the whole question of northern ireland and brexit weather borisjohnson will try northern ireland andireland and brexit weather borisjohnson will try and do something may be again whip up brexit support if he's politically facing problems has long been talked about. as the ft explains it's also quite difficult, any such move would anger brussels and european when this post be putting a united front up this post be putting a united front up on the question of ukraine. interesting that steve baker who came _ interesting that steve baker who came out — interesting that steve baker who came out very strongly today saying the prime _ came out very strongly today saying the prime minister should resign is of course _ the prime minister should resign is of course in — the prime minister should resign is of course in atch brexiteer. the brexiteers _ of course in atch brexiteer. the brexiteers are turning on boris johnson — brexiteers are turning on boris johnson now. this story in the financial— johnson now. this story in the financial times is a story that number— financial times is a story

ireland is sadly no _ that contradict their culture. | ireland is sadly no exception.ced. l generation will be treated with pride and not prejudiced. pride and not pre'udiced. i think that is _ pride and not pre'udiced. i think that is one of — pride and not prejudiced. i think that is one of the _ pride and not prejudiced. i think that is one of the root _ pride and not prejudiced. i think that is one of the root causes i pride and not prejudiced. i think| that is one of the root causes for young travellers today, in terms of how did they progress through their life, maintaining the cultural identity and ethnicity but been accepted by the majority of the population who have the power to determine the circumstances of your life? what i would say, and what i would like to say, is a new sense of radicalism. a real commitment to kind of dismantling the socially embedded prejudice and racism against travellers. the embedded prejudice and racism against travellers.— against travellers. the irish government _ against travellers. the irish government told _ against travellers

he goes back to ireland for a second time. so he had a deep connection and i think that connection was picked up by some of his grandchildren too and at the tail end of the book how john kennedy in particular really embraced. his irishness went back to that country many times famously just months before he died went back to new ross and met with his family and and talked about his grandfather the barrel maker who you know came from these shores and came to america. so that that trajectory i think is just wonderful of bridget and pj and then he goes back to ireland and then jfk goes back to ireland and it you know, it just ties into this epic and tragic saga of this family coming from crumbling place and coming to a land that didn't want them but making it their own and and having such a incredible impact on our politics and our culture and who we are remarkable. okay. thank you. that's great point now, let's go to questions and i know we have people who've joined us from all over the world and particularly america canada islan

northern ireland and scotland.ern ireland and scotland. northern ireland and morning and western and scotland and the rest of scotland in the afternoon. north—west england and north wales will see some of that before the day is done but elsewhere ahead of that will be a day of warm sunny spells to come. but it will be cooler and windier in scotland and northern ireland with the rain. that does move south overnight and into sunday, it will be weakening as it does so. it will squeeze out some rain, especially through wales and west england but elsewhere in england, you may see some rain but not as much as many people would like to see. scotland and northern ireland, it will brighten up with some sunny spells coming through. it will be feeling warmer here on sunday. and then we get to the bank holiday. expect a good deal of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there but also some showers, particularly across northern areas of the uk. it will feel a bit warmer through wales and england by then but cooler in norther

ireland is sadly no exception.ents of solidarity but want a full stake in society. they hope their upcoming generation will be treated with pride and not prejudice. i think that is kind of one of the root causes for young travellers today in terms of how do they progress through their life, maintaining their cultural identity and their ethnicity, but being accepted by the majority population who lie and who have the power to determine your life circumstances. but what i would say, and i've said this before and what i would like to see is a new sense of radicalism, a real commitment to kind of dismantling the socially embedded prejudice and racism against travellers. the irish government has told us it has a wide range of targeted policies. these include initiatives to tackle underemployment, improve educational achievement and strengthen hate crime laws. the community will continue campaigning with the focus on racism, resilience and rights. they say people shouldn't tolerate lives being lost because of cultural co

of becoming a united ireland., with polls predicting that nationalists could become the biggest party in stormont. our correspondent emma vardy has been finding out how relevant the separation between british or irish identity still is in northern ireland. every band is unique and every band wants their own trousers, hat, jacket. soon, many streets will echo with the sound most symbolic of northern ireland's unionist heartlands. my father was a drummer and his father was a drummer. the hundreds of marching bands represent a distinct image of british identity here. it's not to offend. it keeps a lot of children off the streets because they're being taught an instrument. for a large section of voters, views over northern ireland's future within the union still has the biggest impact over the way they vote. do you think people make judgements about someone's identity here quite quickly? it's the only country in the world where people are interested in whether you're protestant or catholic in the first five minutes of

