these winds have been upped to 90mph across the irish sea. 60mph inland and some of the winds on thep to 70 or 80mph. that's on really exposed coasts. even 50, 60 inland is enough to cause problems. it's going to be blowing very hard inland as well through tomorrow morning's rush hour in the afternoon, later in the day, those wind will ease. with that will come a mixture of lots of showers, bit of sunshine in between and then more wet and windy weather is expected wednesday night into thursday. i think a swathe of further gales expected across southern parts of the uk. so once again, the worst of the winds tonight, at least, from just about the east of northern ireland, through the irish sea, through here and through northern parts of england. but the effects of the storm will be felt across a much, much larger area. damage disruption even much larger area. damage disruption eve n a cross much larger area. damage disruption even across the south as well. you're watching beyond 100 days. six days of protests, several dead and now iran's supreme leader blames foreign countries for the

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over the irish sea and into northern england and wales.ck their way south—east with this evening before fading away overnight. the winds will drop, skies will clear and it points to a cold night. colder than it has been. the frost is on the way across scotla nd the frost is on the way across scotland and frost in laurel areas elsewhere. but it won't be long before it changes again, rain quickly moving over the irish sea and briefly some snow over the pennines, over the hills of scotland. wet weather doesn't last too long and it cheers up on the acton ib gusty winds ahead of this rain arriving in northern ireland later on. temperature seven to 10 degrees in the central belt, 11 in london and cardiff. keep an eye on this low overnight tuesday, not exactly where it will go, but there are warnings of 60 to 70 mph gusts over scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the worst of it moving away in the morning but leaving us with widespread gales across england and wales on wednesday. wednesday will be a day of sunshine and showers, mostly

brain across the irish sea to the north—west of england, heavy rain over the hills.ern england, dry and bright, if rather chilly across east anglia and the south—east. hazy sunshine here, thicker cloud and rain in the west and south—west. the wet weather pushes eastwards at the same time. rain in the afternoon becomes light and patchy. accumulating cloud in england and wales, showers, windy noticeably so in the far north—west. but an atlantic wind, so temperatures will be higher than today, typically 11 or so. windy weather around the base of the area of low pressure, rushing across northern scotland overnight. then we have the returning weather front to push back into scotland, actually, on sunday. outbreaks of rain and drizzle here. many other areas dry, a lot of cloud around. a brisk west to south—westerly wind, another mild day. if you get sunshine, to the east of high ground where the cloud brea ks east of high ground where the cloud breaks up, particularly across cheshire and north—east wales, temperatures as high as 15. cooler to the north of the rain in the f

around the irish sea, 60 or 70 ireland as well. around the irish sea, 60 or70 mph ireland as well. and the number of isoba rs anywhere sea, 60 or 70 mph gust. and the number of isobars anywhere near this frontal system, which is slowly going to churn its way down towards the southern part of britain into the southern part of britain into the wee small hours of monday. following behind we have a great raft of showers. let's take a look. first up, monday, commute home perhaps. very wet and windy all the way from the humber down towards the south and east midlands, east anglia, the south central and southern england, into the south midlands as well. following on behind after the persistent rain is gone, plenty of showers to go around and some of those just could give you a rumble of thunder. further away from the front we have this area where there will be some sunny spells around for scotland, northern ireland and northern england but at the same time you get the sense that if you step out there is the chance of there being a shower to accompany you. that rain eventually gets away fr

that wet weather driving over the irish sea.. not much sunshine around with the rain coming in but soon it will spill into wales and the south—west. that rain could be heavy at times. we could see some snow briefly over the tops of the pennines, the hills of scotland. the wet weather moves and in the afternoon it brightens up. some sunshine ahead of the rain arriving in northern ireland later. we need to keep an eye on this developing area of low pressure on tuesday night. at the moment we have warnings of 60—70 mph gusts overnight. that area of low pressure exits into the north sea but it leaves us with some widespread gales on wednesday across much of england and wales and broadly speaking wednesday will be a day of sunshine and showers. heavier showers in the west with longer spells of rain driving into northern ireland. temperature is not bad for the time of year. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two: police appeal for information after four men are stabbed to death in london in unrelated new year attacks. t

