this is a shot from the highlands in scotland. it sets the highlands in scotland.sets the scene for wet and windy weather, courtesy of storm barbara. the core of storm barbara, whistling up to the north of the uk. draped around it, all of those ring clouds. intense rainfall sweeping southwards across england and wales over the next few hours. very squally wind, but a 70 mph in exposed areas right now. as that clears through, don't be lulled into a sense of security across the far north of scotland. here, the wind will strengthen even further. this is not the wildest weather that the north of scotland has ever experienced. let's put it into context. but it is enough to cause significant disruption, possibly some power outages with winds of 80 and possibly 90 mph, hence the amber warning from the met 0ffice. be prepared for storm barbara through this evening. gales blowing as we head into the early hours of christmas eve. it turns colder, sleet and snow down to quite low levels, a lot of snow for highland areas of scotland. quieter further south. but we will start ch

here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground.ng day too across the isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. pretty chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fo

here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground.isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. a bit chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fog will be slow to clear

here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground. too across the isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. pretty chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fog will

here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground.f wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. pretty chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fog will be slow to clear. so

here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground.e isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. pretty chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fog will be slow to cl

this is a shot from the highlands in scotland. it sets the highlands in scotland.g up to the north of the uk. draped around it, all of those ring clouds. intense rainfall sweeping

here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground. for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. a bit chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fog will be slow to clear. so colder than we've seen recently, highs between 6—

northern half of the uk much more windy and showery with frequent sleet and snow over the highlands of scotlandin showers in northern ireland and northern england. chilly in the north, not too bad in the south. potentially very mild on christmas day. this is bbc news. the headlines at three: germany says its terror threat remains high — despite the killing of the main suspect in the berlin lorry attack. the german chancellor praises the work of the security forces after anis amri was shot dead in milan in the early hours of the morning. translation of terrorism is a challenge for all of us, and it's good to know how resolutely and how well we work together. two uk men are convicted of using syria aid convoys to funnel cash to extremists in war zones. the hijacking of a libyan airliner forced to land in malta has ended peacefully, with those responsible surrendering to the authorities. also: delays are expected on the roads and railways as people

take a look at these temperatures. 14 take a look at these temperatures. 1a celsius in the highlands of scotlandle start to christmas day. it is near toa start to christmas day. it is near to a record, we are watching that closely. the number to beat for the warmest christmas day on record is 15.6, we reached that twice before, once in devon, and edinburgh. we will end up very close to it but we may not break that record. it is mild but also quite windy, taking the edge of things. plenty of cloud, outbreaks of rain across western parts. you can see this area of rainfall moving through this afternoon. behind that, temperatures will start to come down. northern scotla nd will start to come down. northern scotland will feel much colder compared with right now. that wet weather through scotland, northern ireland and northern england. some rain to be had, damp and drizzly through south—west england and wales. some brightness in north—east wales, 15 celsius, but blustery across—the—board. gales or severe gales in northern scotland. wintry showers as it turns colder. just before midnight, on higher gro

that means a lot of wind and rain was a fairly wild across the highlands of scotland.he day further south. very light winds overnight. the respite does not last long. rain arrives across the west of scotland and weston and northern ireland. that is a sign of things to come. barbara arrives on our doorstep through tomorrow morning. a strong winds and heavy rain around that. it will turn wet and windy across the west of scotland. the good gale blowing. a narrowing, intense band of rain will switch its way south eastwards. after a bright start, rain will arrive across the south—east later in the day. behind that it brightens up. that is only half a story. the worst of the winds will arrive later on tomorrow and into the evening, across the far north—west of scotland with 80, possibly 90 mile an hour gusts, particularly across the far north of scotland. some travel disruption and power outages. an amber warning in force from the met office. be prepared for significant destruction. still a good gale blowing. frequent wintry showers down to low levels. that could cause some

the winds are easing down, we've had some snow in the highlands of scotland, this is a scene sent in out the day in the isle of wight. as we head through the next few days this area of high pressure will dominate. the storms we have seen recently moving away to the east, high pressure firmly in place. lots of dry weather on the cards at the moment but temperatures dipping down, so turning much colder than it has been and we're set to see some mist and fog. quite a frost is in the bulk of england and wales, especially in more rural spots. aj lee start at 8am tuesday. the odd pocket of mist and fog around but not everyone will see one. a bit milder with more cloud in northern england and northern ireland and in scotland, any pockets of frost are few and far between with one or two showers to the north—west. heading through the day we will keep the chance of a light shower or two in the far north—west of scotland, but elsewhere a dry story, mist and fog in england and wales should clear away to leave a good deal of some joe soap on tuesday afternoon a good day in prospect, colder than t

