it could even bring even severe gales to a central swathe of the british isles. some heavy rains, as well. those winds could be damaging, and even as the low starts to pull away on wednesday, behind it, we continue with strong winds, and the showers that get sucked in behind the low. very squally affairs — some heavy rain, hail and thunder. and i think quite a chilly feel in the wind, despite temperatures still managing to make it into double figures to the south of the british isles. and then, well, we'lljust continue really along the same line. as we look at the remainder of the week, perhaps a little bit quieter briefly first thing on thursday, and then another low, which is going to basically cover the british isles for the latter part of the week. some more rain to come, more strong winds, and then potentially, at the very end of the week, turning colder. thursday, wettest and windiest towards the south and west. perhaps some drier and brighter weather towards the north—east, somewhat chillier here, however. and then friday, well, for all of us, strong winds

winds often touching up to gale—force widely across the british isles, and some heavy rain to contendvernight and clear skies meaning some of us have a frosty start, but we will then quickly watch this band of rain winging its way into the west, so the fine weather not set to last. a dry start, though, across eastern scotland, with some early sunshine. cloudy already, though, in the west, and some rain pushing in. a wet rush hour for northern ireland. still i think, at 8:00am, largely dry across northern england, but rain affecting many parts of wales, and also pushing into the south—west. the wind picking up across the midlands and the south—east. we'll start to see the rain pushing its way through there pretty quickly through the morning. and chances are, if you start the day with rain, your prospects will look a lot better by the afternoon, whereas if you start fine, quite a wet spell to come for you by lunchtime, possibly even a wintry spell across the northern hills of england and scotland, as this whips its way across the british isles. strong winds accompanying it, too, but lig

but where expecting the isle of man to take the brunt of storm eleanor first, expecting the isle of manhe brunt of storm eleanorfirst, in this part of the country at least. the isle of man is expecting winds of 63mph or so. that should hit about 10pm. of 63mph or so. that should hit about10pm. a of 63mph or so. that should hit about 10pm. a couple of hours later we'll find those strong winds hitting this part of the world, the north west coast, where we have warnings for cumbria and lancashire in terms of wind speeds here, we're looking at mid—sos to the low 60smph across this region. of course, there's flooding to bear in mind as well. strong winds, heavy rain plus high tides are combining to make conditions really difficult overnight and through into thursday morning. we should expect, according to the environment agency, conditions to be like they were in the storm of january 2014. then we did seea the storm of january 2014. then we did see a great deal of disruption. we've had flood warnings, that's where flooding is expected for much of the cumbria and north lancashire coastline, a

close to this weather front, as it starts the day across the south—eastern quarter of the british islesand east. but, just in time for the school run and the commute, there is a lot of wet and windy weather to be had, all the way from sort of lincolnshire and east anglia, down through the south and east midlands, down into the south—east itself, parts of the west country. and, even once the persistent rain has gone, there is a great raft of showers following on behind. some of these quite heavy, prolonged, and they may well be thundery, as well. further north, away from that front, there is a chance of seeing a little bit of sunshine. but there is also quite a chance, as you see, of seeing quite a bit of shower activity, and increasingly through the day, as cold air begins to tuck in, so i think we'll find those showers turning a bit more wintry across northern and western parts of scotland. it takes until the early afternoon before we see the last of that wet and windy weather getting away from the far south—east. then the brighter skies follow on. things don't turn wintry immediately

a widow returns to the western isles, joined before long by a french detective on her trail. the two women try to work out what has happened and why and their lives as a result are intertwined. a thriller by peter may, called i'll keep you safe, that moves from a contemporary world of crime and violence to a place where apparently they still cling to many of the old ways. another puzzle, another story that twists and turns, and for him, another international bestseller. welcome. a rather obvious question. what makes a good thriller, peter? a good question. i've no idea! imean... you know it when you see it? i think that's exactly right because there's no formula and if you knew what the formula was, you'd have a bestseller with every book you wrote. i think engaging the reader, more than anything else. i think it's notjust even about thrillers. it's about any story that you're telling. you set yourself a problem because what you've got to do over a couple of pages at the very beginning of this book is give us a scottish gaelic glossary, otherwise no one would understand the n

