anglia, it right and for the midlands, east anglia, it rightand up for the midlands, east anglia, itg chance of picking up showers. as we go through into sunday morning we have more of the uk, witha sunday morning we have more of the uk, with a freshening wind. milder on sunday night. the rain initially isn't amounting to much but it will be in northern ireland by the end of saturday night as we have heavier rain moving in. another cold start to the day, but a blustery start. the wind gets stronger through the day and the heavy rain spreads across scotland and into parts of northern england. the rain is lighterfor much northern england. the rain is lighter for much of england and wales. it won't be raining all the time. the rain is pulling away from scotla nd time. the rain is pulling away from scotland and northern ireland. as it brightens up on sunday there will be a scattering of showers. the wind gets stronger. especially further north. we are close to the low pressure as we start on sunday, with severe gales in northern scotland. we could have up to 70 mph. in northern england t

through the midlands and east anglia it is cloudy and damp. out into the north sea. sunshine will come in behind that. most of the showers towards the north—west and northern ireland where the winds will be particularly strong. that rain in the south—east does eventually cleared away. a cold start to saturday. it should be a bright enough start to the weekend but some sunshine. signs of rain arriving. things will get more confident it is that we go on because we will draw in the remnants ofa because we will draw in the remnants of a couple of hurricanes, the main driving forces this area of warm here, that means which are as well. heavy rain overnight into the early pa rt heavy rain overnight into the early part of sunday. add to that strong to deal force part of sunday. add to that strong to dealforce when part of sunday. add to that strong to deal force when is, part of sunday. add to that strong to dealforce when is, winds picking up to dealforce when is, winds picking up in the north—west later on. sunshine and showers following that wet a

slow moving through the midlands and northern england. it could be with you for a time. if you avoid them, sit in the sunshine, the sunshine still has strength, but overall temperatures disappointing for early september. it will be a cool night that follows with a ridge of high pressure, temporarily things drier, clearer, colder. chilly start to sunday. central and eastern areas should be fine and dry to begin. cloud and outbreaks of rain will spread east through the day. heaviest bursts in the new york, lightest in the south. —— in the north. lightest in the south. they could be severe gale —force south. they could be severe gale—force into monday morning rush hour. keep on checking the forecast this weekend, it could be a lively start to the week with a mixture of sunshine and showers across the board and again, another cool feeling day. that's how it's looking across the uk. this is the latest from hurricane irma. florida behind me, cuba to the south, it's heading in that direction. more coming up on the bbc news at six. hurricane irma

west midlands we saw highs of 2a degrees, in the mid—70s.th, that weakened, some brightness in the south, and in the midlands and in the south coast. the rain will begin to pep up in northern ireland and into the scottish borders eventually. it will be murky here with coastal mist as well. to be south of that, it stays mild and to the north it is fresher but it will bea the north it is fresher but it will be a muggy start to our tuesday. cloud and rain pushes eastwards, it wea ke ns a cloud and rain pushes eastwards, it weakens a little. bright and fresh conditions in northern ireland, scattered showers of 14—18d. with brightness, highs of 21 degrees and any rain will be the odd spot during daylight hours in eastern england. there's weather fronts clearing into the north sea, and some slightly fresher air. a noticeable difference to the weather. bright with sunny spells coming through. top temperatures of 16—19d. moving out of wednesday, we should keep dry weather in england and wales. wet and windy conditions show their hand into scotland a

for the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, a fair amount of clout around.ngland, ekka cloud, showers becoming more widespread and this is a sign of things to come. with his first little pulse of rain pushing across parts of england and wales and into scotland, the breeze picking up and by the end of saturday heavy rain is coming into northern ireland. a mild start on sunday. northern ireland will cease in heavy rain in the morning pushing a cross scotland, into cumbria, especially the higher ground. the wind is picking up, coastal gales developing in the west and for england and wales we aren't expecting the brain to be quite so heavy further north but some outbreaks breading east during the day and again, windy. temperatures around 16— 19 celsius. things will clear across scotland and northern ireland are in the afternoon but the wind might pick up further going into monday, especially for monday morning across scotland and northern england, closer to this area of low pressure. we could this disruptive winds, city gals in northern scotla nd winds, city gal

