i don't think there's anywhere else in the uk like the lake district.n around here — has its own character. it looks different. they're all individual. and that's the same for the valleys as well, with all the lakes, the stone walls, the beautiful picturesque coastguard cottages and all that kind of thing. and i can see why, for centuries public, artists, writers have been drawn here, inspired by this landscape. i'm no different. i'm a self—taught filmmaker. i'm born of the digital age, if you like, with the likes of youtube, how it democratised filmmaking. being able to edit videos on a laptop or computer and the technology has developed with smaller professional cameras, has enabled me to go out there and chase a dream of producing documentaries showcasing these landscapes. i tend to wild camp, which is basically pitching up a tent on the top of a mountain. totally self—reliant — you have your food, you seek your water, because that enables me to be there, ready and prepared, nice and fresh at those special moments. i like to soak up these landscapes,

terry abraham and his beautiful photos of the lake district.next week if you can, when we're in colombia to visit the hometown of one of its most infamous residents, pablo escobar. if you look in here, there is a plaque on the wall with white crosses. that is a memorial to, i think, the amount of people they think were killed here when pablo was here. but is it right to build an industry around a former drug lord? don't keep those memories any more, please. respect us. that's next week but in the meantime you can catch up with us an social media and online. all the details on the screen now. for now, from me, christa larwood, and the rest of the travel show team, it's goodbye. hello, good morning. so near, yet so far away. hello there. sunday could be a chilly start for northern ireland, north—west scotland and england. a little bit of drizzle the northern and eastern scotland, perhaps north—east england, lots of cloud coming in off the north sea. elsewhere we should see the sunshine coming through, especially in the afternoon, for southern par

i don't think there's anywhere else in the uk like the lake district. l, as they are known around here, has its own character. it looks different. they're all individual. and that's the same for the valleys as well, with all the lakes, the stone walls, the beautiful picturesque coastguard cottages and all that kind of thing. and i can see why four centuries public, artists, writers have been drawn here, inspired by this landscape. i'm no different. i'm a self—taught film—maker. i'm born of the digital age, if you like, with the likes of you how it has democratised film—making. of youtube has democratised film—making. being able to edit videos on a laptop or computer the technology has developed with smaller professional cameras, has enabled me to go out there and chase a dream of producing documentaries, these landscapes. i tend to wild camp, which is basically pitching up a tent on the top of a mountain, totally self—reliant, you have your food, you seek your water, because that enables me to be there, ready and prepared, nice and fresh and those specia

we head to the lake district to capture one of the uk's most photographed landscapes.ople to see my pictures and think, wow, that's inspiring. but it's something they can see with their own eyes. jerusalem is one of the world capitals of religious tourism. and easter and passover make for its busiest weeks. and a particular hotspot is the church of the holy sepulchre, where some believejesus is buried. rajan got rare access to the newly renovated tomb. rajan: they calljerusalem the world's holiest city. it's also one of the most conflicted. politics aside, the fact is, jerusalem has monuments that are sacred to three of the world's biggest religions. like the western wall for those of the jewish faith. for muslims, there is the distinctive dome of the rock shrine. then deep in the heart of the old city, through the damascus gate, is christendom's most important church. tucked away on the edge of the muslim and christian quarters, right in the marketplace, is the church of the holy sepulchre. not easy to find. but it's somewhere around here. and look. tiny little sign.

john maguire, bbc news, the lake district.on useful stop nick miller has the details. lovely day in scotland and northern ireland, plenty of sunshine and it feels fresh compared to recent days, the highest temperature today in south—east england, kent, not far from chatham, 26 celsius at gravesend, the uk's highest temperature of the year so far. not everywhere has sunshine, clearly this area of cloud and rain honey around for much of the day and it will through the night as well, in fa ct will through the night as well, in fact it expands a little bit as the night goes on across southern parts of england and were so some outbreaks of rain from time to time but mild and muggy once again underneath the cloud cover. it is fresher for scotland and northern ireland, dry overnight, she showers in the north west of scotland, chilly in rural spots and some places close to freezing by the morning, sheltered scottish glens, watch out, the northern lights the further north you are in scotland could make an appearance. some showers in no