a widow returns to the western isles, joined a widow returns to the western isles, joined before longwith two women trying to work out what happened and why. and their lives are intertwined. a thriller by peter may called i'll keep you safe. a puzzle where they cling to the old ways. a puzzle and a story that twists and turns and for him, another international bestseller. welcome. a rather obvious question: what makes a good thriller, peter? a good question! i have no idea! you know it when you see it? i think that's exactly right. there is no formula. if you knew what the formula was, you would have a bestseller with every book you wrote. i think engaging the reader more than anything else. it is not just about thrillers but any story you are telling. you set yourself a problem, as over a couple of pages of the book you have to give us a scottish gaelic glossary, otherwise no—one understands the names. a large part is set in the western isles. it is needed the guide. it is quite a thing to do, isn't it? it is. in my days working in television, i filmed in the western isles for five m

close to this weather front, as it starts the day across the south—eastern quarter of the british islesbit further towards the south and east. butjust in time for the school run and the commute, there's a lot of wet and windy weather to be had, all the way from sort of lincolnshire and east anglia, down through the south and east midlands, down into the south—east itself, parts of the west country. and even once the persistent rain has gone, there is a great raft of showers following on behind. some of these quite heavy, prolonged, and they may well be thundery, as well. further north, away from that front, there's a chance of seeing a little bit of sunshine. but there's also quite a chance, as you see, of seeing quite a bit of shower activity, and increasingly through the day, as cold air begins to tuck in, so i think we'll find those showers turning a good deal more wintry across northern and western parts of scotland. it takes until the early afternoon before we see the last of that wet and windy weather getting away from the far south—east. then the brighter skies follow on. things

it could even bring even severe gales to a central swathe of the british isles.s could be damaging, and even as the low starts to pull away on wednesday, behind it, we continue with strong winds, and the showers that get sucked in behind the low. very squally affairs — some heavy rain, hail and thunder. and i think quite a chilly feel in the wind, despite temperatures still managing to make it into double figures to the south of the british isles. and then, well, we'lljust continue really along the same line. as we look at the remainder of the week, perhaps a little bit quieter briefly first thing on thursday, and then another low, which is going to basically cover the british isles for the latter part of the week. some more rain to come, more strong winds, and then potentially, at the very end of the week, turning colder. thursday, wettest and windiest towards the south and west. perhaps some drier and brighter weather towards the north—east, somewhat chillier here, however. and then friday, well, for all of us, strong winds. there'll be some heavy rain, as well

a run of showers pushing into the northern isles as well.to these western areas. 0nce front makes very slow progress into these western areas. once you get it, you‘ll probably keep it. further ahead of that, enough cloud over the higher ground of northern england for there to be the odd passing shower and plenty of showers again running up on a noticeable south—easterly wind towards the northern isles. temperatures, where we‘ve had them, of late. this is sunday, that front rather dying a death. a band of cloud, the odd bit of rain associated with that. brighter skies behind. then a new weather front with more wet and windy weather into the north west to finish the day. the temperatures close to where we‘ve been of late. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: mr president, are are a racist? international outrage facing the president, over remarks he‘s said to have made about african nations and haiti. amongst others. these are shocking and shamful comments from the president of the united states. i‘m sorry but there is no other word one can

british isles will feel subzero. not much betterfor the south.ay night into thursday, here comes this deep area of low pressure which could be nasty as we go into thursday morning. deepening away, we could see a widespread swathes of scales, snow across northern parts of england and heavy rain, perhaps causing snow to melt quickly and there could be localised flooding. again for thursday morning, some difficult conditions, particularly if you are travelling. on a slightly positive note it looks like the low will clear away but then it looks like we are back to square one with chilly winds to close out the week. here is a brief summary — cold, windy, particularly stormy on wednesday night and more wintry showers to come. susan, thank you. an investigation has been ordered into the directors of the collapsed company carillion. time for some sport on bbc news with me, hugh ferris. neither the blistering heat or madison brengle were a match forjohanna konta as the british number one reached the second round of the australian open. her straight sets w

