and ireland. what was interesting, mr. president, at that time, the speaker gave a big reception for all children. high school age children, and two of them spoke. one catholic, one protestant and they both had the same methods -- message. they said those who had never known conflict, they were not going back. nearly two generations of children living in peace. we are sorry that they cannot be with us today. i commended him last night and i just want to say, and if he were here, what i said last night, i had the privilege of giving him the -- accepted on his part and gave his rousing speech. thank you, mr. ambassador. the british ambassador is here as well. [applause] speaker pelosi: in the irish ambassador. [applause] speaker pelosi: i said at the time that the world has been awed by his handling of the pandemic because he had a lifetime of leadership in terms of public health. his handling of the economy of ireland, especially during the difficult times of brexit. his reinvigoration of the gover

have fought against it, wanting a united ireland.stants have defended it, proud of being a province of the united kingdom. jamie bryson is a staunch loyalist and campaigns to keep the union strong. jamie: and i think all the people standing here tonight can send a very clear message; we are not giving our country up samantha: in late 2012, there were mass protests against a decision to only fly the union flag a few days a year on belfast city hall. jamie: nowhere else in the world would you be denied the right to fly your national flag from your prime civic building. it's almost as if we have to be ashamed of being british citizens, ashamed of our heritage, and ashamed of our identity. and people in my community have simply had enough of that. samantha: it's a battle they lost. now the imposition of a barrier between here and the rest of the united kingdom has left them feeling cut adrift. jamie: the seeds of that have been sown over two decades with things such as the union flag being torn down. and that has all boiled together into

and it's costing ireland. it's costing ireland. but as usual, you're basing it on principle and moral standing of the country. and -- but i also want to emphasize this administration's unequivocal support for the good friday accords -- for the good friday agreement. i've made that clear, as you probably heard, to the prime minister and others. i think it's -- too much blood, sweat, and tears have been shed to get that done. and this is no time to change it. and we have a full agenda to discuss, i know. and -- but deepening our cooperation -- ireland and the united states -- bilaterally and through the european union is -- is -- and taking on climate change, looking at economic opportunities we both have, and combating covid combined is something that we're going to work closely together on. we have a lot to talk about, but i'm talking too much. let me yield the floor to you, taoiseach. and -- and you have my best wishes for -- i know you're looking good, feeling good, but i'm looking forward to you getting cleared as quickly as you

by contrast, scotland, northern ireland lose the early showers.ternoon to wales and parts of northwest england, but cooler here, whereas we could still see up to around 15 degrees in the southeast corner. that milder air with it the saharan dust and the rain pushes out into the north sea as we go through the night into thursday. another chilly start on thursday, touch of frost around, much of england and wales will be dry and bright. showers or a greater chance of them in north wales, northern england on thursday and sunshine and shower day for scotland and northern ireland. a bit chilly here, temperatures climbing again further south, and as we go through the rest of the week, well, it does look like with high pressure building, plenty of blue skies and sunshine into the weekend. see you soon. welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: the battle for ukraine goes on. a russian strike on a block of flats in kyiv kills one person and injures i2. this is the nightmare for the city, more attacks like this, and, of course, they are vulner

and on the island of ireland in recent decades. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. keating, and the gentleman from massachusetts, m mr. meuser -- pennsylvania, mr. meuser, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. keating: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on house resolution 888, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. keating: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. keating: madam speaker, i rise today in support of my resolution expressing hope for justice for the victims of bloody sunday, one of the most tragic days of the troubles of ireland time which lasted 30 years from approximately 1968 to 1998. this resolution acknowledges the progress made in fostering peace on the island violent in recent decades and calls on all pa

the violence in northern ireland increased during 1969 and the u. k. government sent in the british army. amid the uncertainty, the construction of the 12 story euro per in belfast city center gradually emerged in 1970 the tallest building in the city at the time. another euro for regular was robin walsh. then a reporter for the belfast evening telegraph. he later became a b, b, c news editor, and ultimately the controller of bbc northern ireland. well, i think that the impression was very mixed, that there was a bit of what is a pleasure during here. but then there was an element of hope actually that such a hotel should be built. ah, sectarian killings, car bombs and violent paramilitary activity spread across northern ireland and built to a peak in 1971. the construction of the europa was nearly complete when the 1st bomb struck the hotel europe, or was bombed for the 1st time on the 3rd of july, 1971, actually a week or 2 weeks prior to the opening of the building. so even before the hotel europa was opened, it deserves to the public in belfast.