crossing the irish sea. scotla nd godchildren. crossing the irish sea.an change that around. what he‘s done is done wonders at northern ireland. he is the one that they have wanted for the one that they have wanted for the topjob in the one that they have wanted for the top job in scotland since gordon strachan‘s departure in october. they have been trying to woo him for some time. they‘ve agreed a compensation package at last with the irish fa, which can trigger face—to—face talks next week. northern ireland defied all the odds qualifying for 2016, their first major tournament for 30 years. ryan giggs has been interviewed for the role of wales manager. he‘s among a number of candidates for the job vacated by chris coleman going to sunderland. another former player craig bellamy is also being considered. an announcement is expected next week. and the bbc understands, giggs‘ former team mate phil neville, is a contender to take over, as the england women‘s manager. neville has previously worked, as an assistant coach, with united, valencia and the england

gale force winds, particularly across irish sea coasts in towards the south—west for a time., northern ireland and into northern england that accumulate and continue to tot up. across the south, dry interludes in fact, particularly the south—east, but wherever you are it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday looks like to be another cold and a windy one, wintry showers again but also some good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon. plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland to begin the day. strong winds too so there'll be some drifting of snow, blizzard conditions, take extra care on the roads, watch out for icy stretches as well. the same too for parts of northern england but the further south that we head, fewer showers through the morning period. a few running through the cheshire gap there in towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across the higher ground, the moors of south—west england. but elsewhere it should be dry, chilly and bright with some sunshine through th

turns wetter across northern ireland, and eventually rain later on in the night moves across the irish seae but picks up more slowly across eastern areas, particularly eastern england. here, it will be cold. for a while, there will be mist and fog patches, too. but that should tend to lift as the wind picks up, you can see how the wind quickly blows the rain eastwards across scotland into the morning. this is nine o'clock, heavy bursts of rain and strong winds, too. by this stage, the worst of the rain has cleared away from northern ireland. still some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps, across the hills in the north—west of england, but through much of eastern england, still dry and hazy sunshine, a bit of a chilly start across east anglia and the south—east. the milder weather is with the rain that we've got here across wales and south—west england. the rain pushes south—eastwards from the day. and in the afternoon, the rain becomes light and patchy, keeping a lot of cloud across much of england and wales. scotland and northern ireland more likely to get sunshine and some showers will be quit

gale force winds, particularly across irish sea coasts in towards the south—west for a time.land and into northern england that accumulate and continue to tot up. across the south, some dry interludes in fact, particularly across the south—east, but wherever you are it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday itself looks like to be another cold and a windy one, there will be wintry showers again but also some good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon. but plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland to begin the day. strong winds too so there'll be some drifting of snow, blizzard conditions, take extra care on the roads, watch out for icy stretches as well. the same too for parts of northern england but the further south that we head, fewer showers through the morning period. a few running through the cheshire gap there in towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across the higher ground, the moors of south—west england. but elsewhere it should be dry, chilly and bright with s

those showers moving over the irish sea and into wales.e fewer and lighter, but we are left with a residue of cloud across most of england and wales. should not get too cold. a different story for scotla nd too cold. a different story for scotland and northern ireland, likely frost. maybe fog as well. scotla nd likely frost. maybe fog as well. scotland will see the lowest temperatures overnight and first thing tomorrow morning, more across northern ireland we may have some fog around for the first half of the day. into england and wales, cloud breaking at the end of the night to allow those temperatures to get close to freezing in the north—west, perhaps on to west wales as well. the midlands and the east, a cloudy start. a new light showers. then more sunshine coming into england and wales and the south—west. most places have a dry day, decent sunshine but a bit more of a struggle across the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east, that clu b relu cta nt to east anglia and the south—east, that club reluctant to break. should do even

