so here's the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england.lly it will be wet. some of the bursts of rain could be at least for a time heavy, but i think as we go through the course of the afternoon, that rain should eventually peter out. we'll also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we'll have the highest temperatures — 20 celsius. here's that weather front as it moves southwards and also gently drifts towards the east. it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds. feeling very pleasant in that sunshine, and i think widely temperatures should reach the high teens, and probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it'll anchor itself over the uk. we're right in the middle of it, and it's not in a

so here's the weather front, then, through the irish sea, occasionally it will be wet.of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we'll good morning welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: the government has defended the early release of prisoners, after it emerged a former inmate allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on the same day he was freed. plans for an independent football regulator could lead to england being barred from the next euros tournament, according to uefa. calls to scrap 20 miles per hour roads in wales a year after they were introduced, despite the number of accidents falling. a first win at anfield in 50 years for nottingham forest, who bring liverpool's100% start in the premier league to an end with a stunning win. good morning. we have some rain in the forecast — good morning. we have some rain in the forecast today, _ good morning. we have some rain in the forecast today, particularly- good morning. we have some rain in the forecast today, particu

that is important in potentially resolving some of the frictions across the irish sea which somethingriers within the united kingdom.— created barriers within the united kingdom. what else is auoin to united kingdom. what else is going to have _ united kingdom. what else is going to have to _ united kingdom. what else is going to have to be _ united kingdom. what else is going to have to be on - united kingdom. what else is going to have to be on the . going to have to be on the table in order to fulfil this reset? i table in order to fulfil this reset? ~' ., table in order to fulfil this reset? ~ ., ., reset? i think one of the positive _ reset? i think one of the positive things - reset? i think one of the positive things to - reset? i think one of the positive things to come l reset? i think one of the i positive things to come out reset? i think one of the - positive things to come out of todayis positive things to come out of today is the other thing labour are keen on is a new deal on security. ireland is not in nato so this is quite a constructive area to work in terms of throu

herjourney had taken herfar off track into the cold, stormy waters of the irish sea.nd on her back. that revealed nazare's habit of getting lost and being found. which was amazing because we found out that she was released from the coast of france from la rochelle aquarium, where she'd been rehabilitated injune in 2023. so it wasn't the first time she'd been in a facility like ours. and the tag stopped beeping around december time, just off the coast of ireland. and that means she probably got stuck in the storms then and disappeared. so she'd had a bit of a rough couple of months, we reckon, from the condition of her. those months had taken their toll. staff removed algae with a toothbrush. by right she should have died, but her dehydration and pneumonia were treated over three weeks of 2a hour care. she was eventually well enough to be driven to scarborough sealife centre. regulating her temperature was so important she made the journey first class. she actually moved in the front of the van with me for the journey over from blackpool, and then from there we were ab

so we effectively have a border in the irish sea.people in northern ireland are getting the best of both worlds because they have they're both in the eu and out of it, but that's what, that's what, that's what keir starmer is going to be trying to do is, is he's going to be trying to work out how to get trade flowing. >> have you as my first guest at chequers on the eve of the blenheim summit, that we had the summit there, and, you know, it's a pleasure to be here, to have this opportunity which we will to take renew the friendship between our countries that reset, i think, can be meaningful. it can be deep, of course, it covers the relationship between our two countries, obviously it has to cover the good friday agreement, and i take very seriously our joint role in relation to that. and i've been very clear about that for many, many years and renew that commitment here today. and the wider eu reset, but of course, at the same time there are international issues which are pressing the situation in ukraine. you've just come back from

brightness around, still some cloud and a few showers out towards the far north and west across irish seaprobably no higher than 11—15c. so a different feel to things as we head into the weekend. sunday looking cloudier, still some brighter spells at times. unsettled, wet and windy for many on sunday night. live from beirut. this is bbc news, i'm anna foster. israel's prime minister tells the military to keep fighting lebanon's his brother with full force — despite calls from world leaders for a 21—day ceasefire. —— hezbollah. there's been a large explosion in the southern suburbs of beirut , as the israeli military says it was carrying out what it called "precise strikes" in the lebanese capital. i'll have all the latest from our correspondents in the region and at the united nations. also in the headlines... president zelenskiy thanks president biden and the us police in london say they are investigating a number of new allegations made against the late harrods owner who has been accused of rape and sexual assault. us prosecutors charge the mayor of new york, eric adams, with five count