it is wet across the lake district, into north—western england and wales.y of rain in the south west and central and southern england. it is not quite raining in kent and sussex, through east anglia, but eventually, the second half of the morning, most of the uk is involved with the cloud, and it will be damp. the event will not be falling all day long in any one location, it will blacks and wayne. some areas might have a bit of sunshine. on tuesday, low pressure across the atla ntic tuesday, low pressure across the atlantic sending weather fronts in oui’ atlantic sending weather fronts in our direction. had of this weather front, if the cloud breaks up, with the wind coming out of the south, it could be very warm. on wednesday, it does not look like it will stay warm across the south—east. we will see cloud and rain. overall, a relatively u nsettled rain. overall, a relatively unsettled spell of weather beginning on thursday and towards friday we start to seek colder conditions from the atlantic. it will be quite a showery end to the week. thursday and fri

i don't think there's anywhere else in the uk like the lake district.same for the valleys, as well, you know, with all the lakes, the stone walls, the beautiful, picturesque postcard cottages, and all that kind of thing. and i can see why four centuries public, artists, writers have been drawn here, inspired by this landscape, and i'm no different. i'm a self—taught film—maker. i'm born of the digital age, if you like, you know, with the likes of youtube, how it democratised film—making. being able to edit videos on a laptop or computer and the technologies developed with smaller professional cameras, has enabled me to go out there and chase a dream of producing documentaries, these landscapes. i tend to wild—camp, which is basically pitching up a tent on the top of a mountain, totally self—reliant. you have your food, you seek your water, because that enables me to be there, ready and prepared, and nice and fresh at those special moments. i don't think there's anything special about the way i go about capturing the shots that i do. any photographer wor

in the lake district it's been a bit damp in places.d some outbreaks of rain and heavy showers going to move through as we go through the rest of the afternoon into the evening. leaving the bulk of england and wales dry, some sunny spells, especially across southern england ah glorious week for the chelsea flower show. more cloud for north wales. the odd shower, north—west england, as we have seen, northern ireland and scotland, some brighter breaks, but the showers moving through as we go into the evening will be heavy, risks of hail too. the showers will push away, leaving the odd shower behind. most places are looking dry. it will be a bit chilly in the countryside. scotland and northern ireland, a mild night and northern ireland, a mild night and most will start dry tomorrow. still the odd shower for north—west scotland, increasing cloud tomorrow in northern ireland. some misty low cloud around the coasts of wales, south—west england, english channel coast. elsewhere, variable cloud, sunny spells and still warm in the sunshine. temp

wet in the lake district and into a north—western parts of england and wales.d central and southern england as well. at eight o'clock in the morning, it is not quite raining in kent and east anglia. and up into lincolnshire and parts of yorkshire. eventually in the second part of the morning and afternoon, the uk is in in cloud and it will be quite a tampon. rain will not be falling all day long in one location, some areas may have a little sunshine from time to time. this is a look at tuesday. low pressure a cross this is a look at tuesday. low pressure across the atlantic, sending weather fronts in our direction. this weather front crosses the uk and ahead of this one, the clouds break up with wind coming out of the cell. it could potentially be very warm, and we are expecting temperatures of 22 and even 2a degrees. not the case in most of the uk where we are mostly thinking about 17—18d, pleasant enough. on wednesday it doesn't look like it will stay warm in the south—east as we have cloud, rain, uncertain how much rain there will be in the south—east but it

rain also heavy throughout the lake district, the hills of wales, and down into parts of england.is stage, stilljust about dry. maybe a few spits and spots getting into london. you can see 11s, 12s 13s. 11s, 12s13s, so mild first thing. but the wind will be quite strong, particularly around these coastal areas. and then all that cloud is just going to engulf the uk. there will be some sunshine around. north—eastern parts of scotland, could be a sunnier spot, here. and maybe one or two areas. but the most of us, a cloudy, warmish sort of day, with rain coming and going throughout the course of the afternoon. how are we going compared to the rest of europe? nice weather across iberia. spain and portugal getting even warmer over the next few days. paris also warming up, and by tuesday to about 26 celsius. it will be warming up the uk as well in the south—east. tuesday, the low pressure close by. it is pushing those weather fronts in our direction. i mentioned the warmth — warming up in france, and that is drifting from the south, northwards, and if the cloud breaks across the south—e