it could even bring even severe gales to a central swathe of the british isles.s could be damaging, and even as the low starts to pull away on wednesday, behind it, we continue with strong winds, and the showers that get sucked in behind the low. very squally affairs — some heavy rain, hail and thunder. and i think quite a chilly feel in the wind, despite temperatures still managing to make it into double figures to the south of the british isles. and then, well, we'lljust continue really along the same line. as we look at the remainder of the week, perhaps a little bit quieter briefly first thing on thursday, and then another low, which is going to basically cover the british isles for the latter part of the week. some more rain to come, more strong winds, and then potentially, at the very end of the week, turning colder. thursday, wettest and windiest towards the south and west. perhaps some drier and brighter weather towards the north—east, somewhat chillier here, however. and then friday, well, for all of us, strong winds. there'll be some heavy rain, as well

yorkshire time against the isle of man nationalteam.gainst the isle of man national team. yorkshire have a very strong, distinct identity, some people consider themselves more yorkshire than english. this is a reflection, we are giving yorkshire people the rowing team to cheer on, some something they can identify with. equipment is already sorted and the players should not even think about any diving or playacting. for the yorkshire football team, that is a disciplinary matter. 0nly proper football is allowed here. champion. andy murray is expected to be absent from the tennis tour until the grasscourt season after undergoing hip surgery in melbourne. he's posted a picture on instagram from his hospital bed he has coach jamie delgado sitting next to him and says "i'm feeling really positive and looking forward to starting rehab. thanks to everyone for the well wishes and support the last few days. it really helps." south africa will be without fast bowler dale steyn for the rest of the test series with india due to a heel injury. the pr

it could even bring even severe gales to a central swathe of the british isles.rts to pull away on wednesday, behind it, we continue with strong winds, and the showers that get sucked in behind the low. very squally affairs — some heavy rain, hail and thunder. and i think quite a chilly feel in the wind, despite temperatures still managing to make it into double figures to the south of the british isles. and then, well, we'lljust continue really along the same line. as we look at the remainder of the week, perhaps a little bit quieter briefly first thing on thursday, and then another low, which is going to basically cover the british isles for the latter part of the week. some more rain to come, more strong winds, and then potentially, at the very end of the week, turning colder. thursday, wettest and windiest towards the south and west. perhaps some drier and brighter weather towards the north—east, somewhat chillier here, however. and then friday, well, for all of us, strong winds. there'll be some heavy rain, as well, perhaps the worst of the winds across the

protected by the mountain fastness or snowdonia and well provided for by the fertile hills of the isle of anglesey. gwynneth is a rugged but it deliberate region. things were less peaceful here when my king edward the first succeeded in bringing the land under english rule in twelve seventy seven. the king invaded wales with a force of fifteen thousand men he took when if in a lightning campaign to secure opposition he rebuilt ruined fortresses confiscated others that was still standing and commissioned a series of newcastle's and the king's messenger i have to report to his majesty on the state of building works and the situation in the country. sitting like an eagle's nest atop a high cliff holic castle in the south of when it is to be a symbol of the new power in the region. in the background more than three thousand feet high all the peaks of snowdonia and at the foot of the cliff the waves of that land take break against the shores. made. america. even for me this is a barely accessible spot ruled by the rocks the winds and the sea. we have erected stout wall a veritable barrier a

for the latter pa rt cover the british isles for the latter part of the week.ally turning colder. thursday this wettest and windy as to the south and west and perhaps try and break south and west and perhaps try and brea k towards south and west and perhaps try and break towards the north—east. however on friday for all of us, strong winds with heavy rain is well and the worst of the wind across the central region of the british isles. no matter where you are, no escape from the bad weather in the week ahead. hello. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story. china has banned the import of many types of foreign rubbish, including plastics, and will no longer recycle 2a categories of overseas waste . it is the world's biggest market for waste, but beijing says the materials it imports often contain dirty or hazardous matter that pollutes the local environment. south korea welcomes the north korean leader's suggestion of sending a group to the winter olympics. kim jong—un also warned the us that the nuclear launch button was on his desk. and this story i

claire mag hello, another rather cloudy day for many parts of the british isles comes to an end.atellite imagery earlier in the day that there were some decent gaps in wales, the west country and one or two spots in east anglia and further north. there is a change in hand towards the west, weather from coming change in hand towards the west, weatherfrom coming in from change in hand towards the west, weather from coming in from the atlantic, a combination of wet and windy fare. it worked with the western fringes of england, wales and scotland after northern ireland. further east, a lot of cloud keeping the fog at bay, and the extra breeze and very windy with showers getting up and very windy with showers getting up into the northern isles. scotland, saturday morning, hopefully not too close to that weather front because once you get it, you tend to keep it for the greater part of the day. elsewhere, a lot of cloud, a hint of brightness for east anglia perhaps. the cloud thickening over the high ground of northern england. the best of the brightness perhaps around the married firs

