i was active throughout the whole campaign in the west midlands. yes.he birmingham pub bombings? ijust told you, i was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham. how clear can i make it? tell me about the bomb in the mulberry bush. what type of bomb was it? what type of bomb? in what way, what type of bomb? it was a gelignite bomb. made of gelignite. what size was it? you're asking what the forensic details was? i would suggest it would have been about 12 pounds. and where was it placed in the bar? as i understand... as i understand, it was placed under a table. repeating what i've heard. that's what i'm saying to you. it's up to your viewers and yourself... to interpret what i'm saying. that's the only answer i can give you. tell me about the bomb in the tavern in the town. the same. what can you tell me? the same thing. a repeat of the first one. as i heard. a repeat of the first one. michael hayes says his ira career lasted more than 30 years, broken only by a three—year prison sentence spent in the irish republic. ira sources in belfast de

that's on the midland mainline for us that's on the midland mainline for us tonight.hey're about all of this? the electrification of the midland mainline has been promised and re—promised over the decades in this pa rt re—promised over the decades in this part of the world. tonight, as you say, it's off the table and that plan terminates here. the reason for thatis plan terminates here. the reason for that is the government say there is a better alternative, new technology coming on, trains that can switch from diesel to electric and back again. commuters here, instead of electrification, have been promised new trains, shorterjourney electrification, have been promised new trains, shorter journey times, better wi—fi. they should be pleased. but politicians here are not necessarily please. they say electrification was vital for this region's economy. peter saul reports on the reaction. it's been beset by delays and after years of wrangling, finally cancelled. today an angry response from the region's politicians. there were clear promises made about this. it wasn't jus

north of the midlands, it is sunshine and showers.diff, it moves into the midlands. then around hull and yorkshire and newcastle. by the end of the night, it dries out across wales and a large chunk of the midlands and the south. and in the midlands and the south. and in the north—east, we have clear spells and showers. tomorrow, we will start off quite grey and wet in the north—east and quite breezy. as this low pulls away into the north sea, the weather will improve. initially, somewhat weather around but then improving weather conditions in newcastle. then lots of showers will start piling in off the atlantic. overall tomorrow, a very changeable day. from sunny spells to heavy showers back to sunny spells. there will be thunder and lightning in place. the far south—east might get away with a mostly dry day but mostly, showers galore. still the low pressure with us, so the u nsettled low pressure with us, so the unsettled weather. not just low pressure with us, so the unsettled weather. notjust on monday, but also the week ahead. su

it stays fairly cloudy in northern england, midlands and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle.d and wales, i think it is during the morning we are best favoured for some wetter conditions. the rain tends to ease off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there in the afternoon, but temperatures climbing as we go, up to around 22 or 23. it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day at wimbledon. the same on sunday, the best of the dry weather in the morning. to get us through into sunday, the rain will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresh start, especially away from city centres. to the north, a fairly muggy, misty, and for some damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which is the dividing line between the muggiest of the air and something a bit fresher. but it does mean scotland, northern ireland and northern england actually have a bit of sun on the way. lots of sunshine els

the route links birmingham, manchester, liverpool, leeds, sheffield and the east midlands.t'll be easier for us to do business on a national scale, it'll be easier for us to attract clients to our offices here, and for us to recruit talent from around the country. but it's not universally welcomed — the line will run right through a new housing estate. why build a new housing estate and then potentially knock it down? we are short of houses already. where will we move to? we are in limbo. hs2 has been a project dogged by delays and controversy — we'll be assessing the winners and losers of the new route. also tonight... a terminally—ill man battles in the courts for the right to die when he chooses. with slightly different approaches to paperwork — the second round of formal brexit talks gets underway. an extra £1.3 billion for schools in england — but the money has to come from education savings. city of culture hull gets listed status for the famous humber bridge, and some not—so—famous public loos. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. olivia breen makes it nine golds