it is wet across the lake district, into north—western england, through wales as well. the south west and southern england. it is not raining in kentand southern england. it is not raining in kent and sussex or through east anglia or up into lincolnshire and eastern parts of yorkshire, but eventually, the second half of the morning, into the afternoon, most of the uk is engulfed, and it will be damp. the rain will not fall in any one location all day. it will wax and wane. it is quite warm as well, despite the rain and cloud. the low pressure on tuesday across the atlantic, weather fronts being pressure on tuesday across the atlantic, weatherfronts being sent in our direction. head office, the cloud breaks, with the rain coming out of the south, it could be very warm. it will be pleasant enough at least. wednesday, it will not stay warm across the south—east, we will see cloud and rain. overall, a relatively unsubtle spell of weather beginning thursday and in towards friday, we start to see cooler conditions coming in off the atlantic, so it will be a showery end to the

rain also heavy throughout the lake district, the hills of wales, and down into south—western parts ofthis stage, still just about dry. maybe a few spits and spots getting into london. you can see lots of 12s and 13s — 11s, 12s 13s, so mild first thing. but the wind will be quite strong, particularly around these coastal areas. and then all that cloud's just going to engulf the uk. there will be some sunshine around. north—eastern parts of scotland, could be a sunnier spot, here. and maybe one or two other areas. but i think for the most of us, a cloudy, warmish sort of day, with the rain coming and going, throughout the course of the afternoon. how are we going compared to the rest of europe? nice weather across iberia, there. spain and portugal getting even warmer over the next few days. and paris also warming up, and by tuesday, in fact, in paris, about 26 celsius. it'll be warming up the uk as well — in the south—east, that is. tuesday, the low pressure close by. it is pushing those weather fronts in our direction. so there will be some rain. i mentioned the warmth — warming up in

rain also heavy throughout the lake district, the hills of wales, and down into parts of england. and spots getting into london. 11s, 12s 13s. you can see 11s, 12s 13s. mild first thing. but the wind will be quite strong, particularly around these coastal areas. and then all that cloud is just going to engulf the uk. there will be some sunshine around. north—eastern parts of scotland, could be a sunnier spot, here. and maybe one or two areas. but the most of us, a cloudy, warmish sort of day, with rain coming and going throughout the course of the afternoon. how are we going compared to the rest of europe? nice weather across iberia. spain and portugal getting even warmer over the next few days. paris also warming up, and by tuesday to about 26 celsius. it will be warming up the uk as well in the south—east. tuesday, the low pressure close by. it is weather fronts in our direction. i mentioned the warmth — warming up in france, and that is drifting from the south, northwards, and if the cloud breaks across the south—east, temperatures could get to 2a degrees. but for most of us, i

but up the road, the lake district, beautiful. this is the dividing line. north—west england gets the lion's share. in the south, rain in the isles of scilly and into cornwall and across the channel islands. maybe some showers nudging into parts of devon but it looks like it will be predominantly cloudy here. between the two, cloud thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. hopefully as the day improves, we should see brightness coming through and if it happens, temperatures will respond so not all doom and gloom if you have cloud at the moment. favoured spots for sunshine are parts of the highlands, into northern ireland and north—west england. a breeze coming in from the north sea and some more cloud. if the cloud breaks up. favoured spots close to the isle of wight and south—east, temperatures at around 18, 19. we keep the rain in the far south—west so a messy story today. that system drifts off to france through the night. then we keep the cloud stop clearer skies to the north. a breeze will start to pick up north. a breeze will start to pick up which wi

but it does look as though it's a sort of ramble in the lake district, doesn't it? yes! and tweed jackets. there's a lovely photograph of my father with a pocket handkerchief and a tie down at base camp! mount everest, that's how he prepared? ever the gentleman, you know, i mean, that's how they presented themselves. i think not only were they born in the victorian era, but i think the war had moulded them. they had seen so much carnage that they were ready for anything. and it made them very stoic and fearless. they went into the unknown without any consideration for their safety. and the footage is of scientific as well as historical value. it's just absolutely fabulous, these images from 1922. david breashears has literally followed in captain noel‘s footsteps, and he's taken his own images of mount everest from the very same places as the early explorers. and here is the glacier we're looking at right here, the east rongbuk glacier is the glacier here, right through here. he provides the old and new images to scientists. they use them to determine the impact climate