or they stop at the irish sea, or the british say, no, we have no eu legislation or regulation withinhe united kingdom. i don't understand the resolve >> that kind of complexity will be at the heart of negotiation >> it hasn't been agreed to yet. >> the key principle that was recognized in that text was the principle of alignment of regulations. what we have said when and if the eu and uk reach an agreement in relation to future trade that could form a framework for dealing with many difficulties that you raise we also said if that doesn't happen, the uk have recognized the role of alignment of standards with customs union and the single market to ensure we can have the kindof movement that is critical to ensuring a hard border does not return. >> we will bring you preliminary gdp figures out of the uk on the back of those comments from the irish finance minister they show the british economy grew 0.5% for the fourth quarter, that's against an expectation of 0.4%. so a beat. the preliminary annual gdp figure was 1.5 that's a beat against expectations of 1.4% you can see this two-year

those showers moving over the irish sea and into wales. left with a residue of cloud across most of england and wales. should not get too cold. a different story for scotland and northern ireland, likely frost. maybe fog as well. scotland will see the lowest temperatures overnight and first thing tomorrow morning, more across northern ireland we may have some fog around for the first half of the day. into england and wales, cloud breaking at the end of the night to allow those temperatures to get close to freezing in the north—west, perhaps on to west wales as well. most places have a dry day, decent sunshine but a bit more of a struggle across the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east, that club reluctant to break. should do eventually, and by then we will see more cloud probably arriving in northern ireland. temperatures a degree or two lower than today but with light winds and sunshine, should not feel too bad. rain into the north—west gets ambushed by this developing area of low pressure, most of the rain as we head into saturd

that wetter weather driving over the irish sea.ia and the south east, but quickly it's clouding over. it will be a wet start. wetter weather arriving in wales and the west of england. the rain not too heavy. the rain will work its way eastwards through the morning. it doesn't last long. we will brief get snow over the pennines and the hills in scotland and after a chilly morning, it does tend to become milder through the afternoon as we get brighter weather. still gusty winds mind you ahead of some rain that's going to be arriving in northern ireland later in the day. so seven celsius in glasgow and 11 celsius in london. this air low pressure is one to watch. uncertainties about the track, but we have got gusts of 60mph, 70mph likely across southern scotla nd 60mph, 70mph likely across southern scotland and northern ireland and northern england. that low exits out into the north sea, but we are left with widespread gales across most of england and wales on wednesday. a day of bright or sunny intervals and showers. some heavy shower

in the irish republic, tracking close to northern ireland and the irish sea, across cumbria and partss an hour. let‘s have a look at the gusts in more detail. 70—90 miles an hour on exposed coasts, that‘s for northern ireland, across yorkshire to the east coast and further self, 60 miles an hour, 70, maybe 80. inglot of numbers, a lot of numbers, that wind will cause problems in the rush hour tomorrow. some power interruptions and it will be blowing ha rd interruptions and it will be blowing hard through the course of the morning and into the afternoon. even at 3pm, we are talking about 50 mile an hour gusts at 3pm, we are talking about 50 mile an hourgusts in at 3pm, we are talking about 50 mile an hour gusts in birmingham. 0xford, coventry, london, 60 on the south coast and in norfolk still blowing very ha rd coast and in norfolk still blowing very hard indeed. for a change, and please to say across parts of central and northern scotland there will be no gale force winds. we are looking at five miles an hour of wind in the north of scotland for a change. here we go. tomorrow evening

that wetter weather driving over the irish sea, still dry across northern england, midlands and eastckly it's clouding over. it's going to be a cold start. wetter weather soon arriving in wales and the south—west of england. the rain here though not too heavy. this rain is going to work its way eastwards through the morning. it doesn't last too long. we will briefly get some snow over the pennines and over the hills in scotland. after a chilly morning it does tend to become a little milder through the afternoon as we get some brighter weather and still gusty winds ahead of some rain that's going to be arriving in northern ireland later in the day. seven celsius in glasgow and 11 celsius in london. that rain coming on, this deepening area of low pressure, it is one to watch tomorrow night. uncertainties about the exact track, but we have got gusts of 60mph, 70mph likely across southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england. 0vernight that low then exits south into the north sea, out into the north sea, but we are left with some widespread gales across he england and wales on