city, to connect ireland and san francisco.a voter confidence in our relationship in san francisco, and a believe that ireland's future is intertwined with san francisco. [applause] >> so thank you all so much, and jim, jim, you know how i feel about you. love you, guy. love you, and to all of the other grand marshals, i met you all at the flag raising. thank you so much for being here. thank you. [speaking native language] >> thank you. >> thank you, consular general. we've got a few more highlights before we get to the supervisor's message, but we've got a few more things before we get there. we'll begin with the murphy irish dancers. [♪♪♪] >> thank you very much, murphy school of irish dancing. now, we're going to bring up the man who leads all of our events, mr. liam frost. >> thank you, sean. public speaking, one of my favorite things to do. welcome to the 171 st. patrick's day season. before we get started, we're missing two people that were huge to me. one, john moylan, who was a part grand marshal, as well as catherine

obviously advantageous for ireland.england at twickenham. in rome, scotland got past italy, but it wasn't a straightforward afternoon, as nesta mcgregor reports. applause. before kick—off, a show of unity for ukraine. sport, like many, with a clear message. both teams would want a good start, so when charlie ewels was sent off after just 82 seconds, it was advantage ireland. the replay showed a dangerous clash of heads. ireland immediately made the extra man count, james lowe going over, and before the break, some quick thinking then allow hugo keenan to do the same. —— some quick thinking then allowed hugo keenan to do the same. the visitors knew that if they stayed patient, surely, the pressure would pay off — although that was tested when marcus smith levelled the score. but as the home side tired, the men in green were clinical — this, from jack conan, one of two late tries. england get an a for effort, but it's ireland who still have a chance to win the tournament next weekend. their opponents will be scotland, who

by contrast, scotland, northern ireland lose the early showers.righter afternoon to wales and parts of northwest england, but cooler here, whereas we could still see up to around 15 degrees in the southeast corner. that milder air with it the saharan dust and the rain pushes out into the north sea as we go through the night into thursday. another chilly start on thursday, touch of frost around, much of england and wales will be dry and bright. showers or a greater chance of them in north wales, northern england on thursday and sunshine and shower day for scotland and northern ireland. a bit chilly here, temperatures climbing again further south, and as we go through the rest of the week, well, it does look like with high pressure building, plenty of blue skies and sunshine into the weekend. see you soon. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories: the battle for ukraine goes on: a russian strike on a block of flats in kyiv kills one person and injures 12. this is the nightmare

should england win, that would make ireland champions. but how likely is that?y lost to scotland and ireland and could end up finishing fifth for a second year. here's coach eddie jones. we have got a wonderful opportunity to play at start of france which is one of the most iconic rugby stadiums in the world. we know there will be 82,000 parisians they're full of life, full of expectation and we get to play the game. france have had a great six nations and we want to finish the six nations strongly. it is about creating our own party rather than spoiling france's. so an exciting end to the six nations. whilst this coming formula i season's supposed to be one of the most unpredictable and competitive in years. if today's qualifying at the bahrain grand prix is anything to go by that's exactly what we're going to get. lewis hamilton was fifth with mercedes off the pace. max verstappen will be second on the grid tomorrow but it's charles leclerc�*s ferrari on pole. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. a fascinating qualifying session tonight and ferrari

there may be a few pockets of mist and fog to start the day across scotland and northern ireland butcotland and northern ireland. plenty of sunshine for england and wales. the odd shower could pop up over the high ground in northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england but essentially for most, it's a dry and largely sunny day and quite warm again for the time of year — 18, maybe 19 degrees for england and wales. the high pressure is still there across the uk for saturday. there is that weather front that's moving its way down into the north sea and that is bringing with it some cloud — that'll be important for the second half of the weekend. could be some mist and low cloud affecting some north—western parts of the uk but otherwise, it's another dry and mostly sunny picture and those temperatures showing little change, really, on saturday. but on sunday, we are expecting some changes. still got the high pressure, but all that moisture, all that cloud that's in the north sea is going to be dragged into that area of high pressure for the second half of the weekend. a lot o

