best of the sunshine, then, will be for eastern scotland and eastern england too.o bring a little bit of drizzle, perhaps some low cloud and mist over the hills in the west, too. but temperatures 10—12 degrees — still relatively mild for this time of year. and then we keep with that reasonably mild and largely dry theme through the course of sunday evening, and overnight too. still a bit of light rain and patchy drizzle for some northern and western parts. clearer skies for a time towards the east. so i think monday morning, this is the dawn on new year's eve, we should see largely frost—free conditions, but perhaps some fairly chilly weather first thing across some eastern areas with those clearer spells. now, looking through the day on new year's eve, monday, high pressure well and truly in the driving seat. we have got weather fronts to the far north—west and tighter isobars here. so breezier conditions, certainly, for northern and western scotland, with a bit of patchy rain too. but for much of the uk, new year's eve monday is looking pretty much the same as th

lowest temperatures are likely to be in eastern scotland, -6, likely to be in eastern scotland, —6, andwill increase, sunshine turning hazy and thenit increase, sunshine turning hazy and then it clouds over in the south west wales, and later northern ireland, far south—west of england getting a bit of rain towards the end of the afternoon. temperature struggling, a bit colder than today across wales and the midlands and the south, and we have wet weather pushing its way north into the colder air on wednesday. this is bbc news. the headlines: as critical international talks begin, sir david attenborough warns of the devastating threat of climate change. if we don't take action, the colla pse if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. the row over legal advice on the brexit deal continues, as the speaker of the house of commons says the government may be in contempt of parliament by not publishing the guidance in full. a man who admitted killing the midwife samantha eastwood, has been sentenced to a minimum

we re cold, also close to eastern scotland were not as cold because of more cloud in peppering of showersty temperatures in the town and city temperatures in the countryside a little bit lower than that, we get into tomorrow and for many, is a fine start with spells of sunshine. always more cloud across more than —— northern ireland and farther south of england bit of rain here, also more cloud than eastern regions, maybe the odd shower. could even be wintry, temperature wise for — 7 degrees not as windy as windy yesterday, friday night the day ends on a quiet note for many and a cold note still, the cold airand for many and a cold note still, the cold air and place. however look at the wage of mild air in the atlantic, this is just the wage of mild air in the atlantic, this isjust the the wage of mild air in the atlantic, this is just the first sign of quite a big change, mild are tied up with weather friends which will start to slide in from the southwest as you go there friday night and into saturday, obviously we will see some rain and strong winds, but also those frontal systems wind

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quite a lot of cloud but there will be sunshine for eastern scotla nd there will be sunshine for eastern scotlandk in the new year, as we head towards midnight, most of us should stay dry. perhaps in mistand most of us should stay dry. perhaps in mist and fog around. the chance of rain across parts of scotland. but for the majority of places it stays straight into new year's day. we have this weak frontjust making its way south, bringing cloud and the odd spot of rain. high pressure dominates the weber. as we look towards the start of 2019, still mild for new year's day for two state —— weather. temperatures will ta ke state —— weather. temperatures will take a tumble. it is turning colder through the first week of 2019. but we should keep some dry, settled, and often sunny weather, too. welcome to bbc news. i'm martin stanford. our top stories: houthi rebels in yemen say they're beginning to pull back from a key port as part of a un—backed ceasefire deal aimed at delivering vitalfood aid. on the eve of a critical presidential election, candidates fail to agree over how to avoid polling day viole

cooler conditions across eastern scotland and eastern areas of england.cross the west of the uk. some tightly packed isoba rs across the west of the uk. some tightly packed isobars and the gusts could reach 65 miles an hour. a wet start to the day these areas with the risk of some localised flooding. the funds will radically push its way slowly eastwards is to go through tuesday. there is some uncertainty with the timings of the rank of cream or quit quickly. all other could be an odd shout the south—east england and east anglia, much of the day will be dry and reasonably bright as well. were the wilder southerly winds, it will be a mild day. perhaps feeling a little bit cooler than those numbers suggest, given the strength of the winds. but tuesday evening, we will finally get that radiant. it could be quite slow to clear away but it will do overnight. showers follow in the west on wednesday. wednesday promises to be another fairly blustery day across western areas. showers merging to give some lengthy spells of rain across western and southern areas spe