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so barring a last minute shock one of the world's biggest sporting events will be heading to the midlands our sports editor dan roan takes a look now at how the city could benefit. from school sports day to an international showpiece, local children enjoying the facilities at birmingham's alexander stadium. but five years from now theirs could play host to some of the very best athletes in the world. the city's bid to bring the commonwealth games here today receiving government backing. we have never hosted a multi sport eventually before. we have hosted world championships of individual sports, badminton, gymnastics, athletics, you name it. this is our time to show the world we can bring everyone together here and it's all part of the biggest story of the revival of the west midlands. the stadium will undergo a major upgrade if the bid is successful, the new aquatics centre will be built and famous landmarks transformed into sports venues. victoria square here right in the heart of the city centre will provide an historic backdrop to the basketball tournaments. bringing the commonwealth

exciting proposals on how the games would benefit, notjust the city, but the region of the west midlandsands but also the uk as a whole and i think it would showcase the commonwealth of movement in a positive light. all those things together made this a strong and exciting bed. the government will assess the budget to make sure that it represents value for money and if that approval comes from the government, we will then present the built to the commonwealth games federation at the end of the month. at that point we are in an international competition against the likes of malaysia and australia and we would expect a decision at the end of the year. we feel we have a strong bid and we are pretty optimistic at this stage. onto tennis and roger federer says he's looking forward to a rest, after being knocked out in the quarter—finals of the us open. he lost in four sets tojuan martin del potro and says that although he'd been suffering with back pain going into the tournament, that wasn't to blame, federer admits hejust didn't play well enough. 0f of course it is a pity. he deserves it mor

brighten a touch, wales but should brighten a touch, maybe a glimmer of sunshine especially the midlandsuthern england. because it is worn out, 20 degrees in the clouds, where you get sunshine it is 23. —— because it is warmer air, 20 degrees under the cloud. are hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: north korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that could be loaded onto a long—range missile. the regime said its test of the bomb — which is many times more powerful than an atomic bomb — was a "perfect success". the international atomic energy agency called the test ‘matter of grave concern‘. president trump tweeted that north korea's ‘words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the united states‘. and foreign secretary borisjohnson has also criticised the regime. there is no question that this is another provocation. it is reckless, what they are doing is they seem to be moving closer to the hydrogen bomb which, if it is fitted to a successful missile would unquestionably present a new order of threat. the prime minister appeals for unity amongst her pro

then we getan area midlands and east anglia.f cloud hanging around southern england during the day, where it's quite windy as well. on and off, it looks like a wet picture along the south coast to. for northern england, scotland and northern ireland, it's just northern england, scotland and northern ireland, it'sjust sunshine and showers. they could be heavy and thundery in places. it is a windy day across the uk. it is decidedly autumnal. this is where the strongest winds will be on saturday, to the west and south of the uk. more sunshine and showers on saturday. during sunday, from the word go we will see this affecting scotla nd word go we will see this affecting scotland and northern ireland and pushing its way south—eastwards during the day. to sum up the weekend, wet at times, not all the time. it will be cool and windy, particularly across the south—west of england sunday night into monday. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven. hurricane irma causes widespread destruction across the caribbean. som

but for the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, likely to be a fair amount of cloud around andwales and western areas of england, we keep a lot of cloud throughout and the rain gathers again by late afternoon and into the evening. another spell of wet weather moves in and covers much of the uk as we go through saturday night and into sunday morning. the wind picking up as well. in northern ireland we have some especially heavy rain coming in by the end of saturday night. a mild start to sunday and a mild sunday to come. it won't feel like that in the wind. cloud around. a wet morning in northern ireland. heavy rain spreading across scotland. for the rest of england and wales there will be some outbreaks spreading eastwards as the day goes on. of course it is windy on sunday. coastal gales in the west. the wet weather clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland as it brightens up. a few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. so it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning,