but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here.h, we've still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south eest of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales, now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. and in the sunshine, temperatures 8—9 degrees, so a milder day for eastern scotland and the north east of england. second half of the weekend sees the back of this weather front at long last. looks like it is going to be fading away a little more quickly now as that area of high pressure builds down from the north. so, the rain gets squeezed out. if there is any rain, it's really down through the english channel. a dry picture, generally, i think, on sunday. more sunshine to come across england and wales, certainly some brighter skies here, and we continue to see the sunshine after a cold start in scotland and northern ireland. still not particularly warm for the time of year. temperatures

ireland are currently winning, 30-15.g was flying at twickenham as a show of support after russia's invasion of the country. on the pitch england had the worst start possible with a record breaking sending off — charlie ewels seeing red with a dangerous tackle — just 82 seconds into the game. ireland immediately took advantage scoring two tries one from jason lowe and one from hugo keenan. england dug deep with only 14 men to level the game at 15—15 — thanks to the kicking of marcus smith. but ireland went back in front afterjonny sexton�*s penalty. and they have added another try through jack and they have added another try throuthack conan but, as i say, it has now, actually after the conversion, 32—15. 78 minutes on the clock at twickenham and remember, if england lose this, they cannot wind the championship even if they beat france x week. —— if england lose this, they cannot win the championship even if they beat france next week. earlier, scotland bounced back to secure a bonus point in rome — inflicting italy's 36t

they have proven strong for ireland. we don't just target large brand names.of the large companies weren't as large as they were when they came to europe we have a strong flow of companies that are inter internationalizing for the first time once they step outside their home country, ireland is a natural base to do that. there is a lot of movement within the sectors we are looking at products as the next wave of pharma and autonomous vehicles and uss sp sustainability there is a lot of movement within the sectors. >> martin shanahan taking us through the foreign direct investment story thank you very much. have a good day. >> thank you >>> still on deck for the show tracking a technical market signal that could mean a recession. a recession is possibly around the corner what one top adviser is telling his clients worried about the drawdown that is coming up after this break. [sfx: street ambience] ♪ ["fly me to the moon"] ♪ ♪ ♪ imagine a community where millions share ideas and trade stocks, crypto and beyond. to the moon? in other words... etoro.the power of

the west of northern ireland but it's western scotland and to the west of northern ireland where iteze will help to break up the cloud to eastern scotland. temperatures in the north around 7—8 degrees, but in the sunshine further south, a spring day, up to around 15 or 16 celsius. then as we go into the night and through to wednesday morning, clear conditions develop towards western scotland, northern ireland, as showers push their way eastwards. so, here, we will see a frost to start wednesday, a milder start elsewhere, and that's because there'll be a lot more cloud around to start the day. that's because we've got to the south of us storm celia across parts of spain and portugal, throwing out these weather fronts and potentially a little bit of saharan dust across the southeast during the day. a few breaks in the cloud, particularly into the west, cloud amounts often large, outbreaks of rain around and they will be a bit more heavy, persistent, developing to the day, particularly through central and eastern parts of england. by contrast, scotland, northern ireland lose of northwe

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a different story in scotland and northern ireland.ay. on thursday, it will turn cloudy again in the north—west as this weather front approaches and some rain is expected in scotland and northern ireland, wheras to the south we actually have high pressure building. so across england and wales it will be a predominantly bright day. i wouldn't rule out a shower further south, but on the whole, a fine day. after that, into the weekend and into next week, high pressure will be building across the rest of the uk and i think we're in for some fine weather with temperatures, very pleasant, up to 17 degrees in some areas. that's it from me. this is bbc news. i'm yalda hakim. welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the globe. powerful explosions again rocked the capital of ukraine. russian air strikes hit residential apartment blocks in kyiv and a metro station. the mayor says four people were killed. from and a metro station. the mayor says four people were killed.— four people were killed. from 8pm, the curfew is _ four people were kil