model of a storm surge in the irish sea the artist has become a rider of the storm. a bit how this isn't actually a classic sculpture it's a technical sculpture of the type who captures the fleeting moment at a wave has this shape for the second before it hits the coast of ireland in the fall and how. you use fun bismarck is the twenty seventeen when a of the prestigious op prize of the city of spore. one installation features granite exploded into fragments that are numbered and measured. and then pieced back together like a puzzle. yes i just sort of rock analysis by measuring the rock the way the planets are measured it's an analogy for measuring the world and the method of it. his breakthrough project was a live performance on a rotating concrete bowl at the twenty fifteen basel the event went on for days he might have mixed feelings about the art world but he's definitely at home in it. with him because i feel like i've arrived in the art world. in a sense that i've come to terms with the fact that i developed my work and they are to qana me but in fact i would

gale force winds, particularly across irish sea coasts in towards the south—west for a time. northern england that accumulate and continue to tot up. across the south, some dry interludes in fact, particularly across the south—east, but wherever you are it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday itself looks like to be another cold and a windy one, there will be wintry showers again but also some good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon. but plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland to begin the day. strong winds too so there'll be some drifting of snow, blizzard conditions, take extra care on the roads, watch out for icy stretches as well. the same too for parts of northern england but the further south that we head, fewer showers through the morning period. a few running through the cheshire gap there in towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across the higher ground, the moors of south—west england. but elsewhere it should be dry, chilly and bright with some sunshine

very windy to overnight, gale force winds, particularly in irish sea coasts and the north—west for ahose icky malaysians continue to top up. across the south, some dry interludes, particularly across the south—east but wherever you are it will be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday itself looks like another cold and windy one, wintry showers again and also good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head to the afternoon. plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and it} the efihi‘fizzr fewer parts of northern england. fewer in the morning period, few showers in the morning period, few in the cheshire gap towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across higher ground in the moors of south—west england. elsewhere it should be drier, chilly and bright with sunshine through the morning. the showers continue across many northern and western areas but through the afternoon, like i mentioned, increasing amounts of sunshine for england and wales, most of the showers confined to scotland, northern ireland and the far

many people could be killed by an uncontrolled fire there and what's at stake at sellafield on the irish sea in the northwest of england so i was thinking on the holds. six double decker buses filled to the brim with some of the most dangerous radioactive waste in the world and there's a lot of it there are twenty two silos like this in these things while building housing and to. move radioactivity released by the chernobyl disaster it took fifty years before the state mandated b.b.c. could reveal the truth about how successive british governments covered up the circumstances surrounding a fire at windscale as sellafield was called before its p.r. name change the fire in one hundred fifty seven could according to the b.b.c. have irrevocably altered the u.k. u.s. special relationship let alone killed a lot of people prime minister harold macmillan president eisenhower to sign an agreement that would change britain's relationship with america forever. just days before a fire has broken out at windscale the country's fast you can react. britain was on the brink of an unprecedented disaster but

gale force winds, particularly across irish sea coasts in towards the south—west for a time. ireland and into northern england that accumulate and continue to tot up. across the south, some dry interludes in fact, particularly across the south—east, but wherever you are it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday itself looks like to be another cold and a windy one, there will be wintry showers again but also some good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon. but plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland to begin the day. strong winds too so there'll be some drifting of snow, blizzard conditions, take extra care on the roads, watch out for icy stretches as well. the same too for parts of northern england but the further south that we head, fewer showers through the morning period. a few running through the cheshire gap there in towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across the higher ground, the moors of south—west england. but elsewhere it should be dry, chilly and bright wi