i'm still to come, in northern ireland is there a new middle ground thatis ireland is there a new middled cultural identities? coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... ben stokes says he's excited for the job ahead after being named england's permanant test cricket captain. he takes over from joe root, and will lead the side against new zealand injune. the uk's second biggest supermarket chain is warning of tougher times ahead for its customers, even as it's just posted a big recovery in profits. they've more than doubled thanks to the pandemic, but — as every shopper knows — it's been followed by rising costs and a massive squeeze on household budgets. sainsburys' profits rose to £730 million for the 12 months to march this year. that's an increase of more than £350 million from a year earlier. but bosses expect profits to be lower in the next 12 months and say customers are "watching every penny". in fact, research suggests the average household food bill could increase by £271 a year. our business correspondent emma simpson has more details. prices are rising everywhere in th

maybe a few showers into northern ireland, especially later in the day.orrow. into the start of the weekend, could be quite cloudy first thing on saturday, patchy rain in northern england and scotland. we'll start to see some sunny spells coming through, a weather system approaching northern ireland and into the western isles. so, especially later in the day, an increasing chance of rain and a strengthening breeze. pleasant in the sunshine. high pressure battling these weather fronts again as we go to easter sunday. it does look like they're going to make more inroads into western areas. more likely on easter sunday that we'll see some rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, perhaps wales and western england. but still something to play for in how much rain is going to come in on sunday and how quickly, and indeed by easter monday, how quickly it will clear on through. at the moment, easter monday looking mainly dry, cooler. this is bbc news. the headlines: some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be sent to rwanda to be processed an

northern ireland's hopes are over. taste qualification game. northern ireland's hopes are over.s hopes are over. we played mature and we played _ ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and we played well. - ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and we played well. we - ireland's hopes are over. we played| mature and we played well. we kept the ball going. the first half, we wanted to be a little more clinical because we created... but we kept moving, taking little tired, so a 5-0 moving, taking little tired, so a 5—0 score is really good. we conceded none. 5-0 score is really good. we conceded none.— 5-0 score is really good. we conceded none. ., . , . conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain — conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain at _ conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain at hampden _ conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain at hampden park. - 2—0 by spain at hampden park. scotland remained second in a playoff position with two games remaining. wales took a big step towards finishing second behind france and securing a playoff pla

if england, what about scotland, wales and northern ireland.— and northern ireland.ern ireland. if you look the websites, there is _ and northern ireland. if you look the websites, there is no - and northern ireland. if you look| the websites, there is no change, and northern ireland. if you look- the websites, there is no change, no extra symptoms have been added. and of course lateral flow testing, freely available, is continuing, a bit longer in scotland, wales and northern ireland. so, a difference of approach there. in scotland, i should add, though, that the legal requirement to wear a face covering in places of worship, or marriage or funeral services will end from today, though it will continue a little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces.- little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces. little bit longer in retail and other indoor saces. . ~ , ., thank you huw. a new report says some babies can't recognise facial expressions and toddlers are struggling to socialise, partly due to interacting with people wearing facemasks during the pandemic. of

it won't work out so well in northern ireland for that one of the biggest _ northern ireland for that biggest party in the northern irish assembly swapping roles with the dup, _ irish assembly swapping roles with the dup, you make election fame first minister and the dup, you make election fame first ministerand a the dup, you make election fame first minister and a dup deputy first _ first minister and a dup deputy first minister, hugely symbiotic. a party— first minister, hugely symbiotic. a party that— first minister, hugely symbiotic. a party that wants a united ireland in charge _ party that wants a united ireland in charge of the northern ireland assembly, that in the press or row, add back— assembly, that in the press or row, add back to — assembly, that in the press or row, add back to the ukraine tableau and then you've — add back to the ukraine tableau and then you've got an almighty mix. let me then you've got an almighty mix. me quickly try then you've got an almighty mix. let me quickly try it in our last stories. the times, a couple of stories. the times, a couple of sto

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandoes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa, following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and harry and meghan make theirfirst public appearance together in europe since stepping back as senior royals.