best of the sunshine, then, will be for eastern scotland and eastern england too.year. and then we keep with that reasonably mild and largely dry theme through the course of sunday evening, and overnight too. still a bit of light rain and patchy drizzle for some northern and western parts. clearer skies for a time towards the east. so i think monday morning, this is the dawn on new year‘s eve, we should see largely frost—free conditions, but perhaps some fairly chilly weather first thing across some eastern areas with those clearer spells. now, looking through the day on new year‘s eve, monday, high pressure well and truly in the driving seat. we have got weather fronts to the far north—west and tighter isobars here. so breezier conditions, certainly, for northern and western scotland, with a bit of patchy rain too. but for much of the uk, new year‘s eve monday is looking pretty much the same as the last few days — largely dry, fair amount of cloud, and the best of any sunny spells will be for eastern counties of england and eastern scotland. temperatures around te

best of the sunshine, then, will be for eastern scotland and eastern england too.tle bit of drizzle, perhaps some low cloud and mist over the hills in the west, too. but temperatures 10—12 degrees — still reasonably mild for this time of year. and then we keep with that reasonably mild and largely dry theme through the course of sunday evening, and overnight too. still a bit of light rain and patchy drizzle for some northern and western parts. clearer skies for a time towards the east. so i think monday morning, this is the dawn on new year's eve, we should see largely frost—free conditions, but perhaps some fairly chilly weather first thing across some eastern areas with those clearer spells. now, looking through the day on new year's eve, monday, high pressure well and truly in the driving seat. we have got weather fronts to the far north—west and tighter isobars here. so breezier conditions, certainly, for northern and western scotland, with a bit of patchy rain too. but for much of the uk, new year's eve monday is looking pretty much the same as the last few da

best of the sunshine, then, will be for eastern scotland and eastern england too. is likely to bring a little bit of drizzle, perhaps some low cloud and mist over the hills in the west, too. but temperatures 10—12 degrees — still reasonably mild for this time of year. and then we keep with that reasonably mild and largely dry theme through the course of sunday evening, and overnight too. still a bit of light rain and patchy drizzle for some northern and western parts. clearer skies for a time towards the east. so i think monday morning, this is the dawn on new year's eve, we should see largely frost—free conditions, but perhaps some fairly chilly weather first thing across some eastern areas with those clearer spells. now, looking through the day on new year's eve, monday, high pressure well and truly in the driving seat. we have got weather fronts to the far north—west and tighter isobars here. so breezier conditions, certainly, for northern and western scotland, with a bit of patchy rain too. but for much of the uk, new year's eve monday is looking pretty much th

best of the sunshine, then, will be for eastern scotland and eastern england too. bit of drizzle, perhaps some low cloud and mist over the hills in the west, too. but temperatures 10—12 degrees — still reasonably mild for this time of year. and then we keep with that reasonably mild and largely dry theme through the course of sunday evening, and overnight too. still a bit of light rain and patchy drizzle for some northern and western parts. clearer skies for a time towards the east. so i think monday morning, this is the dawn on new year's eve, we should see largely frost—free conditions, but perhaps some fairly chilly weather first thing across some eastern areas with those clearer spells. now, looking through the day on new year's eve, monday, high pressure well and truly in the driving seat. we have got weather fronts to the far north—west and tighter isobars here. so breezier conditions, certainly, for northern and western scotland, with a bit of patchy rain too. but for much of the uk, new year's eve monday is looking pretty much the same as the last few days

sunshine to groups in the south of the country, north—eastern scotland also getting a bit of sunshinethe afternoon. the temperature is fairly similar to what we've got right now. japan confirms it will restart commercial well hunting in july, defying international ban. retail hopes for a boost as shoppers hit the traditional boxing day sales, with estimates that shoppers will spend £4 million. scientists in cambridge developer 3—d reality model of the tumour to find new cancer treatments. now, this year has seen heightened tension between russia and the uk but what do younger russians think of their british counterparts? newspeak has attempted to gauge our perceptions of each other. poisoning, spying, hacking, meddling in elections, peddling fake news. to say tensions with russia are high right now would be an understatement. our media, and our government, is making them out to be boogeymen. it is highly likely that russia was responsible for the act against sergei and yulia skripal. but are they as bad as all that? well, to find out, we're heading there. hey! russia! putin riding a b

