bright weather will be across western scotland where we should stay with some sunny spells. temperatures for many of us, quite close to average. sunday sees some further outbreaks of rain moving generally northwards and westwards across the uk, perhaps something a bit driver and brighter at times working in towards the south and east and temperatures still by and large close to average, —— drier, but a bit below for east scotland and northeast england. bye for now. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. eyes onjoe biden as he gears up for his state of the union speech, with key policy issues on the agenda. welcome back. so there wasjoe biden cruising to a clean sweep of the primaries this super tuesday when suddenly out of nowhere came a political earthquake in american samoa. you know, the territories vote in primaries, but not in general elections here. so no word from the biden campaign on their re

it'll continue to be quite chilly for east scotland and northeast england.equent showers so be quite a wet day for the eastern mountains and the grampians. probably the best of the dry and bright weather will be across western scotland where we should stay with some sunny spells. temperatures for many of us, quite close to average. sunday sees some further outbreaks of rain moving generally northwards and westwards across the uk, perhaps something a bit drier and brighter at times working in towards the south and east and temperatures still by and large close to average, but a bit below for east scotland and northeast england. bye for now. at ten. . .the chancellor delivers his budget, we are live in newcastle as the chancellor delivers his budget. there are cuts to national insurance and an extension to child benefit but the overall tax burden nears an 80 year high. we put this country back on the path to lower taxes. {aide we put this country back on the path to lower taxes.— to lower taxes. give with one hand and take even _ to lower taxes. give with one

coast, i think eventually it will do although there will be some in north—east scotlandowers across western parts of scotland, particularly northern ireland and western scotland. plenty of sunshine around but the vast majority will stay dry with some such. the temperature is 9 to 12. what we see when we are heading into wednesday, this large blocking area of high pressure over scandinavia will start to exert its force across the uk pushing france towards the atlantic. so i think wednesday looks largely dry. variable cloud, may be the odd shower across eastern scotland and eastern england. and unsure south easterly breeze. maybe the odd shower for the west country and northern ireland, was the most, largely fine and dry day, settled with sunshine. top temperatures 11 or 12. thursday and friday, the high pressure really dominates the scene so it looks like it will stay largely dry up from the jurors. brisk south easterly breeze is but there should be quite a bit of sunshine. feeling quite springlike and friday. temperature is pretty much what we expect in early march. that

could bring some rain into wales, northern england and south east scotland. of uncertainty about wednesday. there's no wind really to move things on just yet. it looks like much of scotland and northern ireland will be dry but cooler and the southeast will be dry but milder here. now that weather front bringing that rain just dies out and we see the next one coming in quickly from off the atlantic, bringing rain again mainly to the northern half of the uk. should a cleared away from northern ireland and scotland by thursday morning. and then this increasingly light and patchy rain moves down across england and wales. may turn a bit cloudy and damp later across northern ireland and western scotland, northeast scotland's looking dry with some sunshine and temperatures around 12 to 1a degrees through much of the week. we're in mild air because thejet stream is in this position. it's more to the north of the uk. but as that position changes by the end of the week, we're into colder air moving down and we're left with an area of low pressure that will track across

scotland sinking into northern england, a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in the south—east of england, witht we're getting a northerly wind here — hence the temperatures will be dropping a bit through the day. won't be quite as warm in the south—east, but still temperatures of 13—14 celsius. as that area of low pressure moves away, things will calm down just for a while before the next weather system pushes in from the atlantic. but ahead of that, we'll have clear skies and light winds, so it's going to be cold. and there may be a frost around as well, particularly in scotland, with temperatures down as low as —3 or so. and there may be 1—2 mist and fog patches, too — but those will lift. we'll have some sunshine for a while, but we've got the weather system coming in from the atlantic — the cloud will tend to increase, rain for northern ireland coming into south west scotland, wales, and the south—west of england. eastern areas still generally dry, but after that cold start, it'll only be around seven celsius in north east scotland. most of the rain over the weekend will actually be on sat