he lost hisjob and his home when he became embroiled in operation midland.r proctor‘s lawyers and the police continue. the man who made the original allegations is himself being investigated, to see whether he deliberately misled the police. tom symonds, bbc news, scotland yard. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on the show, we're on colombia's unspoilt island of providencia. but where are all the tourists? henry heads to turkey to try his hand at painting on water instead of canvas. it's going everywhere. great. is it ok? yes. plus — we're in a medieval city in belgium for our whacky race, where bathtubs rule. one that looks like a shed on a bathtub. it is unbelievable. and i'm having a cracking time in northern japan. that really doesn't look appetising. we start off this week on the remote caribbean island of providencia, with its breathtaking scenery and golden sand beaches. —— we start off this week on the remote caribbean island of providencia, with its breathtaking scenery and golden sand beaches. it's a slice of paradise you wo

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and we could see some around the midlands and east anglia as well.l enjoy sunny spells for most of the day. i say most because later we have a front coming in which will bring more cloud into northern ireland. we start the forecast at nine o'clock in scotland. moving south, there is a lot of dry weather around, a lot of sunshine to start the day. do not forget areas of fog that i mentioned. that will move through the course of the morning and it will feel pleasant more or less where ever you are. the temperature picking up quite nicely in the sunshine. same as wells were moving to wales. again, a lot of sunshine as we start the day and continuing as we start the day and continuing as we start the day and continuing as we go through the day. in northern ireland, a beautiful start but, remember, it is also a chilly start where we have had clear skies at night. as we go through the day we hang on to sunshine. there will bea we hang on to sunshine. there will be a little bit of fairweather cloud, not much more than that. you will be hugely unlucky if you

but there's a strip of cloud coming down across the midlands, east anglia, and across wales, too, thatrs in it, and that's going to be pushing southwards as the morning goes by. so the sunshine in the south will not last long. to the north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine to start the day. still, though, with that blustery wind making it feel cool around the coast. stornoway 9 degrees, but factoring in the strength of wind, it will feel a little chilly. as we go through the rest of the day, that band of cloud and showers pushes south across england before clearing. then the sunshine comes out across england and wales, that sunshine triggering one or two heavy showers. some of the showers will turn thundery. when the showers come along, they'll really drop the temperatures for a time. it'll be quite a cool day, in any case, across the north—west, with temperatures of 13 degrees or so in glasgow. showers in the north of scotland could merge to form a lengthy spell of rain for a time. through the night—time, the band of showers will push south and across nor

the west midlands, north wales, north—west england some heavy rain around, particularly on the penninesland and northern ireland, a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain particularly across the west of scotland and northern ireland. they will become less prevalent through the day. sunny skies will develop here and there. few in the way of showers. stays wet across northern england and north wales and the rain eases off in intensity and outbreaks of rain coming and going across the midlands and southern england. in sunshine, temperatures 23 or 24. while we see something fresher to scotland and northern ireland later, you will see something a good deal sunnier. the fresh air gradually clears away the damp weather from england and wales as we go through the night and into wednesday morning. we start wednesday and it will feel a good deal cooler. these are the city temperatures but rural areas down into single figures, widely. a fresh start to wednesday but a ridge of high pressure is building in and while this weather front will bring a few showers to parts of scotland, one or two isolated sh

the true cost of the failed 0peration midland is still being reckoned. angus crawford, bbc news.re than 1a00 people have died, after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries following heavy monsoons. about a1 million people have been affected, in bangladesh, nepaland india. millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet several feet of water — and in the eastern state of bihar, more than 500 people have been killed. 0ur south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt, is in bihar. now this should give you an idea ofjust how vulnerable south asia still is to flooding. we had one hour, one hour of heavy rain, about an hour ago, and these floods rose up in what is a regional capital of india. that is how vulnerable even a city still is to flooding, and let me tell you, this floodwater is absolutely disgusting. the first thing that happens is the drains back up and you get a toxic stew, a toxic stew of waste in the water. sorry, sir. imagine for a moment what it is like, t

day, outbreaks of rain, that rank could become heavy and persistent and move towards wales and the midlandstimes in the afternoon as well. not a particularly pleasant day, it must be said. cooler tomorrow than today, and cooler still on saturday. we will clear away the rain from the south coast. sunshine and showers across much of the country. showers a lwa ys across much of the country. showers always heaviest towards the western half of the uk, but as i said, the wind becomes more of a feature. as we going to the weekend we could see oui’ we going to the weekend we could see our first winter storm of the autumn heading in, especially as we go through sunday into monday. that could of course have an impact on the coast. as i said, we will be taking a closer look at the impacts of flooding and erosion on the coast through this morning as part of our coastal written season. —— britain.