a different day for the north—west across the latest disc —— lake district, it will stay cloudy and wept rain like a conveyor belt sitting across the irish sea affecting northern ireland, to the south and east of that it stays pretty stick sticky. who does mean on friday we will see a change. there is a level of uncertainty on how quickly the weather fronts will move eastwards. hopefully it will improve, the front sitting through the spine of the country by the middle of the afternoon but it stays very middle of the afternoon but it stays very warm middle of the afternoon but it stays very warm if not hot on the south—east and we could. and that is the general theme as we move him, some thunderstorms likely, a westerly field to things and there will still be a good deal of dry weather with a scattering of showers but looking at the difference, 16 and 17 in the west and highs of 22 in the south—east corner. a solar story into sunday and a scattering of showers and a touch breezy about of showers and a touch breezy about of late. just in case you don't have the message, this is the story,

northern ireland and scotla nd lake district.ing. particularly across northern and eastern scotland, there will be heavy and even thundery showers moving through, with hail. we will keep into the evening pledge of sunshine in the channel islands, across the midlands, east anglia. the temperatures up to 25 celsius. low to mid 20s. in the north, you might catch a shower moving into north—west england. northern ireland, beginning to pull away. sunny spells, but they are moving to scotland, especially the northern half of scotland. some of us have been very dry so far, across northern scotland. perhaps a bit more useful rain to come before things turn dryer as the week goes on. late in the night, most places are dry. chilly under clear skies. into tomorrow, fair amount of sunshine to come again. the vast majority going to be dry. a passing shower possible in north—west scotland, increasing cloud in northern ireland and low cloud to be having some of the coasts around west and south wales, south—west england, keeping it rather grey. i

john maguire, bbc news, the lake district.owing mass of waste in the pacific, and the study authors say the island illustrates the scale of sea pollution. here's victoria gill. 3,000 miles from the mainland, a remote paradise that's become a rubbish dump. its beaches are now more densely polluted with plastic than anywhere else on earth. henderson island is home only to south pacific seabirds and marine wildlife, and, with no human inhabitants, this should be a pristine haven. but an international team of researchers who visited and studied the island calculated that 17 tonnes of our litter, washed or dumped into rivers and oceans, have floated here over decades. dr alex bond saw the devastation up close. we looked across the beaches in a variety of different plots and counted the pieces of plastic on the surface and down to about ten centimetres, and from that we were able to extrapolate the area of the beaches, that's how we came up with our estimate of about 38 million pieces on the island. it's really shocking, because, as

you can see the rain falling into parts of scotland, around the lake district, western parts of walesthrough to these. most of us are left with a cloudy day was arraigned waxing and waning through the course of the day. so it would be raining all the time. there will be a bit of sunshine around as well. maybe north—eastern parts of scotland. temperatures will be about 17 or 18 degrees. because of tuesday, with low pressure close by, weather fronts, more tuesday, with low pressure close by, weatherfronts, more rainfall on the way. this wet front will cross into the uk. the air is coming from the south ahead of it. so the guy does break, temperatures could get into the mid—20s, possibly about 22, but i would not be surprised even my 24. _by i would not be surprised even my 24. —— by critical. by wednesday, could be some heavy rain about central zelenay couldn't —— central and southern england. the further west you are, the dry you will be. to the end of the week, cool air sitting over the uk. that is could help generate showers. ann sherry into the week for most of us. maybe even some h

rain hadley also throughout the lake district, the hills of wales, and down into parts of england. ——rn parts of scotland could be sunnier. —— mild first thing. rain will come and go throughout the course of the afternoon. howl are we going to compare it to the rest of europe? spain and portugal will get warm over the next two days in paris will be warming up by tuesday being about 26 celsius. it will be warming up the uk as well in the south—east. tuesday, the low pressure close by. it is weather fronts in our direction. i mention the war, warming up in france, and that is drifting from the south, northwards, and if the cloudbreak across the south—east, temperatures could get to 24 south—east, temperatures could get to 2a degrees. but for most of us, it will be fresher. 64 to 24 degrees. but for most of us, it will be fresher. 64 cardiff, and around 17 in glasgow. 0n it will be fresher. 64 cardiff, and around 17 in glasgow. on wednesday, more rain heading to central and southern england and the south—east. exactly how much rainfall and how heavy it will be is open to question. but th