the best of this across eastern areas of scotland, central and eastern england and eastern wales.rend is temperatures coming down with highs of ten in london. turning mild in the south—west as the cloud and rain returns. for the big day itself, certain this high—pressure area will build quickly for christmas day. that means for many of us you will be looking forward to a dry day. there will be some patchy frost and fog in the east, spells of sunshine, but it will be cloudy in the west. indeed there is a weather front in the atlantic. the recent trend is to have the front moved in more quickly. it is not out of the question that we could see some rain returning to the north—west of the country through christmas afternoon. at the moment the forecast is for a lot of dry weather with perhaps drizzle around western coasts and hills. beyond that, christmas and new year, thejet hills. beyond that, christmas and new year, the jet stream pushes areas of low pressure towards iceland. there could be some rain for northern portions of the uk. the area of high pressure for christmas day will s

further west clouds are moving west, clear skies across eastern scotland in northeast england, and it's a lwa ys in northeast england, and it's always going to be colder than the eastern side of the uk. morning fog gci’oss eastern side of the uk. morning fog across some parts of england particularly. that will lift to the morning perhaps only at the low clouds so it will be a great day for most areas. but a scotland, but at least it smiled with temperatures perhaps 12 degrees is that —— at least it smiled. not nearly as much fog by can we of boxing day without instead there will be clouded. we make it sunshine arriving near southern counties and that also will bea southern counties and that also will be a right bit of rain in northwest scotland. hello this is bbc news, with lu kwesa burak. the headlines. rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia. more than 370 people are now known to have died. there are fears the death toll could rise, with warnings of more deadly waves triggered by volcanic eruptions. the families of those still missing are hoping an

. 0n from northern and eastern scotland.with so on sunday, the rest works each with so it will be driver northern ireland but soggy across the bulk of england and wales, the rest of the sunshine in scotland. into christmas eve on monday, some rain across southern parts of the country, most of us looking dry for christmas day. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five. police investigating drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex, following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. meanwhile, the airport has so far run a full service today — but passengers continue to suffer delays and cancellations. is durable. it goes against your human rights, ithaca? —— it is horrible. it goes against your human rights, doesn't it? a row over the money for donald trump's border wall results in a partial shutdown of the us government. retailers pin their hopes on super saturday to boost christmas shopping sales in what's been described as unprecedented levels of discounting after a disappointing year fo

kula across—the—boa rd across eastern scotland and eastern england. cotland, north—west england, seemed the most of the showers. further south, a bit drier. good sunny spells. ten or 11 in the far south and a single figures further north which is actually pretty typical for this time of year. as we head into friday, we see this next feature moving in the atlantic which could bring a more widespread wet and windy spell to central and southern parts of the uk. northern ireland, much of england and wales could be wet and windy through the morning. that will clear through to allow sunshine and showers and it could be milder in the south on friday. 12 and 13d. further north, as it quieter and a bit cooler. you can see the milder air affecting more southern porches —— portions of the country. saturday is not looking too bad. it looks like it could be fairly dry by many central and eastern areas with the most of any showers reserved for western areas. temperatures again on the mild side. further north, quieter with lighter winds and temperatures around 7— 9d.