that's going to feed some cold air in across parts of east scotland, north—east england. d maybe up to around 14 degrees — down on today's values. a bit warmer in east anglia and the south—east, with more sunshine compared with today. into tuesday, we'll see the cloud and outbreaks of rain push into eastern scotland. still drier in the west of scotland. a brighter day for england, wales and with a bit of brightness in northern ireland, but showers will develop and some longer spells of heavy, thundery rain across the south later in the day. it sets us up for a week in which we'll all see some rain at times, not a complete wash—out, but even though it will be wet at times, it will also turn a bit milder too. take care. live from london. this is bbc news. king charles hasjoined members of the royal family at an easter servic at windsor castle, his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. yes, the king arrived in the last 20 minutes as you see they're waving at the crowds in waiting for him. it's been seen as a positive sign about the king's healt

that's going to feed some cold air in across parts of east scotland, north—east england. s western scotland maybe up to around 14 degrees — down on today's values. a bit warmer in east anglia and the south—east, with more sunshine compared with today. into tuesday, we'll see the cloud and outbreaks of rain push into eastern scotland. still drier in the west of scotland. a brighter day for england, wales and with a bit of brightness in northern ireland, but showers will develop and some longer spells of heavy, thundery rain across the south later in the day. it sets us up for a week in which we'll all see some rain at times, not a complete wash—out, but even though it will be wet at times, it will also turn a bit milder too. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the war and gaza continues, ceasefire talks are expected to resume in cairo. the prime minister's office as a delegation of officials have been sent. tens of thousands of worshippers have gathered in st peter's square to hear pope francis late easter sunday mass. there has been concerned about the 87—year—old's health

so, a big difference from the west coast of scotland, the east coast of scotland in st andrew's, fifeclearer spells, we could see just an odd nip of frost in rural areas. friday, well, we've got low pressure to our southwest, high pressure to our northeast, and overall, friday promises to be a windier day, so that's going to make it feel a bit colder if you're out and about. the uk's only named wind is the helm wind — that's going to be with us blowing over crossville and into cumbria. over into the west of high ground, gusts could reach into the 405 of miles an hour, so it will be a blustery kind of day. and again, there could be occasional spits of drizzle, maybe a bit of mist coming in off the north sea at times. temperatures on the low side around our north sea coast. otherwise, in the west, temperatures quite close to average. the weekend is dominated by this area of low pressure, which brings us some thicker cloud and the threat of some areas of rain. now, it's not going to be raining all the time. on saturday, we're just looking at some patches coming up across england, wales i

so, a big difference from the west coast of scotland, the east coast of scotland in st andrew's, fifeor the most part. however, where the winds drop light, if we get some clearer spells, we could see just an odd nip of frost in rural areas. friday, well, we've got low pressure to our southwest, high pressure to our northeast, and overall, friday promises to be a windier day, so that's going to make it feel a bit colder if you're out and about. the uk's only named wind is the helm wind — that's going to be with us blowing over crossville and into cumbria. 0ver into the west of high ground, gusts could reach into the 40s of miles an hour, so it will be a blustery kind of day. and again, there could be occasional spits of drizzle, maybe a bit of mist coming in off the north sea at times. temperatures on the low side around our north sea coast. otherwise, in the west, temperatures quite close to average. the weekend is dominated by this area of low pressure, which brings us some thicker cloud and the threat of some areas of rain. now, it's not going to be raining all the time. on saturday

overnight tonight, a lot of cloud feeding in from the north sea affecting east scotland and a good partnd, probably some drizzle falling from that. clear spells and a few spaces will allow temperatures to dip down giving a nip of ruralfrost. temperatures to dip down giving a nip of rural frost. frost free from any stop low—pressure to the south—west, high pressure to the north—east on friday, those pushing together and it means friday will be more windy overall. the uk has only one named wind system, the helm wind, blowing across crossville and cumbria, high ground and gusts of a0 mph. the wind making it feel cooler and drizzle off the north sea where temperatures will be around seven, quite chilly. the weekend forecast, low pressure sending up outbreaks of rain from the south, so it�*s not raining all the time but the greatest chance of seeing some rain on saturday, probably northern ireland, wales and the southern counties of england. we will probably see quite persistent showers across the eastern hills of scotland, could be quite wet there as well. the best of the sunshine likely ac