it will start sunny in england, but cloud will come down across wales, east england, and the midlandster with sunshine. through the afternoon, showers. they could merge together to provide heavy rain in scotland. that is the latest weather. goodbye for now. hello, i'm tom donkin. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here's our top stories: florida police launch a criminal investigation into the deaths of eight residents at a nursing home hit by hurricane irma. the crisis of the rohingya muslims reaches catastrophic levels. the un warns the exodus is destabilising the entire region. i call on the myanmar authorities to suspend military action, end the violence, uphold the rule of law. another case of the brexit blues — european commission president jean—claude juncker says britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. the man dubbed the most hated man in america,

north england, the north midlands, across towrads lincolnshire and norfolk as well. this is the first named storm of the season eileen. the strongest winds on the southern flank of the low, particuallrly out towards the north sea as we get towards wednesday morning. but it will still be very blustery across a swathe of north—east england, across yorkshire, lincolnshire and on towards norkfolk as well. given that the leaves are all still onthe trees, well, these winds strong enough to bring down some tree branches, maybe old trees, so there is the potential for some localised transport disruption, perhaps one or two power cuts as well. through the rest of the day it stays pretty blustery. there'll be plenty of showers in the forecast through wednesday, widely across the uk, but always most frequently across the north and west, wheresome will be heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in. feeling cool as well. just 12 degrees in glasgow. fewer showers towards the south—east, but no—one is immune. as we go through wednesday night, further clumpsof showers working southwa

but there's a strip of cloud coming down across the midlands, east anglia, and across wales too thatwers in it, and that's going to be pushing southwards as the morning goes by. so the sunshine in the far south won't last long. to the north, for scotland and northern ireland, yes, there will be some sunshine to start the day. still, though, with that blustery wind making it feel cool around the coast. stornowayjust 9 degrees, but factor in the strength of wind, it will feel a little chilly. as we go through the rest of the day, that band of cloud and showers pushes across south of england before clearing. then the sunshine comes out across england and wales, that sunshine just triggering one or two heavy showers. some of the showers will turn thundery. when the showers come along, they'll really drop the temperatures for a time. it'll be quite a cool day, in any case, across the north—west, temperatures just 13 degrees or so in glasgow. showers across northern scotland could merge to form a lengthy spell of rain for a time. through the night—time, that band of showers will push south

southwest will stay dry may be a spot of rain, but you will lose the sunshine and also in the west midlandsof rain working its way in from the irish sea, and a much improved afternoon for northern ireland at least will stop the wind and rain really gathering across scotland and the north of england to finish off the afternoon. the weekend, not too bad, really. sunny spells, quite warm, but there will be a new weather frontfront, firstly on saturday, there is a legacy of cloud to produce some rain initially across wales and the midlands, drifting further north, allowing brighter skies. over my shoulder, the first signs of what we will call sunday's rain because it becomes more widespread on sunday, especially across the northern and western parts of the british isles. the rain could become quite heavy late in the day, across the far south—west, the best of the conditions at least. —— out east. this is bbc news. the headlines: in a major speech tomorrow, it is thought theresa may will propose a transitional deal which could cost the uk £18 billion. 4080 transitional deal which could cost the

the west midlands, north wales, north—west england some heavy rain around, particularly on the penninestrict. splashes of rain into yorkshire and the north—east. scotland and northern ireland, a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain particularly across the west of scotland and northern ireland. they will become less prevalent through the day. sunny skies will develop here and there. few in the way of showers. stays wet across northern england and north wales and the rain eases off in intensity and outbreaks of rain coming and going across the midlands and southern england. in sunshine, temperatures 23 or 24. while we see something fresher to scotland and northern ireland later, you will see something a good deal sunnier. the fresh air gradually clears away the damp weather from england and wales as we go through the night and into wednesday morning. we start wednesday and it will feel a good deal cooler. these are the city temperatures but rural areas down into single figures, widely. a fresh start to wednesday but a ridge of high pressure is building in and while this weather front will b