ntic of the northwest will bring fresh atlantic conditions to northern ireland, scotland and the lake districtime. but a lot of dry weather a lot of the time as well. enjoy the weather today. goodbye. jeremy corbyn stumbles over the cost of labour's free childcare plans — in an interview for the bbc‘s woman's hour. so how much will it cost? i'll give you the figure in a moment. you don't know it? umm... you're logging into your ipad here, you've announced a major policy and you don't know the cost? can i give you the exact figure in a moment? in other campaigning, theresa may says with brexit negotiations due to start days after the election, only she is prepared to lead the uk out of the eu. i'm ready to go. jeremy corbyn is not. nicola sturgeon launches the snp manifesto , calling for a second scottish independence referendum "at the end of the brexit process". scotla nd scotland must have a choice about our future.

rain also heavy throughout the lake district, the hills of wales, and down into parts of england. london. you can see 11s, 12s 13s. 11s, 12s 13s, so mild first thing. but the wind will be quite strong, particularly around these coastal areas. and then all that cloud is just going to engulf the uk. there will be some sunshine around. north—eastern parts of scotland, could be a sunnier spot, here. and maybe one or two areas. but the most of us, a cloudy, warmish sort of day, with rain coming and going throughout the course of the afternoon. how are we going compared to the rest of europe? nice weather across iberia. spain and portugal getting even warmer over the next few days. paris also warming up, and by tuesday to about 26 celsius. it will be warming up the uk as well in the south—east. tuesday, the low pressure close by. it is pushing those weather fronts in our direction. i mentioned the warmth — warming up in france, and that is drifting from the south, northwards, and if the cloud breaks across the south—east, temperatures could get to 2a degrees. but for most of us, it will

a soggy picture in the lake district.northern ireland. some spots got over an inch of rain. many places, more rain to come as the week goes on. a lot of low pressure in charge of our weather. still around overnight. heavy bursts coming back to southern scotland, north—west england, wales. the cloud is low across southern and western areas. some fog on the hills. temperature is not going down very far. temperatures down into the mid—teens. mild and muggy. northern ireland and scotland starting mainly dry tomorrow but we have this to move on through. then the sun will come out once it has cleared. into wales to begin the day. some heavy bursts. after rain overnight, some standing water. not much fun getting out and about. much of eastern england, down through east anglia to the south—east, a bit of sunshine to start the day. scotland and northern ireland seeing rain for a time turning dry and sunny and feeling fresher by the end of the day. a band of rain slipping south. dry for north—west england as the afternoon goes on.

take a look at this picture from the lake district. there is some rain in the forecast.l and the channel islands seeing some heavy and persistent rain today. we are desperate for some wet weather but it will only be across the extreme south—west. a few showers ahead brushing into devon and somerset. hopefully the drizzle will thin and break from time to time if that does happen then temperatures will respond. again, the western half of scotland but through the highlands, we see highs of 19 degrees. more cloud coming in of 19 degrees. more cloud coming in of the north sea, making it feel cool of the north sea, making it feel cool. there are some lovely spells of sunshine and warmth. this afternoon, we will only see 13, 14 degrees will do if we get the cloud making up, along the south coast, we could see ten pigeons as high as 19. that front will skirt up into the near continent through saturday night into leone hours of monday morning. a quiet night to follow. a fairamount of morning. a quiet night to follow. a fair amount of cloud with a few isolated showers and fog patc