wetter weather driving over the irish sea. quite a cold start.and. the rain will work eased through the morning. not lasting for too long. briefly some snow over the pennines and the hills in scotland. and becoming a little milder through the afternoon. still some gusty wind ahead of some rain arriving in northern ireland later in the day. the rain coming on this deepening area of low pressure. uncertainties about the exact track but at the moment gusts of up to 70 miles an hour likely across southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england overnight. we're left with some widespread gales across left with some widespread gales a cross m ost left with some widespread gales across most of england and wales on wednesday. bright sunny intervals and sharers in the west. —— showers. temperatures still not bad for the time of year. the unsettled theme continues. we could see the wind eventually easing down by thursday morning but another area low pressure is to arrive bringing war wind and rain to the south—west. this is bbc news — our latest he

gale force winds, particularly across irish sea coasts in towards the south—west for a time.otland, northern ireland and into northern england that accumulate and continue to tot up. across the south, some dry interludes in fact, particularly across the south—east, but wherever you are it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday itself looks like to be another cold and a windy one, there will be wintry showers again but also some good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon. but plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland to begin the day. strong winds too so there'll be some drifting of snow, blizzard conditions, take extra care on the roads, watch out for icy stretches as well. the same too for parts of northern england but the further south that we head, fewer showers through the morning period. a few running through the cheshire gap there in towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across the higher ground, the moors of south—west england. but elsewhere it should be dry, chil

that wet weather driving over the irish sea, still dry across northern england, the midlands, east angliae wetter weather soon arriving in wales and the south—west of england. but not too heavy. this rain is going to work its way eastwards through the morning. it doesn't last too long. we may briefly get some snow over the pennines, over the hills in scotland, and after a chilly morning it does tend to become a little milder through the afternoon as we get some brighter weather. still some gusty winds, mind you, ahead of some rain that's going to be arriving in northern ireland later in the day. so, seven in glasgow, 11 degrees in london. that rain coming on this deepening area of low pressure, it's one to watch tomorrow night. uncertainties about the exact track but at the moment we've got gusts of 60—70 mph likely across southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england overnight. that low will then exit out into the north sea but we are left with widespread gales across most of england and wales on wednesday. a day of bright or sunny intervals and some showers, heavy showers in

it will cross the irish sea into western fringes of england and wales.og over the hills. after the sunshine today we wa ke hills. after the sunshine today we wake up to some rather grey skies and some leaden skies with rain across the south west of england and the south—west of wales. for central and eastern areas, pretty much as today. there might be a bit of sunshine across east anglia but we have that week weather front around soa have that week weather front around so a bit of drizzly rain around. something more substantial than northern ireland, and western scotla nd northern ireland, and western scotland eventually. for most of scotla nd scotland eventually. for most of scotland it is a cold and frosty start. here we will see the lion's share of the sunshine across the highland region tomorrow. for most of us even though the breeze will lift the cloud to make it a bit less grey, it will still be a cloudy day for most. the rain starts to move a bit further east so it will be dumper by the end of the day for the south—west of scotland. then that weat

best. 70 mile an hour gusts of wind across the western isles, and further south, top end of the irish seaf the relatively mild air, food next week, it will be decidedly colder. it takes a while for the rain to get away from the far south—east. following behind, a raft of showers. the east of the pennines is most likely not to see rain. these temperatures are as good as it gets on monday. they will tumble away, and because of the strength of the wind, it will feel colder, and because the air is coming from iceland, greenland, that sort of way, it will turn the showers wintry, decidedly so across the top two thirds of the british isles. wednesday, still a lot of isobars, and then this. rain on the southern flank, but for a time, we could get a spell of snow. wednesday night and into the first part of thursday. we will keep you posted on the detail there, but next week certainly colder, windier, and with some snow. this is bbc news, i'm i'm vicki young. the headlines at 8pm: officials from across government are holding talks this weekend to discuss the future of the troubled construction fir

