eastern scotland, seven degrees or so. further south, it's eastern scotland, seven degrees or so. could see temperatures up to 15 degrees, chance a few more showers particularly in the east. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at three. the most powerful non—nuclear bomb ever used by the united states targets so—called islamic state in afghanistan — 36 militants are thought to have been killed. a british tourist, thought to be aged in her 20s, has been stabbed to death on a tram injerusalem. schools in england are facing their worst funding cuts in 20 years — a warning from teaching unions. the mission to re—take mosulfrom so—called is, we report from the frontline. also in the next hour — bank holiday travel chaos on the m4 after a tanker catches fire. this force is part of the motorway to close, traffic stretches back for many miles. security's to be improved at the online booking site air bnb — after a bbc investigation finds scammers burgling homes.

on friday we have more cloudy skies, the best isn't up in eastern scotland and north east england.we might see these weather front arriving late in the weekend in north—western parts but for england and wales we will draw up for england and wales we will draw up these southerly winds which bring in warmerairand more up these southerly winds which bring in warmer air and more sunshine. on saturday the cloud starts to break up saturday the cloud starts to break up and we have a bit more sunshine but not the really high temperatures. it will be warm for many parts and a fine day. on sunday we could have that front approaching the north—west of the uk to bring some cloud and rain and for many in scotla nd some cloud and rain and for many in scotland and northern ireland there will be some cloud but england and wales will be under more blue skies and that will make a big difference to the temperatures. not a lot warmer in scotland and northern ireland but it will do in england and wales and we could have temperatures as high as 23 degrees which would be the warmest day of the year so fa

with the wind is stronger across scotland, western scotland will be cloudy with drizzle for eastern scotlandnorthern ireland, some sunshine for northern ireland, some sunshine at times perhaps for the north—east of england and we cannot rule this out elsewhere. there will bea rule this out elsewhere. there will be a lot of cloud around. but as sunny for the south—east as it was today but still some sunshine at times for south wales and the south—west of england. boosting those temperatures to around 16. simmerfor friday, those temperatures to around 16. simmer for friday, the cloud then and so brighter skies and more warmth also. and dry weather. i pressure in charge. that will not stay there. 0ver pressure in charge. that will not stay there. over the weekend we will see changes. the high pressure is drifting to the near continent, allowing the threat of rain in the north west but also on sunday introduce more of a southerly airflow, bringing some drier air and warmer air, especially airflow, bringing some drier air and warmerair, especially to airflow, bringing some drier air and warmer ai

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland a bit dull and damp. . through the day it clouds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures, but still only 13—111. further north, a lot of cloud, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. a rather cool feel. warm when the sun is out, but on the whole there will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance now and again. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will see a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. but a bit of a damp picture, especially for south wales and south—west engl

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland is dull and damp. ouds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures still only 13—14. furthermore north, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. a cool feel. warm when the sun is out, but on the whole there will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will have a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. but a bit of a damp picture, especially for south wales and south—west england. to the north of northern england, scotland and northern

but in eastern scotla nd from west of scotland but in easternesperately cold. tomorrow could be quite cloudy some drizzle in western scotland and sunshine in eastern scotland and north east england with the wind picking up the cloud. it will be fairly thin cloud, some blue skies and sunshine, temperatures as high as 13 to 15 degrees. we will keep this through the week, largely dry and cloudy but having into the weekend, more sunshine in england and wales and it will warm up considerably. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. the syrian government has been condemned during a —— during an emergency un debate after a chemical attack killed more than 70 people. this bears all the hallsmarks of the assad regime and the use of chemical weapons is a war crime. the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry have attended a special service at westminster abbey for the victims of the westminster terror attack. one of president trump's closest advisers — his chief strategist steve bannon — has been removed from his position on the national security

skies for awhile, increasing cloud through the night of the best breaks are likely to be in eastern scotlandso a touch chilly but otherwise around 7 degrees. high pressure dominates on thursday, like wins for many, some thin cloud, the best these injured in eastern scotla nd best these injured in eastern scotland and north—east england and western scotland with lower cloud and maybe some drizzle but otherwise and maybe some drizzle but otherwise a dry date with temperatures 11 to 13. the next few days, quiet, dry, fairly cloudy, more sunshine over the weekend, particularly in england and wales and the temperatures will rocket. this is bbc news, i martine croxall. the headlines... president trump says the syrian gas attack on children had a big impact on him, describing it as an affront to humanity. i will tell you, it's already happened, that my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. one of the us president's closest advisers, his chief strategist steve barnett, has been removed from his position on the national security council. labour's ruling body will review ken livingsto

