the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving licence.ent this evening, buckingham palace said that prince philip had made the decision after careful consideration. it comes after the 97—year—old duke apologised over a car crash last month, near the sandringham estate in norfolk, in which his vehicle landed on its side after a collision with a car carrying two women and a baby. our royal correspondentjonny dymond told us more about the events that led to this decision. the duke has voluntarily given up his licence. it is two weeks after the collision were two adults were injured. buckingham palace says it was entirely his decision and it came after a fair deal of criticism came after a fair deal of criticism came the duke's way. he was a p pa re ntly came the duke's way. he was apparently driving without a seatbelt on a public road. the police have confirmed the licence has been surrendered and also say that a file on the case has been passed to the crown prosecution service. the police have the power to say in the case is not worth prose

more now that the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving licence.cision "after careful consideration". prince philip, who is 97, was involved in a crash near the sandringham estate last month in which a woman suffered a broken wrist. norfolk police have said that they will return the licence to the dvla and that the investigation file for the collision had been passed to the crown prosecution service for their consideration. earlier i spoke to james brookes, royal correspondent and commentator at the royal central website — he explained what may have been behind the duke's decision. we are getting the impression that he has made this decision himself and he wants to enjoy his retirement going forwards, but he was very shaken after that crash. it was very serious and most people say it was a miracle he did not come off are worse than he did and i think he has taken it on board and think, if i am going forward, i do not want to be involved in something like that again. you mentioned that he obviously wants to enjoy his retirement, in a sense his life

there is a problem in edinburgh isn't there?n the festivals are on. is there an alternative answer? we are fortunate to have a great attractive destination for tourists from across the world and across the uk. that is to be celebrated. tourists come here and spend about £1.4 billion every yearin and spend about £1.4 billion every year in the city. what we don't want to lose some of that investment going into businesses and jobs across the city. 35,000 jobs in edinburgh supported by tourism, which grow that sustainably rather than driving some of it, some of the job site. but it does leave the question of what to do about the problems as well as the good things tourism brings to edinburgh, you are simply saying you think there should be an alternative solution and this is not the right way to deal with the problem? i tourism tax is hitting particularly small businesses hard at the time they can least afford it. there's a degree of uncertainty in the sector going into brexit and everything the summer might bring. this is the wrong

the duke of edinburgh has given up his driving licence.who is 97, was involved in a crash near the sandringham estate last month in which a woman suffered a broken wrist, two days later norfolk police gave him "suitable words of advice" after he was pictured driving without a seat belt. in a statement released a short while ago, buckingham palace said that "after careful consideration the duke of edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving licence." joining me now in the studio is our news correspondent ben ando. did the palace give any more details about this decision? we know it was just over three weeks ago that he was involved in this accident and he was involved in this accident and he was leaving the sandringham estate, it isa was leaving the sandringham estate, it is a t—junction and a busy road and there was a car coming along the road and he pulled out at there was a collision. the duke's car overturned and he was left shaken and the other car had a woman and a nine—month—old baby and another woman who su

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the duke of edinburgh is to voluntarily give up his driving licence, buckingham palace has said this evening. no ships and now, no contract, the government cancels a controversial agreement for extra ferries, in case of a "no—deal brexit". the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 — promising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. counting the cost of knife crime, the number of young victims admitted to hospitals in england, has risen by more than 50 % in five years. staff at london zoo say they are devastated after an endangered sumatran tiger is killed by another tiger. and in the six nations, ireland beat scotland 22—13 at murrayfield. we'll have more on that in sportsday at 6:30. in the last half hour, buckingham palace has announced the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving license. lets speak to our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, hejoins

the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence, weeks after he crashed his car near the queen's sandringham in15 and in 15 minutes and we will be live on the red carpet at the royal albert hall, watching sties arrive for the baftas. and in rugby — england romp to 44 points to 8 victory against france in the six nations match at twickenham. good afternoon. company bosses could face longer sentences of up to seven years in prison, if they mismanage employee pension schemes. that's the warning from the work and pensions secretary amber rudd. plans outlined last year, for a maximum sentence of two years in prison, have been toughened up after public consultation. our business correspondent rob young reports. when the unprofitable construction giant carillion collapsed a year ago, its pension pot had a black hole of hundreds of millions of pounds, as did the bhs pension fund when the high street retailer went into administration in 2016. bankrupt kodak's uk scheme had an even bigger deficit when photographers switched from cameras to smartphones. there are many reasons pension schemes end up in