the lake district.hat means that most towns will only have light rain run—off and heavy at times, but not too much. through the afternoon, the coating does the uk. the least amount of rain we suspect will fall across the extreme south—east coming here. the lot of all in london. 17 degrees, though, which is decent. 16 01’ degrees, though, which is decent. 16 or 17 across north—western parts of the country. more weather coming to a tuesday. so a damp start to the week. here is choose a's weather front moving through. some rain across northern areas down to the south—west. ahead of that, the areas coming of france. —— tuesday's weather front. for most of us, this will be fresh atlantic air, it those yellows signifying 17 or 18 degrees. andrew tye macris and south—east, it could be heavy. it may mist us and move to the east. further north and west, the weather will be brighter. and then towards the end of the week, it looks as though we will see cooler air coming week, it looks as though we will see coolera

northern ireland, stretching out of the borders to the north—west of england, beautiful in the lake districtstays cloudy and cool, particularly to the east. the high teens are likely. through this evening and overnight, we keep the cloud and breezy conditions across the south, clear skies further north. temperatures falling away, perhaps in sheltered and rural parts of scotland, temperatures low enough for a light frost first thing in the morning. again, almost a repeat performance with the blue sky and sunshine across northern and western areas. the wind will pick up strengthening the gale force before the end of the afternoon in the south—west. we could see a team with sunshine, but cooler on the east coast, 11 or 12. potentialfor rain in the forecast as we move into the south—west. gardeners and growers ta ke south—west. gardeners and growers take note, only affecting potentially cornwall, devon and maybe somerset. a lot of cloud and drizzle on the south coast, generally. the frontal system will pivot off to the near content. staying dry with sunshine into sheltered north—west. as we move

across scotland, beautiful weather, lovely across northern ireland, throughout the lake district, mostales and western parts of england, the cloud tends to increase. the south—west of england is fine, but this rain here across east anglia the south—east and the cloud will make it feel a little on the cool side. for places like an kent and sussex into london, essex, norfolk, suffolk, a fairly cool day. temperatures went be any higher than around about 13 degrees or so. for a change, the south—eastern portion of the uk in the breeze off the north sea coming out of the north—east, this place of the country will be on the cool side, whereas some parts of western scotland could get up to 17 or 18 degrees. so another beautiful day there in the west of scotland. through this evening and overnight for as long as we keep these north—easterly winds, the weather doesn't really change an awful lot, so we doesn't really change an awful lot, so we keep dragging in the cloud and spots of rain into east anglia and the south—east. maybe that dampness moves in a bit further to the midlands and western p

rain also heavy throughout the lake district, the hills of wales, and down into south—western parts ofnglia, and the south—east, at this stage, still just about dry. maybe a few spits and spots getting into london. you can see lots of 12s and 13s — 11s, 12s 13s, so mild first thing. but the wind will be quite strong, particularly around these coastal areas. and then all that cloud's just going to engulf the uk. there will be some sunshine around. north—eastern parts of scotland, could be a sunnier spot, here. and maybe one or two other areas. but i think for the most of us, a cloudy, warmish sort of day, with the rain coming and going, throughout the course of the afternoon. how are we going compared to the rest of europe? nice weather across iberia, there. spain and portugal getting even warmer over the next few days. and paris also warming up, and by tuesday, in fact, in paris, about 26 celsius. it'll be warming up the uk as well — in the south—east, that is. tuesday, the low pressure close by. it is pushing those weather fronts in our direction. so there will be some rain. i mention

a different day for the north west, in the lake district, isle of man, northern ireland and western scotlandh sea, affecting the western fringes of wales. to the south and east, it days sticky overnight. a milder feel with widely mid teens across the country. it means that on friday, we gradually start to see change. a level of uncertainty as to how quickly that weather front moves eastwards. hopefully improving through scotland through the day. the front sitting on the spine of the country by mid—afternoon. it stays very warm, if not hot, in the south—east. 27 degrees, much fresher condition is beginning to follow behind. that is the general theme as we move into the weekend. significant thunderstorms are likely across the near continent but the wind direction moves to a fresher westerly feel. a good deal of dry weather with a scattering of showers for the weekend, but look at the difference. 16—17 in the north—west, highs of 22 in the south—east corner. on sunday, a similar story. fresh with a scatter of showers and a touch of breeze. in case you don't have the message, this is the story f