exposed to the breeze in north—east scotland, temperatures only 5—7 c, the highest values in the south mist an in lots of places, few clear spells but some outbreaks of rain swinging in from the west across northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england, perhaps getting into south—west scotland and north—west england by the end of the night. if you see clear skies for any time it may turn a bit chilly to start tuesday morning. but you can see the frontal system working in from the west. in fact, various pulses of moisture, pulses of rain running along this frontal system. pulses of rain running along this frontalsystem. here pulses of rain running along this frontal system. here is the first one pushing its way eastwards as we go through the day on tuesday. pretty wet across a good part of england and wales, some of the rain getting in scotland as well. perhaps a bit drier and brighterfor a time in northern ireland and the north of scotland will also see some sunshine at times. generally quite a cloudy day but starting to feel milder, i3 day but starting to feel milder, 13 in cardi

in north—east scotland where you are exposed to an easterly breeze, just five to 7 degrees.e south—west of england highs of 12. this evening and overnight we will keep a lot of cloud, some rain moving in the north of scotland and heavy rain getting into northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england and north—west england by the end of the night. most temperatures holding up relatively well. if you see any breaks in the cloud it might get a bit chilly and quite misty in places as well. tomorrow, this frontal system is wriggling are away from the atlantic, the first pulse of wet weather with that will be sliding its way, some pretty heavy rain in england and wales, some getting into scotland. northern ireland may turn brighterfor a scotland. northern ireland may turn brighter for a time and you may see some sunny spells in northern and eastern parts of scotland. generally speaking quite a lot of cloud once again. but the wind starts to come from the south—west and temperatures will be up to 13 degrees. more of that to come. for tuesday into wednesday this frontal system w

that's going to feed some cold air in across parts of east scotland, north—east england. aybe up to around 1a degrees — down on today's values. a bit warmer in east anglia and the south—east, with more sunshine compared with today. into tuesday, we'll see the cloud and outbreaks of rain push into eastern scotland. still drier in the west of scotland. a brighter day for england, wales and with a bit of brightness in northern ireland, but showers will develop and some longer spells of heavy, thundery rain across the south later in the day. it sets us up for a week in which we'll all see some rain at times, not a complete wash—out, but even though it will be wet at times, it will also turn a bit milder too. take care. now on bbc news, panorama. immigration has driven the fastest population growth in the uk since the 1960s. it looks like great britain is sinking with the amount of foreigners that are here. i think there's a lot the immigration population can bring to a country. at the last election, the government promised to reduce immigration. but it didn't go down. it went

they are focused on reducing carbon emissions in scotland in a way that preserves jobs in the north—eastit was thanks to snp that scotland is the high tax capital of the uk. , ., ., , the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument- _ the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument. when _ the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument. when you _ the uk. yes. i mean that is the argument. when you are - the uk. yes. i mean that is the i argument. when you are earning the uk. yes. i mean that is the - argument. when you are earning more thanjust under 30,000 a argument. when you are earning more than just under 30,000 a year argument. when you are earning more thanjust under 30,000 a year in scotland, you are paying more in income tax than you would be elsewhere in the uk. i think opponents of the prime minister might retort that he leads a party that presided over a position where overall tax burden in the uk is at its highest level in 70 years. i think there is a lot of smoke and mirrors when it comes to taxation and a lot of debate at the moment in the run—up to this budget. the chancellor considering wha

we have quite extensive cloud across east scotland and eastern areas of england to date. thick enough afford a few showers for eastern scotland and one or two potentially going into parts of east anglia. but they will be few and far between so for the vast majority of the uk the day looks like it will stay dry with the people know we need to fix the nhs. to stay dry with the people know we need to fix the nhs.— stay dry with the people know we need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs ou have need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to — need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix _ need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix social _ need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix social care. - need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix social care. social. you have to fix social care. social care is under the control of local authorities. councils have seen cuts year—on—year and are unable to keep up. this is the wrong thing. this government is only talking to a ten —— own mps and talking into an election. levelling up funds, £242 million to