a largely cloudy day across many areas of the british isles.om yesterday again showing extensive cloud cover. we'll leave the satellite picture behind for a moment. today's headline, can you guess what it'll be? yes, another cloudy day. but the weather is not that straightforward. a weather front in the west is bringing outbreaks of rain for some of us. there's at least one change. now, the weather will be fairly slow moving again on saturday because this weather front is coming in off the atlantic and is running into this massive area of high pressure, that's influencing the weather across much of northern and central europe, so the front will not make much progress against that massive blocking area of high pressure. it means where we start off with outbreaks of rain in western areas, that rain band will probably be in the same kind of errors right way through the day. but further across central and eastern england and central and eastern scotland, for the vast majority of us for much of the day it's going to be drive extensively cloudy, but

a lot of cloud yet again across the british isles. i'm sure some of you are fed up with this.ut the phoney war and the quiet speu but the phoney war and the quiet spell is beginning to come to an end. out towards the west, we have quite a bit of cloud, some breeze as well. not such a widespread problem with fog as a consequence tonight and quite windy across the north—eastern quarter of scotland, and a supply of showers overnight. what news of the weekend? wet from the word go across parts of west devon and cornwall and towards the isles of scilly. the breeze noticeable here, and also temperature in the western fringes of scotland. further east, a quiet start to the day, not too much in terms of breeze. but we turn on the fan has become towards the northern quarter of scotland, where we have that supply of showers running up on the south—easterly wind. elsewhere, limited amount of sunshine again. maybe parts of east anglia and the far north of scotland, where there will be a chilly start, and through the afternoon in the higher ground, more likely to see a spot of rain. once y

monday. slumping down across the british isles. isles.four. no better than three or four. thursday but there will be a lot of sunshine around. sunshine around. for some but it will mean the arrival of cloud and rain. arrival of cloud and rain. more there on the website. 00:58:18,350 --> 536870763:45:12,235 hello, 536870763:45:12,235 --> 1073741526:32:06,120 i'm 1073741526:32:06,120 --> 1610612289:19:00,005 ros 1610612289:19:00,005 --> 2147483052:05:53,890 atkins, 2147483052:05:53,890 --> 2684353814:52:47,775 this 2684353814:52:47,775 --> 3221224577:39:41,660 is 3221224577:39:41,660 --> 3758095340:26:35,545 0utside 3758095340:26:35,545 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 source. the deputy director of the fbi andrew mccabe. there had been reports he wanted him gone. well, now mr mccabe is stepping down. decision—making process and we would refer you to the fbi. forced monkeys to inhale fumes. we'll hear from the journalist who broke the story. more women in iran have taken off their headscarves in protest. bbc persian will help us with this story. an

quite a cold night in prospect for many parts of the british isles. many parts of the british isles.peaking across the northern quarter of scotland. northern quarter of scotland. widespread frost of the countryside to start the day on tuesday. to start the day on tuesday. the south—west later on in the afternoon. afternoon. bright winter sunshine and wintry showers as well. with me, christian fraser, in london. of the fbi steps down with immediate effect. it's believed andrew mccabe was forced out. he had faced repeated criticism from president trump. for the uk's transition period after brexit. britain will have to obey eu rules, but will have no say on them. therefore it must apply all the eu rules. the single market cannot be a la carte. in the us immigration row. what does the future hold for the dreamers? american army bases abroad. good evening. i'm christian fraser in london. his first state of the union address. the stellar performance of the american economy.

close to this weather front, as it starts the day across the south—eastern quarter of the british islesol run and the commute, there is a lot of wet and windy weather to be had, all the way from sort of lincolnshire and east anglia, down through the south and east midlands, down into the south—east itself, parts of the west country. and, even once the persistent rain has gone, there is a great raft of showers following on behind. some of these quite heavy, prolonged, and they may well be thundery, as well. further north, away from that front, there is a chance of seeing a little bit of sunshine. but there is also quite a chance, as you see, of seeing quite a bit of shower activity, and increasingly through the day, as cold air begins to tuck in, so i think we'll find those showers turning a bit more wintry across northern and western parts of scotland. it takes until the early afternoon before we see the last of that wet and windy weather getting away from the far south—east. then the brighter skies follow on. things don't turn wintry immediately across the southern half of the british