gale force winds, particularly across irish sea coasts in towards the south—west for a time.eland and into northern england that accumulate and continue to tot up. across the south, some dry interludes in fact, particularly across the south—east, but wherever you are it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday. wednesday itself looks like to be another cold and a windy one, there will be wintry showers again but also some good spells of sunshine and increasing amounts of sunshine as we head on into the afternoon. but plenty of wintry showers, snow showers across scotland and northern ireland to begin the day. strong winds too so there'll be some drifting of snow, blizzard conditions, take extra care on the roads, watch out for icy stretches as well. the same too for parts of northern england but the further south that we head, fewer showers through the morning period. a few running through the cheshire gap there in towards the pennines and the odd wintry showers across the higher ground, the moors of south—west england. but elsewhere it should be dry, chilly and bright with

but the weather was at its worst and the other side of the irish sea.s have been unblocked, dave breacker year dub and electricity mostly back. however, people here will remember storm eleanor for a long however, people here will remember storm eleanorfor a long time. chris page, bbc news, belfast. well let's go to cornwall now. jon kay, the storm swept through there last night — but it's not over yet? it's not. people here are waiting nervously to find out what tonight ‘s high tide in the next few minutes could bring. it was about 4am that people heard a crack and then a crash and then about 20 metres of the harbour wall, the old harbour wall which protects this community collapsed into the sea. this is what it looked like in the daytime. it left a great big gap in the defences which are meant to protect this small coastal community. the authorities have worked all day to try to work out how to do it. they cleared some of the rubble away and try to create a bank which will give some kind of protection. it's too big a gap to fill in by high tide tonight

it eagerly across the irish sea coast in the hills. 60 mph were widely through the early hours. 70 maybe coast. there is likely to be some severe travel warnings. beginning to bbc local radio. the rush hour looks pretty vicious with strong winds moving through. plenty of lost three showers. when the showers arrive there will be some squally winds with them as well. there should be some sunshine as well. it is not com pletely some sunshine as well. it is not completely doom and gloom. jammed it is reaching10— completely doom and gloom. jammed it is reaching 10— 11 in the south. it may not be like that because of the winds. showers as well. not a bad day across central and northern scotla nd day across central and northern scotland because of lighter winds and afairamount scotland because of lighter winds and a fair amount of sunshine. the showers begin to ease down wednesday night, along with the winds, finally easing down. we are looking at another weather system putting in from the south—west. a brief respite as we from the south—west. a brief respite as we have every wednesday night in

said no hard board between north ireland and particularly no hard board between ireland and the irish seathat suggests sort of a norwegian end game or indeed no brexit at all. both of which would have significant political ramifications in both the uk and eu so, yes, i remain a skeptic, and i believe that skepticism is widely shared in the market. we've seen investors firmly under weight >> how do you look for the opportunity here in the uk sector in particular >> well, i think the quite sensitive exposure to the consumer at the moment, that's been, i think, reflected in a whole host of corporate earning results that we've seen pot christmas trading. it's very clear that retail is suffering badly. food retail looking better but again if you break down the numbers that's just falling inflation. and the bigger picture is that the consumer continues to be under stress yes, it does appear that the wage inflation is picking up a little bit in the uk. >> but not enough? >> but not enough. and none of this has been supplemented by very cheap consumer credit. that's been going at double difficult

here it is trekking across ireland, the irish sea, and those isobars with very strong winds, disruptivestories here in the bbc newsroom. a major development in the investigation into alleged russian interference in the us presidential presidential election. reports say president trump's former chief strategist, steve bannon, has been ordered to testify before a grand jury. doctors treating the thirteen siblings rescued from being shackled in a house in california say they're being cooperative and hoping for a better life — here's how one of them raised the alarm. a 17—year—old girl called 911 from a deactivated cell phone, and reported that her siblings were being held against their will, some of them chained. a renegade police officer has been killed on the run in venezuela. venezuela's most wanted man oscar perez is dead. he was a vehement opponent of president maduro. last year he was the pilot as a helicopter dropped grenades on the venezuelan supreme court. he's been on the run since. that was in caracas. then this week perez and several other men were cornered in an area nearby am