scotland sinking into northern england. a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in the south—east of england, withbecoming drier in scotland, but we're getting a northerly wind here — hence the temperatures will be dropping a bit through the day. won't be quite as warm in the south—east, but still temperatures of 13—14 celsius. as that area of low pressure moves away, things will calm down just for a while before the next weather system pushes in from the atlantic. but ahead of that, we'll have clear skies and light winds, so it's going to be cold. and there may be a frost around as well, particularly in scotland, with temperatures down as low as —3 or so. and there may be 1—2 mist and fog patches, too — but those will lift. we'll have some sunshine for a while, but we've got the weather system coming in from the atlantic — the cloud will tend to increase, rain for northern ireland coming into south west scotland, wales, and the south—west of england. eastern areas still generally dry, but after that cold start, it'll only be around seven celsius in north east scotland. most of the rain over the w

if the rain gets into parts of scotland we could see snow developing over high ground. if we keep hold of sunshine in the south—easthern areas will be wintry over high ground. it'll be a very wet day in the south—west. temperatures between seven and ii celsius. into the easter weekend, it looks unsettled. showers and longer spells of rain turning a little bit milder, particularly in the south, but cold air may linger in the north the uk. this is bbc news, the headlines: four gunmen have been arrested after 133 people were killed in a moscow concert hall attack — president putin has vowed those responsible will be punished. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack — releasing a photo of four masked men it says were involved. an outpouring of support for the princess of wales — after she revealed she's in the early stages of cancer treatment. in a video statement, catherine said the diagnosis came as a "huge shock". health leaders have praised kate for being "brave" in "speaking out". the health ministry in gaza says the number of people killed by israeli forces while waiting for aid on the outskirts of

will move northwards overnight and into wednesday, perhaps across wales, northern england, south east scotlandthere's hardly a breath of wind. much of scotland, northern ireland may well be dry. so to southeastern parts of england, where we've got the milder conditions hanging on here. but there is another weather system to continue this very unsettled theme as we head overnight and into thursday. this one coming in from the atlantic, bringing some wetter weather for northern areas. by thursday, that should have cleared much of scotland and northern ireland with some sunshine for a while. and then increasingly light and patchy rain heads down across england and wales before it turns damp and cloudy later in northern ireland and western scotland. so we've got temperatures of 13 or 14 celsius. this is bbc news. russians are at the polling stations for the third and final day of the presidential election. the wife of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny, joins a "noon against putin" protest in berlin. a mother's plea for her son, as the families of 130 israeli hostages being held in gaza ur

scotland sinking into northern england. a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in the south—east of england, with — hence the temperatures will be dropping a bit through the day. won't be quite as warm in the south—east, but still temperatures of 13—14 celsius. as that area of low pressure moves away, things will calm down just for a while before the next weather system pushes in from the atlantic. but ahead of that, we'll have clear skies and light winds, so it's going to be cold. and there may be a frost around as well, particularly in scotland, with temperatures down as low as —3 or so. and there may be 1—2 mist and fog patches, too — but those will lift. we'll have some sunshine for a while, but we've got the weather system coming in from the atlantic — the cloud will tend to increase, rain for northern ireland coming into south west scotland, wales, and the south—west of england. eastern areas still generally dry, but after that cold start, it'll only be around seven celsius in north east scotland. most of the rain over the weekend will actually be on saturday night. and then, as we head int

but much of scotland enjoying some sunshine, especially in the north—east and temperatures 12-ia c.ssia's presidential election — in an election his opponents condemned as a sham. the last day of voting was marked by silent protests at polling stations. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, says his country can't stand by and watch palestinians risk starvation in gaza. speaking injerusalem, mr scholz emphasised the terribly high costs of the war against hamas on civilian lives. ukraine says it hit an oil refinery in southern russia overnight, as part of a campaign to undermine russia's economy. the kremlin says the attacks were timed to disrupt the russian election. and a state of emergency in iceland — after a fourth volcanic eruption in as many months. the village of grindavik is evacuated, only weeks after residents were allowed to return. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening... a seventh goal on a day of mayhem at manchester united. they beat liverpool to reach the fa cup semi—finals.