parts of eastern scotland and north—east thing that will just have scotland and north—east thing that few showers. tomorrow it is western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england where the showers keep on going and temperatures again around 7—iidc. you will notice the cloud starting to come into the south—west by the end of the day and it will be a night—time feature for most, heavy rain and strong winds. clearer skies in northern scotland, maybe some frost on friday morning many will stay dry all day long. a cloudy and damp start elsewhere. blustery conditions in the south, sunshine and a few showers later. elsewhere, cloudy and damp all day long. the far north of scotland might be coolest a ball around 6 degrees. but probably driest as well. at the weekend, low pressure is close by, a bit of a mess on the weather charts, signs of front coming and going so some rain at times if you are out christmas shopping. not desperately cold, the windiest and wettest on sunday but temperatures into the teens and if that does not get you feeling festive, there are signs in the early part of

best of the sunshine for eastern scotland.hersouth, more cloud and some rain on and off throughout the day. some uncertainty as to whether that the rain will push it in and for ourlong. whether that the rain will push it in and for our long. you could escape the cloud and not a wet day. mild in the south. struggling after a frosty start in scotland. on we go into monday, not any old monday, it will be christmas eve. if you are lucky enough to have the day off, the prospects do not look too bad. high pressure is going to build for the festive period. that will stop any fronts coming in and kill off the ones we do have. some rain first thing to the south. overall, a fine day. there could be lingering fog in one of two areas. that is to have in the back of your mind if you are travelling. the skies could remain a little overcast. the best of the brightness looking like it will be towards the east. temperatures down a shade as well as we tip over into christmas period. nothing especially cold in the nearfuture. in the short—term o

the north—east and eastern scotland will be pretty frosty first thing in the morning on christmas day frost and fog. a lot of dry weather, maybe some drizzle here and there and you can see a pretty cloudy day. the best chance of some sunshine, the north—east, eastern scotland, maybe some sunny spells in wales. in the west of the country, a mild christmas day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. rescue teams are trying to reach remote parts of the indonesian coast, where it's feared there are more victims of a deadly tsunami. officials say more than 370 people have died. there are warnings that eruptions at the volcanic island of anak krakatoa could trigger further deadly waves. delays on the roads and disruption for rail passengers is expected as people head home for the festive period.

cooler in eastern scotland with showers first thing.ould brighten up and stay largely dry for should brighten up and stay largely dryfora should brighten up and stay largely dry for a large part of the country. it is still mild for the time of year. you will notice the strength of the wind across northern ireland and scotland in the morning with gusts in excess of 50 mph causing disruption. 0n gusts in excess of 50 mph causing disruption. on sunday, we expect rain across northern scotland but in much of the country, high—pressure bringing another quiet day. fairly cloudy in the south with sunshine breaking through and it is mild. the mild unsettled theme continues as we look to the end of 2018. new year's eve. high—pressure still in charge. some rain across the far north of scotla nd some rain across the far north of scotland but for most places, new year's eve, if you have plans to see the fireworks, it is looking mostly dry. they could be some cloud and fog but things looking dry unsettled into the start of 2019. —— dry and settled. t

it could clear eastern scotland. be. on the go through tuesday evening, the last of the rain will slowly push its way eastwards across eastern england. across wednesday, big area of low pressure still sat to the west of big uk. weather fronts wrapping around the area of low pressure and bringing showers which will tend to merge to bring length —— lengthy spells of rain across southern and western areas of the uk. there will also be sunshine around and the best of it, perhaps showers coming down to the north but in the south, we are still seen temperatures reaching double figures. here is that they's charts. it went the quite as windy but we still have the north—westerly winds dragging in further showers and those winds bringing the cooler air in. more of a westerly wind and temperatures here should continue to nudge into double figures, ten or 11 degrees, for example, in plymouth and st helier where as we have cooler conditions that still close to average across the north of the uk. looking at the forecaster friday a

perhaps just one or two showers around this exposed eastern coasts, particularly for eastern scotlandand, could even be a wintry flurry towards east anglia and the south—east. but for the vast majority of people, you'll miss those showers. and temperatures for most of us around 4—7 degrees. then, into friday evening, we see the cloud bringing more outbreaks of rain parts of northern ireland and the west of scotland, too. eastern areas keeping in that cold air. so you can see blue colours later on through friday and then on into saturday. but some milder airjust waiting in the wings here out towards the south—west, that will be drawn in on this weather front. so a bit of a change in conditions as we head through into the weekend. as a frontal system works in from the west, it will bring not only the milder air but also some outbreaks of rain, which will for some of us turn to snow. so, for saturday, things are turning pretty wet and windy. some fairly heavy snow and also some ice across scotland and northern england combined with some strong winds, too. so there could be some travel di