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily surrendered his driving licence.hilip, who's 97, was recently involved in a collision with a car carrying two women and a baby. the crown prosecution service said it would take the development into account when deciding if any further action should be taken. the duke also came in for criticism when he was pictured behind the wheel without a seatbelt. here's andy moore. it was an accident everyone was lucky to walk away from. the duke of edinburgh's land rover freelander was turned over by the force of the impact and landed on its side. a baby was unhurt in the other car, a kia, two women were taken to hospital. one of them, emma fairweather, has told the sunday mirror that the duke was right to take the decision to surrender his licence but he could have done it sooner. she said... just days after the accident, the duke was seen driving on public roads near sandringham without a seat belt. norfolk police said they had spoken to him about that. he also sent a letter to mrs fairweather saying sorry for his part in the

and also the jig of edinburgh wilfully giving up the jig of edinburgh wilfully giving up his drivingg about his firm, the missing evidence and the claims. —— fillip green. . the bosses who play fast with pensions could face up to seven years jail. philip green. there is another interview with the woman in the car crash. he has given up woman in the car crash. he has given up his driving licence voluntarily at the age of 97 and she is saying a bit about the comment saying he/she feels safer now he is off the roads. we have talked about it off and on. —— saying how she feels. we will go through the various conversations began. we talk about the duke of edinburgh. a very different family to the ones we are talking about here but a lot of people have that situation with older relatives and they get the point where you know it is not right for them continue driving. it is difficult. a very, very, very difficult conversation. get in touch with us this morning. you can do it via twitter, facebook, e—mail. you can do it via twitter, facebook, e-mail. it has been a stormy few days that of the

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sunny across eastern and central scotland, a beautiful day for edinburgh, newcastle.on sunday. it is a mixed bag on sunday. as we head into monday, high pressure starts to build from spain and portugal. in fact it will establish itself across much of western europe which means the weather will start to settle down from monday onwards. any weather fronts that come close, will be diverted towards the north. this is where the weather fronts will go. we are in this window of much drier weather. temperatures at 10 degrees on monday in london. thejet stream meanders around the uk and at times even north of iceland and scandinavia and to the south, that is where we start to see the high pressure building, the winds blowing clockwise. the warmer air will be reaching the uk. the summary for the week ahead, a lot of dry weather, mainly dry, there might be some sports of rain in scotland. the clouds may be chilly and there may be some fog around. bye—bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: seven men have been sentenced to life in prison for terrorist attacks in tunisia that left n

the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence, weeks after he crashed his car near the queen's sandringhamate. kurdish—led forces — backed by the united states — have launched a final push to defeat the so—called islamic state group in syria. the scientist who discovered the link between eating too much processed meat and bowel cancer accuses the government of not doing enough to encourage people to cut their consumption. and monkeying around at belfast zoo — visitors were surprised to find a chimpanzee wandering outside its enclosure after it managed to make a ladder out of branches to escape its pen. coming up on inside out — west midlands — tackling prostitution, surviving the high street downturn and upsales in raw milk — that's at 10:30. company executives who mismanage their employees‘ pension scheme, could be jailed for up to seven years, under a new law being planned by the government. the proposals are intended to avoid a repeat of what happened when the retailer bhs collapsed. monika plaha has this report. bhs collapsed in 2016 with a huge hole in its pension fund. its boss, sir