going to see some rain over this week ahead, but there may not be too much rain across the north—east of scotlandf the rain in the south—east of england. it's going to be wetter in the west, particularly across western parts of scotland. as we head into thursday, we will see the winds picking up across northern areas and these weather fronts bringing more rain into scotland and northern ireland in particular. as we move into the end of the week and into the weekend, it's staying windy, but the wind direction is changing, eventually coming to the north—west or the north. that will bring colder weather and lots of showers. live from london, this is bbc news. vladimir putin says he'll prioritise the war in ukraine during his fifth term as president. western leaders say the poll was neither free nor fair. israel raids gaza's al—shifa hospital, saying hamas is hiding there. hamas says the raid violates international law. the idf is conducting a high precision operation in limited areas of shifa hospital following concrete intelligence that they of shifa hospital following concrete intelligence that de

going to see some rain over this week ahead, but there may not be too much rain across the north—east of scotlanduth—east of england. it's going to be wetter in the west, particularly across western parts of scotland. as we head into thursday, we will see the winds picking up across northern areas and these weather fronts bringing more rain into scotland and northern ireland in particular. as we move into the end of the week and into the weekend, it's staying windy, but the wind direction is changing, eventually coming to the north—west or the north. that will bring colder weather and lots of showers. live from london, this is bbc news. gunfire. israel raids gaza's al—shifa hospital, saying hamas is hiding there. hamas says the raid violates international law. meanwhile, the un says gaza is on the brink of famine, with little aid entering the strip. iam mark i am mark lowen live injerusalem, where benjamin netanyahu will speak to president biden by phone later today amidst soaring tension between both sides. vladimir putin says he'll prioritise the war in ukraine during his fifth term as presiden

ireland and for scotland, actually, the afternoon should bring a decent amount of sunshine, feeling quite pleasant in light winds, 11 or 12 degrees. just a small chance of a shower in the north—east while this window of clear skies move southwards and eastwards, that will be replaced by the end of the night across northern ireland and the western side of scotland by more cloud, more outbreaks of rain. this is our next frontal system. the winds will be strengthening, as well. it is going to be a windy day, particularly in the north—west of scotland on thursday, with outbreaks of rain pushing south—eastwards. that rain particularly heavy and persistent over high ground in the west of scotland. further south and east, quite a lot of cloud, but where we see some sunny spells, again, it may feel warm — 17 degrees likely in the london area. but through thursday night and into friday, this cold front slips southwards and eastwards, and that will bring a change to colder conditions. a deep low, passing to the north of scotland, that will bring some really strong winds, gales likely in the far north. for the northern half of the uk, there will be showers, some heavy, some thundery and som

those are the wind farms that will be there in 2035, as you can see, clustered around the east coast of scotlandines cutting through scotland, north—west england, wales, east anglia and here in essex. a 100—mile stretch of pylons from norfolk to the outskirts of london will run right through these blackcurrant fields in rural essex. opponents say there are better ways and vow to fight the proposals. we've never had options. we've been told pylons, pylons, pylons, down a certain route, even though we know there are better options for the country as a whole, notjust for us. this is nimbyism, isn't it? i think we need to see all the best, modern solutions looked at, not this dinosaur technology of the past. pylons are the technology of yesteryear. burying cables underground is more expensive and will add to the £58 billion cost which will see an extra £20—30 added to annual bills for a decade, according to the system's planners. we've tried to balance cost, environmental impact, impacts on communities and the security of the electricity system. what that's meant is that we have got in the plan four

gets into southern and central parts of scotland we could see snow developing, quite significant snow over high ground. if we keep hold of sunshine in the south—eastowers could be wintry over high ground in the north. this slow—moving band of rain could sit in place for south wales, south—west england, the channel isles, could be a really wet day here and those temperatures no great shakes between seven and 11 celsius. into the weekend, looks unsettled, showers and longer spells of rain. turning milder, particularly in the south, but cold ma link in the north of the uk. -- but but cold ma link in the north of the uk. —— but cold air could linger in the north of the uk. this is bbc news, the headlines: four gunmen have been arrested after 133 people were killed in a moscow concert hall attack — president putin has vowed those responsible will be punished. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack — releasing a photo of four masked men it says were involved. an outpouring of support for the princess of wales — after she revealed she's in the early stages of cancer treatment. in a video statement, catherine said the diagnosis came as a "h

