ian haslam, bbc news. fascinating story.day strike. unions had said there was insufficient investment in the globally recognised landmark. it is the second such strike at the landmark in the past three months, as paris looks ahead to hosting the olympic games this summer. and before we go...let me show you these pictures from china. cities across the country have been lit with lantern displays to celebrate the traditional lantern festival. each year it falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of chinese new year celebrations and symbolizes the coming of spring. lantern festival celebrations have grown increasingly elaborate in recent years with epic fireworks displays, light installations and various cultural activities. lovely pictures. analysis a look at the weather here in the uk. hello, there. much of the country enjoying a fine and dry part two of the weekend, with quite a bit of sunshine around after that cold, frosty and in places foggy start. so, much of the country will remain dry with sunny s

ian haslam, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there.rees, but there was a widespread frost for many, the exception down towards the south—west. i'll come on to that injust a moment. but we had some glorious sunshine. despite that chilly start, a lovely morning across frinton—on—sea in essex. by contrast, into the south—west, more cloud, stronger winds and some rain arriving with this area of low pressure. just fringing with parts of south wales, as well. as we go through the morning and into the afternoon, that rain is going to continue to slowly drift its way eastwards, maybe bringing more cloud into the london area during the afternoon, but it should stay dry. further north of that, sunny spells will continue and any showers will be very isolated indeed, perhaps most frequent to the far north—west of scotland, with highs of six to ten degrees. that rain will continue to move its way across channel coasts overnight. the heaviest of the rain south of the m4 corridor. it will take its time to ease away from the kent coast by dawn on mond

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