scotland, the western isles and the rain pushing through, northern ireland as well, wet across the lake district england as well. this is eight o'clock in the morning. it is not quite raining in kent and sussex throughout east anglia and up into parts of yorkshire, but eventually, second half of the morning into the afternoon, most of the uk is involved with back loud and it is going to be quite a damp one. the rain will not be falling all day long in any one location, it will wax and wane and some areas will have sunshine from time to time and it will be quite warm despite the rain and cloud. here is a look at tuesday, low pressure a cross here is a look at tuesday, low pressure across the atlantic sending a weather front in our direction. here is one and another one crossing the uk. ahead of the weatherfront, if the clouds break up with the wind coming out of the south, it could potentially be very warm. we are expecting temperatures of 22 or maybe 2a degrees. that is not the case for most of the uk, we are mostly thinking around 17 or 18 degrees. 0n mostly thinking around 17 or 18 degrees. on

retired engineer sion jair climbs the old man of coni5ton in the lake district every day, notjust toymptoms of alzheimer's disease, and hopes 5taying active will keep it at bay for longer. john maguirejoined him on one of his daily climbs. come rain or shine — and days don't come much wetter than this — you'll find sionjair on his beloved lakeland fell5. four years ago he was diagnosed with alzheimer's, but walking the5e mountains every single day helps him manage his condition. it's keeping my brain ticking overfor a start, because it's getting oxygen around the brain cells that are left, if you like, and that's enabling me to feel psychologically a lot better and it's also helping me to feel as though i have still got something that i can do and cope with on a day—to—day basis. and so long as i can keep doing this — coming out to the moutain5 and enjoying the countryside, and the physical activity as well — then i'm not worried about the diagnosis of alzheimer's so much. drying out in the pub, he's well aware that dementia is changing him, sometimes affecting his personality. but a

look at this weather watchers picture from the la ke weather watchers picture from the lake district.outhwest. or not, the isles of scilly and channel islands seeing heavy and persistent rain. welcome rain, we are desperate for somewhere to weather but it is only going to be at the extreme south—west. some showers ahead of it brushing with devon and somerset. thicker cloud across south of england. hopefully that will thin and break from time to time and if that does happen then temperatures will respond. certainly the western half of scotland through the western half of scotland through the highlands will see highs of 19 celsius." an inn of the north sea making it feel cooler year. northern ireland north west england seeing lovely spells of sunshine and someone. lovely spells of sunshine and someone. through this afternoon, for many we will only see around 13 or 14 celsius. if we get the cloud breaking up, the south coast could see temperatures of 19 celsius weather rain lingers in the south—western could be different. the front was hurt after the neo—con didn‘t do saturday night and

was taken look at this weather watch picture from the la ke this weather watch picture from the lake district. a day of contrast in the forecast. a day of contrast in the south west, the isles of scilly, cornwall and the channel islands seeing some heavy and persistent rain. we are desperate for some wet weather but it will only be across the extreme south—west. a few showers ahead of it brushing with devon and maybe somerset was thicker cloud in the north of england. that will thin and break from time to time if that does happen temperatures will respond. the western half of scotland we will see highs of 19 degrees here. more cloud coming in off the north sea. in northern ireland and north—west england there will be some lovely spells of sunshine and warmth. this afternoon many of us will see 13, 1a degrees. maybe along the south coast temperatures could be as high as 19 where the rain lingers in the south—west. it will be a different story. that front will skirt off into the near continent on saturday night and into sunday morning. there will be a few isolated showers and mist and fog patch

spotted by our weather watchers, a 5°99y spotted by our weather watchers, a soggy picture in the lake districtinch. not so much in london. but that cold change later in the week. many places will have more rain as the week goes on. low pressure in charge of our weather. weather fronts around the area of low pressure bringing rain. still around tonight. some heavier bursts in southern scotland, north—west england, wales and a few showers elsewhere under cloudy skies. the cloud is low in southern and western areas and so there will be fog on the hills and temperatures not going down far. holding into the mid teens. a mied —— mild and muggy night. for northern ireland and scotla nd night. for northern ireland and scotland the day starting dry. but we have this to move on through as the day goes on. but then the sun will come out. rain in north—west england and wales. some heavier bursts. after the rain over night, some standing waters and spray on the roads. a few showerses in south—west england and the midlands. much of eastern england dry with sunshine. scotland and northern ireland seeing some