across southern areas to take us into thursday, again a chance of frost, northern england and eastern scotlandamp day, rain getting lighter and magic, a little bit of sunshine topping and tailing the country, quite mild. that is how you weather is looking. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: ramping up preparations for a no—deal brexit. cabinet ministers say it will now be an operational priority. the government's priority remains to secure a deal, but we need to recognise with 14 weeks to go that a responsible government is preparing for the eventuality that we leave without a deal. that is the responsible thing for the government to do. that is what we agreed at cabinet. plans to overhaul england's waste systems are unveiled to make it easier to know what and when to recycle. a russian ship that ran aground off the coast of cornwall has been successfully refloated, after a major operation. also coming up — a treasure trove of dinosaur history, cliff erosion in hastings reveals footprints and fossils 145 million years old. before we go to the sports news, there is breaking news to bring y

bringing mild conditions, but a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain around and still fog affecting eastern scotlandand we have brighter weather. temperatures will have no chance of getting above freezing in a number of spots, including braemar, where it is currently minus four degrees. overnight the rain clears. drizzle around western coasts and hills ahead of the next band of rain later in the night but it is a night where temperatures will barely changed from what we have at the moment. the exception in northern england and scotla nd exception in northern england and scotland where we continue to see a slow rise in temperatures as the south—westerly winds bring milder air. firstaid, another south—westerly winds bring milder air. first aid, another band of rain. we will be left with cloud and drizzle in wales, western and southern england. look at the jump in temperatures in northern scotland. we end the week like this, low— pressure scotland. we end the week like this, low—pressure moving in. tightly packed isobars across the north and strong winds hitting scotland on friday with gusts reaching u

perhaps some showers in eastern scotland and north—east of england as well through this morning but it. temperatures might say five to 7 degrees, but because of the stronger winds, it will feel much colder than that suggests. may be about freezing to one or two. through the night we will keep clear skies in many areas so colder compared to the last few nights. cloud in northern ireland keep temperatures above freezing. elsewhere it will drop down below freezing at minus one or two. a frosty start to friday morning and the air is still coming in from the south—east. a cold day on friday put out towards the west, a weather system bringing less cold air that will try to move in. it will stay out towards the atlantic at least 12 friday. so another cold day with plenty of sunshine and some showers on the north—eastern coast of england and eastern scotland. a dry day for northern ireland and the odd shower here perhaps. temperatures three to five but the winds will not be as strong through friday so not feeling quite as cold out and about. going into the weekend, this weather system in the w

the best of any sunshine tomorrow will be for eastern scotland in the east coast of england as well. be mild, the temperatures around ten to 12 degrees on sunday. looking ahead into new year's eve on monday, high—pressure, well and truly in the driving season dominating our weather. light winds for much of the country, whether french is lingering to the north will bring a bit of rain for new year's eve across the northwest of scotland. perhaps thinking little bit further south later on in the day, for the self that should stay dry. a lot of clouds, could be missed and fogged over the hills in the west will stop best of any brightness again will be in the east. temperatures on the mild side, double figures wherever you are. if you have plans to see in the new year outdoors, things are looking drive. again, mostly cloudy conditions, it could be a bit of mist and fog. if you have plans to watch some of those fireworks. looking ahead to new year's day, high pressure will be the driving feature. we have got a week weather front to bring just a few spots of light rain in the north. general

cloudy grey sort of day, but there will be sunshine breaking through the cloud, particularly for eastern scotlandr spells as well. you'll notice a bit of rain arriving across the northwest of scotla nd arriving across the northwest of scotland later on on monday. although, it will tend to come quite light and patchy as it sinks south the evening hours. as we look towards new year's eve, for most of us, if you are seeing in the new year looks largely drive. pretty cloudy, there could be some mist and fog patches overnight as well. it's this big area of high pressure, which is going to be driving our weather on into new year's day on tuesday, there's a weak front, which will push its way south. that will introduce cooler air, you can see a change in wind direction. the wind started to come in from the north, 01’ started to come in from the north, or northeast, later on on tuesday. more sunshine after cloudy few days. if you're planning to get out for a walk, most of us should be fairly bright. probably more clouds on this wea k bright. probably more clouds on this weak front just sinking south acro

