ian palmer, bbc south east today, brighton. terrifying speed there, i've got to admit. simmonds in london. stay with us. this finnish sauna has broken the world record for most people in a sauna, taking the title from china. hello. thursday was another rough day of weather across the uk. snow fell for some, this is how it looks over high ground in staffordshire. for many more it was rain, rain falling on sodden ground so there are a number of flood warnings in force and you can read about those on the bbc weather website. an area of low pressure spinning across continental europe and the strap of cloud here is what brought the persistent rain across parts of the midlands and north england. snow for some as well. that rain band is now working westwards and weakening but our area of low pressure still spinning around and still in charge of the scene so it will throw more outbreaks of rain in from the east as we go through the day. across england and wales, largely cloudy day with outbreaks of rain at time. light and patchy at times and heavy rain into the south—east later

ian palmer, bbc south east today, brighton.d. 101 people from different countries trying to be the ‘most nationalities ina sauna'. it was a succesful attempt by finland to reclaim the title from china, where the record had been broken in 2013 for 99 nationalities in a sauna. the organisers asked foreign embassies in helskini to help in their efforts to recruit people from other countries. and a reminder of our main use again, investigators examining the shooting down of a passenger plane over the ukraine in 2014 have disclosed intercepted phone calls that they say indicate close links between senior russian officials and the rebels accused of attacking the aircraft. you will remember that nearly 300 people were killed. on the phone calls, close aides to president hooton seem to be organising supplies of weapons for separatist fighters. officials in moscow have rejected the allegations claiming the investigators have manipulated the enquiry. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. h

ian palmer, bbc south east today, brighton. record with a different vibe. most nationalities ina sauna. different vibe. most nationalities in a sauna. this was a successful attempt from fenland, taking the record from china, 19 nationalities in the sauna that —— 99. they received help from helsinki to recruit people from other countries. that's it for now. thank you for watching. hello. thursday was another rough day of weather across many parts of the uk. for some it was snow, this is how it looks over high ground in staffordshire. for many more it was rain, that rain falling on sodden ground so there are a number of flood warnings in force and you can read about those on the bbc weather website. the culprit, an area of low pressure spinning across continental europe and the strip of cloud here is what brought the persistent rain across parts of the midlands and north england. snow for some as well. that rain band is now working westwards and weakening but our area of low pressure still spinning around and still in charge of t

ian palmer, bbc south east today, brighton.attempt by finland to reclaim the title from china, where the record had been broken in 2013 for 99 nationalities in a sauna. the organisers asked foreign embassies in helskini to help in their efforts to recruit people from other countries. international investigators investigating the shooting down of a passenger plane over the ukraine in 2011: passenger plane over the ukraine in 2014 have disclosed intercepted phone calls that they say indicate close links between senior russian officials and the rebels accused of attacking the aircraft. nearly 300 people on board the flight were killed. hello. the weather caused yet more flooding and disruption across parts of the uk during thursday. for a few, it was snow that fell from the sky, that‘s how it looked in staffordshire doing thursday evening over high ground. for many more, it was rain that fell, that rain falling on sodden ground, so no surprise we had more flooding problems. check the latest flood warnings for where you are on the

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ian palmer, bbc south east today, brighton. it would perk up the commute, wouldn't it?some of the faster routes in particular out there this evening — spray and standing water. it's been raining in some areas for several hours. the flood warnings have been rising again particularly central and northern parts of wales as well have been very wet. and this band of rain as you can see is meandering its way northwards and westwards through the night. still a little bit of snow on the hills. some in the south even had their first snowfall at lower levels first thing and it's certainly going to be a cold night. not as cold as last night but certainly icy, i think, in northern areas where the winds fall light in the glens. but as we go into the day on friday, it is here where we will see the best of the sunshine. elsewhere, we've got showery rain putting its way westwards and potentially more rain coming back into eastern parts of england. the northeasterly wind may ease a bit but it will make it feel cold once again with temperatures well below where it should be. it stays chi

ian palmer, bbc news, brighton. what an amazing site.'s time for the weather with helen willetts. jeremy corbyn, thank you very much. time to look at what the weather for the week ahead holds. for some, autumn has already seen double the amount of rainfall we normally see, so amount of rainfall we normally see, so it would be good to see signs of a let up, but at the moment it is still looking unsettled. this swell of ground was thursday and thursday night, circulating a deep area of low pressure to the south. notjust rain, either. because we have that arctic north—easterly, we saw in some areas the first snow for the season some areas the first snow for the season at relatively low levels. we are going to continue to seek cold air across the uk. that will be friday through the weekend. just pick up something slightly less cold, if you like, so this no risk is mostly for the hills, i think. but it will still feel cold. —— the snow. and another dollop of rain during the course of those they lead toa during the course of those they lead to