wales and the midlands brighten up later.mid, 25 or 26 possible. drier into the start of next week. stormy by mid week. all the details coming up by mid week. all the details coming up on bbc news throughout the night. theses bbc world news. the top stories: could this man be the former soviet counterintelligence officer who met president trump's son? he comes under more scrutiny. france's president leaves a service of asian on the anniversary of the nice truck attack, promising the victims will never be forgotten. a man targeting foreigners killed two women and wounds for others in egypt. also in the programme: a special report on the iraqi christians who voted for donald trump but could now be deported under his immigration policy. we we re under his immigration policy. we were really happy when he got elected, but we did not think it would do this to

the midlands should be dry.come on friday. this area of low pressure winding itself up and moving in slowly across the western half of the british isles. that low will continue to move very slowly during friday. south—west wales, parts of the west midlands and northern ireland could see wet weather for a good part of the day. ahead of that, largely dry. some warmth in the south—east, but generally speaking around 18 degrees. low pressure will drive the weather throughout the weekend. some spells of sunshine, but some showers as well. some showers heavy and possibly thundery, but nothing quite as dramatic as we've seen over the last few days. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. i thought we were done with the g20 — but two weeks since hamburg it turns out donald trump and vladimir putin spent more time together than we realised. there they are at the meeting we knew about. we'll get into what happened a little later in the day. the white house says it was normal — not everyone agrees. it makes the pres

cosmopolitan birmingham, a city which reflects much of the west midlands with its large ethnic minorityocial conservatism can cause problems. decades of pressure that you're put on as a child that you have to conform, that you have to marry a woman. it made me wish that i could be the straight son that he wanted. a gay sikh man who felt he was trapped in a lie until he told his family he was homosexual. his father won't accept it. still after me telling him that i was gay, he still said, "just get married, it's just a phase you're going through. once you get married, everything will be fine", and you get told that if you follow what your parents want you to do that, yeah, you will be cured or you will be straight. he eventually married his partner, but his father didn't go to the wedding. also affects our lgbt community... at a conference, police in birmingham talk about how strong anti—gay sentiments still exist in many south asian families. homophobia is rife in some communities and to be seen as being gay or lesbian or bisexual, it can absolutely destroy the dynamic of that community

heavier bursts, south—east wales, parts of the midlands. still showers in scotla nd the midlands.wers in scotland and northern ireland. part two of the weekend, sunday, could be a fine start. it won't last, showers and heavy will spread east across the uk but the further east you are they may not arrive until quite late on. this is the weather menu for this weekend. refunds are not available. if you do get sunshine, it may feel pleasant for a time. it's hard to feel short—changed a little bit by our weather so far in the second half of summer. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 high rise buildings failed a fire safety test where insulation and cladding were tested together for the first time. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. time for some sport on bbc news. we'll start at the oval, where england are attempting to counterattack on day two of the third test against south africa having lost the key wicket of alastair cook in the first half hour of the mornin

midland, texas, is just as much of our life as washington, d.c. we have this juxtaposition in life people don't realize. i think we've been through things on the outside that people have witnessed. but there is losses personal joys and struggles that we're going to share in this book i think will surprise people. >> host: from your upcoming book, for years, right up until this day when we walk into a room or restaurant, or almost any public space together we invariably hear, oh, look, it is the bush twins.at sometimes followed by an eye roll, then the place will fall uncomfortably quiet. oh, those wild bush twins. when did you understand that you had lost the public narrative about your own lives? >> it's a good question. i really think when we were 18, so when my dad become president, we were, when he was running for president we were entering college.en until then jenna's point we were living in texas. we went to a big public high school, austin high, that is like every other, you know, almost made-for-tv public high school. there is cheerleader

been a nice day for much of the uk, best of the warmth across england and wales, parts of the west midlandss peaking at 25, 26 but a few isolated storms, rumbling across worcestershire will gradually fade away tonight but more rain more widely across the country, wet and windy but not all day, some dry weather to be hacked, the dark clouds to the west responsible getting closer and closer, south west midlands and south west england only another hour or two before gradually fading away, damp in north—east scotland, cool side across eastern parts of scotland and eastern england temperatures down to single figures mostly mid—teens as we start tomorrow wet start in northern ireland western england and wales low pressure will be with us for the rest of the week the first notice of it is the weather front working its way in northern ireland, wales west of england grab yourself a lazy breakfast and wait for the afternoon, the rain will be wet and heavy pushing its way east so after a bright start in eastern areas cloudy with occasional rain long into the afternoon far north—east of scotla nd into