probably quite murky around some of our irish sea coasts.ngland, where it will continue to feel quite humid and very warm. now beyond that, as we head into tuesday, eventually we're going to start to get northwesterly winds moving back across the country, and they will bring fresher air and some slightly lower temperatures as well. now, tuesday will probably start off with some bits and pieces of rain, probably murky weatherfor some across eastern areas to clear out of the way. then some sunshine. a few showers followed to scotland, northern ireland and maybe one or 2 for the northwest of both england and wales. temperatures 18 to 21. feeling fresher, pleasant in the sunshine from wednesday onwards, though, there's a lot of uncertainty in the weather forecast. two scenarios. one is that we continue to see showers work into north—western areas, with the driest weather across the south and east of the uk, where we've got a ridge of high pressure. in this scenario wednesday, thursday, friday temperatures wouldn't change very much. high teens to

but at the same time, a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish sea for northern ireland, fore cloudy and much cooler along that north sea coast. and then, notice the showers again here in the northwest through the course of saturday evening. and then on sunday, the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales but again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the northwest of the uk. so, once again, sunny spells for the western isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too. but not so great for the south with all the cloud and the rain. —— but not so great further south with all the cloud and the rain. now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. that again spells a fair amount of cloud, outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland — only 12 degrees. in the south, still relatively warm. we're holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. so, here's the outlook for the week ahead. you can see that big drop in the temperature in t

brightness around, still some cloud and a few showers out towards the far north and west across irish sea5 c. so a different feel to things as we head into the weekend. sunday looking cloudier, still some brighter spells at times. unsettled, wet and windy for many on sunday night. live from beirut. this is bbc news. israel's prime minister tells the military to keep fighting lebanon's hezbollah with full force — despite calls from world leaders for a 21—day ceasefire. there's been a large explosion in the southern suburbs of beirut — as the israeli military said it was carrying out what it called "precise strikes" in the lebanese capital. i'll have all the latest from our correspondents in the region and at the united nations. also in the headlines... police in london say they're looking to see if anyone else can be pursued for criminal offences relating to sexual assault and rape claims made against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. and injapan, the world's longest—serving prisoner on death row has been acquitted — more than half a century after his conviction. hello, you are watchi

move a little bit further north, but at the same time a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish sean glasgow, but i think quite cloudy and much cooler along that north sea coast. and then notice the showers again here in the north—west through the course of saturday evening. and then on sunday the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales. but again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the north—west of the uk. so once again sunny spells for the western isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too, but not so great for the south with all the cloud and the rain. now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. that again spells a fair amount of cloud outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland, only 12 degrees in the south — still relatively warm. we're holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. so here's the outlook for the week ahead. you can see that big drop in the temperature in the south 11; degrees in london. but look at

the wind and rain pick—up in england and wales with gusts up to 60 mph on the irish sea coast and the it will scoop up some warmerairso will turn heavy. it will scoop up some warmer air so monday morning will be milder. 9—12. low pressure pumps against high pressure and stores across the uk which is why we will see rainfall totals accumulate. a question over the extent of the rain. at the moment it looks like the heaviest in east anglia, north and east of england, north midlands, southern scotland where they could be flooding issues. further south, could be flooding issues. furthersouth, it could be flooding issues. further south, it could be sunshine and showers. but the rain could be heavier here, stay tuned to the forecast. it could be mild on monday in the south. colderfurther north could be mild on monday in the south. colder further north and it will feel colder because of the strength of the wind. only very slowly clearing into the north sea on tuesday. it could be central and eastern areas hold onto rain and strong north—easterly wind. with strong winds, we could see coastal f