i had a fat, wintry snow at low levels in the highlands of scotland, bright and breezy further south.orth—west of scotland by the end of the night. that is when storm barbara will arrive on our doorstep. heading to the north—east, north—west of the uk, but the wind and rain are what will cause a lot scotland. rain across western scotland, heavy rain across scotla nd western scotland, heavy rain across scotland and northern ireland, intense rainfall with gale force winds, sweeping all the way down towards the south—east by the end of the afternoon. behind that, sunshine, but that is only half the story because later on the wind will intensify further, particularly across the far north—west of scotland, where we could see gust as high as 80, possibly 90 mph, enough to cause major travel disruption and possibly power outages. be prepared is the message from the met office, and amber warning in force, a wild christmas eve across the far north. the worst will clear, still a good old gale on christmas eve and further wintry showers at quite low—level fear. further south, relatively quiet, b

along with the strong winds we have snow and ice in the highlands of scotland.tomorrow will be the other way as it turns milder. we have heard about that destruction happening in scotland. although storm barbara is pulling away, this next storm conor will be coming in on boxing day. this is the snowfall picture of the past couple of hours. you can see there was snow showers in the northern parts of scotland. in wintry and windy started day. gusts of 60 mph in a fine night of scotland. destruction still around this morning. sharia is pushing into northern ireland and 1024 wheels and the midlands. brighter spells around because the bulk of england and wales and many others will avoid the showers here and stay dry and see some sunshine. blustery where ever you are. the strongest winds in scotland, with a bite to that wind with temperatures in single figures. later, showers become an area of rainfall heading into northern ireland. here is a look at the temperatures. we are going to see some milder air moving in overnight. that is going to be the big change for chris

scotland. some rain across the western highlands. for most of scotla nd western highlands. with fog it could stick around for much of the day. 11 degrees across the north west of scotland, much colder further south and east and where the fog sticks around, temperatures will struggle to get above freezing all day long. that folk will become quite widespread again on thursday especially for england and wales. difficult to know exactly who gets the worst of that. but it is again slow to clear on thursday. some rain across the far north—west of scotland. but here against some of the highest of the temperatures. ending the week, some wetter weather arriving especially in the north west of scotland and just ahead that some mild air for a time and quite widely double figures for scotland and northern ireland. further south not so warm but the fog is less of an issue. by the weekend of these fronts moved south—east and brings them quite wet weather across the country through the new year weekend. and behind that it turns colder again. the government defends proposals to make voters

with that, it will be cold enough for some snow of the highlands of scotland. more details online.s to start fresh peace talks. translation: the first document between the syrian government and armed opposition on cessation of fire on the territory of the syrian arab republic. the second document isa arab republic. the second document is a set of measures on control over the ceasefire regime. stars pay tribute to hollywood actress debbie reynolds who has died just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. the royal college of gps warns patients could be forced to wait more than a month to see their doctor this winter. devon and cornwall police investigate the discovery of the bodies of two men ata discovery of the bodies of two men at a flat in saint austell. detectives are treating the

there is fog across the south—east and slow in the highlands of scotland. viewers. the strength of the wind is to be watched. it is windy across northern areas. there may be some frost and fog patches but not widespread. by first thing in the morning wet weather will spread into scotland and northern ireland full up it will sweep across bringing intense rain and strong winds. by the end of the day, it will brighten up. the wind will strengthen further. tomorrow afternoon and into the evening we will see the strongest winds hitting the far north—west of scotland, gusts of 80—90 mph is. there may be some power outages. there is an amber warning from the met office to be prepared. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... a manhunt is continuing across germany for the tunisian suspected of carrying out monday's deadly lorry attack in berlin. two men are found guilty of manslaughter over the tipper truck crash in bath that killed four people, including a four—year—old girl. the queen and prince philip have just arrived at the sandringham estate in norfolk for c