force them into heterosexual marriages. 0ur midlands correspondent, sima kotecha, reports.but in some cases social conservatism can cause problems. decades of pressure that you're put on as a child that you have to conform, that you have to marry a woman. it made me wish that i could be the straight son that he wanted. a gay sikh man who felt he was trapped in a lie until he told his family he was homosexual. his father won't accept it. still after me telling him that i was gay, he still said, "just get married, it's just a phase you're going through. once you get married, everything will be fine", and you get told that if you follow what your parents want you to do that, yeah, you will be cured or you will be straight. he eventually married his partner, but his father didn't go to the wedding. also affects our lgbt community... at a conference, police in birmingham talk about how strong anti—gay sentiments still exist in many south asian families. homophobia is rife in some communities and to be seen as being gay or lesbian or bisexual, it can absolutely destroy the dynami

heading further north into the midlands, that's where you are likely to catch a few sharp showers andnot all others will see them. where you do catch one you could see lying surface water. a few showers from northern england. northern ireland mostly dry, if fairly cloudy through the afternoon. quite a bit of cloud in scotla nd afternoon. quite a bit of cloud in scotland bringing a few spots of drizzly rain. as we head into the evening we'll keep that threat of heavy downpours, mainly across the east midlands, eastern england. if you do catch one of these showers they could cause some disruption to travel because we're going to have a lot of standing water on the roads, surface spray and hail and lightning a hazard as we head into the evening. the showers across england and why do fade away fairly quickly. many others becoming dry. there will bea many others becoming dry. there will be a bit of white patchy rain across scotla nd be a bit of white patchy rain across scotland and northern ireland tonight. cloudy here. muggy, temperatures holding up at 17—18 towards the south. a fairly un

we are from midland texas. my grandpa was a homebuilder. he built a lot of midlands and those two, both of us were just as much a part of our life as george and barbara bush. and, in fact, it was sort of this cornerstone. midland, texas, is just as much a part of our lives as washington, d.c.. i think where this juxtaposition in life that i don't think people realize. i also think we have been through things on the outside that people have witnessed but then there's also personal joys and struggles that we will share in this that i think will surprise people. >> host: from your upcoming book, for years right up until this day when walking to room or a restaurant or almost any public space together we invariably hear what, it's the bush twins. sometimes followed by an eye roll and then the place will fall uncomfortably quiet over those while the bush twins. when did you understand that you had lost the public narrative about your life? >> guest: that's a good question. i really think when we were 18, when my dad became president or when he w

we have showers and parts of scotla nd midlands.showers fade away. but the low pressure is sticking around into part two of the weekend. more showers on the way. this area of rain in the midlands and northern england will hang on well into the night. for sewers even into the morning. 0utbreaks well into the night. for sewers even into the morning. outbreaks of rain into the morning. outbreaks of rain into pa rt of into the morning. outbreaks of rain into part of north—east scotland. low cloud and cool breeze. a few fog patches and temperatures of around 10-14 patches and temperatures of around 10— 14 degrees. cloud around to start the day tomorrow. ltd sunshine. early fog patches from wells in south—west england. 0n the whole, dry weather to begin with there. cloud still affecting the midlands and northern england, possibly producing mostly light rain to begin the day. there were that, it should brighten up. just like today, many northern ireland will stay dry. for eastern parts of scotland, we start cloudy. 0utbreaks of rain. a coo