but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here.ve still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south—west of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. and in the sunshine, temperatures 8, 9 degrees, so a milder day for eastern scotland and the north—east of england. second half of the weekend sees the back of this weather front at long last. looks like it is going to be fading away a little more quickly now as that area of high pressure builds down from the north. so, the rain gets squeezed out. if there is any rain, it's really down through the english channel. a dry picture, generally, i think, on sunday. more sunshine to come across england and wales, certainly some brighter skies here, and we continue to see the sunshine after a cold start in scotland and northern ireland. still not particularly warm for the time of year. temperatures only

i maternity services in northern ireland as well.— ireland as well.ll. i would like to thank my right honourable - ireland as well. i would like to i thank my right honourable friend ireland as well. i would like to - thank my right honourable friend for a statement and all the many members present who contributed to the process that has led to the report and following remarks by my honourable friend, i have been working with the member for moray combination who is sadly on important constituency business and cannot be here today to look at the nature of this inquiry and mine and others on the welsh border so will my right honourable friend reflector will be many concerned residents in wales, alongside the victims in the report, who need representation on this important issue? yes. report, who need representation on this important issue?— report, who need representation on this important issue? yes, and i can uive m this important issue? yes, and i can give my honourable _ this important issue? yes, and i can give my honourable friends - this importan

but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here.e south west of england and south wales. further east, though, we've still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south eest of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales, now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. and in the sunshine, temperatures 8—9 degrees, so a milder day for eastern scotland and the north east of england. second half of the weekend sees the back of this weather front at long last. looks like it is going to be fading away a little more quickly now as that area of high pressure builds down from the north. so, the rain gets squeezed out. if there is any rain, it's really down through the english channel. a dry picture, generally, i think, on sunday. more sunshine to come across england and wales, certainly some brighter skies here, and we continue to see the sunshine after a cold start in scotland and northern ireland. st

by contrast, scotland, northern ireland lose the early showers.but cooler here, whereas we could still see up to around 15 degrees in the southeast corner. that milder air with it the saharan dust and the rain pushes out into the north sea as we go through the night into thursday. another chilly start on thursday, touch of frost around, much of england and wales will be dry and bright. showers or a greater chance of them in north wales, northern england on thursday and sunshine and shower day for scotland and northern ireland. a bit chilly here, temperatures climbing again further south, and as we go through the rest of the week, well, it does look like with high pressure building, plenty of blue skies and sunshine into the weekend. see you soon. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for

by contrast, scotland, northern ireland lose the early showers. but cooler here, whereas we could still see up to around 15 degrees in the southeast corner. that milder air with it the saharan dust and the rain pushes out into the north sea as we go through the night into thursday. another chilly start on thursday, touch of frost around, much of england and wales will be dry and bright. showers or a greater chance of them in north wales, northern england on thursday and sunshine and shower day for scotland and northern ireland. a bit chilly here, temperatures climbing again further south, and as we go through the rest of the week, well, it does look like with high pressure building, plenty of blue skies and sunshine into the weekend. see you soon. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in ukraine has said more than 4,000 people were evacuated from front—line cities on monday through seven humanitarian corridors. the country's deputy prime minister said three other evacuation routes did not operate successfully. she accused russian forces

northern ireland, isolated shower. for a time during the morning. that breeze though will help to break up the cloud to eastern scotland. temperatures in the north on or around 7—8 degrees, but in the sunshine further south, a pleasant spring day, up to around 15 or 16 celsius. then as we go into the night and through to wednesday morning, clearer conditions develop towards western scotland, northern ireland, as showers push their way eastwards. so, here, we will see a frost to start wednesday. a milder start elsewhere, and that's because there'll be a lot more cloud around to start the day. that's because we've got to the south of us storm celia across parts of spain and portugal, throwing up these weather fronts and potentially a little bit of saharan dust across the south—east during the day. butjust notice across england and wales, whilst there could be a few breaks in the cloud, particularly into the west, the cloud amounts often large, outbreaks of rain around and they will be a bit more heavy, more persistent, d

