leo benedictus, thank you very much. thank you. let me send another chill down your spine.have got some cold weather on the way this week, certainly cold and snow, and the weekend ended on a final note, with sunshine around as well. this is the headline for this week, not everyone will get snow, most of us will not. some areas of the country will get wintry showers this and overnight. there have been snowfla kes this and overnight. there have been snowflakes in some areas in nice, but for many, it is clear skies tonight. temperatures dropping, not terribly cold, but if frost on the way. we are watching east anglia and the south—east, in the early hours, 80 north—easterly wind will drag in snow showers. do not be surprised if this was covering around suffolk, essex, kent is specially. possibly the greater london area. you know what happens when we get snow on busy motorways. there could be delays. the rest of the country looking fine, some snow affecting easter nears, and a couple of degrees above freezing in belfast. chile and partly cloudy sky. that is monday morning's rus

leo benedictus, thank you very much. thank you.s come and go and as far as this week is concerned we will be in the middle of one. we ended the weekend on a final note. as far as the week ahead is concerned, it will be cold enough force to. some sunshine as well. let us look at the forecast. snow showers in parts of lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east. hit and miss and some of us south—east. hit and miss and some of us might get a dusting, others will get nothing. many in the north and west will be clear, a frost on the way, a chilly morning. let us look at the south—east, kent, sussex, essex, the greater london area, we could catch some snow flurries. this will coincide with the rush—hour. these are snow showers. coincide with the rush—hour. these are snow showers. only five miles across. some of us will get them. wintry showers on the north sea coast and elsewhere it starts off fu rley coast and elsewhere it starts off furley bright. a chilly day on the way, the best of the sunshine in northern and western areas, a beaut

leo benedictus, thank you very much. thank you.ebruary felt much colder than yesterday, with that strong arctic wind which will be with us for at least the weekend, also potentially much of next week. you've had some wintry flurries from the system crossing southwards, and also this system in the north. that should clear overnight. a drop in the wind in western parts. shower risk continues in the east. ice risk inland because showers are potentially washing off the salt on the pavements. quite a cold night in eastern parts given the strength of the wind. in the countryside, is much closer to freezing if not below. tomorrow, the arctic wind will not be as strong. notice the wintry mess in the morning in the east of in and —— winter conditions. elsewhere, in sparkly sunshine, a few showers and some four western parts of england and wales as well. through the day, the likelihood is we will see some more rain, sleet and snow coming in from the atlantic. but i will update you on that later on. see you then. hello, i'm philippa thomas, t

leo benedictus, thank you very much. thank you. had horrendous weather. grey, cold, dark, awful day with outbreaks of rain. sunday is looking a lot better. this is what we have been dealing with. this slow—moving weather front. what does that mean? it means that once it is over us, it stays there and it's cloudy and horrible. it is stuck between the wind coming out of the east and also this wind from a different direction. it has stalled across the uk. that easterly wind over the next 2a hours will win. so we will see easterly and north—easterly winds developing. when the wind comes from that direction, it tends to stay cold. this is what it looks like first thing on sunday morning. it will be freezing in some spots. a lots of sunshine for many of us. the further west and south—west you are, the better. but there are showers across south—eastern england, east anglia and lincolnshire. on sunday and monday, some of those showers coming out of the east and north—east in that cold wind will turn increasingly wintry. possibly with rain

on meet the author next week, # today, my guess is leo benedictus with his book that starts off as ay thriller and then turns into a contemporary horror story. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. to what the the papers will be with me are economics commentator and author dharshini david and broadcaster and former fleet street editor eve pollard. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer leads on comments from a former head of the civil service, who makes a scathing comparison between some brexiteers and german nationalists between the world wars. theresa may faces a coup from cabinet brexiteers, if she persists with plans to remain in the customs union, according to the sunday times. the sunday telegraph leads on the prime minister being urged to invoke the example of margaret thatcher to defy her chancellor over brexit. the express accusesjeremy corbyn of environmental hypocrisy, claiming he left a diesel car waiting outside his house for a0 minutes before getting in for a six—mile trip to westminster. meanwhile,

on meet the author this week, my guest is leo benedictus, whose new novel consent starts as a creepyd turns quickly into a contemporary horror story. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving a van into a crowd of muslims near a north london mosque lastjune, in an act of terrorism. he killed makram ali, who was 51, and injured several others. darren osborne from cardiff was described as a loner who'd become obsessed with muslims, after watching a tv drama and looking at far—right groups online. the 48—year—old told the court he was not mad but angry. daniel sandford reports. it was an act of terror. a large van, its engine revving, smashing into a group of muslims on a summer night during ramadan. those he injured, terrified that the driver was going to attack again. there's a few people who were really badly hurt and couldn't move. i thought he was going to kill us. what did you think he was going to kill you with? maybe guns, maybe a knife. this, a 999 call made at the time. the driver was brought to