across eastern england eastern scotla nd across eastern england eastern scotland as well.ing will lingerfor much of scotland as well. the ring will linger for much of the day for the northern isles, we could see drizzly rainfor northern isles, we could see drizzly rain for the northwest scotland and the hills of western england wells as well. temperature wise, ten to 12 degrees outside. still pretty mild. not looking ahead towards new year's eve on monday and high—pressure still very much with us, we have got weather fronts to the north. they will bring breezy or conditions to parts of scotland. outbreaks of rain likely in the northwest through the day. patchy rain pushing for the south into the evening hours. for much of the country, again it's looking dry, still pretty cloudy conditions and reasonably mild, temperatures on new year's eve around ten or 11 degrees. now we will hold onto that dry weather for most of us, through the night, so if you've got plans to see in the new year, for most places it's going to be dry. just a chance of seeing some rain, particularly acro

in scotland it was both the coldest and the warmest spot, western isles 13 degrees, eastern scotland, mild with some sunshine in the forecast. this is the big picture. the wind is blowing out of the south—west, said that is a mild direction, hence the temperatures are in double figures here at the moment. it is starting to warm up here at the moment. it is starting to warm up across here at the moment. it is starting to warm up across central parts of europe. the really cold air has been pushed across to the east. some areas have had a white christmas, the alps, germany, parts of poland and scandinavia. tonight temperatures will be well above freezing across most of the uk. there is a chance in the north east of scotla nd there is a chance in the north east of scotland in the highlands it could dip to freezing. but not as cold as last night, last night was -8. cold as last night, last night was —8. tonight it will be a few degrees above freezing. for many of us it is dry into the night and boxing day styles of pretty cloudy. then we have got some sunshine in the forecast. your best be

through the afternoon, the rain becomes confined to eastern scotland, england and wales but further westens up. it'll bea mild further west it brightens up. it'll be a mild day, temptress alive and well. the rain moves eastwards, pushing on into the north sea for tuesday night. behind it, some blustery showers. it stays similar for thursday and wednesday. fairly mild in the south with showers and strong winds. you're watching beyond 100 days. theresa may announces a new timetable for a new vote on brexit but the old problems haven't gone away. actually they've got worse — the opposition leaderjeremy corbyn 110w says he'll table a motion of no confidence in the prime minister. there's no date yet for that motion but theresa may says parliament will vote on her brexit plan in mid january. a new report for the us senate concludes russia used every social media platform to help elect donald trump — reaching millions of voters. also on the programme... a tide of legal worries laps at mr trump's feet. 17 probes against him and his organisations, more than any other president in history. and th

overnight tonight, we keep the clear skies in eastern scotland, a touch of light frost here.ss the south fort payne. persistent rain first thing in the morning across southern scotland. —— across the southern scotland. —— across the south for a time. the rain will linger in scotland, especially in the far north. elsewhere it will be breezy with a scattering of showers. not too bad. most of those she was close to the west coast with the westerly wind driving the showers. top temperatures, six to 9 degrees. remaining on the mild side. thank you very much. just keeping with our top story, george bush sr died this morning. we had a comment from sirjohn major who gave his response this morning. he said he felt privileged to have worked with george bush sr. even more privileged to become a lifelong friend, he was quite simply one of the most deep down, decent people i have ever known. we will be going to america to get more reaction to read the programme. nearly 70,000 carers are being told they must repay an average of £1,400 of the allowance they get for looking after a severely

you will notice quite a lot of snow across eastern scotland, even to low levels there could be a disruptiveeven blizzard conditions when we come for that snow with some strong winds. so not a great saturday. by sunday, we pushed the worst of the weather away and we are left in a westerly wind, and we are left in a westerly wind, a relatively mild westerly wind, so temperatures climbing for all of us on sunday with a mixture of sunshine and showers. you're watching beyond 100 days. theresa may has persuaded european leaders to help her but, will it be enough. the british government confirmed today the vote the prime minister abandoned on her brexit deal, will not be rescheduled until after christmas. the commission says it will clarify the back—up plan but not amend the legal text whatever theresa may may have hoped for. my focus now is on getting those assurances we need to getting those assurances we need to get this deal over the line. donald trump says he made a mistake hiring michael cohen — the lawyer who has just gone to prison for organising hush money payments for the president. als