scotland. some brighter moments to the east of northern ireland. largely dry here through the morning. the wettest area is the highlands of scotland.n. there is a risk of minor flooding through the day. strong and gusty winds but this afternoon the rain band will shift further south, introducing clearer conditions to the far north of scotland. most of us the far north of scotland. most of us will be dry through the day. temperatures around eight to 12 degrees. 0ne temperatures around eight to 12 degrees. one or two spots will be cooler than that with the mist and fog linger. if you have plans of this evening, if you are heading outdoors, you might need an umbrella. early on across scotland and northern ireland would be a speu and northern ireland would be a spell of brain working south but by the time the bells rain in 2017, much of scotland and northern ireland would be cold and clear. some winter showers in the north. a little bit of snow even. the rain pushes into northern england by the time we get to midnight and it will bea time we get to midnight and it will be a wet start to 2017. one or two spots of rain and drizzle. much

we will see some sunshine in the south, but little chance in the north of scotland, the highlands andt of the grampians maybe some brightness. it is still largely dry in northern ireland, but they will be some drizzle around the irish sea coast. better chance of some sunshine, when the fog lifts, but where it lingers, we will struggle, barely above freezing for most of the day. the fog will then thicken, and overnight we have issues in the south and east again. where we have brightness, it will only be around 5—6d. most areas will only be around 5—6d. most areas will be a bit milder compared to yesterday. wet in northern scotland and the rain keeps coming on the gale force winds overnight. it means that it will at least mean a mild night across scotland and northern ireland and most of northern england and wales and the south west, but again in the colder parts in southern and eastern areas we will have some frost in the countryside and maybe a little bit of fog although it should clear a bit quicker. for scotland in the day it looks like it will be pretty wet and windy. in two new ye

more rain in the highlands and central and northern scotland.lways the ruler this time of year but it will bea ruler this time of year but it will be a cloudy day on the whole. it should be a bit milder as well. that milder weather and the rain is heading its way southwards as we heading its way southwards as we head into new year's eve, the rain gradually gathering force and getting heavier across parts of scotla nd getting heavier across parts of scotland and northern ireland as we head towards the midnight hour. behind that, cold arctic air follows on. by the time we get to midnight when my chart will stop here, some milder areas. behind that, the arctic air. still some uncertainty where that rain weather front will lie on new year's eve which can be problematical as loads of people have plans, but as ever we will keep you updated, with the warning is there on the website. see you later. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00am. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. she's

for scotland and northern ireland a weather front is edging in from the atlantic. weak but reducing outbreaks of rain especially to the western highlandsing to spread south—eastwards through the rest of scotland and northern ireland through the day. not a huge amount of rain left but damp for a time. behind it some of us may brighten up for the end of the day. england and wales, emphasis on cloud rather than sunshine, some patchy rain through parts of the east and south—east. if you start with fog, visibility slowly improving but temperatures still in single figures. as we go into monday night, clear skies mean a night for scotland and northern ireland, so more could have frost. plenty of cloud in england and wales. patchy rain around. brighter skies developing elsewhere in england. then quite a change on the way to the far north—west, parts of scotland and northern ireland turning windier, getting heavier rain moving in, pushing south—eastwards during the day on wednesday and that is the first of a number of weather systems coming our way later this week. we are starting the week with high—pressure, mainly dry, quiet. from midweek onw

a band of rain continuing to very gradually sink southwards across scotland, rain becoming more extensive than the highlandsm the central belt overnight. a different story for new year's eve, because that will very slowly sink southwards, so by the afternoon it will be turning wet in glasgow and will be turning wet in glasgow and will see rain edging into northern ireland, too. england and wales, a lot of cloud around. the best of any brea ks lot of cloud around. the best of any breaks randall b to the east of the pennines. so we could see sunshine here. otherwise, cloudy and turning milder. for new year's eve, towards the run—up to the celebrations, the rain sinks southwards. weather—wise for midnight? well, chances are across well the northern england, you may well get wet outside during the midnight hour. two of the service, a lot of dry weather, relatively mild, but the cold air is sinking. the cold rain continues to go southwards on new year's day. for new year, we have rain to start 2017 across east anglian south—east england, slow to clear. sunshine elsewhere, but showers across scotland, telling int

this front is moving through northern ireland and scotland, most of the rain in the western highlandsuthwards. there won't be much rain left on it but it will turn damp for a time. the further west you are behind that, the more chance you have seen some sunshine in the afternoon. england and wales, plenty of cloud. a bit of patchy rain working in two parts of eastern and south—eastern england. further west through the day. single figure temperatures for all of us. patchy rain for england and wales on monday evening. clearer skies in scotla nd monday evening. clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland, giving frost. on tuesday, parts of western england and wales will see rainfora time, western england and wales will see rain for a time, brighter skies to the east. another weather system sta rts the east. another weather system starts coming towards northern ireland and scotland at the end of tuesday. that is a sign of things to come. look at the isobars, close together, meaning windy conditions. spells of rain heading through. not a co nsta nt spells of rain heading through. not a