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandoes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories... the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and harry and meghan make theirfirst public appearance together in europe since stepping back as senior royals.

wetter weather moving down into northern ireland and bringing some rain, hail orsnow into northern irelandg to ease down, wet weather moving into wales in the south—west, bringing snow over the hills. elsewhere becoming drier, lots of showers fading away, skies clearing. showers coming into some north sea coastal areas, leading to icy patches, widespread forest across scotland and england but nowhere near as cold as last night for wales and northern ireland, seeing the back of the wet weather quickly in the morning. lengthy spells of sunshine before the cloud increases, bubbles up and we get more showers breaking out mainly across england and wales. looks drierfor mainly across england and wales. looks drier for scotland and northern ireland. went quite late on saturday, temperatures getting up to nine or 10 degrees, may be milder as we head into the second half of the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: millions of people will see a steep rise in their energy bills from today — the largest in living memory. it the largest in living memory. is either feed them o house, it is either f

�* ., ., ., “ ireland.website, including the _ ireland. a lot more on the bbc sport website, including the latest - ireland. a lot more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from i website, including the latest from the third round of the masters. a quick look at the leaderboard. the world number one had a five stroke lead overnight. he still has, he's picked up a couple of strokes, ten under. shane married the open champion is second on five under. go to the bbc sport website to keep across the masters. that is all for now. 0lly, thank you. now — a moment of space history — as the first all—private crew has arrived at the international space sation. this is their arrival a few hours ago. the male crew — called axiom—1 — are the first all—private mission to the international space station. they are led by a former us astronaut, michael lopez—alegria. the passengers are us entrepreneur and aerobatic pilot larry connor; israeli investor eytan stibbe; and canadian entrepreneur, mark pathy. the mission

saturday we may see some rain eventually getting into scotland and northern ireland.nties. we may see a little bit of drizzle out of that. further west, clear skies overnight, light winds and yes, it's getting late in the season, but we're still talking about the possibility of a frost. another challenge for gardeners. chilly start to thursday, perhaps more in the way of sunshine generally through the day. but eastern counties of england are always going to struggle with that feed of cloud in off the north sea and it will push its way westwards during the day, i think as far west as wales and the southwest. later on, a cloud bubbling up across scotland and northern ireland may produce the odd light shower. but overall we're dry, if anything, just a shade warmer than today, quite breezy towards the south, particularly through the channel. friday, same story, high pressure, still very quiet, a little bit breezier to the south, cloud coming in from the east across england and wales. maybe the odd shower, scotland certainly across central regions, but up to 17 degrees wit

still some showers for northern ireland.here we could have some icy patches. scotland, much of england nowhere near as cold as it was last night for northern ireland and wales. here we should see the back of that wet weather, and a fair bit of sunshine to start the day. we will see the cloud bubbling up again, and that will lead to a scattering of showers. most of those i think will be across england and wales, not as many as we had today, probably not as heavy either. —— and for much of scotland and northern ireland, it will be dry. the winds will be lighter everywhere, temperatures just sneaking up a little bit higher to around 9—10 celsius. now we're seeing fewer showers because we've got higher pressure across the uk, and it's changing the wind direction a bit, as well. that weather system, though, will change the weather for scotland and northern ireland. before that arrives, though, early sunday will start frosty widely, could be down to minus 11—5 in quite a few places. we'll see the cloud increasing in scotland and n

what would it mean for the northern ireland protocol?ng in english or, you know, reporting in english, there's a soft power element to it. that's what you're saying. there is totally a soft power element to it, and that is often, in my experience, undervalued, whether it's by the uk itself, at a time when the uk's shrinking its embassies, does it value the bbc world service and bbc world enough? france 24 has a very tight budget, i would argue that we need more, and that actually, leaders do not understand how important it is for that culture. it attracts people, it attracts investment, it attracts people to come and study, to come and have tourism in your countries. it is absolutely a plus. it enriches the world, and i think it promotes understanding, and i think that is absolutely essential. 0k, dominic, just to bring you back in, you've reported from around the world. i guess it's a sort of philosophical question that you raised a little earlier. what do we miss out on? you know, in the uk, our news is relayed for many of us by the li