probably quite murky around some of our irish sea coasts.a and south east england, where it will continue to feel quite humid and very warm. now beyond that, as we head into tuesday, eventually we're going to start to get northwesterly winds moving back across the country, and they will bring fresher air and some slightly lower temperatures as well. now, tuesday will probably start off with some bits and pieces of rain, probably murky weatherfor some across eastern areas to clear out of the way. then some sunshine. a few showers followed to scotland, northern ireland and maybe one or two for the northwest of both england and wales. temperatures 18 to 21. feeling fresher, pleasant in the sunshine. from wednesday onwards, though, there's a lot of uncertainty in the weather forecast. two scenarios — one is that we continue to see showers work into north—western areas, with the driest weather across the south and east of the uk, where we've got a ridge of high pressure. in this scenario wednesday, thursday, friday, temperatures wouldn't change v

so here is the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england. least for a time heavy, but i think as we go through the course of the afternoon, that rain should eventually peter out. we'll also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we'll have the highest temperatures. 20 celsius. here's that weather front as it moves southwards and also gently drifts towards the east. it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds. feeling very pleasant in the sunshine, and i think widely temperatures should reach the high teens, and probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it'll anchor itself over the uk. we're right in the middle of it, and it's not in a hurry to budge. now, the very far north—west of the uk will

so here's the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england. 0ccasionallyursts of rain could be at least for a time heavy, but i think as we go through the course of the afternoon, that rain should eventually peter out. we'll also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we'll have the highest temperatures — 20 celsius. here's that weather front as it moves southwards and also gently drifts towards the east. it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds. feeling very pleasant in that sunshine, and i think widely temperatures should reach the high teens, and probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it'll anchor itself over the uk. we're right in the middle of it, and it's not in a hurry to budge. now, the very fa

move a little bit further north, but at the same time a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish seacloudy and much cooler along that north sea coast. and then notice the showers again here in the north—west through the course of saturday evening. and then on sunday the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales. but again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the north—west of the uk. so once again sunny spells for the western isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too, but not so great for the south with all the cloud and the rain. now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. that again spells a fair amount of cloud outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland, only 12 degrees in the south — still relatively warm. we're holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. so here's the outlook for the week ahead. you can see that big drop in the temperature in the south iii degrees in london. but look at edinburgh — by tuesday it's o

move a little bit further north, but at the same time a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish seauite cloudy and much cooler along that north sea coast. and then notice the showers again here in the north—west through the course of saturday evening. and then on sunday the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales. but again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the north—west of the uk. so once again sunny spells for the western isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too, but not so great for the south with all the cloud and the rain. now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. that again spells a fair amount of cloud outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland, only 12 degrees in the south — still relatively warm. we're holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. so here's the outlook for the week ahead. you can see that big drop in the temperature in the south — 1a degrees in london. but look at edinburgh — by tuesday

probably quite murky around some of our irish sea coasts.tually we're going to start to get northwesterly winds moving back across the country, and they will bring fresher air and some slightly lower temperatures as well. now, tuesday will probably start off with some bits and pieces of rain, probably murky weatherfor some across eastern areas to clear out of the way. then some sunshine. a few showers followed to scotland, northern ireland and maybe one or 2 for the northwest of both england and wales. temperatures 18 to 21. feeling fresher, pleasant in the sunshine. from wednesday onwards, though, there's a lot of uncertainty in the weather forecast. two scenarios — one is that we continue to see showers work into north—western areas, with the driest weather across the south and east of the uk, where we've got a ridge of high pressure. in this scenario wednesday, thursday, friday, temperatures wouldn't change very much. high teens to low 20s. a pleasant spell of weather for many. however, there is a different scenario where the weather patt

probably quite murky around some of our irish sea coasts.rm. now beyond that, as we head into tuesday, eventually we're going to start to get northwesterly winds moving back across the country, and they will bring fresher air and some slightly lower temperatures as well. now, tuesday will probably start off with some bits and pieces of rain, probably murky weatherfor some across eastern areas to clear out of the way. then some sunshine. a few showers followed to scotland, northern ireland and maybe one or 2 for the north—west of both england and wales. temperatures 18 to 21. feeling fresher, pleasant in the sunshine from wednesday onwards, though, there's a lot of uncertainty in the weather forecast. two scenarios. one is that we continue to see showers work into northwestern areas, with the driest weather across the south and east of the uk, where we've got a ridge of high pressure. in this scenario wednesday, thursday, friday temperatures wouldn't change very much. high teens to low 20s. a pleasant spell of weather for many. however, there