the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving licence.is evening — buckingham palace said that prince philip had made the decision "after careful consideration". prince philip, who is 97, was involved in a crash near the sandringham estate last month in which a woman suffered a broken wrist. norfolk police have said that they will return the licence to the dvla and that the investigation file for the collision had been passed to the crown prosecution service for their consideration. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond told us more about the events that led to this decision. it is, what, just over three weeks since the collision between the duke's car, which overturned and ended up on its side and another car, just beyond the sandringham estate, leaving two adults injured and the duke of edinburgh himself very severely shaken and the news comes from buckingham palace that he has voluntarily given up his drivers license. the palace says the decision was entirely his own and that he surrendered the license today. it would have gone back to

the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence, weeks after he crashed his car near the queen's sandringhamate. kurdish—led forces — backed by the united states — have launched a final push to defeat the so—called islamic state in syria. the scientist who discovered the link between eating too much processed meat and bowel cancer accuses the government of not doing enough to encourage people to cut their consumption coming up: on inside out — west midlands — tackling prostitution, surviving the high street downturn and upsales in raw milk — that's at 10:30. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. good morning. i have the liverpool for you injust a moment, but we are going to start with union. wales top the six nations table with two wins out two and they've equalling their record of 11 test wins in a row. they last did that over 100 years ago. a much—changed side beat italy in rome. josh adams scored one of their two tries, with dan biggar kicking 14 points. that was the difference as they won 26—15 — they will need to improve for th

the duke of edinburgh is to voluntarily give up his driving licence, buckingham palace has said thisizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 — promising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. counting the cost of knife crime, the number of young victims admitted to hospitals in england, has risen by more than 50 % in five years.

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily surrendered his driving licence.service said it would take the development into account when deciding if any further action should be taken. company executives who mismanage their employees‘ pension scheme, could be jailed for up to seven years, under a new law planned by the government. the proposals are intended to avoid a repeat of what happened when the retailer bhs collapsed. sir philip green was accused of selling the company forjust £1, to avoid responsibility for the huge hole in its pensions fund. plans for the offence to carry a maximum two—year prison term, which were outlined last year, have been beefed up after a public consultation. theresa may will attempt to head—off further turmoil over brexit this week, by asking parliament to give her more time to achieve changes to the plan to avoid a hard irish border. she‘s expected to promise mps that they‘ll be given another vote on brexit, if she‘s unable to recommend a fresh deal by the end of the month. work has begun to enable the m20 motorway in kent to b

in fact, we're already expecting double figures there in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle, and also into wednesday, the mild air has well and truly arrived on our shores. in fact, it's also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. and in fact, by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing — those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 14 degrees, notjust in the south of the country, but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the weather this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: the prime minister says she's prepared to talk tojeremy corbyn about his demands for supporting a brexit deal but rules out a customs union with the eu. a new trial suggests that women with a family history of breast cancer could benefit if screening was reduced to the age of 35. the bafta queen: olivia colman picks up best actress for her role in the favourite at last night's awards — and pays tribute

for more we're joined by dr satcher had from the university of edinburgh she's an expert on genetics cloning and ethical considerations but to start good to see you now a lot of money is being made by these pet owners to receive a norn of the animal that has died but is this normal animal similar in every way to the animal that's died. there are a lot of popular misconceptions around cloning so people who speak of this is making a copy which gets the impression that clone will be identical to a lot the same as the original but in fact chloramine just creates a being that shares the same things as another but that doesn't mean they're the same just us that intertwines for example they're not the same person but actually clones are probably even less like the original than trains because the environment so the clintons might look a little similar and it would be the same greet it might have different market rules about it certainly wouldn't have the same memories of the same personality so it wouldn't be the same animal so in a sense do dog owners nor this before they're going in for c

minus two in edinburgh, but outside of town, colder than that.l lot. monday starts off sunny. many of us will have a sunny day all day long, however, western areas of the country will turn more hazy. weather fronts are trying to get in. maybe even a few light spots of rain but this is pretty much where they grind to a halt because of that high pressure building across many western parts of europe. here is the high pressure across western parts of europe as it builds further towards the east but notice it's displaced further south away from us — that means the weather front‘s just about nibbling into the north—west of the british isles so maybe again a bit of cloud, a few spots of rain, increasing breeze here. but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather through the course of tuesday and those temperatures are starting to rise because we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle and belfast. that's tuesday. by the time we ge