from an area of low pressure to the north west of ireland, closer to irish sea coast, northern irelandg in east anglia and in eastern counties. some of the showers will be heavy and possibly thundery and for northern ireland longer spells of rain at times. it is windy across the board, an indication of the gusts out there today but around irish sea coast, eastern counties of northern ireland and south to scotland, 50 to 60 mph, could be disruptive. temperatures nine to 12 degrees, up to 13 in parts of northern england. the rain clears parts of eastern england where it has held on through the day and into tonight. a few showers towards the south—west and rain pushing back into northern ireland and by the end of the night western scotland. clearer skies to the south and lighter winds may allow for a touch of frost as monday begins. rain clears northern ireland and a few showers follow, outbreaks of rain for scotland, northern england and north wales tomorrow. south of that, a few showers, southern and eastern england. at least for wales and england in those sunny spells tomorrow, it will

it is that that will bring the wet weather to the west of scotland and northern ireland.showers through east anglia and the east midlands, drifting their way northwards into yorkshire through much of the day. much of england and wales, varying amounts of sunshine, the best of which in the morning. some sunny spells to the east of scotland and northern ireland, isolated showers, but it is western scotland and to the west of northern ireland where it will turn wetter, by breezy during the morning, and that praise will help break up the clouds to eastern scotland. in the sunshine further south, a pleasant spring day, up to around 15 or 16 celsius. into the night and through to wednesday morning, clear conditions up to western scotland and northern ireland, so a to stop when day. —— a frost to start wednesday full to the south of us, storm ophelia across parts of spain and portugal, throwing up these weather fronts, and portugal, throwing up these weatherfronts, —— storm celia. just notice across england and wales, what they could be a few breaks in the cloud, particularly to

ireland captainjohnny sexton has confirmed he will retire after the 2023 world cup.contract extension until the end of the tournament in france. world number three alexander zverev faces an eight—week ban from tennis if he repeats the behaviour which led to his expulsion from the mexican open. last month, the olympic champion was fined £31,000 and forfeited his prize money for striking the umpire's chair in acapulco. zverev will be banned if he commits another similar offence within 12 months of the incident. and the head of the british horse racing assocition, annamarie phelps, andy murray has pledged to donate his prize—money earnings for the rest of the year to children affected by russia's invasion of ukraine. he affected by russia's invasion of ukraine. , ., ~ ukraine. he is working with the chari to ukraine. he is working with the charity to provide _ ukraine. he is working with the charity to provide medical- ukraine. he is working with the . charity to provide medical supplies and development kits. to football, where the last 16 of the champions league contin

from an area of low pressure to the north west of ireland, closer to irish sea coasts, northern irelandin clearing away from eastern areas of lingering in eastern counties. some of the showers will be heavy and possibly thundery and for northern ireland, longer spells of rain at times. it is windy across the board, an indication of the gusts out there today but around irish sea coasts, eastern counties of northern ireland and south west scotland, 50 to 60 mph, could be disruptive. temperatures 9 to 12 degrees, up to 13 in parts of northern england. the rain clears parts of eastern england where it has held on through the day and into tonight. a few showers towards the south—west and rain pushing back into northern ireland and by the end of the night western scotland. clearer skies to the south and lighter winds may allow for a touch of frost as monday begins. rain clears northern ireland and a few showers follow, outbreaks of rain for scotland, northern england and north wales tomorrow. south of that, a few showers, southern and eastern england. for wales and england, sunny spells tomor

but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here.south wales. further east, though, we've still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south west of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales, now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. and in the sunshine, temperatures 8—9 degrees, so a milder day for eastern scotland and the north east of england. second half of the weekend sees the back of this weather front at long last. looks like it is going to be fading away a little more quickly now as that area of high pressure builds down from the north. so, the rain gets squeezed out. if there is any rain, it's really down through the english channel. a dry picture, generally, i think, on sunday. more sunshine to come across england and wales, certainly some brighter skies here, and we continue to see the sunshine after a cold start in scotland and northern ireland. still not particularly warm fo