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland a bit dull and damp. oo. through the day it clouds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures, but still only 13—111. further north, a lot of cloud, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. a rather cool feel. warm when the sun is out, but on the whole there will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance now and again. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will see a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. but a bit of a damp picture, especially for south wales and south—west en

rural areas but warming up quickly, the fog soon clears away, sunshine for england and wales, eastern scotlandis the change. cloud and rain from the north west and eventually into western parts of england and wales. clouding over across the whole of scotland for the afternoon. not much rain for eastern scotland, this rain will be very light and patchy but cloud will soon arrive in the day across northern ireland and then this rain in the afternoon. not very much rain but temperatures lower than today and it will cool down quite a bit across wales and western england as the cloud arrives, the highest temperatures are for the midlands and eastern england, possibly 25 across east anglia. this is the peak of the heat, the warm air is pushed away by that weather front, very little rain as it heads its way southwards but it introduces colder air, the wind direction changes from the southerly to more of a north—westerly on monday. you will notice a difference, most places dry, a little sunshine at times but more cloud around and a few showers, mainly for northern ireland and northern scotland, where

sleet and snow over high ground eastern scotland will drift away southwards through the day, followedonditions. whereas further south we start off with the cloud, and maybe the odd spot of light rain and drizzle for parts of wales, the midlands, into the south, in particular. there will be very few showers through the day. most will avoid them. if they do come your way, they will be fairly fleeting. and notice how the clouds break up, more sunshine developing through the afternoon. so again, just about across—the—board, more of you will see the sunshine on easter monday than you did through sunday. these are the temperatures to finish the afternoon. a chilly feel but with lighter winds further south. in the sunshine, should feel reasonably pleasant. we finish the day with lots of showers in northern england, and they will drift down the eastern areas to take us through the night and into tuesday. as they ease off, the skies clear, the wind falls that little bit lighter, temperatures will plummet. for those of you in the northern half of uk, it will be the coldest night of the week. aw

eastern scotland will get some sun.some rain later in the day. in this corner of the uk temperatures will not be quite so high. moving to england and wales and it gets warmer and warmer and we could hit 23 celsius on sunday in the south—east. welcome back to one hundred days with katty kay in washington, and christian fraser in london. a reminder of our top story today... president trump firmly blames bashar al assad for yesterday's chemical attack in syria. at least 70 people were gassed to death in what's been described as an attack on all humanity. and it wasn't a debate — it was a marathon. the french presidential candidates took to the stage for four hours. did anyone actually watch the whole thing? the us president, donald trump, has condemned a deadly chemical attack in syria as an affront to humanity. at least 70 people were killed and hundreds more injured. the attack happened as leaders gathered in brussels for a summit on syria. here's some reaction. the images we've seen yesterday from syria remind us all th

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland is dull and damp. england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up same time in the afternoon we open upa gap same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have most of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures still only 13— 1a. furthermore the lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. 0ver around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. warm when the sun is out on the whole they will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bita probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will have a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. a damp pic

for eastern scotland, we continue to the brightness.the south—west, where you do keep some clear spells, it could get old enough for a touch of frost. the majority are too cloudy flood, temperatures of 5—8 . tomorrow is a cloudy stodter the day, but don't give up hope, some holes will appear in the cloud, sunshine —— cloudy start to the day. the chance of the odd spot of rain across the west of scotland. temperature is no great shakes, in11—15. scotland. temperature is no great shakes, in 11—15. similar temperatures on friday, a fair around of cloud, reakes and sunny spells coming through. 0n around of cloud, reakes and sunny spells coming through. on friday night things could get chilly underneath this area of high pressure. into the weekend, this high drifts slowly away to the east, and will begin to drag in more of a southerly wind. not a particularly strong wind, but it will waft some warm air in our direction. at this stage, temperatures for many will begin to rise. saturday a lovely looking day, patchy cloud here and there, maybe