the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence, weeks after he crashed his car near the queen's sandringhame. and monkeying around at belfast zoo, visitors were surprised to find a chimpanzee wandering outside its enclosure after it managed to make a ladder out of branches to escape its pen. coming up on dateline — the president's state of the union address and what it tells us about trump's next two years and his plans for fighting for another term in office — that's at 11:30. theresa may will attempt to head off further turmoil over brexit this week, by urging parliament to give her more time to achieve changes to the plan to avoid a hard irish border. she's expected to promise mps that they'll be given another vote on brexit, if she's unable to recommend a fresh deal by the end of the month. joining me now is our political correspondent, tom barton. what more do we know about the government's brexiter plans? we know that there are fewer than 50 days to go until brexit, and this week ministers will head off around europe speaking to eu officials and european politicians to try to solve th

the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving licence.rince philip had made the decision "after careful consideration." it comes after the 97—year—old duke apologised over a car crash last month near the sandringham estate in norfolk in which his vehicle landed on its side after a collision with a car carrying two women and a baby. our reporter andy moore gave me more details. it is an admission that he feels he is not safe to drive. we understand ron sauce that it is a decision he took himself. he just felt it wasn't right. we know that about five days after the accident he sent a letter to one of the women involved, and he said he is very contrite about the consequences. he was dazzled by the low sun. it was an admission he had been at fault. you may also remember that a few days after the accident he was seen with another car, he was driving around sandringham without a seatbelt and he took a lot of criticism for that. maybe it is a combination of both. a little bit of bad pr and at the age of 97 he has realised that perhaps it is not

the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence,car near the queen's sandringham estate. the duke of edinburgh gives up his driving licence, weeks after he crashed his car near the queen's sandringham estate. and monkeying around at belfast zoo — visitors were surprised to find a chimpanzee wandering outside its enclosure after it managed to make a ladder out of branches to escape its pen. managed to make a ladder out on the news channel now, it's the travel show. this week on the show: i'm in france to explore new ways of saving notre dame for generations to come. the risk here is a structural risk of the building itself. within ten years, we could have the cathedral completely down, if we were to do nothing. mike's in mexico on the trail of the truly remarkable monarch butterflies, as they prepare to start their epic 3,000—mile migration north. we are about 3,000 metres above sea level. the air is thin, it's quite cold, but we are beginning to see butterflies. we've got on how to travel and stay together if you're a couple. do you

the duke of edinburgh's land rover freelander was turned over by the force of the impact and landed onr car, a kia, two women were taken to hospital. one of them, emma fairweather, has told the sunday mirror that the duke was right to take the decision to surrender his licence but he could have done it sooner. she said... just days after the accident, the duke was seen driving on public roads near sandringham without a seat belt. norfolk police said they had spoken to him about that. he also sent a letter to mrs fairweather saying sorry for his part in the accident and said he had been dazzled by the low winter sun and was very contrite about the consequences. the police say they have now finished their investigation into the accident and a file has been passed to the crown prosecution service. the duke could be charged for driving without due care and attention. the cps said the file will be reviewed carefully before a decision was made. but they also said the duke's decision to surrender his licence would be taken into account. andy moore, bbc news. violence erupted in france last ni

prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has given up his driving licence after being involved in a carrash in january. buckingham palace say that he voluntarily surrendered his licence on saturday. a yellow vest protester in paris has lost his fingers during clashes with riot police. french media say the man attempted to pick up a rubber pellet grenade and it exploded in his hand. cheerleading may conjure up images of pom poms and ra—ra skirts but in reality it's an extreme team sport requiring strength and agility. the world championships involve tens of thousands of athletes competing in the usa —— and the bbc‘s mike bushell has been to newbury in england to train with one of the best british teams. music plays. acrobatics and gymnastics in time with the music and each other at a breathtaking pace. what started out as a way to cheer on sports teams has become a global sport in its own right. the general stereotype still is pom—poms and girls wearing frilly skirts. to tell you how different it is, our girls can play rugby. we set them out and they learn from rugby players to play rugb