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

northern ireland could be about to experience a pivotal moment.y could become the largest party at stormont. in nationalist communities, there is a high level of participation and pride in gaelic sports. we view it is very much as part of our culture and our heritage that encompasses so much, because you have sports, but you also have the irish language, the irish culture. while the top jobs at stormont are decided on whether a unionist or nationalist party wins the most seats, in recent years, an increasing number of votes have gone to parties which don't align themselves as either. i think there's a new generation of people coming through, and theyjust want the best for their kids. all my children play gaa, - but would i call them nationalist? less so than me. i am probably a lot less so than my parents. - if we see this nationalist victory, does that make a border poll more likely? i don't think it's inevitable. probably putting more political pressure on them to call it. i'm a wee protestant from east belfast. for younger voters, the old divis

forthe scotland and for northern ireland.king dry, highs of about 15 or 16 degrees. the low dosing self as a peters & day for the showers, more clout around and a dry day for many parts of england and wales but not perhaps that much in the way of brightness. consequently, temperatures edge down to 1a or 15 degrees, dry and bright on sunday for scotland and northern ireland. for bank holiday monday it looks like we will see the skies clearing to the south of the uk is high pressure tries to build here once again. there should be a lot of sunshine for monday for england and wales with up scotland and northern ireland will see a waterfront tried to pump in to the high, particularfor tried to pump in to the high, particular for another�*s colic of a cloud in the jets of some rain. but these ties can be very stubborn so it's not a given how far this waterfront will get in. tuesday at the moment there's a signal that it may seek rain across a and wales but high—pressure always trying to muscle its way and again through the first we

and you can see the cloud and the showers across northern ireland, western scotland.er — 13 in liverpool, maybe 17 or so in london. and the outlook for the week ahead shows those temperatures stabilising around the mid teens across the south of the uk, closer to 11 or 13 in the north. bye— bye. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine, saying it's adding fuel to the conflict. missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship weapons and threatens more to come. the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4,000 fighters in the city. the bbc has not been able to verify these claims russia has banned 13 british politicians, including the prime minister, borisjohnson, from entering the country, in response to uk sanctions. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert for further floods as more rain

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlanddry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories... the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and shaken and stirred — the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the street sof ukraine.

one or two scattered showers into northern ireland as well.. bank holiday monday looks likely to be a relatively quiet affair. —— 17 degrees. quite a grey one and a northerly breeze starts to pick up. a few showers it could trigger off the scottish borders and through the pennines, but north that we are looking at seven to 10 degrees. down to the south with a little bit more shelter should see highs of 17 celsius. that colour trend to set in on tuesday and wednesday, temperatures are struggling a little. not much in the way of sunshine either but one thing to note is no significant rain. that is it, enjoy your weekend. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... moscow claims that more than1 million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several thousand tonnes of grain from its occupied territory. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the accused theft. a british mp accused of watching pornography in parliament rejects call

and, you know, in the context of ireland at the time that was quite unique.t the word. ♪♪♪ lisa: jj died when vincent was 12, and it wasn't until he was 28 that he finally found out the truth: jj was his biological father. vincent: i suppose my mother wasn't sure how to tell me, and she wanted me to know, but, to me, i mean, that was the antidote to the worst day of my life, the day i lost him, 'cause that day i got him back. i spoke to people afterwards about it, and i thought i had this big thing, "wait till you hear this." and they were like, "yeah, we kinda knew." and i was like, "i think everyone knew but--except me." lisa: even though it was now in the open, people didn't want vincent to talk about it. vincent: all these little phrases. "it's a matter of privacy." "discretion." lisa: what were they really trying to say? vincent: shut up. keep quiet. bury this. lisa: vincent doyle did the act oppote. he decided he'd set up a website which would help others in a similar situation. he called it coping, children of priests international. vincent: and, like,

northern ireland could be about to experience a pivotal moment.s. we feel it is very much as part of our culture and our heritage that encompasses so much because you have sports, but you also have the the irish language, the irish culture. while the top jobs at stormont are decided on whether a unionist or nationalist party wins the most seats, in recent years an increasing number of votes have gone to parties which don't align themselves as either. i think there's a new generation of people coming through, and theyjust want the best for their kids. all my children played here, but would i call them - nationalist? less so than me. and, you know, my nationalists were probably a lot less - so than my parents. if we see this nationalist victory, does that make a border poll more likely? i don't think it's inevitable. probably put more political pressure on them to call it. i'm a wee protestant from east belfast. for younger voters, the old divisions are far less clear. and on northern ireland's growing comedy scene for william thomson, a performer w