as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland a bit dull and damp. n side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures, but still only 13—111. further north, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend temperatures disappointing for the time of year. a rather cool feel. warm when the sun is out, but on the whole there will be a lot of cloud. probably not much rain around. just a bit a nuisance now and again. these weather systems coming into the uk for good friday are going to be very much on the weak side. but across england and wales we will see a lot of cloud. there will be some pockets of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts. but a bit of a damp picture, especially for south wales and south—west england. to the north of northern england, scotland and northern irela

cooler through eastern parts of scotland and the north—east of england.t will push northwards into bank holiday monday but it won't affect everyone. checkout the details on the bbc weather app. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. ireland have moved another significant step closer to receiving test status in cricket. the icc have been discussing allowing the country to compete in the longer form at a meeting in dubai today. patrick gearey can tell us more. it's been a long road for ireland, hasn't it? certainly has. hidden in the dusty detail of that committee meeting in dubai, an important move for irish cricket and their bit to receive test status. in the past, if you wa nted test status. in the past, if you wanted to be regarded as a test playing nation, you had to bejudged by two other such nations. ireland feel that they meet the new criteria, with one or two tweaks. they are cautious that there bit would be accepted by the icc. they will now put at forward to a membershi

it should not reach eastern scotland. good evening.ernment has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations. richard lister reports. could this rock threaten britain's future relationship with the eu? gibraltar has been a british hands for more than 300 years but voted unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hopes of getting the territory back. theresa may said that would not happen this week. we asked are passed in our support of gibraltar. our position has not changed. but the european council's decision has changed. it says, after the uk leaves the union, no agreement between the eu and uk may apply to the territory to abort without the agreement between the kingdom of spain and the

in the north and west with clouds, a breeze and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and eastern scotlandudy breezy. clouding over head of the rain. in the midlands and much of eastern england we will hang gone to decent spells of sunshine in the afternoon. the rain moving east into tuesday. very little left by tuesday morning in the south—east and behind it bright and breezy. they'd be some showers coming in on the breeze in the north and west of the uk. tuesday night into wednesday, a big area of high pressure becomes established. isobars across the north of the uk reading it will be breezy through the middle of the week. we have dry and bright weather and light winds further south and west you go. a lot of dry weather, a shower or two coming in to the north of the uk. overnight into thursday, high pressure in charge. the north of the uk still breezy. most of the rain is to the north of the uk and most rain is to the north of the uk and m ost pla ces rain is to the north of the uk and most places will have a decent day. a colder start. by the afternoon, up to 14 degrees in the london ar

a chilly winter the eastern scotland and north—east england.e through the weekend, keeping it dry for many of us. on sunday a change coming in because an area of low pressure is approaching. but will bring wet and windy weather into scotla nd bring wet and windy weather into scotland in the north and west. further south it'll be drier, brighter and it will be a bit warmer as well. hang onto your hats because this is heading our way next week. all that warm air gets pushed away by northerly wind which will drop the temperatures and even bring some wintry showers, especially in north. it's goodbye from me time for a sport. andy murray has not had a smooth return from injury. keep the world number one has been knocked out in just his second clutch bag after being knocked out with an elbow brawl. problem. he took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the second set. the world number 2a coming back to claim the biggest scalp of his career. there will be 15 new captain eddiejone

friday is like deja vu, the best sunshine more likely in eastern scotland and north—east england, lotswith that range from the atlantic, there might be light rain and drizzle across the north west of scotland. temperatures possibly up to 13 or 1a degrees. quiet because of the high pressure over the uk but things change into the weekend. the high—pressure migrates into central europe and these weather fronts will approach these weather fronts will approach the north—west of the uk but will also take more of a southerly wind blowing in warmth, particularly with the sunshine. more likely across england and wales. saturday and it is becoming brighter, more sunshine, we don't have the warm air but temperatures will be higher for many parts. and again, it should be fine and dry. as we head into the second half of the weekend, more sunshine across england and wales but for scotla nd across england and wales but for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud and later, this band of rain arriving in the north—west. temperatures will not rise by much for scotland and northern ireland, across engl