south—west, moving northwards and into wednesday perhaps across wales, northern england, south—east scotlandland may be dry, and south—eastern part of england where we have milder conditions hanging on. there is another weather system to continue this very unsettled theme as we head overnight and into thursday. this one coming in from the atlantic, bringing wetter weather for northern areas by thursday. that should have cleared much of scotland and northern ireland with sunshine for a while and then increasingly high—tech patchy rain heads down across england and wales before it turns damp and cloudy later in northern ireland in western scotland. temperatures of 13 or 14 celsius. this is bbc news, the headlines... yulia navalnaya, the wife of the late russian opposition leader alexei navalny, has been in berlin at a protest against vladimir putin on the final day of voting in the presidential elections. there are queues at some polling stations in russia with opposition supporters taking part in a silent ballot box protest. a mother's plea for her son as the families of 130 israeli hostages

scotland sinking into northern england, a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in the south—east of england, withdropping a bit through the day. won't be quite as warm in the south—east, but still temperatures of 13—14 celsius. as that area of low pressure moves away, things will calm down just for a while before the next weather system pushes in from the atlantic. but ahead of that, we'll have clear skies and light winds, so it's going to be cold. and there may be a frost around as well, particularly in scotland, with temperatures down as low as —3 or so. and there may be 1—2 mist and fog patches, too — but those will lift. we'll have some sunshine for a while, but we've got the weather system coming in from the atlantic — the cloud will tend to increase, rain for northern ireland coming into south west scotland, wales, and the south—west of england. eastern areas still generally dry, but after that cold start, it'll only be around seven celsius in north east scotland. most of the rain over the weekend will actually be on saturday night. and then, as we head into the early part of next week, it

bright sunny spells, the best of those for wales and the south—west, six or seven in the north—east of scotlandather system could bring rain across the southern half of the uk and then we see the next system from the west feeding rain across northern ireland and western parts of wales and into scotland later. limited sunny spells, but temperatures will start to climb, and that is a sign of things to come. moving through the middle of the week, various weather systems wriggling around. and eventually, as they shift north, they will introduce warmer air which reaches just about all the country by the end of the week, something colder trying to cling on in the far north. but for most of us into the weekend, it will bring higher temperatures, but that doesn't mean blue skies and sunshine all the time, still some outbreaks of rain. live from london. this is bbc news. a us army logistics ship carrying equipment to build a temporary floating port is heading to gaza, as part of plans to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. separately, a spanish charity says a ship carrying 200 tonnes of food for gaza is re

east coast. still showers at times in northern scotland.the day, also perhaps into the west of cornwall and parts of pembrokeshire. not as chilly yesterday, 8—12 c. here comes this frontal system as we move into monday. instead of sweeping quickly through, it sort of meanders and takes its time. it does dawdle, this front, so not moving through quickly. rain lingering across western england, wales, northern ireland. if the rain gets into southern and central scotland, we could see some snow developing, quite significant have a high ground. if we keep hold of sunshine in the south—east, we may get to 12 celsius. 4—7 c across the north of scotland. on tuesday, any showers you see in the north of the uk could be wintry of a high ground. slow—moving rain could sit in place of a south wales, south—west england, the channel islands. temperatures of 7—11 c. at the end of the week into easter weekend, really unsettled. showers and longer spells of rain, turning milder in the south, but cold air may linger in the north. this is bbc news. the headlin

scotland sinking into northern england. a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in the south—east of england, withemperatures will be dropping a bit through the day. won't be quite as warm in the south—east, but still temperatures of 13—14 celsius. as that area of low pressure moves away, things will calm down just for a while before the next weather system pushes in from the atlantic. but ahead of that, we'll have clear skies and light winds, so it's going to be cold. and there may be a frost around as well, particularly in scotland, with temperatures down as low as —3 or so. and there may be 1—2 mist and fog patches, too — but those will lift. we'll have some sunshine for a while, but we've got the weather system coming in from the atlantic — the cloud will tend to increase, rain for northern ireland coming into south west scotland, wales, and the south—west of england. eastern areas still generally dry, but after that cold start, it'll only be around seven celsius in north east scotland. most of the rain over the weekend will actually be on saturday night. and then, as we head into the early pa