next week the people of northern ireland to go to the polls to elect an assembly. what hope can the pre- minister give too the people of northern ireland that this protocol m wil be removed and that the place in the internal market will be rrestored? >> i thank hi very much and i think that with the whole house will want to support is the balance and symmetry of the good creditit agreement. that's what really matters. that's a great legacy for all of us, and the arrangements we had inve northern ireland should command the support of both sides and that is what the government will take to ensure. >> want to see the tangible outcomes can we look at how we might accelerate the process of getting successful funding to benefit from those? >> my honorable friend is a fantastic champion. i can't endorse any specific project, but the next round is coming up shortly and will be announced. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. sixty-six members of this house are under investigation for sexual misconduct, and that includes three of his cabinet ministers. the prime minister has

rain has been falling across many parts of northern ireland, whereas further southin northern irelandwales it is dry at the moment, whereas for much of scotland and northern ireland it is not dry and we have some really heavy rain working its way in, the wettest weather we have for quite some time, eastern parts of scotland holding on to something a bit drier, much of england and wales staying fine, but increasing amounts of cloud and a bit of rain in the far north—west later. for most of us the winds will be light, but quite breezy up towards the north west of scotland, and 12 degrees top temperature in belfast and glasgow, london at 17 degrees. through this evening and tonight, this rain in the north will sink south eastwards, weakening as it goes, though there will be some heavy bursts across western parts, not much rain in southern england. it is not going to be a cold night, eight or 10 degrees, certainly not... this frontal system will be thinking southwards, so it will bring cloud and rain across a good part of england and wales, and will bring some in drier and brighterfor sco

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandy wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end — russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. orchestral music. james bond theme. and, shaken and stirred — the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the streets of ukraine.

our ireland correspondent chris page reports from north belfast.ncerns are often the same. hello. hi, kerry. i hello, kerry. people are turning to charities for the first time, as they face financial emergencies. and you're managing with your electricity and your heating? still struggling with the gas and the electric. that's the main thing. well, we have some more for you today to keep you going. thank you, muriel. not at all. it's a pleasure. it's a pleasure, kerry. that will keep us going for a wee while, bubba, won't it? it's actually hard being stuck in this, and you don't want to ask for the help, but you actually do need to. kerry's caring for two sons, studying for a psychology degree, and wrestling with dreadful choices. i've had to, like, determine whether it's energy orfood i'm picking. so that's why i've had to seek help, because you can'tjust pick one or the other — you need to heat your home. iam making, like, tremendous decisions as to how to get by for me and my family. the voluntary organisation working with kerry has seen a fivefo

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandound, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc world news: i'm rich preston. our top stories: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa, following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. james bond theme. and, shaken and stirred. the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the streets of ukraine.

otherwise fine and turning milder, temperatures 12—14, ireland.wise fine and turning milder, temperatures 12—14 , so things not looking too bad this weekend. thank you very much, chris. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. it's a massive weekend of sport. here's a quick look at the headlines... the crowds are back at aintree for the world's most famous horse race — the grand national, which is tomorrow. i'm laura scott and i'm live at the course, ready to take you through the big stories ahead of the race. tiger's about to get back on the prowl in augusta. we'll have the latest from the masters. and it's a busy night of women's world cup qualifiers. northern ireland badly need a win in austria. also coming up in the programme... could it be the title decider? we look ahead to sunday's huge game between first and second in the premier league. hello and welcome to sportsday. what a weekend of sport. and

rain in northern ireland and scotland.— ireland and scotland.land and scotland. it has been milder than over the weekend, i ireland and scotland. it has been i milder than over the weekend, nine to 15 celsius. cold in shetland where the showers this morning will turn wintry as we go through the afternoon. 0vernight, tonight, a lot of cloud, some mist and fog especially in the hills and coast on the west, rain across northern ireland and northern england and scotland, some snow falling across the highlands and grampian is where it will be colder. for much of the country tonight, another mild night. tomorrow, a fair bit of cloud, one or two brighter breaks, the rain in northern ireland, northern england and scotland, some significant snow across the highlands and grampian is where it is going to be cold and windy once more. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine's president says he is setting up a special team that will start investigating alleged russian war crimes straight—away. ukraine says its recovered more than four hundred bodies —