the westerly winds will mean we have more clout in western scotland, but eastern scotland with a bettereland as there will be four england and wales. there will bea four england and wales. there will be a lot of cloud, but it should be quite thin. there will be some sunshine and that will boost the temperatures to around 1a. as we head into friday, dj vu, the best chance of sunshine eastern scotland and north east england, otherwise dry but fairly cloudy. that is because of the position of the high, but as we head into the weekend the high pressure is drawn into central europe. we are going to draw up more of the southerly winds, and as we get more sunshine on sunday, especially over england and wales, temperatures will be soaring. so this is it, maybe more cloud, not as warm here, but 23 is likely in the south of the country in the sunshine. sounds gorgeous. that's it. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... the syrian government has been condemned during an emergency un debate after a gas attack killed more than 70 people. this bears all the hallmarks of the assad regime and the use

still dry for eastern scotland. a little bit warmer around the moray firth.the irish sea and before it gets darks we could get rain on to western coasts of western wales. some sunshine. 17 or 18 celsius. cooler where it stays foggy. this evening and overnight the weather fronts move away from scotla nd the weather fronts move away from scotland and into england and wales. not much rain on them, but more cloud. cloud breaks for scotland and northern ireland. a few showers in the north—west. so chillier here thanit the north—west. so chillier here than it was last night, but a milder night for england and wales with a good deal of cloud and probably not much fog around as well. a little bit of rain here and there, chiefly towards the south east i suspect on tuesday where it will stay cloudy all day. northern england and wales and the midlands getting sunshine, but sunshine and showers for scotla nd but sunshine and showers for scotland and northern ireland. some heavy showers and gael force winds and it will feel chilly and temperatures lower than we're going t

it moves north eastwards, bringing fairly strong winds to eastern scotland.wales. a messy picture, a lot of cloud around. 0utbrea ks of a messy picture, a lot of cloud around. outbreaks of rain, the heavier burst. in the centre, wind could be light, we will see some sunshine where it could feel pleasant. cooler, like i mentioned, across the north—east coast of england and into eastern scotland. for the week ahead, the low pressure moves away and things settle down. we continue to get wind from the near continent. cool on the east coast, warm across western areas. where you get the sunshine, it will feel very pleasant, temperatures into the other teams, one two places seeing about 20 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm... eu leaders unanimously adopt what they say are ‘firm and fair‘ guidelines for negotiating brexit. i'm ben brown live in brussels. i'll bring you the latest developments here. it took those leaders only one minute to agree their brexit strategy. labour leaderjeremy corbyn urges young people to "claim theirfuture" by voting labour i

a bit brighter for parts of northern ireland, southern and eastern scotland, northern scotland will stillhe morning. it stays pretty windy in northern scotla nd it stays pretty windy in northern scotland through the day, with a scattering of showers. the main will be there or thereabouts well into the afternoon. after that damp start it, it should britain up. we should see it, it should britain up. we should see temperatures getting up to about 15 in cardiff, 11 or 12 in glasgow and belfast. into the middle of the week, we've got high pressure building its way in. that will settle things down. a lot of dry weather mid week but onwards, these isobars are pretty close together. that means it will be quite easy in the north and east. north—westerly winds, afair the north and east. north—westerly winds, a fair bit of cloud around on wednesday. some spells of sunshine. lasted longest in the south and west wedding rings are at their lightest. temperatures mid—afternoon on wednesday in the range of ten to 111 degrees. a bit of a chilly start to the day on thursday, and again on friday. both days