you an idea of the strongest winds across the hebrides, the western highlands, down through the irish seacorridor, south—west england and eventually all of that rain will be going south eastwards through the morning with some very eastwards through the morning with some very strong eastwards through the morning with some very strong and gusty wind. it will be particularly tricky if you are driving a high sided vehicle. the rain does slowly start to ease away. it will be a windy day wherever you are. behind the reins and spells of sunshine but also some showers. it could be wintry over the hills of scotland. find that rain, slightly colder air starting to come in. temperatures coming in between six and nine celsius, not as mild as today. thursday, sunshine and showers, always most frequent the further west you are. sunshine around, but still a breezy day, highs of between six and 10 celsius, a chilly night as we go into friday, a chilly night as we go into friday, a touch of frost for england and scotland. for friday, most of us should end the week on a fairly quiet note. there might be if

in sport, across the irish sea, northern ireland boss michael o'neill is a step closer to taking overscotland manager now that the scottish fa have agreed a deal to compensate his current employers. and making a splash, i have put on a tailfin to find and making a splash, i have put on a tail fin to find out how mermaiding is becoming a growing sport in the uk. cloudy today, increasingly wet and windy from the west, all the details of the weather today in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the british dental association says england provides a second—class service compared to scotland and wales, and has accused government ministers of adopting a short—sighted approach to a growing crisis around tooth decay. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. tooth decay in children is distressing, painful and avoidable. dentists say sugary snacks and drinks are the biggest cause. british children drink more soft drinks than anywhere else in europe and the number of multiple extractions which have to take place in hospital under a general anaesthetic is continuing to g

but the weather was at its worst and the other side of the irish sea.city mostly back. however, people here will remember storm eleanorfor a long time. six people have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the banned far—right terror group national action. the five men and one woman were detained during raids in cambridge, banbury, wolverhampton, leicester and stockport. all six are being held at a police station in the west midlands. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 22—year—old woman in a park in north london on christmas eve. kasim lewis — who's 31 — was remanded in custody. he is accused of killing iuliana tudos, who was found dead not far from her home in finsbury park on december 27th. a homeless man who was hailed a hero for helping some of the injured at the manchester arena bombing, has pleaded guilty to stealing a purse and a mobile phone from victims of the attack. chris parker appeared at manchester crown court earlier today. danny savage is outside the manchester arena for us. chris parker became famous after the

in most cases cancelled. 0ne irish sea in most cases cancelled. the journey he took from aberystwyth to the south of wales as rather like a steeplechase, in other words having to dodge obstacles above ground just to dodge obstacles above ground just to make his way from a to b. police are dealing with fallen trees all over the place. 0ne control room turned around and said when we asked where the problem was that it was everywhere. a lot of damage overnight and as it gets lighter the full extent of the damage will become clearer. and people must stay in touch with their local radio stations to find out what's going on. thank you. president trump has threatened to withhold financial aid to the palestinians because he says they are "no longer willing to talk peace." last month, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, said he would reject any peace plan from the us after mr trump recognised jerusalem as israel's capital. in a series of tweets, mr trump also boasted to the leader of north korea about america's nuclear button. 0ur north america corre

to give you an idea of the strength of the wind, moving into the western highlands, down irish sea coastsaw recently. temperatures down to between six and ten celsius. thursday, once again it's a day of sunshine and showers. the winds not as strong. a blustery day. most showers to western areas, temperatures down a notch. it will be chilly into friday with a frost particularly for scotland and northern england. one of the chilly nights of the week. we should end the week for most mainly dry with some sunshine. showers down the east coast, but feeling feeling a little bit colder again. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... the prime minister tells her cabinet to have discussions in private, after the foreign secretary, borisjohnson called for money for the nhs after brexit. for the 90th academy awards — gary oldman is nominated for best actor for his portrayal of winston churchill. fox's proposed takeover of sky is provisionally blocked by regulators, who say it would give rupert murdoch too much control over the media in the uk. a body found in a yorkshire river yesterday has been id