thank you so very much andrew a marshall joining us from edinburgh scotland. thank you. now back a time to talk movies again the bell and oliver windsor international film festival is well underway four hundred films are being screened over the next ten days and our very own pill is down at their red carpet charlotte good to see you what's happening. yes you're right the competition really is well underway there are seventeen films here competing for the bad top prize that coveted golden bath three of those films a primary and today we've had two well premiers already another one is coming up this evening and i think it's best to say that the ballad not a really did have something to prove going into today and that is because the opening film yesterday could absolutely panned by the critics a lot of them saying wow is this going to be setting the tone for the festival as a whole so they really did try and come back strong today the first film this morning was a german film without a film going on that's being screened behind us now and then later on this evening we've go

james shaw, bbc news, edinburgh. take a look at this. performance to win gold in the men's slopestyle event at the world championships in the us. it's his first gold at the world championships. woods had to cope with difficult windy conditions and said of his achievement that he couldn't be more proud. just terrifying! time for a look at the weather now, with lucy. wind is a feature of our weather as well, these are the strongest

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the duke of edinburgh will face no further action over his collision with another car near sandringhamt month. the european plane manufacturer airbus says it's going to stop producing the a380 superjumbo — the world's largest passenger airliner and after 15 years on mars, nasa calls time on the opportunity rover — crediting the robot as having transformed its understanding of the red planet. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a london schoolgirl who left britain as a 15—year—old tojoin the so—called islamic state group, says she wants to come home. speaking to the times, shamima begum, who is now 19, married to an islamic state fighter and nine months pregnant, says she wants to give birth in the uk. this morning, the security minister ben wallace told the bbc that anyone whojoined is must understand that "actions have consequences". chichi izundu reports. pictured for the first time in almost four years in a camp in northern syria, shamima begum, one of the three schoolgirls from bethnal green who left to join the islamic state group, which by then already had a murderous rep

minus two in edinburgh, but outside of town, colder than that. off sunny. many of us will have a sunny day all day long, however, western areas of the country will turn more hazy. weather fronts are trying to get in. maybe even a few light spots of rain but this is pretty much where they grind to a halt because of that high pressure building across many western parts of europe. here is the high pressure across western parts of europe as it builds further towards the east but notice it's displaced further south away from us — that means the weather front‘s just about nibbling into the north—west of the british isles so maybe again a bit of cloud, a few spots of rain, increasing breeze here. but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather through the course of tuesday and those temperatures are starting to rise because we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle and belfast. that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the

the duke of edinburgh will not be prosecuted over his car crash last month in norfolk.which his land rover collided with another vehicle. the crown prosecution service says it's decided further action isn't in the public interest. from buckingham palace, our royal correspondent, jonny dymond has the latest. no doubt something of a relief for the duke of edinburgh and for the royal family as the crown prosecution service decides and announces it is going to take no further action. it said it had looked at the circumstances of that crash — the crash that took place almost a month ago and left two people with minor injuries and the duke severely shaken after his car in return. in particular it looked like the level of culpability, how much the duke was to blame, the age of the duke — as you say he is 97 — and the fact that as he said he surrendered his driving licence on saturday. the duke came in for some criticism, not for the first time in decades of service for the way he acted after the crash — driving so quickly after the crash and being seen without a seat belt in t

beautiful day, i think, for edinburgh, for newcastle, aberdeen too.chtime, and then these showers will sweep across other parts of the uk later on sunday, so hence the mixed bag on sunday. now, as we head into monday, high pressure starts to build from spain and portugal. in fact, it's going to establish itself across much of western europe, which means that the weather will start to settle down from monday onwards, and any weather fronts that do come close to our neighbourhood will actually be diverted towards the north. so this is where all the weather fronts will go. we are in this window of much drier weather. temperatures of 10 degrees on monday in london, and it's relatively mild. you can see how the jet stream actually meanders around the uk, in fact, at times even north of iceland, into scandinavia. and to the south of that, that's where we start to see the high pressure building, and with the winds blowing around in a clockwise fashion, the warmer air will be reaching the uk. so the summary for the week ahead is a lot of dry weather out, or a