as we end the day, south wales, eastern england and eastern scotland.his evening and overnight. a few bits of cloud going southwards. where we have the clearest skies, it will turn quite cold, particularly in the countryside, perhaps down to two three degrees. it will warm up quickly in the sunshine. probably the best of the sunshine tomorrow, across eastern scotland, perhaps north east england for a while, central and southern parts of wales and the south—west of england, a little bit more cloud perhaps developing through the midlands, eastern england, and more clout for northern ireland and western scotland. in the sunshine, another pleasa ntly warm scotland. in the sunshine, another pleasantly warm day, with temperatures getting up to the mid—teens quite easily. it starts to warm up mid—teens quite easily. it starts to warm up over mid—teens quite easily. it starts to warm up over the weekend. we even push some sunshine more widely across the uk, moving into scotland and northern ireland. those temperatures are continuing to rise, perhaps 18 or 19 de

warming up quickly, the fog clearing away, lots of sunshine in england and wales and eastern scotland and eventually cloud coming into western parts of england and wales. clouding over across the whole of scotland. not much rain for eastern scotland. it will be liked and patchy. cloud riding in northern ireland and then this rain in the afternoon. not much rain but temperatures will be lower than today. it will cool down quite a bit of the afternoon in wales and west in england as the cloud arrives. highest temperatures midlands and eastern england, 211—25 across east anglia. this is the peak of the heat. the warm air will be pushed away by this weather front. very little rain as a head southwards but it is introducing colder air. the wind direction is changing from the southerly we have now to a north—westerly on monday. you will notice a big difference in the weather. most places will be dry. a little sunshine at times. more cloud around and some showers, mainly for northern ireland at northern scotland. could be some snow on the mountain tops. those temperatures across the board ar

eastern scotland should keep some brightness through most of the day. but only 10—13 .f crowd and showery outbreaks of rain gradually drift eastwards and on tuesday morning it will not be quite as cold, but it will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain into the south—east corner. not amounting to very much, not enough to whet the gardens. showery rain clearing away from the south east and behind it is brightening up, but just from the south east and behind it is brightening up, butjust a bit fresher. as we move into wednesday high pressure builds from the west and the winds change direction, coming more from a north—westerly. there will be more settled weather, but temperatures will be a bit down on where they have been. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: a state of emergency has been declared in colombia after more than 250 people are killed in mudslides — many more are missing. six arrests are made by police investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylu m seeker in south london. this was a cowardly and despicable attack. this is a y

so, by the middle of the afternoon, eastern scotland should cling on to the dry weather, but elsewhererain into scotland and into northern ireland. ten or 11 degrees the high. eventually pushing into the west of wales. more cloud, certainly, through the lake district, wales, and down into cornwall. but to the east, we should see highs of 17 degrees inland. maybe if we keep a little bit of coastal cloud cover it could stay a little cooler and disappointing. our weather fronts continue to push across from the west through monday night into tuesday morning. by now, a band of weak spits and spots of rain, really, just pushing into the south—east. but it keeps a fair amount of cloud first thing on tuesday morning. that will clear away into the afternoon. slowly brightening up from the west, breezy with a scattering of showers to the north and west of scotland. high expected on tuesday, though, temperatures in scotland fresher on tuesday, at about eight to 15 degrees. so as we move out of tuesday afternoon into tuesday night, there's some premier league matches. it looks as though it will be

but look at the sunshine across england, wales and eastern scotland.here is a tendency to look at machines like this as replacing humanjobs machines like this as replacing human jobs but it machines like this as replacing humanjobs but it is machines like this as replacing human jobs but it is about increasing productivity because of all the lee mcculloch these machines are doing thejobs all the lee mcculloch these machines are doing the jobs that humans do not necessarily want to, or that are not necessarily want to, or that are not necessarily want to, or that are not necessarily the best use of their time. it is about freeing up human power to go and do otherjobs that add more value to the business. these machines around us and to the productivity and help to solve the productivity and help to solve the productivity puzzle in the uk, about why the uk is still way down the rankings, behind the us, france and germany when it comes to productivity, and why it is notjust about asking us all to work harder, it is about getting us to work smarter, too. jo