referendum on abortion and these topics were of course a very contentious in irish society are we so witnessing a change a sea change happening in r.l. and i think it's kind of it started i would say in the ninety's when the catholic church which was extremely powerful influential institution in orland was rocked by a series of scandals surrounding child sex abuse and also revelations about treatment of married mothers and their babies and mother and baby and ever since then we've seen more and more people fall away from the church and we had. divorced her from them in the ninety's and then the marriage equality referendum just a few years ago and no this is kind of seen as shaking off the last vestiges of the catholic church influence in our land right to jennifer collins thank you so much. russia's president has criticized the decision by the u.s. to release a list designating some rich and powerful russians as potential targets for sanctions lottery putin said the move could damage international relations as a whole as prime minister dmitri medvedev made the list as well as dozens of ministers and nearly o

have a referendum on abortion these topics were of course a very contentious in irish society are we so witnessing a change a sea change happening in r.l. and i think it's kind of affected i would say in the ninety's when the catholic church which was extremely powerful influential institution in orland was rocked by a fairy's of scandals surrounding child sex abuse and also revelations about treatment of married mothers and their babies the mother and baby and ever since then we've seen more and more people fall away from the church and we had. divorced her from them in the ninety's and then the marriage equality referendum just a few years ago and know this is kind of seen as shaking off the last vestiges of catholic church influence in orland right to jennifer collins thank you so much. all right here in germany the country's two main political parties have made a major breakthrough in their negotiations to form a new coalition government. conservatives and the social democrats have reached an agreement on where unions for refugee families all refugees already in germany will be allowed to bring their familie

irish coast. sinked in 15 minutes. washington believes that a grave crisis is at hand." u.s. neutrality faced numerous tests. vying for control over shipping lanes across the atlantic and through the north sea, in its effort to blockade commerce from the u.s. reaching germany, seized american ships. germany, in retaliation, introduced a new weapon of war, the u-boat, which could strike without warning. in 1915, german u-boats sank over 90 ships. leading up to the election of 1916, many americans favored the allies in the war, yet embraced president wilson's urging to remain impartial in thought as well as in action. at this time one-third of u.s. citizens were either born in europe or were descendents of european immigrants. sympathy for both countries on both sides of the conflict ran high. the descendents of german immigrants found themselves torn. on the one hand identifying firstly as americans, yet on the other sympathizing with their relatives abroad. when the u.s. entered the war, german-americans were labelled alien enemies and faced severe restrictions on their civil liberties. irish-americans preferred neutrality as well as the prospect of the u.s. entering the war on the side of

irish media during and after the election season. her book, "in america." >> drain the swamp is incredibly evocative. notion playing on the that the seas built on a swamp. by draining it, taking away the horrible people and replacing them with better people. whether voters believed him and not, they were prepared to take a chance. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. announcer: mayors from across the u.s. are meeting in washington this week to talk about policy issues. one of the panels looked at possible federal immigration legislation, border security, and sanctuary cities. the mayors of los angeles, austin, and providence took part in the discussion hosted by the u.s. conference of mayors. >> we are so excited that everybody is here. thank you all for joining us this morning. let me thank my cohosts from anaheim and from providence. this is a three-person show that we have done for a couple of years. i want to welcome you on behalf of the latino alliance. and also you will hear from these gentlemen who have done an extraordinary job leading our immigration platform at the u.s. conference of mayors. i want to thank ea

the midlands of the irish republic, southern counties of northern ireland, and towards scotland, wales and the midlands of england. and while it is now heading out to the north searemains in place. the rain is still coming down here, it is still breezy, but while the high winds are still not as big a danger, people are being warned that the weather will remain severe. i think they have cut the power perhaps to chris' satellite link. that is the latest message from chris. nhs england has insisted there's no crisis in the health service, despite their decision to postpone all non—urgent operations and routine outpatient appointments until next month. officials say they have taken early action to ease winter pressures and avoid last minute cancellations. but senior doctors say pressure has "escalated rapidly" over the festive period. it's estimated tens of thousands of patients could be affected. our health editor, hugh pym, has more. ambulance siren. there's always great pressure on the nhs in the new year. but the strains seem even bigger this year. two ambulance services in england, covering the north—east and east, are on the highest state of operational alert,