most of the rain is north—east into the northern isles so north—east into the northern isles soi north—easthine in the afternoon. that veil of cloud with the weather front is draped across the weather front is draped across the eastern counties of england down towards the south—east. the further west you are, the brighter the afternoon. ten, 11 degrees maybe and afternoon. ten, 11 degrees maybe and a couple of showers across the south—west. as we head towards wednesday evening and overnight a few heavy showers will clear away from the south—west of england. the weather front will eventually clear from the eastern side of england but is confined to the northern isles there. elsewhere the clear skies with light wind will be quite chilly and a touch of frost here in there. adam blyth and some mist and of that isa sign adam blyth and some mist and of that is a sign of things to come towards the end of the week with morning frost and fog. it could cause a little problem. for thursday it is a cold start with a little mist and fog around. frost as well that it should generally lift. there is a lit

winds will often reach gale force widely across the british isles and heavy rain as well.ng with light winds overnight and clear skies meaning some of us have a frosty start, but we will then quickly watch this band of rain wind its way into the west. fine weather not set to last. a dry start across eastern scotland with some early sunshine. cloudy in the west and rain pushing in. a wet rush hour for northern ireland. largely dry across northern england but rain affects many parts of wales and also pushing into the south—west. the wind picks up across the midlands and the south—east. we will start to see the rain push its way through there quickly through the morning. chances are if you begin the day with rain, your prospects will look a lot better by the afternoon whereas if you start fine, a wet spell then comes for you by lunchtime, possibly even a wintery spell across the northern hills of england and scotland as this whips its way across the british isles. strong winds behind it but lighter winds through the afternoon and there should be spells of sunshine. mild in th

close to this weather front, as it starts the day across the south—eastern quarter of the british islesast. butjust in time for the school run and the commute, there is a lot of wet and windy weather to be had, all the way from sort of lincolnshire and east anglia down through the south and east midlands, down into the south—east itself, parts of the west country, and even once the persistent rain has gone, there is a great raft of showers following behind. some of these quite heavy, prolonged, and they may well be thundery as well. the north, away from that front, there is a chance of seeing a little bit of sunshine. but there is also quite a chance, as you see, i quite a bit of shower activity. and increasingly through the day, as cold air begins to take m, the day, as cold air begins to take in, soi the day, as cold air begins to take in, so i think we will find a showers turning a bit more wintry across northern and western parts of scotland. it takes until the early afternoon before we see the last of that wet and windy weather getting away from the far south—east. then the brighte

it could even bring severe gales to a central swathe of the british isles, and be accompanied by heavy to pull away on wednesday, be hind it, strong winds and showers sucked in behind the low. very squally affairs — some heavy rain, hail and thunder. a chilly feel in the wind despite temperatures reaching double figures in the south. and it continues along the same line. the rest of the week is perhaps a little quieter first thing on thursday, and then another low, which is going to basically cover the british isles for the latter part of the week. so more rain to come, more strong winds, and then potentially at the very end of the week, potentially turning colder. thursday, wettest and windy to the south east and perhaps a dry break towards the north—east. and then friday, well, for all of us, strong winds, with heavy rain as well, and the worst of the wind across the central region of the british isles. no matter where you are, no escape from the bad weather in the week ahead. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: china has banned the import of many types of foreign ru

close to this weather front, as it starts the day across the south—eastern quarter of the british islesr towards the south and east. butjust in time for the school run and the commute, there's a lot of wet and windy weather to be had, all the way from sort of lincolnshire and east anglia, down through the south and east midlands, down into the south—east itself, parts of the west country. and even once the persistent rain has gone, there is a great raft of showers following on behind. some of these quite heavy, prolonged, and they may well be thundery, as well. further north, away from that front, there's a chance of seeing a little bit of sunshine. but there's also quite a chance, as you see, of seeing quite a bit of shower activity, and increasingly through the day, as cold air begins to tuck in, so i think we'll find those showers turning a good deal more wintry across northern and western parts of scotland. it takes until the early afternoon before we see the last of that wet and windy weather getting away from the far south—east. then the brighter skies follow on. things don't turn