be rain later in the day, that may push northwards and affect wales, northern england in south—east scotlandcotland and northern ireland are looking dry, cool it here perhaps, mild and generally dry in the south—east of england. that band of rain will tend to fizzle out because it is going to get swamped by the next weather system coming in from the atlantic to bring wetter weather for the northern half of the uk, mainly overnight. by thursday that may have cleared scotland and northern ireland and we will see patchy rain heading down across and wales. it may turn more cloudy and damp later in the day across northern ireland but most of scotland enjoying some sunshine, especially in the north—east. temperatures 12—14 c. mikhail zygar live from london, this is bbc news. silent protests against vladimir putin have been seen at polling stations across russia — on the final day of an election designed to keep him in power. a mother's plea for her son — as the families of 130 israeli hostages being held in gaza urge the government to broker a deal to free them, before it's too late. at talks in j

certainly there'll be lots of showers across northern areas of scotland and a few affecting the east and running down east and coastal counties of england as well. some of the showers for these areas will continue to be quite heavy with some hail, whereas across western areas of the uk many areas should have a dry day with some bright or sunny spells. temperatures for most about 10 to 12 degrees — that's average for the time of year. northern scotland, about six to eigh,.tthat�*s a little on the cool side. then into monday, we get another area of low pressure forming and moving in off the atlantic. this is going to be bringing further outbreaks of rain on monday to northern ireland, wales and western areas of england. probably a dry and bright day for eastern areas of england. the rain starts pushing northwards across scotland and starts to move into the chilly air that we have here. temperaturesjust six in aberdeen. so through monday night we might actually start to see some of that rain turn to snow. it is going to be quite high up in the high hills of scotland, probably above 300 m

or nine degrees at best here through the day, whereas western scotland maybe up ten, 14 degrees, down on today's values, a bit warmer to eastin the west of scotland, bright today for england, wales and with a bit of brightness in northern ireland. but showers will develop and some longer spells of heavy thundery rain across the south later in the day. and it sets us up for a week in which we'll all see some rain at times, not a complete wash—out, but even though it'll be wet at times, it'll also turn a bit milder. take care. live from london. this is bbc news .king charles willjoin members of the royal family at an easter sunday service at windsor castle, his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. the fact that the king is due to be out and about today is being seen as a very positive signal about his health. thousands of worshippers are gathered in st peter's square to hear pope francis lead easter sunday mass. 0ver over the past hour there was crowds have been watching pope francis lead the mass and amid concern for his health, so far, things have gone without a hitch. as the war in gaza con

exposed to the breeze in north—east scotland, temperatures only 5—7 degrees, the highest values in thebut some outbreaks of rain swinging in from the west across northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england, perhaps getting into south—west scotland and north—west england by the end of the night. if you see clear skies for any length of time it may turn a bit chilly to start tuesday morning. but you can see the frontal system working in from the west. in fact, various pulses of moisture, pulses of rain running along this frontal system. here is the first one pushing its way eastwards as we go through the day on tuesday. pretty wet across a good part of england and wales, some of that rain getting in scotland as well. perhaps a bit drier and brighter for a time in northern ireland and the north of scotland will also see some sunshine at times. generally quite a cloudy day but starting to feel milder, 13 in cardiff, ia degrees in belfast. through tuesday night and into wednesday these various frontal systems continue through. this frontal system here, this cold front, pushing a bit

scotland. further north and east, holding on to some increasingly hazy sunshine. through saturday night — this frontal system bringing some quite heavy rain eastwards, with that feed of south—westerly winds continuing. so let me show you the temperatures for sunday morning — compared with saturday morning, starting on a frosty note, sunday morning, starting in double figures for quite a few places. there will be a band of rain to clear away from eastern parts, then we'll see the cloud breaking to some extent to give some spells of sunshine, scattered showers out towards the west. but temperatures on sunday afternoon — north—east scotland, up to 15—16 celsius, it may be that eastern england gets to 16—17. very mild indeed, even feeling warm in any sunshine. into next week, still some changeable conditions, rain at times, some spells of sunshine. but broadly speaking, we're expecting it to stay mild. hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. translation: it's our future, a security which is at stake i in ukraine. we are doing this out of soli