thicker cloud from the midlands bringing outbreaks of rain into the midlands in the early afternoon,e showers come through. the showers will fade away for many, but we have another zone of cloud like we did last night, with rain pushing into northern england, south—west england by the end of the night. and temperatures down into single figures, two, three, four degrees. that takes us into the weekend, which starts the way the week has finished. low pressure close by, mainly towards eastern areas. as long as that is close by, we see the showers popping up. another day of showers popping up. another day of showers developing widely. thicker cloud to begin with in wales and parts of the midlands. it will drift its way southwards and eastwards. the zone of showers pushing into northern ireland scotland, things turn drier in the north. some of you not seem to me showers during the day and temperatures like today 16 degrees at best, feeling colder across scotland and northern ireland. in the saturday night, the showers gradually fading the way southwards, turning clearerfrom the north but

gradually slumping their way towards north wales, perhaps the midlands.ised if you saw sam hale and a rumble of thunder. wednesday, into thursday, low—pressure continuing its journey, high pressure in from the atlantic. we are pressure in from the atlantic. we a re left pressure in from the atlantic. we are left with north—westerly winds. quite a bit of wind on thursday. a suggestion of persistent rain running down the eastern shores of the british isles during the course of the day. across northern scotland, the showers ganging together to bring longer spells. friday, little difference to thursday. perhaps a bit less in the way the breeze. further on, towards the weekend, a subtle change, perhaps important. a range of high pressure dominating, toppling from the breeze comes from an north—east, the breeze comes from an north—east, the distribution of showers slightly different. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 11pm: the public sector pay cap is to be scrapped. police and prisoner officers will be the first to benefit from pay rises

particularly wet in north—west england and north—west midlands.oss northern england and the midlands. they could be heavy and sundry. northern ireland and western scotland, fewer showers than today. even here, you will notice a chill. skies clearfor a time today. even here, you will notice a chill. skies clear for a time for the next area of low—pressure waiting in the wings. you may start off dry and bright on sunday, but becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading east. temperatures pretty disappointing. if anything, the winds could get stronger. the first proper autumn winds of the season. a mixture of sunshine and showers. enjoy your weekend. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: hurricane irma continues its path of destruction across the carribbean with widespread damage to several islands. more than1 million people have been affected so far. in florida, half a million people have been ordered

our midlands correspondent, seema kotecha, has more details.a] to her family. a toddler with a thin frame and described as a happy and smiley child. at 21 months old, her life was brutally cut short by her mother. kathryn smith, a former drug addict with a history of aggression and self—harm, stamped her daughter to death. today, the serious case review said social workers and medical staff should have asked more questions. the report says... it says... derbyshire county council has said sorry. how can you assure people at home that this won't happen again? can you? can you actually provide that assurance? we work with hundreds of children every single day and we work hard to keep them safe. and the vast majority of times, we are successful at doing so, but one death is a death too many. and a death in such tragic circumstances, of course we are all impacted by it and i am determined to make our services as strong as they can be moving forward to minimise the risk of this happening again. a] was at home in the ground—floor flat behind me when s

much of the midlands, eastern england, dry and a bright start. hazy sunshine.ngland, further into the midlands and toward central and southern england as well. at the same time, the rain becomes like patchy, dab and drizzly, a lot of low cloud pegging back the temperatures. maybe 19, 20 celsius. that is where we will have the best of the weather. the tour of britain starts tomorrow and we will start with dry weather, we may end in kelso with the a few spots of drizzle. no great amount of rain. this weather front is stalling across the uk. it is weakening at the same time. but if that happens, a more active weather system coming in from the atlantic that will bring some wetter weather into northern ireland, into scotland, south of that. a lot of power, big dam, quite warm and muggy as across england and wales. the temperatures in the afternoon could be as high as 22 or 23 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 6:30pm. the metropolitan police has paid compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary

