temperatures may be nudging upa lukas mai. ers and storms, pretty intense thunderstorms across france, which as they rolled towards us france, which as they rolled towards us will tend to weaken. just one or two really affecting southern areas on thursday but with at some extra cloud, subtle changes. the further north, the better chance you have of staying dry. cloudy close the north sea coast but sunshine elsewhere and temperatures continuing to nudge, 21 in belfast, 22 in edinburgh and quite humid at this stage towards south. towards the week and weekend, still the potential for one or two showers at times, but not all the time in southern areas. further north, reliably dry, some sunshine and temperatures up into the 20s. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2... controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow are approved by ministers. mps will vote within weeks. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a boost of up to £74 billion to passengers and the wider