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beautiful day, i think, for edinburgh, for newcastle, aberdeen too. then these showers will sweep across other parts of the uk later on sunday, so hence the mixed bag on sunday. now, as we head into monday, high pressure starts to build from spain and portugal. in fact, it's going to establish itself across much of western europe, which means that the weather will start to settle down from monday onwards, and any weather fronts that do come close to our neighbourhood will actually be diverted towards the north. so this is where all the weather fronts will go. we are in this window of much drier weather. temperatures of 10 degrees on monday in london, and it's relatively mild. you can see how the jet stream actually meanders around the uk, in fact, at times even north of iceland, into scandinavia. and to the south of that, that's where we start to see the high pressure building, and with the winds blowing around in a clockwise fashion, the warmer air will be reaching the uk. so the summary for the week ahead is a lot of dry weather out, or at least mai

minus two in edinburgh, but outside of town, colder than that.y long. however, western areas of the country will turn a little bit more hazy. weather fronts are trying to get in. maybe even a few light spots of rain but this is pretty much where they grind to a halt because of that high pressure building across many western parts of europe. and here is the high pressure across western parts of europe, as it builds a little bit further towards the east. but notice it's displaced further south away from us. that means the weather fronts just about nibbling into the north—west of the british isles, so maybe again a bit of cloud, a few spots of rain, increasing breeze here. but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather through the course of tuesday and those temperatures are starting to rise, because we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures there in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle, and also in belfast. so that's tuesday. by the time we get to wednesday, the m

pallab ghosh, bbc news, edinburgh. the swiss actor bruno ganz has died aged 77.d nosferatu. in 2004, he played adolf hitler in the movie downfall. it was nominated for an oscar for best foreign language film, but since then, it's become almost as famous for a wave of internet parodies. that is it for me. hello, after hitting a high of 17 degrees on friday, saturday could only manage 1a. of course, did not help, it felt cooler. but there is still some springlike sunshine to be found here and there. in fact, parts of eastern england could see 16 degrees on sunday because we all going to see a bit of sunshine. either side of an area of cloud with a chance of rain spreading east across the uk. we have got low pressure to the west of us, this world and the satellite picture here. it is this cloud which is going to move on the day, a weakening system and some of us will just about stay dry throughout. this is how we are starting the day, nowhere particularly cold and for most of us, it will be a sunny start that that is away from this area of cloud and some showers to

minus two in edinburgh, but outside of town, colder than that.l lot. monday starts off sunny. many of us will have a sunny day all day long, however, western areas of the country will turn more hazy. weather fronts are trying to get in. maybe even a few light spots of rain but this is pretty much where they grind to a halt because of that high pressure building across many western parts of europe. here is the high pressure across western parts of europe as it builds further towards the east but notice it's displaced further south away from us — that means the weather front‘s just about nibbling into the north—west of the british isles so maybe again a bit of cloud, a few spots of rain, increasing breeze here. but really, in the western isles, the vast majority of the country, 99% of us having dry weather through the course of tuesday and those temperatures are starting to rise because we have those south—westerly winds. in fact, we're already expecting double figures in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle and belfast. that's tuesday. by the time we ge

in fact, we're already expecting double figures there in aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle, and also inres. in fact, it's also seeping into parts of scandinavia and western as well as eastern parts of europe. and in fact, by thursday and friday, those winds turn to a southerly, so that means one thing — those temperatures will continue to rise. by thursday it could be around 13 or 1a degrees, notjust in the south of the country, but even in one or two spots across scotland. so the weather this week is looking absolutely fine. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: as mainly—kurdish forces clash with islamic state fighters in syria, america's top military commander says the withdrawal of us troops will probably start within weeks. the us—backed fighters are meeting fierce resistance from is as they clash over the last remaining is enclave in eastern syria. a chinese state media outlet has released a video appearing to show abdurehim heyit, a prominent uighur musician previously reported to have died in a detention camp. turkey had said that it had confirmation of his death and had ca