the midlands turning muggy, much cooler and fresher further north. the continent. with that, a lack of sunshine through the day. the sunshine through the day. the sunshine hazy across england and wales, high cloud, here is the first sign ofa wales, high cloud, here is the first sign of a change. thunderstorms initially creeping into the channel islands. the far south—west of england. afair islands. the far south—west of england. a fair old breeze across the sea. coming inland, temperatures are up to 28, or 29 degrees. as we go through tomorrow evening, and overnight, thunderstorms pushing northwards. quite hit in this. some places seeing a lot of rain, other places seeing a lot of rain, other places may not see any at all. they do bring with them the risk of localised flooding. the thunderstorms move northwards. wednesday storms drifting across scotland. scattered thunderstorms breaking further south. still some real warmth and humility, across the south—east. 29, maybe 30 in east anglia. something fresher beginning to pull in towards the west. that

they are hitand midlands in northern england. they are hit and miss, midlands in northern england.. we could see a few further south, again hitand miss. in about it. we could see a few further south, again hit and miss. in the rain turning showery, in northern ireland it will stay dry. as we head on through the evening and overnight the remnants of the thunderstorms continue to drift off into the north sea. lots of dry weather, some clear spells, and another weather front showing its hand across western scotland, introducing some rain. the temperature range of 12 in the north toa temperature range of 12 in the north to a sticky 18 as we had further south. tomorrow, a lot of dry weather to start the day. start once again. we will see that weather front across western scotland start to sink southwards. in doing so it will weaken, so there will be more cloud with it and the rain turning more patchy. and around that and behind it are well be that bit fresher, but still quite sticky in the south—east, with highs up to 28 celsius. as we head into saturday, we start the day across wales,

it stays fairly cloudy in northern england, midlands and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle.d wales, i think it is during the morning we are best favoured for some wetter conditions. the rain tends to ease off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there, though, through the afternoon, but temperatures climbing as we go, up to around 22 or 23. it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day at wimbledon. same too on sunday, best of the sunshine in the morning. to get us through into sunday, the rain will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresher start, particularly away from city centres. to the north, a fairly muggy, misty, and for some, damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which is the dividing line between the muggiest of the air and something a bit fresher. but it does mean scotland, northern ireland, northern england, actually quite a nice sunshine on the way. lots of su

it may start off on a bright note in the midlands and north wales.back in as we get on through the day. all the while we keep showers going across the north—west of england, northern ireland and into scotland. some spells of sunshine in between. 20 in aberdeen isn't bad. we will have 21— 22 in the south—east and some rain. it turns went into sunday across the south and west of the uk, but that all moves through the midlands and out into the north sea. brightens up for a time in eastern areas on sunday. showers few and far between in the south—eastern corner, but elsewhere a good scattering of showers and maybe a few rumbles of thunder. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madeira. our top stories: donald trump says you're fired to his chief of staff reince priebus. generaljohn kelly, the head of homeland security, takes over. north korea test—fires an intercontinental ballistic missile. the usa and south korea react with a live—fire exercise of their own. charlie gard, the terminally ill british baby whose medical care was the subject of a lengthy court battl

wales, up across the midlands, northern england, catching a few showers running through. saw yesterday. but there will be some slow—moving heavy thundery downpours across northern ireland and into scotland, maybe some hail as well. so 17 or 18 degrees here, at best 23 towards the south—east of england. tuesday sees some further showers across the uk, but even further north, those showers not as widespread. there will still be one or two heavy ones around, but very much hit—and—miss. again, towards the south—east, likely to stay dry, with some sunshine. the jetstream is all—importa nt, of course, and normally it is sitting at this time of the year between scotland and iceland, but right now it is much, much further south, hence this very unsettled weather. as we head towards the middle part of the week, the jet stream will pick up another area of low pressure, rush it across the atlantic, and head it towards the uk. things turning wetter from the south—west, slowly but surely, on wednesday. many areas ahead of that seeing some sunshine, a few showers perhaps in scotland. t