england and eastern scotland too.pot the difference once again a new year's eve in on monday. a mostly dry and cloudy day. some ran in the far northwest. temperature around ten or ii far northwest. temperature around ten or 11 degrees. some of that can move south on new year's eve night. hello this is bbc news with carol walker. the headlines. the immigration minister is in dover, as the home secretary cuts short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. on his way back, and he will be at his desk on monday, but yes he's taking control of the situation, and i'm in regular contact with him, and we had a conference call just yesterday. one person has died and 23 others have been taking to hospital, after a minibus overturns on the scottish borders. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. the new years honours list is announced, they include the british divers who rescued a young foot

we start sunday with the rain across parts of northern and eastern scotland, eastern england, too. . —— northern isles. the kruyswijk the can offer some spots of drizzly rain for northern ireland and parts of western scotland. heading overnight, sunday night into monday. monday new year's eve. it is looking largely frost free with all the cloud around and are mostly dry day once again on the day. if you have plans for new year's eve. the day. if you have plans for new yea r‘s eve. light the day. if you have plans for new year's eve. light winds, added a frame for the north—west of scotland which could edge further into the south of the evening hours. of the sunshine in the east with highs around ten or 11 degrees. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: houthi rebels in yemen say they're beginning to pull back from a key port — as part of a un—backed ceasefire deal aimed at delivering vitalfood aid. on the eve of a critical presidential election in the democratic republic of congo — candidates

single figures across much of eastern scotland and eastern england in particular. drifts southwards. notice the weather fronts clipping across the northern half of scotland will produce rain or drizzle for boxing day. the odd heavy burst in the highlands and hebrides. most, though, stay dry. there will be some lingering fog across parts of the midlands and eastern england. clearer skies in towards the south later on, and temperatures for all up a little bit relative to christmas day, and the dry weather continues into thursday. that's how it's looking, see you again soon. this is bbc news. the headlines: people living in the sunda strait region of indonesia have been warned to keep away from beaches amid fears the anak krakatoa volcano could trigger another tsunami. over 280 people are now known to have died after the waves struck late on saturday. and over 1,000 have been injured. president trump has announced that his current secretary of defence, jim mattis, will leave office two months earlier than originally announced. general mattis resigned last week over mr

it could clear eastern scotland a bit more quickly, but with showers following, and although most ofngland, i couldn't rule out an odd passing shower here. wherever you are, though, with the southerly winds blowing, it will be a mild day. temperatures between 10 and 12 celsius. through tuesday evening, the rain will finally arrive and slowly push its way eastwards across east anglia, south—east england, north—east england too, before clearing overnight. our low pressure's still there for the middle part of the week. weatherfronts wrapped around the centre of low pressure. what that means is we'll have a blustery day on wednesday with a mixture of sunshine and showers, but the showers will tend to merge to give some lengthier spells of rain at times across western and southern areas, leaving the best of any dry weather and sunshine to the north and east. it'll start to get a bit cooler across the north of the uk, but those temperatures getting close to normal for this time of year. still relatively mild in the south. for thursday, the low pressure still on the charts, but it's filling

single figures across much of eastern scotland and eastern england in particular. outhwards. notice the weather fronts clipping across the northern half of scotland will produce rain or drizzle for boxing day. the odd heavy burst in the highlands and hebrides. most, though, stay dry. there will be some lingering fog across parts of the midlands and eastern england. clearer skies in towards the south later on, and temperatures for all up a little bit relative to christmas day, and the dry weather continues into thursday. that's how it's looking, see you again soon. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is martin stanford. our top stories: urgently searching for trapped survivors of the indonesian tsunami, at least 280 people are now known to have died. these cars i am told were parked on the other side of the road and they had been pushed into each other, on top of what was a holiday villa. pushed before hejumped — president trump forces out his defence chief two months ahead of his expected departure. meanwhile,