edinburgh, aberdeen and glasgow have agreed to compensation.ights has called for a 28—day time limit for detention for most cases to end the trauma of being held. the home office said it is committed to using detention sparingly and only when necessary. the number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year could be cut by a fifth thanks to a new screening programme being rolled out across the nhs in england. 2,500 women are told they have the condition each year but experts say the new test was found to be more accurate than current smear tests. women who are low risk could safely have cervical screening every five years rather than the current three. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to 7:15 it isjust coming up to 7:15 a.m.. we have the sport and weather coming up we have the sport and weather coming up little bit later. a british man, who is going to end his life later today at an assisted suicide organisation in switzerland, is calling for a change in the law. he wants to stop relatives of people like him from facing

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the temperature is a little on the fresh side, seven degrees in edinburgh, more or less the same on thelso iberia. that is going to establish itself across much of western europe, and that is where it is going to stay for much of the week and quite possibly into the weekend. so that means that from monday on with the weather settles down, with a high pressure firmly in charge here. any weather systems, any outbreaks of rain cloud just shoots off to the north, whereas we are in this dry spell of weather. 10 degrees in london, and this is the pattern through monday and tuesday. you can see thejetstream way towards the north of us, sort of arcing across the uk, and then that milderair riding around arcing across the uk, and then that milder air riding around that high pressure, pushing into the uk, france, portugal, spain and much of the western mediterranean. so the bullet points for the week ahead, a lot of dry weather around. it will be decent enough, mild enough by day, but the nights at times will be chilly with a clearer skies. goodbye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in

they'll play either connah's quay or edinburgh city, who meet in the second semi final tonight. shock last night. gloucester came from behind to beat them by 2a points to 17. ben morgan scoring the try that ensured his side became only the third to beat exeter this season. and in the pro1li, edinburgh fought off a spirited dragons side to secure a crucial bonus point win, and stay in the hunt for a play off place. all yesterday's results and today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website. there's been a huge upset at the welsh 0pen snooker. joe 0'connor only turned professional last year but now he's knocked out john higgins, the four time world champion. 0'connor, is number 102 in the world, and this is the furthest he's gone ina ranking tournament. coverage continues on bbc wales, as well as the red button and bbc sport website, from one o'clock. just over two years ago british sprinterjames ellington, was injured in a road accident, alongside fellow sprinter nigel levine. the pair were riding on motorbikes when they were involved in a crash in tenerife. reports at the time sug

the duke of edinburgh's land rover freelander collided with another vehicle in norfolk last month.other car — two women and a baby. let's return now to news that nhs england is encouraging people to have their blood pressure and cholesterol levels checked, in a bid to reduce the number of heart attacks, strokes and dementia cases. helen donovan is the professional lead for public health at the royal college of nursing — she told my colleague anita mcveigh why health checks are so important. it is absolutely about prevention and raising awareness of making people aware they may have high blood pressure. that sounds sort of odd because you think you would you had high blood pressure, but people walk around with high blood pressure and do not know about it. so these checks are making that accessability to testing really obvious to people. and helping them to do that. people are invited between the ages of a0 and 7a to go along for health mots at their gp. that is once every five years. how many actually go along to those? not enough, essentially. that is what we need to challenge and

their six nations defeat to england in dublin last week, defending champions ireland travelled to edinburght their campaign back on track. they had to deal with a stubborn scotland though, who hadn't been beaten at murrayfield in a championship game since 2016. our sports correspondent katie gornall was there. the six nations is a serious plate at gale force where momentum could blow one night way and that the next. after the opening we can scotla nd next. after the opening we can scotland have it, i really don't. a bruising defeat to england last week meant eileen arrived at murray fail with hopes of retaining their six nations title on the lie. scotland had their own aspirations. an area that was ruthlessly punished. for pitch with a shoulder injury after just 60 minutes. before he had made it out of the tunnel, arlind struck again. last year's player of the tournamentjacob again. last year's player of the tournament jacob stockdale to slick and too quick. it was time for it scotland's of the star to step forward. finn russell seems to view the game in slow motion and his computer but sam