it stays fairly cloudy in northern england, midlands and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle.ing we are best favoured for some wetter conditions. the rain tends to ease off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there, though, through the afternoon, but temperatures climbing as we go, up to around 22 or 23. so it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day in wimbledon. same too on sunday, best of the sunshine in the morning. now, to get us through into sunday, the rain in western scotland and northern ireland will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresher start, particularly away from city centres. to the north, a fairly muggy, misty, and for some, damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which is the dividing line between the muggiest of the air and something a bit fresher. but it does mean scotland, northern ireland, northern england, actually quite a nice sunday on the way. t

further south again, some dry weather to be had across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east.ross the south—west, the cloud really filling in. some of the rain even from the word go will be quite heavy across parts of pembrokeshire and into the south—west of england. into the afternoon, still little islands of brightness and dry weather across the south. perhaps some of the driest weather found across northern ireland. in the middle of the afternoon, pembrokeshire, southern parts of wales quite widely into the south—west of england, some rain quite heavy. 20, 30, a0 millimetres building up here. even so, still islands of brighter weather. where we have some brightness in the south—east, looking at 18, i9, possibly 20 degrees. a bit cooler further north, pretty acceptable for the time of year. 14—17 should cover it. what have we got for wimbledon? dry enough, probably, until the middle part of the afternoon. clouds thickening, the chance of a shower. as we get deeper into the day, so that rain and low pressure and the fronts migrating across east anglia and the south—east. stil

further south again, some dry weather to be had across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. from the word go will be quite heavy across parts of pembrokeshire and the south—west of england. into the afternoon, still little islands of brightness and dry weather across the south. perhaps the driest found across northern ireland. in the middle of the afternoon, pembrokeshire, southern wales and widely into the south—west of england, some rain quite heavy. 20, 30, a0 millimetres building up. even so, still islands of brighter weather. where we have some brightness in the south—east, looking at 18, 19, 20 degrees. a bit cooler further north, acceptable for the time of year. 14-17. what have we for wimbledon? dry enough, probably, until the middle part of the afternoon. clouds beginning, the chance of a shower. as we get deeper into the day, rain and low pressure and the fronts migrating across east anglia and the south—east. still there on the first blast of wednesday. as they pull away, high—pressure toppling in across the british isles. then settling down very nicely, a lot of

to the north, a different story, the midlands, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, sunshinerned, at the oval, there is rain on the way, so that is that. rain moving into south—western parts of england, a heavier pulse through wales in the midlands, birmingham, yorkshire, and by the time of the early hours, you can see the rain from hull to newcastle, whereas in the south and will be drying out by this stage. in the north—west here, all the while it will be sunshine and showers, well, not sunshine at night, obviously, but you know what i mean! low pressure obviously, but you know what i mean! low pressure across obviously, but you know what i mean! low pressure across the uk on sunday, a couple of them, we are stuck between these weather fronts, all sorts happening, there will be showers hit and miss, sunny spells in between, showers across the west, and during the afternoon though showers will progress further eastwards as well. because the wind is blowing like soap from the south—west, the showers will be drawn in that direction, which means that the extreme south—east may

moving into the midlands and then into hull, yorkshire, newcastle.ales, a large cong of midlands and the south. in the north—east there are clear spells and showers tonight. tomorrow, we will start off grey and wet in the north—east. breezy for some of us. as the low pressure pulls into the north sea, the weather is going to improve. initially we have wet weather around but improving weather conditions in newcastle. then it looks like showers will pile in off the atlantic. so overall tomorrow it is going to be a changeable day from sunny spells to heavy showers, back to sunny spells and there will be thunder and lightening in places too. you may be lucky in the south—east, with a mostly dry day but really it is showers galore as far as sunday is concerned. still the low pressure is with us. still u nsettled. the low pressure is with us. still unsettled. not just the low pressure is with us. still unsettled. notjust monday but most of the week ahead. yes, summer is on hold, at the moment it doesn't look like the weather is settling down in a hurry. th