so here is the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england.go through the course of the afternoon that rain should eventually petered out. we will also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we will have the highest temperatures. 20 celsius. here is that weather front as it moves southwards and also drift gently towards the east, it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds, feeling very pleasant in the sunshine. and i think widely temperatures are reach the high teens, probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it will anchor itself over the uk. we are right in the middle of it. and it is not in a hurry to budge. now, the very far north—west of the uk will be potentially clipped by weather fronts

so here is the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england. i think as we go through the course of the afternoon that rain should eventually petered out. we will also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we will have the highest temperatures. 20 celsius. here is that weather front as it moves southwards and also drift gently towards the east, it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds, feeling very pleasant in the sunshine. and i think widely temperatures are reach the high teens, probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it will anchor itself over the uk. we are right in the middle of it. and it is not in a hurry to budge. now, the very far north—west of the uk will be potentially clipped by

probably quite murky around some of our irish sea coasts.east england, where it will continue to feel quite humid and very warm. now beyond that, as we head into tuesday, eventually we're going to start to get northwesterly winds moving back across the country, and they will bring fresher air and some slightly lower temperatures as well. now, tuesday will probably start off with some bits and pieces of rain, probably murky weatherfor some across eastern areas to clear out of the way. then some sunshine. a few showers followed to scotland, northern ireland and maybe one or two for the northwest of both england and wales. temperatures 18 to 21. feeling fresher, pleasant in the sunshine. from wednesday onwards, though, there's a lot of uncertainty in the weather forecast. two scenarios — one is that we continue to see showers work into north—western areas, with the driest weather across the south and east of the uk, where we've got a ridge of high pressure. in this scenario wednesday, thursday, friday, temperatures wouldn't change very much. hi

move a little bit further north, but at the same time a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish seawill be in the north west of the uk. so once again sunny spells for the western isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too, but not so great further south with all the cloud and the rain. now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. that again spells a fair amount of cloud outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland, only 12 degrees. in the south, still relatively warm. we're holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. so here's the outlook for the week ahead. you can see that big drop in the temperature in the south 1a degrees in london. but look at edinburgh — by tuesday it's only around 11 degrees with showers. that's it. bye bye. live from london. this is bbc news. the united nations says the targeting of thousands of people in lebanon with exploding pagers and walkie talkies could amount to a war crime. fresh revelations about former harrods owner mohamed al fayed

that is quite important in potentially resolving some of the frictions across the irish sea, which someulfil this reset? i think one of the positive things to come out of today is the other thing labour are keen on is a new deal on security. ireland is not in nato, so this is quite a constructive area to work in terms of through the eu and the uk. it will be interesting to see what ireland's position is on mobility arrangements. obviously, we have ability through the common travel area. between great britain and northern ireland. but the eu has put this for a pan youth mobility scheme on the table and starmer has ruled that out, so it remains to be seen if there will be movement on that space. allie renison. former government adviser on business and trade, including the post—brexit trade. there have been tense scenes in the centre of glasgow, with rival demonstrations facing off against each other across george square. around 2,000 people are reported to havejoined a stand up to racism rally. on the other side of the square, a smaller, anti—immigration protest took place. both groups sh

brightness around, still some cloud and a few showers out towards the far north and west across irish seaad into the weekend. sunday looking cloudier, still some brighter spells at times. unsettled, wet and windy for many on sunday night. live from new york at the opening bell, this is business today. solid economic data and chipmakers lead us stocks higher. and openai changes direction. another top executive leaves as the chatgpt creator works to become a �*for profit�* company to become a �*for profit�* company. also coming up — turning ai into a spectacle! meta boss mark zuckerberg thinks smart glasses are the gadget we all need. could they one day replace the smartphone? welcome to business today, live from new york, i m michelle fleury. markets in the us are opening in the green after a mixed trading session on wednesday. investors feeling confident after some solid economic news. the latest data shows the us economy is still expanding. gdp grew at a 3% annual pace in the spring — and it looks like that will continue. meanwhile, the number of americans who applied for unemployment be