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meanwhile in dublin ireland are up against wales in their women's six nations match.lead for the majority of the match, but wales came back with six minutes left to take the lead with donna rose crashing over. ireland held the lead for the majority of the match but wales came back with six minutes left to take the lead through a converted try by donna rose. so the match is reaching it's conclusion — these are live pictures from dublin. the closing stages of the match, 19-27 to the closing stages of the match, 19—27 to wales. on to premiership rugby and saracens have closed the gap on premiership leaders leicester to 8 points, after narrowly beating bristol 27—23 at the tottenham hotspur stadium. max malins gave the home side a slender lead at the start of the second—half but the visitors thought the match was won with jack bates' last minute—try, however the effort was ruled out for a forward pass by the tmo. bristol are now winless in their last three outings whilst saracens have claimed victory in their last three. and in the rest of the day's games... a thriller at

let's get more now on northern ireland's state apology to survivors of child abuse.story and was recommended by a public inquiry, which concluded five years ago. a number of victims are in the stormont assembly chamber to hear the statements from politicians and religious leaders. dup education minister michelle mcilveen was one of the first to stand up and deliver an apology. the state failed to protect children and it's clear from abuse that could or should have been prevented or detected. the state did not take the necessary steps to ensure all children under its care were cared for in the weather should have been. the state did not always carry out its statutory responsibilities to inspect the homes to ensure facilities are adequate in terms of staffing and numbers of children and facilities and care and welfare. not that the state regularly these homes to meet children to satisfy itself that their welfare and education needs were being met. today we acknowledge the impact on you, the impact on your physical and mental health and well—being, on your identity and

that should be clearing away from northern ireland. with some sunshine and a scattering of showers, but you can see how slowly that rain moves into scotland, into northwest of england, across wales, eventually into the west midlands and into the west country, allowing some late sunshine in the far southwest of england and wales. and ahead of that ragged band of rain, eastern parts of england should have a drier, brighter day on thursday, maybe some sunshine in the southeast of england, lifting temperatures to a milder 12 degrees. the weather front is bringing this rain in from the west. it's moving so slowly eastwards that, eventually, it'll grind to a halt and then start to move back toward the west. by the time we get to friday, most of that rain and drizzle will be affecting the eastern side of scotland, northeast england, through parts of yorkshire, into the midlands and perhaps into the southeast of england, meaning some sunshine is still possible in east anglia. 0ut towards the west, this is where we should see some brighter skie

a bit of mist and low cloud into the west of northern ireland.lsewhere, blue skies, light wind and temperatures not changing much on saturday. forthe temperatures not changing much on saturday. for the second half of the weekend, we still have high pressure keeping it quiet and warm. a bit more moisture in the north sea. that will get dragged around into parts of england and wales. much more cloud in some places. we do have the warmer, sunnier conditions further north across many parts of scotland and northern ireland. perhaps the far north of england as well. where we keep the cloud, 13 or 1a degrees will be quite a bit cooler, and that is more normalfor this time of will be quite a bit cooler, and that is more normal for this time of the year. significant changes as we move into next week. high pressure will move away. even the chance of a bit of rain around. then we are going to get a northerly wind, and that will really drop the temperatures by day and by night. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, hello and welcome t

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northern ireland, isolated shower.e north on or around 7—8 degrees, but in the sunshine further south, a pleasant spring day, up to around 15 or 16 celsius. then as we go into the night and through to wednesday morning, clearer conditions develop towards western scotland, northern ireland, as showers push their way eastwards. so, here, we will see a frost to start wednesday. a milder start elsewhere, and that's because there'll be a lot more cloud around to start the day. that's because we've got to the south of us storm celia across parts of spain and portugal, throwing up these weather fronts and potentially a little bit of saharan dust across the south—east during the day. butjust notice across england and wales, whilst there could be a few breaks in the cloud, particularly into the west, the cloud amounts often large, outbreaks of rain around and they will be a bit more heavy, more persistent, developing through the day, particularly through central and eastern parts of england. by contrast, scotland, northern irel