the south—west, wales, the west midlands eventually getting some rain.nto northern ireland, but for northern and eastern scotland, should mainly stay dry. low pressure remains with us stay dry. low pressure remains with us into the weekend. this low— pressure us into the weekend. this low—pressure spinning on top of the british isles. some spells of sunshine, and also some showers, some heavy and thundery, but nothing quite as dramatic as we've seen over the last day or so. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: millions will have to wait a year longer to get their state pension as the government speeds up plans to raise the retirement age to 68. the bbc reveals the pay of its top stars, sparking fierce criticism, over high wages and sexism. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled and booed at a meeting about grenfell tower by survivors and local residents. and in newsnight, we find out about thejobs for the and in newsnight, we find out about the jobs for the boys and girls on screen and on the microphone. we wil

bit of murky weather around the coastline but essentially quite a bit of sunshine for wales, the midlandscounties of england with those temperatures rising quickly. partly cloudy for northern ireland and a disappointing start in scotland with a band of rain pushing eastwards, temperatures at 9am about 11! or 15 degrees in glasgow. now, through the rest of the day that first batch of storms works northwards. hot and humid conditions across england and wales with that humidity sparking some further storms across the midlands and northern england later in the day, and those storms could be more significant. meanwhile, for the north of the uk, temperatures creeping up towards the 20 degree mark, so a bit warmer than it's been over the last days for some, the hottest weather further south. later in the afternoon and evening time, these thunderstorms could get really lively in parts of eastern england. not too many places seeing this happening but one or two storms could bring the best part of a months worth of rain in just a few hours, so it could cause some localised disruption. those storms

ripening up to north wales and the north midlands.hine will be in the morning. this weather front producing the odd shower, spot of rain and drizzle. 24 to 26 degrees potentially in the south—east corner. the teams in the north, but it will still be quite nice. they may be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone. optimistic skies were brightened by the time we get to the second half of the day. but it'll be one close call, we will have to keep on watching things. but certainly into the start of next week at bridge of high pressure building. lots of you will be dry. note that temperatures in the south, holding on the mid—20s, and by wednesday holding across—the—board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is a chance of some nasty storms as well. this is bbc news. the headlines: a former soviet intelligence officer says he was present when donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer last year. the lobbyist, rinat akhmetshin, denies having current links with russian intelligence. france's pr

west midlands police said tonight that the investigation into the 21 murders remains open.hambleton. her sisterjulie was among a group of relatives who watched the interview with mick hayes this afternoon. his words and apology caused nothing but anger. he's a coward, short and simple. he reckons that he'd rather die than be an informer. but he's more than happy to take "collective responsibility" for the murder of 21 innocents in birmingham. mick hayes avoided many questions, but he claims mistakes led the ira to give bomb warnings too late, and that he personally defused a third bomb left in birmingham city centre that night. the explosions, they were horrific. they were terrible. it shocked the ira. when they found out what had happened, we defused the third bomb, in the hagley road. who defused it? idid. many in modern—day birmingham will question why mick hayes has come forward now, particularly as no—one has ever been held legally responsible for murdering the 21 people who died on a night out in this city. chris buckler, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to c

more patchy but thunderstorms drifting towards the wash, perhaps a new group kicking off in the midlandskfully that is a long way away from wimbledon where it remains pretty hot work over the next few days. the seat isn't everywhere, —— the seat isn't everywhere. it could be around 20 degrees in scotland on thursday, nearer 30 in london. thunderstorms going into the north sea leaving another warm night, especially in england and wales. friday, perhaps quieter, enough cloud for showers across scotland and the north of england and despite the cloud filling in, the temperatures will be their highest at around 28,20 nine. friday into saturday, low—pressure extending cloud ever further towards the east and the borders. the weekend is turning fresher, dry foremost with the occasional shower. —— dryfor foremost with the occasional shower. —— dry for most. this is bbc news. i am ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: the un security council holds an emergency debate about north korea's latest missile launch. the us ambassador calls the test a sharp military escalation. the united states is prepared t