some morning sunshine in eastern scotland. of scotland will be windy with showers moving on the breeze from early on. in the northern as you will see ghost officials. after the great start in wilson in the south—west it should brighten out into the afternoon it was a pretty great for east anglia and the south—east. patchy rain into the middle of the afternoon and temperatures down on quiz and values. 1a or 15, not too bad with the bit of sunshine and light winds in cardiff. 11 and 12 from glasgow and belfast. which is the interwoven stick a high pressure filled in. it keeps things finally settled but there will be a north—westerly breeze into the middle of the week. quite a bit of cold trapped underneath the high. some places will be cloudy for much of the time they will be breaks in the cold coming and going. the little sunshine on wednesday. maybe a sure route the north west but most places are fine and dry. afternoon highs getting up to 11 for glasgow and belfast. 12, 13 orfrom london. posted on friday summer. chouly first t

scotland. but today we've got the best of the sunshine in eastern scotla nd best of the sunshine in eastern scotlandhine in the extreme south—east, the cloud moving south, giving us one or two showers, though most giving us one or two showers, though m ost pla ces giving us one or two showers, though most places will be dry there could be the odd shower coming through the midlands and drizzly weather heading toward hertfordshire, too. temperatures 13, 14 degrees. already seeing temperatures higher in the sunshine to the north. across northern scotland there is rain, which will push south into scotland overnight. heavy rain in the western highlands, rainfor overnight. heavy rain in the western highlands, rain for northern ireland, maybe towards cumbria, too. it would be dry, quite cloudy, fairly mild. lowest temperature in the south—west, short lived mist and fog patches. a little sunshine coming through at times. more clout in north—west england. becoming lighter as it moves down. south of it, warm air, sunshine in the south—east. 18, possibly 19 degrees. the cold air coming in behind with sunshine

so, by the middle of the afternoon, eastern scotland should cling on to the dry weather, but elsewherenorthern ireland. ten or 11 degrees the high. eventually pushing into the west of wales. more cloud, certainly, through the lake district, wales, and down into cornwall. but to the east, we should see highs of 17 degrees inland. maybe if we keep a little bit of coastal cloud cover it could stay a little cooler and disappointing. 0ur weather fronts continue to push across from the west through monday night into tuesday morning. by now, a band of weak spits and spots of rain, really, just pushing into the south—east. but it keeps a fair amount of cloud first thing on tuesday morning. that will clear away into the afternoon. slowly brightening up from the west, breezy with a scattering of showers to the north and west of scotland. high expected on tuesday, though, temperatures in scotland fresher on tuesday, at about eight to 15 degrees. so as we move out of tuesday afternoon into tuesday night, there's some premier league matches. it looks as though it will be a dry affair for all the ki

some of that cloud, low, grey, eastern scotland. is high pressure from scandinavia becoming the influence. winds from the east. generating cloud. could stay cool. especially for eastern coasts. ten, 13, but inland it is going to be warmer. wednesday, a lot of cloud, still getting that easterly breeze, crew on the coast but far west, the temperature is going to be higher, 14 and 15. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm. labour and the conservatives compete for workers' votes — theresa may rules out a vat rise, while labour says it won't raise tax for those on low incomes. 0n the tenth anniversary of madeleine mccann's disappearance, her parents say they still have hope she'll be found. one of the world's best known mountaineers, ueli steck, has died in an accident on mount everest. counter—terrorism detectives have arrested a woman who was shot during a raid in north london on thursday. president trump says pressure on north korea over its nuclear programme is working — and says china is helping. president xi, i believe, has been pu

chilly in the breeze, particularly for eastern scotland and north east england. a wider frost in the countryside. a pleasant day with some sunshine around. through the week ahead, not much rain in the forecast away from parts of western scotland. turning warmer by day. the night is still chilly with a risk of frost. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: turkey's president erdogan declares victory in the referendum to increase his powers, but opponents question whether the vote was fair. translation: this success, this victory for turkish people, turkish economy and for turkey as a whole. the us and china are working on a range of options to deal with north korea, america's top security adviser says. 68 children are among the dead in syria, after yesterday's bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged towns. also in the next hour: theresa may urges unity over brexit, as she delivers her first easter message as prime minister. our shared interests, ambitions, and above all,