scotland and northern ireland. eventually into the north—west highlands. that's how it is looking. nds in northern scotland. thanks very much. it feels like a long time since we have seen blue numbers on that map. after the unusually mild christmas we have got it back, but it was only a few weeks ago we had widespread frost. of course, thanks very much. time to talk sport. happy boxing day! i wonder if it will be a happy boxing day for sam allardyce. earlier in the season, last season, he was the manager at sunderland. he has this reputation of the midas touch for keeping things up. a bit ofa touch for keeping things up. a bit of a pantomime character today. a lot of fans will be pleased to see him back. sam allardyce will take charge of his first premier league match as crystal palace manager, at watford this afternoon. the former england boss took over at selhurst park last friday, just a day after alan pardew, was sacked. he's already got his eye on the january transfer window, and wants to keep his best players, as well as adding to the squad. rumours that may float around, but

for scotland and northern ireland a weather front is edging in from the atlantic. week but reducing outbreaks of rain especially to the western highlandsd through the day. not a huge amount of rain left but down for a time. behind it some of us may brighten up for the end of the day. england and wales, emphasis on cloud rather than sunshine, some patchy rain through parts of the east and south—east. if you start with fog visibility slowly improving but temperatures still in single figures. as we go into monday night clear skies mean a night for scotla nd clear skies mean a night for scotland and northern ireland, so more could have frost. plenty of cloud in england and wales. rain around. brighter skies developing elsewhere in england. then quite a change on the way to the far north—west, parts of scotland and northern ireland turning windier, getting heavier rain moving in pushing south—eastwards during the day on wednesday and that is the first of a number of weather systems coming our way later this week. we are starting the week with high—pressure, mainly dry, quiet. from midweek onwards turning wetter and windier at times and it l

highlands. that is going to spread south—east for the rest of scotland and northern ireland through the day.e amount of rain left on that. down for a time. behind that, it may brighten up behind the end of the day. england and wales, cloud rather than sunshine. patchy rain in the east and south—east of england. starting with fog, but visibility improving. temperatures in single figures. monday night, clearer skies leading to a colder night for scotland and northern ireland. some frost. the opt out in england and wales. the further west you are, brighter skies developing elsewhere. then, quite a change on the way to the far north—west. parts of scotla nd the way to the far north—west. parts of scotland and northern ireland turning windy. heavy rain coming in. that will go south—east during the day on wednesday. and that is the first of a number of weather systems coming our way later this week. we are starting the week with high—pressure. mainly dry and quiet. from mid onwards, it will turn wetter. that sort of weather will ta ke wetter. that sort of weather will take us right through the chr

scotland and northern ireland. rain across the western highlands. otherwise dry.and east that fog will be loath to clear. many will enjoy some sunshine across western parts of england and wales. temperatures single figures typically. across the far north of scotland milder but where the fog lingers across central and some eastern parts of england i am expecting temperatures to struggle to get above freezing all day. that fog will probably become more extensive again into the night. cloeest to this area of high pressure which is going nowhere fast. further north—west we have approaching weather fronts, the persistent rain will hold off. a notable breeze across many parts of northern ireland and scotland, that will help keep temperatures relatively high here, double figures across the north—west of scotland. further south and east again that fog will be slow to lift, particularly across central and eastern areas and where that happens once more it will be particularly chilly. a lot of low cloud around. from thursday into friday, no great changes, more breeze across

highlands. rain showers elsewhere across scotland, northern ireland and northern england.and breezy during the receive in the south. mostly rain showers for northern ireland —— during christmas eve. very mild for a time on christmas day. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. german officials say the terror threat remains high, despite the killing of the tunisian man suspected of the berlin lorry attack. chancellor angela merkel said she wants quicker deportation of failed asylum seekers from tunisia. translation: we need to accelerate the repatriation process and we need to increase the number of those repatriated. anis amri, who'd pledged allegiance to islamic state, was shot dead in milan in the early hours of the morning. amri's fingerprints were found inside the truck that drove into the busy christmas market on monday. the hijacking of a libyan airliner forced to land in malta has ended peacefully after 118 passengers have left the plane and those responsible surrendered to the authorities. two men were convicted at the old bailey of sending cash and supplies to for