it stays fairly cloudy in northern england, midlands and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle.ome wetter conditions. the rain tends to ease off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there in the afternoon, but temperatures climbing as we go, up to around 22 or 23. it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day at wimbledon. the same on sunday, the best of the dry weather in the morning. to get us through into sunday, the rain will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresh start, especially away from city centres. to the north, a fairly muggy, misty, and for some damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which is the dividing line between the muggiest of the air and something a bit fresher. but it does mean scotland, northern ireland and northern england actually have a bit of sun on the way. lots of sunshine elsewhere, brightening up for north wales and the north midlands, staying f

bit of murky weather around the coastline but essentially quite a bit of sunshine for wales, the midlandsth those temperatures rising quickly. partly cloudy for northern ireland and a disappointing start in scotland with a band of rain pushing eastwards, temperatures at 9am about 1k or 15 degrees in glasgow. now, through the rest of the day that first batch of storms works northwards. hot and humid conditions across england and wales with that humidity sparking some further storms across the midlands and northern england later in the day, and those storms could be more significant. meanwhile, for the north of the uk, temperatures creeping up towards the 20 degree mark, so a bit warmer than it's been over the last days for some, the hottest weather further south. later in the afternoon and evening time, these thunderstorms could get really lively in parts of eastern england. not too many places seeing this happening but one or two storms could bring the best part of a months worth of rain in just a few hours, so it could cause some localised destruction. those storms will clear away to the

the other side of the pennines, across the midlands, it may well be a bright and sunny start but alreadytowards the coast, this time. whereas you move towards the south—east and east anglia, those earlier showers will big gone and it will be a bright sunny start. this picture was actually taken yesterday at the oval. good day for martin, there. and if you're going to watch the cricket, it should be exciting and it should be dry, actually, just a very small chance of a shower, not quite as breezy as today. there'll be some sunshine and it will be warm into that sunshine too. for many southern parts of the uk, there will be very few showers around at all. wales, up across the midlands, northern england, catching a few showers running through, not as widespread as we saw yesterday. but there will be some slow—moving heavy thundery downpours across northern ireland and into scotland. maybe some hail as well. 17—18 degrees here, at best 23 towards the south—east of england. tuesday sees some further showers across the uk. but even further north, those showers not as wide spread. one or two he

expect a fair amount of cloud to begin the day, and again some outbreaks of rain in the midlands, andit will eventually brighten up. for northern ireland, bar the odd shower, dry weather to come. western scotland starting fine. but here in north—east scotland, we've got low cloud and a cool breeze. some outbreaks of rain. and that rain will go south during the day across scotland, avoiding the far north—west. it should brighten up again after moving through. northern ireland, the odd shower. dry weather, sunny spells. late morning, into the afternoon, though, showers getting going in england and wales. catch one, it could be heavy. sunny spells in between. temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. so what does that mean for the final round of the open golf at royal birkdale? well, it could be a cloudy and damp start. 0vernight rain lingering. some showers. but an improving picture through the day, although it will be breezier compared to saturday. the women's world cup, sunshine in the morning, but in the afternoon, the increasing chance of a shower that could be heavy. and some of

from the word go quite a bit of sunshine but across much of south—east england, east anglia, the midlandsshire, a lot of cloud to come and you can see some of us starting to get those outbreaks of rain. should be a dry picture across north—west england at this stage. northern ireland any fog patches clearing away. plenty of sunshine, north—east scotland some low cloud into the northern isles which may hang around for much of the day. on through the day, some patchy rain in central and eastern england, gradually easing its way eastwards. ahead of its arrival in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england, some sunny spells are possible but the odd sharp shower within the cloudy and damp areas. quite cool with the breeze in the north sea coasts, but in the west, lows of mid 20s. a late they shower in western scotland, low cloud on the far north—east of scotland. in the far north—east of scotland. in the monday evening, ending the day with some warm sunshine, but patchy rain in east anglia and parts of south—east england. just about gone by tuesday. could be a cloudy start, but br