more cloud for northern ireland, western scotland, into eastern scotland and eventually over the irishratures always across more central and eastern parts of england. 23 degrees is quite likely but only briefly. things change rapidly overnight into sunday. that weather front moves southwards pushing away the warmer air. the wind direction changing to more of a northerly with some showers and low temperatures. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: washington says it is considering action to overthrow president assad after the chemical attack in syria. we are considering an appropriate response for this chemical weapons attack which violates all previous un resolutions. china's president xi jinping arrives in florida for his first summit with president trump. the us president says he expects a ‘very difficult' encounter with the chinese premier with north korea and the economy high on the agenda. also the next hour, britain's highest court rules against a father who took his daughter on holiday during the school term. the case has implications for any parent, intending to take a child

parts together with eastern scotland will have clearratures would be far away from freezing. warming up be far away from freezing. warming up quickly in the sunshine and the best of the sunshine early on friday. cloud breaking up over wales and the midlands. northern ireland and the midlands. northern ireland and western scotland will stay cloudy so the temperature will be lower. in the sunshine we are going to find the temperature into the mid—teens but if not higher once again. high pollen levels, the code will be high, tree pollen at this time of year. high levels across england and wales. sunshine on saturday and it is really warming up, notjust saturday and it is really warming up, not just across saturday and it is really warming up, notjust across england and wales but sunshine across northern ireland and scotland, the temperature higher as well. if you have a horse in the sweepstake you will be interested in the weather at aintree, a lovely day, no rain at all. high pressure keeping it fine and dry. moving away on the sunday, an

standing water and showers around in northern ireland, dry to begin within in eastern scotland.before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, western coastal fringes of england and wales. in the sunny spells, at 13—16, not feeling too bad. saturday evening, showers should fade away and sunday morning looks mainly dry. a ridge of high pressure building in for the second part of the weekend. it means quite a chilly start on sunday morning, compared with recent mornings. a touch of frost in parts of scotland and northern ireland possible and a frost on the ground in the northern half of the uk. but we're rewarded on sunday with some cloud around, but some good sunny spells too and the very vast majority will have a dry day, with light winds. in that sunshine, feeling quite pl

so far this week we have had some wintry showers in the north—east, but today in eastern scotland itas been a glorious day. not so the case across parts of the midlands. in leicestershire, some threatening cloud, with plenty of showers, as we ran through the day. you can see the showers and where they sat, mostly through the east, but as we go overnight, the showers will drift south and west. a blanket of cloud across england and wales prevents the temperatures from falling too low for a frost. that will come as welcome news. the temperatures will hold up quite nicely. yes, the cloud will be big enough for a spot or two of rain thing in the morning. the weak weather front will move south and west. in sheltered eastern areas we should see dry, sunny weather in the offing, and most of the showers should stay few and far between as we go through the day. most of them look likely to be farther north and west. a pleasing day in the sunshine, it will feel reasonable. on the exposed coasts, taking the edge off. things look promising for the start of the bank—holiday weekend. a good slice of

apart from eastern scotland, which does not look too bad for the most of the day, northern scotland does coming down. for england and wales there is a lot of sunshine. maybe a bit more cloud filling in across the irish sea. 131a degrees where it is cloudy, but temperatures are set to peak at 22 degrees north of london towards the east midlands and cambridgeshire. this heat will not last much longer though. this weather front bringing the rain last much longer though. this weatherfront bringing the rain in the north—west on sunday. sweeping southwards, bringing the rain at all but introducing a north—westerly winds, bringing in some colder air. for many of us, monday where well be dry, we may have cloudy skies like this. it will feel colder and it certainly looks colder across northern scotland, where there may well be some wintry showers as well. many places will have a dry day, but these are the maximum temperatures. for some parts of england and wales, there is some 8 degrees. that caller wind will not last into tuesday. it gets cut off, the colder air goes to scandinavia. instead we g

