time for a look at the weather with louise lear.and disappointing from any with the rain moving east and then we had an improvement. but some of the rain was quite heavy and persistent for a time and continues to sit across the far north and east of scotland. but it did bring an improvement in the london area, some blue skies and sunshine to close the afternoon. a different story further north and east under that drizzly rain. it looks as though the cloud and rain continued through the night and we have gale force winds for a time. behind that the skies will clear and intense quite cold in the far north. at the same time further south and west cloud and rain gathering and another area of low pressure moving into words wednesday. so feeling different, two or three degrees across scotland and north england. but we will have cloud and rain pushing in from the south west, with low pressure moving in. as it bumps into the cold air there is some uncertainty as to whether we will have a bit of wet snow. not too concerned about that at the

time for a look at the weather with louise lear.ing early morning rain gave way to sunshine with an improving picture in the afternoon. with clear skies, it means that temperatures are likely to fall. we could see that you —— patchy fog further north and east. in the south—west, another area of low pressure with france spilling around that low driving more wet weather into the south—west, wales, central and southern england. not particularly warm and some showers tomorrow. the cool theme continues for the easter weekend. there may even be some snow on the hills. fingers crossed for some sunny on the hills. fingers crossed for some sunny spells. you're watching beyond one hundred days. confirmation — the north korean leader did visit china — but what did the two leaders talk about? president trump thinks kim jung un will eventually do what is right for his people. but in the meantime there will be no let up in sanctions. it's kim's first foreign visit since becoming leader seven years ago — he told his chinese hosts he is ready to ne

that is all the sport for now, time for the weather with louise lear. north into scotland as we go through—west later on this afternoon. afternoon. northern ireland, stretching up into scotland. scotland. about that, showery outbreaks of rain following on behind. rain following on behind. looks like it will be 16 degrees and largely dry. —— ireland—scotland. unsettled, but feeling reasonably pleasant with southerly winds. pleasant with southerly winds. afternoon, heavy rain perhaps into the lake district. the lake district. showery outbreaks of rain for england and wales. england and wales. when you think about where we were this time last week. this time last week. particularly for the north of the country. country. showers, possibly heavy and thundery into the afternoon. into the afternoon. showers, well, top temperatures are likely to sit at 9—12d. enjoy your sunday. take care. 00:28:26,726 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 hello. welcome. who write about the world beyond. flexing their muscles, and europeans fear what it may mean for them. donald trump — trade warrior and peace maker? street of

time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. a heads up for the easter weekend at the end of this forecast but for the here and now we have clear skies across the country and that allows for temperatures to start to fall away. it will be a chilly night with patchy mist and freezing fog to the north. rain topping and tailing the country with these showers down to the south—west preventing temperatures from falling below freezing. elsewhere, a light frost in the morning and a chilly star but we will see some sunshine. favourite spots are the best that the weather, western scotland, possibly northern ireland in north—west england. at the same time, the card and drain into the south—west will push into wales, northern england and across to the south—east. a disappointing feel out there, rather chilly. as we move into the easter weekend it looks as if we are going to see some rain. there was a cold in the north so some showers will be wintry on the hills of the lease once the rain clears, fingers crossed we will see some sun. this is

louise lear has the weather.y. temperatures here... the next batch of wet weather looks set to arrive. overnight lows are pretty on the chilly side, two or three degrees across the north, holding up around five — seven in the west. southwest england wales and into the midlands, with any elevation, we might see some wet snow, but it will be rain as it pushes its way into the midlands, east anglia. we see a sunny day of scattered showers across north and west. further north we are looking at high values of around nine. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. an apology from the fire service after it‘s revealed it took two hours for firefighters to reach victims of last year‘s manchester arena bombing. firstly the fire service was simply out of the loop. they beat the misjudgement at the beaming and therefore work two hours late in getting to the fire —— they made a misjudgement. theresa may tells mps that more than two dozen of britain‘s allies have now expelled russian diplomats over the poisoning of the former do

let's get the weather update with louise lear.rn ireland overnight. so shall the eastern scotland, a cold start of the friday morning. snow showers in the east are likely to continue but not as widespread as they have been. some bright, sunny moments across much of northern england, delhi to the midlands. still a threat of snow across southern england, south midlands and stretching into through the afternoon. that is still going to cause significant travel disruptions. a cold afternoon, particularly with the easterly wind, temperatures may say 1—2d on the thermometer but it'll feel more like -6, thermometer but it'll feel more like —6, minus nine degrees. wrap up warm. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a red weather warning for heavy snow in south wales and south west england has come into force — meaning there is a risk to life. major disruption continues to affect northern parts of the uk — with an amber weather warning in place until tomorrow. the child abuse inquiry for england and wales demands the government pays comp