it will introduce a much colder regime across all parts of the british isles as we get into the start time, wet and windy weather lurking within tent through the east midlands and the south—east and once that clears, we are into something much colder. add in the strength of the wind, not a feature we have seen much of the past week, well that it will feel much colder than of late tom and there will be plenty of wintry showers across northern and western parts of the british isles, even as far as wednesday, look at the number of isobars then, a little low pressure tracking across the southern counties of england and wales. we think that on the northern flank that could be of period of snow because of weak will be colder and windy, certainly, and there will be some snow in the forecast. this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11. officials from across government are holding talks this weekend to discuss the future of the troubled construction firm carillion. all personnel take shelter immediately. the governor of hawaii apologises after officials mistakenly issued an alert w

separate showers into the western isles, the north and west of scotla nd isles, the north and west ofmore than their fairshare of much of wales seeing more than their fair share of showers, the best sanction for england perhaps to the east midlands, lincolnshire, towards east midlands, lincolnshire, towards east anglia, showers in kent and sussex and a fresher feel than was the case at the start of the week. by the case at the start of the week. by friday we reinforce that fresher feel because the breezes, such as they are, will be coming down from they are, will be coming down from the north and the north—west and what essentially will be a lovely day. a cold start and not the warmest day, despite all that sunshine still a peppering of showers along the eastern shores and later on some rain is likely from a weakening of frontal system, the forerunner of something more active, yes, just in time for the weekend for these western areas. the east will tend to be a little dry for the greater part of the day. some progress on this frontal system, the rein in its southern portions, probably

most of the rain across north—east of scotland and into the northern isles so i think some western fringescross the eastern counties of england down towards the south—east. the further west you are, the brighter the afternoon. it will feel a little warmer in the sunshine. ten, 11 degrees maybe and a couple of showers across the south—west. as we head towards wednesday evening and overnight a few heavy showers will clear away from the south—west of england. the weather front will eventually clear from the eastern side of england but is confined to the northern isles there. elsewhere under clear skies with light wind it will be quite chilly and a touch of frost here and there. some mist, ice and fog — that is a sign of things to come towards the end of the week with morning frost and fog. it could cause a little bit of a problem. for thursday it is a cold start with a little mist and fog around. frost as well but it should generally lift. there is a little that could be stubborn in a few places but there should be sunshine breaking through for many although for the northern isles will remain

most of the rain across north—east of scotland and into the northern isles so i think some western fringesunshine in the afternoon. that veil of cloud with the weather front is draped across the eastern counties of england down towards the south—east. the further west you are, the brighter the afternoon. it will feel a little warmer in the sunshine. ten, 11 degrees maybe and a couple of showers across the south—west. as we head towards wednesday evening and overnight a few heavy showers will clear away from the south—west of england. the weather front will eventually clear from the eastern side of england but is confined to the northern isles there. elsewhere under clear skies with light wind it will be quite chilly and a touch of frost here and there. some mist, ice and fog — that is a sign of things to come towards the end of the week with morning frost and fog. it could cause a little bit of a problem. for thursday it is a cold start with a little mist and fog around. frost as well but it should generally lift. there is a little that could be stubborn in a few places but there should be

a raft of showers towards the northern isles.and cornwall, pembrokeshire too. into northern ireland and western scotland. further east, with high ground there, the peaks and pennines, that might encourage the cloud to be thicker and drop a little bit of rain and all the while, a noticeably windy still across northern isles and still that run of showery rain getting up into that neck of the wood flirting with the eastern extremities of scotland. not a bad day provided you‘re not stuck with that weather front. if you get it, you will probably keep it. that‘s the speed of advance. further east, not a cold day. temperatures pretty much where we‘ve been for the last couple of days or. so through the evening, if you‘re stepping out, it‘s the western fringes, although the rain peters out in some locations, there‘s a lwa ys out in some locations, there‘s always that threat of there being a burst of rain through the course of the night. into sunday, well, it‘s join the dots time really, what‘s left of the front, more of a band of rain but