in the lowlands into ireland, crossed the lowlands into ireland, crossed the lake district, wales andern portion of the country. this is where the biggest change will be occurring over the next 12 to 18 hours, more sunshine on the way. a big change by the time we get to the end of the week, low pressure will approach our shores on thursday. what does that mean? increasing cloud in the south west and central areas, and maybe showers getting in during the course of the afternoon. still, it will be warm, despite crowd, temperatures up to 20, still nice and sunny in the north. by friday, more humid, potentially thundery weather heading our way. the downpours will be hit and miss. some areas will be completely dry. others will have rainfall in a short space of time. there could be flash flooding around on friday. the weekend looks breezy, warm and muqqy' weekend looks breezy, warm and muggy, showers around, too, but overall, some of us will be having some fine weather as well. so tomorrow, stunning, stunning wednesday on the way. from then onwards, the weather going downhill a bit. but we

another beautiful day for northern ireland, the isle of mann and into the lake district.we will see a fair amount of cloud. if the cloud breaks up on the kent coast and in the isle of white, temperatures might respond. we could get 19 degrees, but that is the exception to the rule. that weather front skirt it's the exception to the rule. that weather front skirt its weight off into the near continent through the night. things are relatively quiet, some patchy mist and fog further north. but the breeze swings around two and northerly and it is gale force by the end of the day. it will be disappointing, but west is best on sunday. even in wales and south—west england and cornwall it will be a better day. cool on the far north and east coast, but head inland and temperatures will respond at this time of the year. the sun is quite strong, so highs of 18 degrees. desperate for rain? nothing in the foreseeable future. early next week it looks predominately dry, but things will become more u nsettled dry, but things will become more unsettled towards the end of next week. he's o

it has been a soggy scene in the lake district.om that. still some heavy bursts around for a time. coming back into north—west england and wales. a pretty wet night for some of us. 20 of cloud. southern and western areas will see low cloud and fog on hills. it's a mild and muddy evening, temperatures not going down too far. a dry start for scotland and northern ireland but this rain coming through from west to east before the sunshine comes out at the end of the day. some outbreaks of rain in wales. that might mean standing water and difficult travelling conditions for some of ours. into the midlands, some showers around but for eastern england, a dry start with some sunshine in east anglia and south—east england. the warmest weather here as a result. you see that spell of rain moving through and then the sunshine comes through to northern ireland and reaching scotland. it will feel fresher through the day. try by the end of the afternoon for north—west england and north wales. in the south—east, the warmest weather and a few sunny

i do love myjob, but i would much rather be in the lake district this morning, walking with my dog with hopefully some of that will break in the south—east. the best weather a game in north—west england, scotland and northern ireland. actually start. lovely spells of sunshine. into the afternoon, the west is best and we have temperatures into the high teens. more cloud coming in off the north sea with that nagging north—easterly breeze. in northern ireland and north—west england there will be a lot of cloud generally. some of it in england and wales will thin and break. if that happens and we get sunshine temperatures will respond. highs of 19 degrees on the coast. in cornwall, temperatures just about 12 degrees. the front skirts off into the near continent. through the night it is relatively quiet. patchy mist and fog. a northerly breeze takes over on sunday. again on the exposed east coast could be disappointing, but more sunshine coming through in sheltered western areas, even across england and wales on sunday. cold and disappointing into the north with gale force gusts likely. 9— 1

it is west wales and north—west england and a soggy scene in the lake district so far today and somednesday as i show you in a momentment you won be surprised to see low pressure instead of high pressure last week. now driving our weather. so it has turned more u nsettled. weather. so it has turned more unsettled. it's windier too and we will continue this evening with heavier outbreaks of rain across wales and north—west england. elsewhere, you may just wales and north—west england. elsewhere, you mayjust find a little showery burst occasionally, plenty of low cloud to the south and the west of the uk, that means there will be fog on the hills, but it is a mild to warm night to come. we had chilly nights last night. it is all change with temperatures holding up into the mid—teens. tomorrow morning, there is another spell of showery rain poised to move through northern ireland and scotland for a time in the morning before things improve into the afternoon. it is looking like a soggy picture into north—west england for many parts of wales from the word go. that means standing water on