here's louise lear. this is farfrom over? this is far from over?en hearing red weather warnings issued. this has been the story with the snow. this feed of showers across eastern scotland but in the last few hours, the snow has gathered in intensity across the south—west. you can see quite clearly. in the last few minutes, the met office has extended the amber warning. this red warning is the real issue. this one means take action. the weather is so that there is a potential for the loss of life. blizzard like conditions across the south—west. and into south wales overnight. that extends its way, perhaps brushing the southern part of northern ireland and through the night, we can't forget those showers across eastern scotland which have been such a nuisance. they will continue, perhaps not as widespread that they will still be there. a veil of cloud through the night, perhaps temperature is not falling quite as low as night just temperature is not falling quite as low as nightjust past but still no news of minus four. bitterly cold start, and a gre

here's louise lear. we haven't seen a red warning for snow since 2013 and we had two in consecutive days. today, it's brought southwest wales and south—west england as well and in actualfact, if we south—west england as well and in actual fact, if we look at the snow radar if this clump of snow that's going to be moving up through the channel isles that will cause the issues. we've got a rash of snow showers piling into eastern scotland but it's not as bad as it was yesterday. we've lost the red warning, take action. we still got amber warnings warning, take action. we still got amberwarnings in warning, take action. we still got amber warnings in force for east of scotland, be prepared forfurther disruption. the same for north—east england and northern ireland. down into the south—west we have another red warning, this means take action. we are looking at severe weather for the end of the day, blizzard like conditions here. we will widely see as much as 20 and two metres of falling snow and we could see

louise lear has the weather. talk of this being, dare i say it, the warmest day of the year so far? say, it has also been advertised as a day offering outbreaks of rain to many, and that is certainly the case, not just rain, cold enough for hill snow in scotland as well, so the milder air not here yet, but a messy picture across the uk this afternoon. this is the rain and hill snow in scotland, outbreaks of rain throughout in northern ireland, showery rain through england and wales through the afternoon, brightening up for wales in the south—west, temperatures in double figures for england and wales, as high as 15 degrees. not all of us getting that, but rain until snow further north across scotland, becoming mainly dry elsewhere, chilly overnight, close to freezing in southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, a touch of frost around, fog badger through east wales, the midlands and east anglia as sunday begins. a quieter day tomorrow, still raining in the north, but much of the mainland will be mainly dry, sunny spells, milder than today, showery rain affecting parts of

louise lear is at the map.just a moment. but if we take a look at the weather watchers picture from hull earlier on this morning, you can see some nuisance rain, poor visibility, that is the story further north, but behind the weather fronts, milderair pushing in, and that will spill further north into scotland as we go through the day. the weather fronts will bring rain, one moving through northern ireland into scotland, another bringing showery outbreaks from the south west later on this afternoon. in fact, if we take a look at the last few hours of the radar, you can see that the rain is heading through northern england, northern ireland, stretching up into scotland. sleet and snow to higher ground, we are not too concerned about that, showery outbreaks of rain following on behind. for the six nations matches taking place this afternoon, there will be rain for the ireland—scotland game, but england play in france, where it looks like it will be 16 degrees and largely dry. for the remainder of the afternoon,

with me now is louise lear from bbc weather.emperatures an let us talk about some of that. let us talk in fact about the red weather warning, that is the south—west of course. about the red weather warning, that is the south-west of course. really unusual, as well, to get these red warnings, that is worth stressing, we haven't had one for snow since 2013. now we have had two, in the consecutive days but different ends of the country. if you take a look at this graphic. showing you where the red is, it is a small area but significant. a red impactjane, means take action, this is really serious now. potentially the weather is so bad it could bring with it a loss of life. don't travel unless you have to. we are talking for south wales, blizzard like condition, gale force gusts of wind and bitterly cold, so there will be and bitterly cold, so there will be a lot of drifting, poor haves built over the next few hours to come. that is ins for until two clock tomorrow morning, —— in force, when they say don't travel unless your journey