damp, drizzly weather for western hills and coast but a lot of cloud and some rain from northern irelanddry and a bit brighter as well but on the whole, cloudy skies on monday but a milder day and temperatures between 12 and 14 celsius and for many parts of the country, but a milder air mass and things are getting colder across northern parts of scotland. on the weather fronts, this is where we have a zone of thick cloud and rain and for a while northern ireland and northern england but most of the wet weather is in scotland as it marches into the northern colder air and we will find the airand the northern colder air and we will find the air and the snow levels might drop on tuesday night but during the day with wintry weather it will feel cold here but the central belt is milder with some sunshine across parts of england and wales and temperatures could be up to 15 degrees. moving into wednesdays we have the low pressure sliding eastwards and in the far north of scotland more sleet and snow but most of scotland seeing rain and northern ireland, england and wales seeing some blustery ba

and scotland, some rain, we have had decent rental northern ireland at least into western scotland. of rain for northern england and was later. still a few sunny spells on the south—east, where we will see higher temperatures. into sunday, the weather system moves southwards, it will be weakening as it does so. some rain is associated with it, but increasingly late, patchy or showery on a sunday, and all that gradually clearing away, probably south—west woods. keeping a could undercard by matt, i'm older warmer taken away it will feel cooler in wales and england. going into the bank holiday, pressure is high, as that system now clears away. there will be a fair amount of cloud around. it will break to allow for some sunny spells to come through. a chance for the odd shower here and there, though most places will stay dry, so i mainly settled bank holiday. pleasant enough when the sun makes an appearance. some outbreaks of rain was northern scotland later in the day, another weather system that will move through particularly as we go through particularly as we go through tuesday and

wales, western scotland has seen rain in the evening, claiming to showers in northern ireland, does pusht some rain in central and eastern parts of england, you are likely to be disappointed. it is a weather front that glares into easter monday and behind it still perhaps some spells of rain towards north—west scotland where it will be wendy and wendy two in northern ireland but they will be a few showers living on behind this front. it is ushering in cooler air, not cold, just temperatures back closer to average for the time of year on monday. as it has gone through, they will be quite a bit of fine weather around on monday, still, broken clouds, sunny spells, the chance of a shower, more especially in the north and west are mainly for northern ireland and into western scotland, north—west: could well see some longer spells of rain, it will be blustery across north—western parts, breezy elsewhere and the temperatures are positive average though still above in the east and eastern england. a greater chance of showers on tuesday, in wales in the southern half of england, some could be qui

insisting he's a man of integrity who has changed the game in northern ireland. statement in which she appears to speak for the whole team. the brains behind the new tottenham hotpur stadium and the bernabeu in madrid have been given the task of leading the redesign of old trafford. manchester united has appointed global architectural design firm populous and legends international to help transform the new stadium. it's understood three options will be explored — including building a brand new stadium but a redevelopment is thought to be more likely. catalans dragons have won the first top—level super league match played between two french sides. the dragons, last year's grand final runners—up, entertained super league newcomers toulouse, and ran away winners by 18—10. fouad yaha with a couple of tries for the home side as they move up to fourth in the table. toulouse stay bottom. world heavyweight champion tyson fury says retirement is not on his mind before his bout with dillian whyte. at the news conference to announce the fight last month fury said he would "

but for scotland, northern ireland, it will be turning windy, cloudy and wet.of thunder there. that will impact the temperatures. it will be cooler here than the last few days. further south, we could see 17 or 18 degrees and a little bit of fairweather cloud just bubbling up here and there. the cloud will increase across northern and western england and wales as we head into the latter part of the day and into the evening. that area of low pressure will continue to drift its way southwards, tending to weaken as it does so. but there will be a lot of cloud around for saturday night, so that means it will be a mild one, with the temperatures no lower than seven to 10 degrees. so for sunday, then, our area of low pressure will continue to weaken, pushing towards the southern half of britain, so that means it will be the south which will see the thickest of the cloud with outbreaks of rain. so some wet weather for wales, south west england through sunday. some of that light and patchy rain and drizzle will drift its way eastwards. further north, it will be brighte