brightness around, still some cloud and a few showers out towards the far north and west across irish seahead into the weekend. sunday looking cloudier, still some brighter spells at times. unsettled, wet and windy for many on sunday night. this is bbc news, the headlines: israel's prime minister tells the military to keep fighting lebanon's hezbollah with full force — despite calls from world leaders for a 21—day ceasefire. there's been a large explosion in the southern suburbs of beirut — as the israeli military said it was carrying out what it called "precise strikes" in the lebanese capital. police in london say they will conduct reviews of allegations of crimes relating to sexual assault claims made against mohamed al fayed. welcome to the programme. we return to the conflict in lebanon. now let s take you to bbc verify — the team has been looking at what the latest satellite imagery and video on the ground can tell us about the damage sustained in southern lebanon. richard irvine—brown has more. this is kfarmelki in southern lebanon on tuesday. this is tamra in northern israel. same

all in all, with some showers affecting the far north and west of scotland, and down through the irish sea, over the weekend. on sunday, it turns a bit milder again as the southwesterly wind starts to develop. a bit more in the way of cloud, wet and windy on sunday night. this is bbc news, the headlines... volodymr zelensky visits president biden at the white house to outline his plan for a ukrainian victory against russia. israel's prime minister rejects international calls for a three—week ceasefire with hezbollah, telling his military to keep fighting with full force. the fighting with full force. palestinian president has renewed the palestinian president has renewed his call for an end to the israeli offensive on the gaza strip during a speech to the united nations general assembly. supermodel naomi campbell is disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years after the charity commission found serious mismanagement of funds at a charity she founded. let's return to our top story now — the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has ordered the israeli military to continue

so here is the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england.e bursts of rain could be at least for a time heavy, but i think as we go through the course of the afternoon that rain should eventually petered out. we will also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we will have the highest temperatures. 20 celsius. here is that weather front as it moves southwards and also drift gently towards the east, it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds, feeling very pleasant in the sunshine. and i think widely temperatures are reach the high teens, probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it will anchor itself over the uk. we are right in the middle of it. and it is not in a hurry to budge. now, the very

all in all, with some showers affecting the far north and west of scotland, and down through the irish seaunday, it turns a bit milder again as the southwesterly wind starts to develop. a bit more in the way of cloud, wet and windy on sunday night. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. to all american people, together we have to win and we will. thank you. let me be clear, russia will not — let me be clear, russia will not prevail in war. russia will not prevail in war. russia will not prevail, ukraine will prevail— not prevail, ukraine will prevail and we continue to stand _ prevail and we continue to stand by— prevail and we continue to stand by them every step of the way _ president zelensky says | he wants to end this war through negotiations. the only way you're going to get russia| to the table is hit them harder than were hitting them now. l quite a lot of what zelensky and ukrainians and are doing is trying to trump proof america's response, at least for the next few months. the partisan divide is deep when it comes to ukraine. but injoe biden and ka

they'll discuss topics including commerce across the irish sea and they'll attend a nations league footballen ireland and england. is expected to arrive in the next hour. let's speak to our ireland correspondent sara girvin. what is on the agenda today? yes, a pretty packed agenda. we are expecting so keir starmer to arrive here in dublin within the next hour, he is the first british prime minister to visit dublin within the past five years and i think that gives you an indication of the state of relationships over that time. the country to be macro countries had clashed over brexit and how to deal with the legacy of the trouble but both have been keen to say this is an opportunity to reset the relationship. today will be the second time the leaders have met within the past two months because the taoiseach at simon harris was the first international leader to visit the uk after sir keir starmer was elected, the two were pictured together smiling, having a pint of guinness and now it is time for the taoiseach to repay the hospitality. we have heard from downing street, they have said this is