midlands throughout the world as a result of hosting. the venues already in place. the only additional venues we need to construct an aquatics centre, and enhancing the egg alexander athletic stadium so that it can seat a5,000 people for the athletics and the opening and closing ceremonies. so because we had those facilities already in situ, we are a risk—free games. and that has seen some cities down the years get their fingers burnt. we can't afford to lose money on this. it is around 750 million to get the game is going? these multisport games are not cheap. we have had to convince the treasury that the games represent value for money for the taxpayer. i'm delighted that the government have backed birmingham's bid, because we are in prime position to go through the rest of the process with the commonwealth games federation, win this bit and then deliver notjust a commonwealth games, but the best ever commonwealth games. best of luck to you. we'll have all the football news in just a moment, but here's what's coming up on the rest of t

a drier gap in parts of wales and the midlands. isolated showers.ll hang around parts of southern england, quite windy. this will be the source of further outbreaks of rain. on and off, but a pretty wet picture on the south coast and the rain will push back into wales and across the midlands, later in the day. for the north of england and scotland and northern ireland, sunshine and showers, sundry, the risk of hell, windy day across the uk and temperatures around 15 and 18 degrees. decidedly autumnal. we can see with the strongest winds will be on saturday. not too many showers in the east, but a few developing through the day, but sunshine and showers, clearer on saturday night, cooler but on sunday, rain from the word 90, but on sunday, rain from the word go, in scotland and northern ireland, pushing east and then further showers following on behind. looking at the weekend, wet at times, not all the time, on the cool side and windy. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: hurricane irma continues its destructive path through th

cloud and dry weather for much of the east midlands and east anglia and the south—east and back towards weather front, this and the south—east and back towards a weatherfront, this is and the south—east and back towards a weather front, this is where we thicken the cloud, fresh and the winds as well and there will be a fairly danced at all the way from the south—west to the west midlands, wales into the north—west of england and beyond. here we are in the middle part of the afternoon, we can see what progress this front has made, it allows the west side of scotla nd made, it allows the west side of scotland and northern ireland to brighten up, similar prospect eventually for a west wales and the south—west and it never really isn't bothered for east anglia and the south—east until later on into the evening. that is how slow—moving this weather front is. it doesn't even complete this journey away from the small hours of friday, only to make room for yet more cloud and wind and rain to move back in as another set of clubs become a bother. further south and east, pleasant, temperatures aro

across the north midlands in lincolnshire, much brighter.. temperatures when the sun is out will not feel too bad. but once the showers come through, temperatures will drop by three or four celsius. that takes us into the night, and showers will continue across western areas, and the zone of thicker cloud will push its way southwards, so by the time we get to tomorrow morning, parts of west midlands and wales will have a zone of thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain. morning sunshine tomorrow for your morning commute, and a chilly start once again. really another story of sunshine and showers. if anything, it might feel a little cooler tomorrow as the showers go through, especially in the south, only 15 or 16 celsius the higher here. low pressure is close by through the weekend which helps to build the low clouds. there will be high pressure trying to build into the north and west, so saturday, england and wales most likely to see the showers develop widely. into sunday, scotland and northern ireland, potentially north—west england and western

the same too across the eastern half of the midlands, but towards the midlands and through western wales0mph, maybe 75mph. that‘s enough to bring branches down and cause disruption into tomorrow morning‘s rush hour. the met office are likely to issue further weather warnings throughout the day. the latest is on the bbc weather website an the bbc news channel. a wild night to come. strongest of the winds eastern coasts of england first light. that area of low pressure spreads into the netherlands. blustery winds. the fewest of the showers towards the south east corner. more showers to the north and the west. some heavy and thundery and temperatures 11 to 14 celsius. it will be a rather cool wednesday. back to you both. thanks, matt. hellojon. hello jon. good morning, louise! we have spoken about the issue of drinking during pregnancy. now researchers at the university of bristol say a lack of evidence has led to inconsistent advice and confusion among both mothers—to—be and health professionals. there is a new report out today. from bristol, we arejoined by one of the report‘s co—authors,