it stays fairly cloudy in northern england, midlands and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle.off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there in the afternoon, but temperatures climbing as we go, up to around 22 or 23. it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day at wimbledon. the same on sunday, the best of the dry weather in the morning. to get us through into sunday, the rain will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresh start, especially away from city centres. to the north, a fairly muggy, misty, and for some damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which is the dividing line between the muggiest of the air and something a bit fresher. but it does mean scotland, northern ireland and northern england actually have a bit of sun on the way. lots of sunshine elsewhere, brightening up for north wales and the north midlands, staying fairly cloudy across southernmost counties. the

business leaders in the midlands and north have broadly welcomed the announcement, but there is concernng the new routes which will see towns and villages disrupted, and in some cases houses demolished. the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement in the commons now. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in mexborough near doncaster. it means that the line will come through those trees, and they were going to build new houses there, but

it stays fairly cloudy in northern england, midlands and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle. i think it is during the morning we are best favoured for some wetter conditions. the rain tends to ease off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there in the afternoon, but temperatures climbing as we go, up to around 22 or 23. it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day at wimbledon. the same on sunday, the best of the dry weather in the morning. to get us through into sunday, the rain will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresh start, especially away from city centres. to the north, a fairly muggy, misty, and for some damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which is the dividing line between the muggiest of the air and something a bit fresher. but it does mean scotland, northern ireland and northern england actually have a bit of sun on the way. lots of sunshine elsewhere, brig

northern england, outbreaks of rain spreading east, into wales and the midlands.brierley with early sunshine, and the cloud will increase —— fairly bright. we will takes on rain across the uk, patchy in nature, and a few flashes in southern in them. —— southern england. the west stays mainly cloudy, with hill fog around and patchy rain, and then the rain appearing in south—west scotland and northern ireland and into the evening with a freshening breeze. it is warm and humid tomorrow, rain pushing into northern england as it clears away from scotland and northern ireland and this is how it is shaping up for finals weekend at wimbledon. maybe some rain on saturday, and sunday, a good deal of cloud around, and there could still bea cloud around, and there could still be a bit of patchy light rain. to the north of that on sunday it is a sunny picture, scotland, northern ireland, northern inman, a fresher feel but sunny spells —— northern england. figure cloud further south, it is warm and humid. looking at the start of next week high pressure building across the uk, p

by the afternoon, the midlands and the north—east. not of us are midlands and the north—east.ternoon to come around london and the south—east. still the risk of the odd shower. dry for much of wales with some sunshine. the showers could be quite heavy across the midlands, into north—eastern parts of england. sunny spells in between. it will feel hot, if not very warm in sunny spells. for scotland, it will remain quite cloudy in the afternoon. temperature is about 18 degrees. largely dry for northern ireland. showers as we head through this evening. a lot of rainfall ina through this evening. a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. that could lead to some localised flooding. some hail and gusty wind associated with those as well. eventually, they will clear away. overnight, largely dry. quite an uncomfortable night for sleeping again. temperatures about 16 or 18 celsius. as for friday, it is going to be another hot day across southern areas. the temperature is really rising through the morning. a bit of cloud building up. some sunny spells for much of england and wales. eve

already, about 500 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts.s for heart attack patients. electric airplanes could soon have a dramatic impact on the world. they're less noisy and less polluting than the ones flying around today, and the bbc‘s been given special permission to fly in an experimental electric plane being shown in the uk for the first time. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott went for a ride. it's a plane that will revolutionise flight. not the spitfire — this. the efusion looks quite ordinary. until you see it being refuelled, that is. no tanker trucks and kerosene, you just change the batteries. runway 1—0, take off at your discretion. it's an experimental aircraft and the bbc has been offered a rare flight. i mean, the really obvious thing is how lovely and quiet it is. yeah. you don't get all the vibration. right. it's so comfortable and smooth and everything reacts so nicely. is electric the way it's going, are we going to have electric planes in the future, electric cabs? definitely. we are going to have hybrid elect

run from birmingham on two lines, one serving the north—west, the other running through the east midlandss leaders have broadly welcomed the announcement, but there's anger along some of the new routes over potential disruption, and in some areas, where homes have to be demolished. the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement now, in the commons.0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north—west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in mexborough near doncaster. it means that the line will