highlands. otherwise no great drama for northern ireland and scotland.rticularly in the west and part of northern england. in some spot it will stay murky and cold all day long. mild in the far north—west of scotland. where the fog lingers, noticeably across parts of the midlands and eastern england, i would not be at all surprised if some places don't get above freezing all day long. every cold day. the fog will reform again as we go through the night. a real problem on thursday morning across parts of england and wales. the fog slow to lift. the best of the brightness probably around some coastal areas. for northern ireland and scotland, further dampness. chin lee where the fog lingers further south. we end the week with france beginning to push into the far north of scotland. some more persistent rain. pretty —— a pretty blustery wind as well. temperatures in double figures in parts of scotland. the southeast will not be as mad. with the mist finally lifting, temperatures not as low as they have been. as we head into the weekend, it is all change. we

more limited than yesterday across northern ireland and scotland, heavy rain across the highlands.g. through today, tonight and tomorrow. elsewhere, very little in the way of rain, justa elsewhere, very little in the way of rain, just a few dizzy spots across the irish sea coast. milderfor the majority, but where we have fog, be chilly. the fog will thicken up quite quickly this evening. the commute home this evening, it will be starting to thicken up again, returning through the evening and overnight. the most prone areas will be the south—west, east anglia and the south—east. wilson see the lowest temperatures that, a touch of frost, it could be freezing fog. mild, breezy further majority and cloudy. and wet in the north. wet again in the north tomorrow, with strong to gale force winds. further south, the fog will take its time to clear. it should do more readily, cove rs clear. it should do more readily, covers the breeze picks up and will inherit some of this cloud further south. it looks a bit soggy for the new year celebrations. this is how it looks at about midnight. the rai

scotland, a fine day. away from the western highlands where there will abspot or two of drizzle. chillier further south and where the fog lingers all day, we probably won't get above freezing. all the latest, including weather warnings which have just been issued, including weather warnings which havejust been issued, will including weather warnings which have just been issued, will be found online. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at ii.31pm: voters in some parts of england are to be asked to provide proof of id before casting their ballots, as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. ministers have rejected criticism the plan is a "sledgehammer to crack a nut". russian crash investigators examine a flight data recorder recovered from the black sea, to try to discover why a military plane came down on sunday. it's thought all 92 people on board died when the plane crashed shortly after take—off from sochi. as many as four in five young carers are going "under the radar" and receive no support from local authority social services, according to the children's commissioner fo

for scotland and northern ireland a weather front edging in from the atlantic, weak affair but reducing outbreaks of rent to the western highlandsrthern ireland through the day. not huge amount of rain left on it but stand for a time. kind amount of rain left on it but stand fora time. kind it amount of rain left on it but stand for a time. kind it some of us may brighten up before the end of the day. england and wales the emphasis on cloud rather than sunshine, patchy rain in the east and south—east of england. visibility slowly improving with temperatures still in single figures. vera skies meana still in single figures. vera skies mean a cold night for scotland and northern ireland, more picking up frost. 20 of cloud in england and wales. brighter skies developing elsewhere in england. then quite change on the way for the far north—west, parts of scotland and northern ireland turning windier and getting heavier rain moving in. pushing south—eastwards during the day on wednesday. that's the first ofa number of day on wednesday. that's the first of a number of weather systems coming our way later this week. starting the week wi

scotland. wintry showers set to continue. snow over the highlands. showers falling mainly as rain. southern and south—eastern parts of england. we start to see the colder, clearer air filtering south overnight. eventually we lose the wet weather from southern parts of england as we move into the early hours of monday morning. a cold and frosty day. temperatures run about freezing. in the countryside it will be below freezing. some wintry flurries for parts of the north—east of england and northern scotland. monday looks dry and clear. some wintry sunshine during the afternoon. temperatures certainly colder than recent days. between three and 6 degrees. a fairly chilly start to 2017. some of us will see rain through the remainder of the night. this is bbc world news today. the headlines at 9pm: the world security council votes to end the violence in syria. new year celebrations around the world. there is heavy security and a lot of countries. the un security council has unanimously supported efforts

meanwhile the weather front across scotland is making slow progress across the north, getting into the highlandsht. that will be the end of the night. that will be the case tomorrow as it continues to sink slowly southwards. for northern ireland, some brighter skies. for england and wales, quite a lot of cloud around, some brightness but again you might find some pockets of fog lingering across the southeast and east anglia. it's going to be a generally mild day anyway. then for new year's eve, that weather front sinks that bit further south taking rain with it and windy conditions. there will be a quite a bit of cloud around. as this front continues to descend on south, what you will find is that behind it we start to pull in colder air. as we head into new year's day if self, the timing of the weather front coming south could change but this is the current timing we think, moving across england and wales and heading down towards the south—east through the day. behind it, brighterskies, some sunshine and showers. increasingly the showers will be wintry and we could see some lower levels as well