some lively weather on the way for the british isles in the week ahead.ales, particularly tuesday night into wednesday and also some rain to boot. a different story outside at the moment. the wind is falling light and most of our showers will die out over the next few hours and thenit die out over the next few hours and then it will turn chilly into the small hours of tuesday. remember that if you get up early to head out to work, you may need the deicer and the scraper. the chilly weather will not last for long because wet weather coming in from the west will be milder along with cloud and rain. a frost the eastern scotland and sunshine to start the day. cloud in the west with rain arriving. sub you rush—hour and windy for northern ireland, dry the chilly across northern england and down into the midlands and east in england. or wales, heavy rain and squally winds through the morning rush hour. for the south—west, patchy rain and strong wind as well, especially around the coast. this weather system is in a hurry and will move across the british isles qui

at the same time it will throw quite a band of rain across many parts of the british isles.at double whammy of gales and also some heavy rain to contend with. there is the centre, you can see the number of isobars, that is where we will see the strongest winds, certainly a 70 mph gust is not out of the question and some exposed locations may well be pushing towards 80 mph. that could mean some disruption to ferry travel, there will be speed restrictions on the bridges for sure and even as we come further south, anywhere near this frontal system the winds will be really quite squally and there will be a lot of surface water and spray around in addition to what is falling from the sky, some of this rain is really quite heavy. it will not be that way across east anglia and the south—east in the first part of the morning but very soon thereafter down comes that weather front from the north and west. following on behind, a mixture of sunny spells and some blustery showers but all the while we will have that strong wind near the top end of scotland and through the northern isles a

still pretty leaden skies across central and eastern parts of the british isles.n. late in the day, a new set of weather fronts coming from the atlantic, the breeze freshens up as well. but i am afraid that weather front makes very slow progress a cross that weather front makes very slow progress across the british isles. this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: at least 15 people have been killed by mudslides and flash—floods in southern california. uk manufacturing output has been growing at its fastest rate for nearly a decade, according to new figures. at the trial of the former football coach accused of dozens of child sexual offences, the jury hears from an alleged victim. after days of heavy snow, tourists trapped in the swiss resort of zermatt are finally able to leave, as train services begin again. and on newsnight, could a tax on plastic convince you the government is the party of the environment? the tories are talking green again. will we buy it? plus: the pictures of david bowie you've never seen.

after a spell of very wet and very windy weather across all parts of the british isles, the forthcomingo be a good deal colder than anything we have seen for a while. there will be some snow in the forecast and it will be much windier than the weekjust gone by. the transition comes behind this band of weather which has already made an impact across northern and western parts of the british isles. through the rest of the night, it will continue its journey ever further towards the south and east. around that weather front it will be easy to see gusts of wind around 60—70 mph in exposed areas. not a particularly cold night, the breeze may drop out in one or 2 spots across the north of scotland, a touch of frost here perhaps. but that is not the main story. here we go, just in time for the school run and morning commute, a really wet and windy one, all over east anglia, the south—east, the south and east midlands, central and southern england, parts of the west country, too. and then following on behind, no real relief, this is a lot of shower activity. some of these are really quite heavy

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a large part is set in the western isles. it is needed the guide.is quite a thing to do, suspect it? it is. in my dares working in television, i have filmed in the western isles for five months a year for five years and got familiar with the sound of gaelic. i still don't speak it. but ican gaelic. i still don't speak it. but i can generally know how to pronounce names and words. but most don't as i think that the gaelic alphabet is 18 letters. so it is strange combinations of letters to make a single sound. two of the main characters, with the gaelic spelling of rory and naeve but you have to get #350e78 into the sound world ? but you have to get #350e78 into the sound world? you do, yes. otherwise they are repeating in their heads a mispronounciation from the start. that bowled be unfortunate. what you wa nt to that bowled be unfortunate. what you want to do in evoking the place, its strange largely flat contours, it's bleakness but its beauty that can hold you in a trance on a fine day, which, there are not that many of on the west coast of lewis

a largely cloudy day across many areas of the british isles. cloud cover. we'll leave the satellite picture behind for a moment. today's headline, can you guess what it'll be? yes, another cloudy day. but the weather is not that straightforward. a weather front in the west is bringing outbreaks of rain for some of us. there's at least one change. now, the weather will be fairly slow moving again on saturday because this weather front is coming in off the atlantic and is running into this massive area of high pressure, that's influencing the weather across much of northern and central europe, so the front will not make much progress against that massive blocking area of high pressure. it means where we start off with outbreaks of rain in western areas, that rain band will probably be in the same kind of areas right the way through the day. but further across central and eastern england and central and eastern scotland, for the vast majority of us for much of the day it's going to be dry but extensively cloudy, a bit more of a breeze around. a fe