they ll discuss topics including commerce across the irish sea — and they'll attend a nations leagueand and england. at theirfirst meeting, sir keir starmer and simon harris were pictured having a pint. the photo symbolised a better relationship between their two countries after some years of strain. today, they'll go to watch england take on ireland in the uefa nations league, but the on—pitch rivalry won't disrupt the diplomacy. sir keir is on something of a tour of eu capitals. in recent weeks, he's had trips to germany and france. the last british prime minister to go to dublin was boris johnson five years ago. relations had cooled significantly. brexit was the major factor. the border with northern ireland was the uk's only frontier with the eu. the issue of how to avoid checkpoints here became a huge sticking point. there was also tension between the governments over the question of how the conflict, known as the troubles, should be investigated. but sir keir starmer�*s election victory was broadly welcomed in dublin as a chance for a new start. there have already been signs of

all in all, with some showers affecting the far north and west of scotland, and down through the irish seaferent feel to things, too, over the weekend. on sunday, it turns a bit milder again as the south—westerly wind starts to develop. a bit more in the way of cloud, wet and windy on sunday night. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context, on bbc news. we are going to move ai decoded to our second hour this evening. that's all coming up. as we focus this hour on all the news coming out of washington and new york... ..where israeli prime minister neteyahu touched down just a few hours ago. he will address un general assembly tomorrow. we will get thoughts on all that in the hour ahead. and with us a little earlier than normal, our panel this evening. the former conservative cabinet ministerjustine greening, and the democratic strategist mary anne marsh. let's get some further reaction to that meeting in washington between president zelensky and kamala harris. let mejust to let me just to show you some life pictures we are now getting up this podium where he is due to appear

all in all, with some showers affecting the far north and west of scotland, and down through the irish seaeekend. on sunday, it turns a bit milder again as the southwesterly wind starts to develop. a bit more in the way of cloud, wet and windy on sunday night. at six — police reveal that 19 women made allegations against former harrods boss mohamed al fayed in the past 20 years, but no further action was taken. multiple women say they had sexual health tests when they worked at harrods. tonight, one of the doctors denies it. did you carry out std tests on harrods — did you carry out std tests on harrods staff _ did you carry out std tests on harrods staff members? - did you carry out std tests on harrods staff members? no, i did you carry out std tests on harrods staff members? no, i did not. also on the programme tonight, israel's prime minister tells the army to fight on. i will be live from lebanon, where a further 26 people have been killed today in israeli air strikes, raising questions about whether a mooted ceasefire from world leaders at the un can really be achieved. the uk covid

so here is the weather front, then, through the irish sea, northern wales, most of northern england.some of the bursts of rain could be at least for a time heavy, but i think as we go through the course of the afternoon that rain should eventually petered out. we will also have showers across scotland, and then for most of us it should be at the very least a bright day. really quite sunny in the south and the south—east, where we will have the highest temperatures. 20 celsius. here is that weather front as it moves southwards and also drift gently towards the east, it eventually rains itself out. the forecast for monday shows fine conditions across most of the uk. a large area of high pressure with light winds, feeling very pleasant in the sunshine. and i think widely temperatures are reach the high teens, probably exceed 20 celsius in one or two spots. so a beautiful start to the week for most of us. now, the high pressure is indeed going to stick around for the next few days. it will anchor itself over the uk. we are right in the middle of it. and it is not in a hurry to budge. now

around the irish sea, the northern ireland, the western parts of scotland, 18 degrees in glasgow buting. and then on sunday the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales. again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the north—west of the uk so once again sunny spells for the western isles and not looking bad there in belfast, not so great for south of all the cloud and rain. monday, low pressure over the uk, a fair amount of cloud, outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north. temperatures will start to drop the northern scotland, 12 degrees. in the south still relatively warm, holding on to the mid possibly high teens. here is the outlook for the week ahead, you can see the big drop in the temperature in the south, 1a degrees in london. but look at edinburgh, by tuesdayit but look at edinburgh, by tuesday it is only around 11 degrees with showers. that's it. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines... the united nations says the targeting of thousands of people in lebanon with exploding pagers and walkie—talkies could a