, any sunshine in scotla nd of northern england, any sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, given the persistent rain in the highlandsking towards the clyde valley. breezy with it, temperatures in double figures, five or six celsius where the mist and low cloud lingers. heading out this evening, the heaviest of the raid will clear from the north, leaving a good divide, cold conditions with one or two wintry conditions in the north, milder but cloudy in the south. many here will be dry to see in the new year. overnight rain and hills there we re year. overnight rain and hills there were gradually clearing, but quite a cloudy and that they are wales, central and southern england. the best of the weather in scotland and northern england, but one or two wintry flurries can be expected. bye for now. hello, this is bbc news with me, gavin esler. the headlines at 10:30: after a glittering year for british sport, more than a hundred stars of the olympics and paralympics are recognised in the new year's honours list. unbelievably shocked and honoured, excuse the pun. i've been through so many emotions once i received the lett

morning in scotla nd any sunshine this morning in scotland and northern ireland gives way to cloudy conditions in the afternoon. rain in the highlandswe enter the afternoon. if you were out early this evening in the south of scotla nd this evening in the south of scotland and northern ireland be prepared for a wet and windy spell. as the bells ring in 2017 much clearer. 0ne as the bells ring in 2017 much clearer. one or two showers, feeling cold. before the rain arrives in gwyneth and anglesey, across the south most places will be dry. a fuse box of rain or drizzle and a strengthening south—west wind, but nothing in to windy —— a few spots of rain. colder conditions north of the rain band and feeling cold by the rain band and feeling cold by the strength of the wind. but arctic wind will edge south across the rest of the country as we go through new year's day. in the south some milder weather to begin with, a cloudy and damp morning for many of you. heavy bursts of rain around and the northerly wind making it feel chilly in devon and cornwall. still fairly dry for many in east anglia and the south—east but thoroughly wet, cold and

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arrived across the far west of scotla nd has arrived across the far west of scotland and we had some snow across the highlandss an hour at developing at the moment so some severe gales could be likely. at the same time we have a band of rain moving down into the midlands and gradually moving into the south west. but the real issue is those showers across the north west, involving some hail, sleet and snow put up feeling quite cool out there as well. the cloud and rain sit across the midlands and down into

and this weatherfront skoming into northern ireland and scotland, giving outbreaks of rain. more to the western highlandsits way further south—eastwards as we go through the day. so we have some patchy rain here. we will see a little bit affecting parts of east, south—east england running west through southern england. in between the two, we could see brightness but on the whole sunshine will be hard to come by, during monday atemperatures for the most part are in single figures, so around 5—9. there will be a you have of it frost developing through parts of northern ireland and scotland on monday night. you have some clearer skies coming in here. england and wales staying rather cloudy. patchy and to be had here and there. lookser like parts of western england and wales. mostly to see some of that on tuesday. towards the end, a stronger weather system heading in towards scotla nd weather system heading in towards scotland and northern ireland. a sign of things to come through the rest of the week. after a quiet start, look at the isobars close together. the weather fronts coming oui’ together. the weath

arrived across the far west of scotla nd has arrived across the far west of scotland and we had some snow across the highlandst it is the wind thatis the highlands. but it is the wind that is the issue through today gci’oss that is the issue through today across the north west. the gusts in excess across the north west. the gusts in excess of a0 or 50 miles an hour at developing at the moment so some severe gales could be likely. at the same time we have a band of rain moving down into the midlands and gradually moving into the south west. but the real issue is those showers across the north west, involving some hail, sleet and snow put up feeling quite cool out there as well. the cloud and rain sit gci’oss as well. the cloud and rain sit across the midlands and down into the south west. but across south—east england not a bad afternoon. most of the rain not arriving until after dark. then that d rifts arriving until after dark. then that drifts further south and east and we could see some frost. the showers keep on going into the far north—west, we could have an issue with ice as well. so miserable start to