for northern and eastern scotland, down the eastern side of england and into the eastern side of england particularly with the showers in the west. not as windy as tuesday. temperatures have come down a few degrees. but then again it is not as windy. there is some sunshine to be had, particularly in the east. for a to be had, particularly in the east. fora time, to be had, particularly in the east. for a time, wednesday evening, wednesday night, the first part of it, some showers will push eastwards right across the uk. the second half of wednesday night mostly towards southern and western coastal areas. the lowest temperatures, particularly in scotland, low single figures. most of us, several degrees above freezing of this begins. on thursday, low pressure north—west of the uk. areas closest to that most likely to see some wet weather at times into scotland, northern ireland, north—west england initially. deep into the date some of the showers will cross into north—east england well. there will be some in north—east scotland. and into southern england. it will stay largely dry. get to s

single figures across much of eastern scotland and eastern england in particular.as we go into boxing day, as a high pressure drifts southwards. notice these weather fronts, just clipping across the northern half of scotland, will produce rain or drizzle for boxing day. the odd heavy burst in the highlands and hebrides. most, though, stay dry. there will be some lingering fog across parts of the midlands and eastern england. clearer skies in towards the south later on, and temperatures for all up a little bit relative to christmas day, and the dry weather continues into thursday. that's how it's looking, see you again soon. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is martin stanford. our top stories: rescuers are urgently searching for trapped survivors of the indonesian tsunami. at least 280 people are now known to have died. these cars were parked on the other side of the road, i'm told, and they've been pushed on top of each other, on top of what was a holiday villa. pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif

thing on tuesday morning we‘ve got a touch of frost anywhere from norwich all the way up to eastern scotlandte a lot of cloud across the country, especially these central areas. not absolutely everywhere. some sunshine in scotland, the clouds may break up a little bit further south too and this weatherfront, as i said, doesn‘t really move much because of the high pressure building to the north and north—east of us. here it is around scandinavia, building into europe as well, and basically when we get that pattern of intense high pressure, these weather systems are stuck in the atlantic. they come very close, nibbling into parts of ireland with stronger winds and the milder air, they don‘t quite cross us. this is the thinking for wednesday — a lot of cloud across the uk, a low behind me trying to get in but it can‘t because of the building high pressure. maybe ahead of it, a few dribs and drabs of rain expected in the far west of the british isles, but that‘s pretty much it. a dry day on wednesday, often cloudy but some sunny spells around as well. in fact, that high pressure, with its east t

the best of sunshine and any dry area is likely to be across eastern scotland, central and eastern parts days than it had been. that is your latest. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2: cabinet brexiteer liam fox says mps have already decided on the uk's brexit options as he backs theresa may's condemnation of calls for a second referendum. let me tell you that if there is another referendum, which i don't think there will be, people like me will be immediately demanding it is best—of—three. a five—year—old boy becomes the third victim of a house fire in nottinghamshire. a mother and her eight—year—old daughter died yesterday. environmental groups criticise the deal struck at a un climate conference in poland saying it doesn't go far enough in tackling the problem. mps say the roll—out of smart motorways — on which the hard shoulder has been permanently turned into a fourth lane — should be stopped due to safety fears. and 11.7 million viewers tune in to watch the strictly finale.

the best of the dry and sunny weather will be across scotland, especially eastern scotland, central ander. we will see temperatures, 10—11 in the south, further north, something a bit fresher, 7— oh, and low pressure is still with us as we head into thursday, and also into friday, this feature will bring a speu friday, this feature will bring a spell of wet and windy weather especially to england and wales, so it remains unsettled for thursday and friday, fairly mild in the south, but fresh in the north and it looks like we might have something wetter and windy for a time in england and wales into friday. this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at 11pm: thersa may tells mps that a vote on her brexit deal will take place in the new year, but labour say that's not soon enough, tabling a motion of no confidence in the prime minister. this house has no confidence in the prime minister due... cheering ..due to her failure to allow the house of commons to have a meaningful vote straight away. i know this is not everyone's perfect deal, it is a compromise. but if we let the perfect b