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandith a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. the headlines: the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4000 fighters in the city — the bbc has not been able to verify these claims. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine. russia said us arms shipments were adding fuel to the conflict and could lead to what it called "unpredictable consequences". missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship weapons — and threatens more to come. disaster teams in the south african province of kwazulu—natal are on high alert for further floods — as more rain is forecast

france followed up their opening victory against italy with a a0 points to 5 win over ireland.y melissande llorens. it took almost an hour for ireland to get on the scoresheet and it was fitting that eve higgins crossed the line after having a try disallowed early in the first half. england's women have the chance to make history, in the cricket world cup in the early hours of the morning when they aim to become the first senior english side to successfully defend a world cup. they take on a formidable australia side though — who are the heavy favourites. but england come into the match in christchurch, on the back of winning their last 5 matches. henry moeran is with alex hartley at the hagley 0val. after five weeks of cricket it all comes down to this, the world cup final between australia and england played here in christchurch to see who will get their hands on the famous trophy won five years ago at a sold—out lords by england. australia are the hot favourites and it would be a surprise if england could inflictjust a third defeat in five years on this supreme australian si

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandlot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news, the headlines: russia says its troops have completely cleared ukrainian forces from the besieged and heavily bombarded city of mariupol after weeks of intense fighting, apart from one location. president volodymyr zelensky has warned peace talks with russia would come to a halt if the remaining troops in mariupol were killed. the mayor of kyiv has told people who've fled the ukrainian capital not to return yet. vitali klitschko warned of further russian missile attacks in northern parts of the city. he said at least one person had been killed and several others were wounded in strikes early on saturday. authorities in south africa say the number

easing off in northern ireland.night will follow, a frost in places. high pressure in charge, so light winds and a few patches of mist. maybe some patchy rain and drizzle in ireland through the day. elsewhere, a sign and frosty start, but clouding over from the west. temperature starting to rise. it is an education, a big switch around in fortunes this weekend and next weekend. next week, much milder conditions. there will be some rain at times, so have some wet weather plans if you're on your easter break. he this is bbc news ? these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. at least 30 people are feared to have been killed after two rockets struck a railway station in eastern ukraine. a local official has posted this picture from the scene. russian forces have now fully withdrawn from northern ukraine — according to uk intelligence — but the eastern donbas region suffers heavy shelling and rocket fire overnight. violence inflicted by russian troops on one ukrainian town is descibed as �*more horrifi

the western isles and into northern ireland. wednesday letterfor and into northern ireland.h and temperatures will be notable and the low 20s across the southeast of the country, 16 or 17 degrees for easter monday afternoon and the low teens further north and west. showers continue across england and wales look at some clear spells too, whether from look at some clear spells too, whetherfrom pushing look at some clear spells too, whether from pushing to the northwest of the country to bring outbreaks of rain and it's going to be a chilly night in the northern and western areas and a touch of frost and farmers just take note. so, and to stay beer in between but systems and the pressure pulling away to the north and means will be turning later and it's a chilly start to the date for tuesday and left that weather front across western ireland bring figure cloud of rain and sunshine in the afternoon few showers will develop and smoothies will be heavy and slow moving because the wind will be light a come from 12 to 15 degrees. hike taking charge again for wednesday onwards and a

the tail end of weather fronts affecting northern ireland in particular.some heavy rain particularly across western counties. so it will stay wet through the afternoon. some of that rain skirting into western scotland. never mind, it is a day of sunny spells and showers. some areas more prone to seeing downpours than others today. for example, across the south midlands and central and england with the winds converging together that gives you a higher chance of big downpours across this area. we also have a convergence caused by the sea breeze kind of hitting the prevailing winds as well so when or two heavy showers there, as well. east anglia and the south—east should stay dry with spells of sunshine, and where the sun is out it will not do too bad at all with a bit of strength in that a full sun. overnight, showers paid and under clearing skies, it will be cold enough for a little bit of frost in some areas. tomorrow, a similar day, a day of sunny spells and showers, then over the next few days, the rest of the week, this area of high pressure dominates f