so by the afternoon we will see lengthy spells of sunshine for much of england, wales, eastern scotlandnd, always seeing more cloud. the odd spot of rain, most places dry. ten or 11 degrees in the north and west, but with some sunshine in cardiff and in london, it is 15 and 16 degrees in a few places. but, across england and wales, we do have quite high levels of tree pollen through the day on friday, and that is causing hayfever sufferers a bit of a problem. other side of the atlantic, it is the wind which has been a bit of a problem for the golfers at augusta. that wind still in evidence on friday, but easing down. continues to ease down into the weekend, as temperatures are on the up. and temperatures will be rising back on our shores into the weekend. it's going to be a lovely day for much of england, wales, most of scotland, most of northern ireland too. it is just the far north—west which will have a little bit of rain. 16,17 or 18 degrees across england and wales, very pleasant indeed. with light winds, looks like a lovely day at aintree for the grand national. 16,17 degrees, som

we will be under the influence of a northerly airflow, particularly across eastern scotland and north—east afternoon, it should feel pleasant. overnight, the north and is still with us, pushing across central and eastern parts of england. as skies clear, this is when temperatures will drop. by tuesday morning, there could be a widespread frost in the countryside. more of a breeze in east anglia and the south—east to take us into tuesday. through the day, cloud increases in the hebrides. but foremost, tuesday will be a lovely, crisp spring day. a chilly start, but there will be sunshine and light winds the afternoon. there will be some weather fronts clipping across parts of scotland and northern ireland. that is the story for the week. very little rain around. it will turn warmer by day, but nights are still chilly, with frost at times too. this is bbc news. lam martine i am martine croxall. the headlines at 7: turkish president erdogan has claimed victory in a referendum which grants him sweeping new presidential powers in the country. with counting under way, his opponents have refused t

southern and eastern scotland try and white. the cloud increases from the north west.t is looking dry with spells of sunshine likely to remain dry for the london marathon. a small outshine chance of the passing shower. on monday, the frontal system works its way in from the north and that will introduce cloud for much of the country. we turn to wintry showers with snowfall of the higher ground of scotland. further south, cloudy, of the higher ground of scotland. furthersouth, cloudy, breezy, outbreaks of rain. monday into tuesday, a northerly airflow and cold air will move in. a wintry deal into monday and tuesday with sleet and snow showers over higher ground and snow showers over higher ground and a return to night—time frost. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: on the campaign trail. labour and the conservatives spar over the possibility of tax rises, both parties promise fair policies. the conservative party, which always has been, is and will continue to be a party that believes in lower taxes, in keeping taxes down for ordinary working peopl

this weather front is moving very slowly and it will bring spots of drizzle to stornoway, but eastern scotlandtry also has fine weather. the best of the weather is on eastern coasts and the weather is on eastern coasts and the midlands and all along the south coast and the english channel. 13 degrees in plymouth, still single figures in the north. tuesday night into wednesday and it is another chilly night on the way, particularly in the south. the high pressure will anchor itself across southern parts of the uk on wednesday, said this is where the brightest of the weather will be. in the north there is a breeze coming of the atlantic with thicker cloud. those temperatures are not spectacular, typically around 12 degrees. very little change for thursday. the summary for the week ahead, very little rain with that area of high pressure. not feeling cold during the day, but the night will certainly be on the chilly side. hello, and welcome to 100 days. first syria, then afghanistan — could north korea be america's next target? the us vice president issues a veiled warning to pyongyang. and tells

bright and sunny spells and northern ireland and south—eastern scotland.making it feel cool. temperatures drop through the rest of the week, and it will be cooler by day and by night, with a chance of some sunshine and showers to take us into easter weekend, but also a lot of dry weather. hello and welcome to 100 days. after the tomahawks, now what? america's policy on syria is confusing. the monday after the bombing, there's no evidence of further us engagement. so, as foreign ministers from western powers huddle at the g7 talks in italy, it's not clear the american attack has changed their thinking. the us supreme court has a new justice. neil gorsuch is sworn in at the white house and now could help shape american law for decades to come. iam humbled. to those much is given, much will be expected. the balance of power between the populists and the realists appears to be shifting. the funeral service for keith palmer, the police constable stabbed to death in the westminster terror attack. thousands of officers lined the route of the funeral cortege