that generate something of a north to north—westerly wind down and across all parts of the british isles, sharp shock of cold weather to many parts. its highest level in a decade. official figures for november show the sector grew for a seventh month in a row boosted by the weak pound and the state of the global economy. the global economy is growing. we‘re a small trading nation and that rising tide is also lifting the uk boat. but in contrast, the construction sector saw the biggest fall in output for the past five years — we‘ll have the details. also tonight: after the mudslides in california at least 15 have died but rescuers find some survivors, including babies. we dug down and found a little baby, i don‘t know where it came from, we dug it out, got the mud out of its mouth, i hope it‘s ok they took it right ot the hospital. a special report from jordan where thousands of injured syrian

a largely cloudy day across many areas of the british isles.cloud cover. we'll leave the satellite picture behind for a moment. today's headline, can you guess what it'll be? yes, another cloudy day. but the weather is not that straightforward. a weather front in the west is bringing outbreaks of rain for some of us. there's at least one change. now, the weather will be fairly slow moving again on saturday because this weather front is coming in off the atlantic and is running into this massive area of high pressure, that's influencing the weather across much of northern and central europe, so the front will not make much progress against that massive blocking area of high pressure. it means where we start off with outbreaks of rain in western areas, that rain band will probably be in the same kind of areas right way through the day. but further across central and eastern england and central and eastern scotland, for the vast majority of us for much of the day it's going to be drive extensively cloudy, but a bit of breeze around. a few gaps in

in scotland, bright and windy, very windy in the western isles and the far north of scotland.n hour. compared to the rest of europe on saturday, london will be about 10 degrees, paris at eight. madrid nine degrees. pretty much the same across many parts of western and south—western parts of europe. rome will be about 15. back home, here's the low pressure late on saturday into sunday. that will bring severe gales to scotland. blustery conditions throughout the pennines as well. but the isobars are coming from the south—west, meaning that the south—westerly winds will continue into sunday. in this sort of weather situation, we have a lot of cloud. it is mild. temperatures might even touch about 1a or 15 degrees, which is mild for this time of year. with that, rain around, particularly across northern and north—western areas of the uk. but double figures, i think, for most of us. still staying mild in the south—westerly winds. a bit of rain around in this on monday. that will move southwards, but a shift in the wind direction here in the north means that it will turn a little bi

you really need a forecast because there's such a mishmash of whether going on across the british isles bright across the north—east of england and much of scotland, some winteriness and showers further to the north. northern ireland, after a dank start, you're brightening up quite nicely to the afternoon. the greater part of england and wales, save for the very far south—west, leaden skies, it's on the cool side and there's bits and pieces of rain and drizzle around. it's quite windy across that south—west quarter. cramming in a lot of weather today. we simplify it for a time overnight because the rain quits the scene. things turn chilly yet again, quite a widespread frost across northern and eastern areas. but back towards the south—west, a new set of weather fronts bring in cloud and wind and rain and through sunday, this is a more meaningful conversion of rain into snow. you can see the extent of it, there. notjust to high ground either, that can be disruptive to travel plans across the northern half of the british isles but it's much milder in the south, so no problems here with sn

icy improved, but the winds will be picking up in the western isles.. at 9am, it is raining across western areas. clearly it is still dry in many areas, and there may be some sunshine in these first in the morning. if you to enjoy the dry weather, do it early in the morning. later, the cloud and drizzle will reach you. it will be pretty dap, but nothing huge. in the afternoon, one thing will be the strength of the wind across scotland. strong gales gusting to 50- 60, scotland. strong gales gusting to 50— 60, even 70 or 80 scotland. strong gales gusting to 50— 60, even 70 or80 in scotland. strong gales gusting to 50— 60, even 70 or 80 in the far north for orkney and shetland. it could be tricky there. eventually, that low pressure pulls away, and we have another weather front sliding off the atlantic. south—westerly winds are rolling of the atlantic. that cloud and rain around, you will see where that is on sunday, in the north. to the south, probably a lot of cloud. chances are that there will break up. cloud is a nightmare to predict. we cannot say fo

mountains following on behind the next system briefly bring snow into the eastern side of the british isles on sunday then it probably turns to rain we got ma weather coming in here that's true coming down through france as well but