the band of rain sinking southwards across scotland, meaning the rain is more extensive in the highlandse weather front slowly sinks southwards. by the afternoon it will turn wet in glasgow, with rain also pushing into northern ireland. england and wales, a lot of cloud, the best breaks to the east of the pennines. elsewhere it is cloudy and the fog should lift as the breeze picks up. the band of rain then sinks southwards, so what do we have weather—wise for midnight? across wales and northern england you may well get wet if you are outside. for a lot of the south—east a lot of mild weather, but the cold weather continues to surge southwards through the night and into new year's day. some rain to start 2017 across east anglia and south—east england. some showers across the north of scotland, falling as snow across the scottish hills as it turns colder. hello. this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines at 13.30. president putin says he will resist calls to retaliate against america's expulsion of 35 russian diplomats. the us has accused the kremlin of hacking the emails of senior d

highlands, we have falling snow. it is very windy also across scotland, largely because of storm conor.y because of storm conor. there is potentialfor 90 mph gusts in the next hour or two. there are fairly frequent showers to be hard across scotland. windy further south as well with a good deal of sunshine. the showers will stay wintry. lower levels it is mostly rain. it is a chilly afternoon, particularly in that wind. 3—4d in many places. breezy in northern ireland. winds using. windy also for parts of england, particularly in the west. many police is enjoying winter sunshine. 6—9d if you are lucky. this evening, quieter across scotland. showers fading. patchy rainfora time. scotland. showers fading. patchy rain for a time. winds lighter. major towns and cities, london, cardiff, degree above freezing, but in rural spots, —5 or even minus six. a bright start to today. lots of sunshine. frost could linger well into the afternoon, but all in all, decent. polite winds and sunshine for many places. showers are rare and a vast improvement on today. sunshine for many, 6—7d. tuesday into wedn

scotland. a miserable start for the west. it has been raining relentlessly for the last 2a hours. 0ver100 millimetres of rain in the highlands. across the rest of scotla nd later and across the rest of scotland to the afternoon. eventually into northern ireland. away from that, dry. the best of the brighter breaks will be to the east of high ground. temperatures around 7- 12 of high ground. temperatures around 7— 12 degrees. if you are out this evening, be prepared for rain early in scotland and northern ireland, but by midnight, clearer skies and cold conditions. winter conditions for northern parts of northern ireland. if you are celebrating across england and wales, rain pushing into north—west england by the time to get to midnight and to the time to get to midnight and to the north and west of files. patchy rain and drizzle across western areas. the rest of you will see the new year under dry conditions. a mild start to 2017 across the south. chilly conditions across midnight in scotla nd chilly conditions across midnight in scotland and northern ireland. they will push southwards. a slow process through new year's day,

there will be some dampness across the western highlands that will continue on and off through the day. no great dramas for northern ireland and scotlandspots it will stay murky and cold all day. single figures typically. milder across the far north—west of scotland. where that fog lingers, notably across parts of the midlands and eastern england, i wouldn't be surprised that some places don't get above freezing all day long. a cold and raw day. the fog will reform again as we go through the night. a real problem once more on thursday morning across parts of england and wales, again that fog slow to lift. best of the brightness probably around some coastal areas. mild here once more and chilly where that fog lingers further south and east. we weekend the week with fronts pushing in to the week with fronts pushing in to the far north of scotland. some more persistent rain here. a blustery wind, as well, but a mild wind across northern ireland and scotland. temperatures up into double figures. in contrast, further south it won't be as mild but with the mist lifting temperatures not as low as they have been. into the weekend, it's all cha

rain across the far north—west of scotland today, so quite what this afternoon for the finals of the highlandre beginning to affect these areas throughout the afternoon, and probably overnight as well. there could be further localised transport disruption. through the rest of the night, it becomes cloudy and western wales and western england. there could be some rain, but milder compared with recent nights. temperatures into double figures overnight in northern ireland and scotland. rain still in scotland, gradually sinking its way southwards. that continues for new year's eve, southwards. that continues for new yea r‘s eve, eventually southwards. that continues for new year's eve, eventually we will see the rain getting in across the central belt and swing into northern ireland during the afternoon. england and wales, the south—westerly breeze will again to pick upa south—westerly breeze will again to pick up a bit, and that should help lift some of the murkiness away. a lot of cloud around, the best chance of brightness of the north—east of england. towards new year's eve evening, if you li