in five years come up ata west midlands in five years come up at a quarter has to be raised by local in recent yea rs government has seen the success in recent years of events like london 2012, the commonwealth games in glasgow two years later, while temperatures in cricket, rugby and athletics and many feel that hosting sport can be a platform as it prepares for brexit for greater trade and tourism. this is the sports minister, tracey crouch. there has always been a boost to the local economy from hosting the event and what you do see is a strong legacy in both terms of participation but also use of the venues after the event. so i think this is a real opportunity for birmingham, a real opportunity for the west midlands and a real opportunity for the uk to showcase itself is hosting these major international events across the world. with the deadline for submissions tomorrow and we understand birmingham being the only candidate city so far to actually deliver its bid there is no doubt it is the red—hot favourite but the commonwealth games federation who ultimately decide have said t

so i think this is a real opportunity for birmingham and the west midlands and for the uk to showcaser international events across the world. struggling with a bit rubbish collection dispute that continues to hang over the city birmingham will have to pay for one quarter of the cost of the games itself. these are challenging times financially but we have got the whole of the region behind the bid and the whole of the region contributing financially to ensure that we deliver the best ever commonwealth games. and for sutton coldfield's number one rhythmic gymnast in britain the training now has additional motivation. for every athlete in every sport to have a game that means so much to them personally, coming to their own city, their own home town and country, it will probably be the highlight of my career. the commercial success of the glasgow commonwealth games three years ago enhanced britain's status as a leading host of global sports events. and with overseas rivals yet to submit bids birmingham now looks set to build on that reputation. dan rowan, bbc news. thousands of vulnerable

through the night it it moves into the midlands and south in the as well. file could be dense and places in northern ireland. that could be slow to left. this weather front sits through the spine of the country through the spine of the country through the spine of the country through the day. there is the odd spot to drizzle and a drab afternoon under the front. with sunshine at either side, under the front. with sunshine at eitherside, decent spells under the front. with sunshine at either side, decent spells will make it feel pleasantly warm. 14—20dc not out of the question. it looks like fog could be a question again as we move into tuesday morning. but a quiet story with sunny spells. wet and windy weather starts to arrive from late wednesday onwards. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, resists calls from within his own party to commit to keeping britain in the european single market and customs union indefinitely after brexit. the important priority is to ensure that we have a tariff—free trade access to the europe

the list is full of companies around that midlands area of the uk which is close to heathrow airporthing, it‘s about making people as informed as possible, job seekers. ifjob—seekers are looking at this, they will be better hires, they will stay at companies for longer and be more satisfied, and in terms of employers, they like these kind of employees because they stay longer at the company and reduce better work in the long run. where do you live and where did it come in the list? and would you live in slough? i live in brixton, and i pay a lot of the mortgage so maybe i would live somewhere in the future where my money would go bit further 999 " where my money would go bit further egg —— would go a bit further! you‘re watching business live. our top story. the british prime minister is hoping to address the brexit divorce bill during her speech in florence later on friday. and now let‘s take a look back at some of the week‘s bigger stories. the us federal reserve has confirmed it will start to unwind its massive asset purchase from next month as it left borrowing costs on hold. and

expect more rain for some time this evening in the midlands. the north west of scotland. a couple around the receipt coasts. temperature was 11 or 12 degrees and it will feel fresher than it has done. on wednesday, we have high pressure in charge. just for the one day. wednesday will probably be the driest day of the week with sunshine coming through from most areas. some cloud bubbling up and we will have some showers in north—west scotland, running into north—west england. temperatures of 15—20d. certainly feeling much fresher than has done. looking at the pressure chart, this area of high pressure will be bringing us quiet weather. but through thursday and friday and into the weekend, low—pressure moves in right across the british isles. we can expect a fairly lengthy and settled spell of weather. on thursday, friday and saturday there will be spells of sunshine between but it will also be blustery at times due to the wind feeling cool at times as well. eyes of 14 degrees. on thursday and friday in glasgow. some bright spells, the main messa

the midlands, northern england, southern scotland, it brightens up.outherly winds into sunday. the weather front will bring outbreaks of rain. elsewhere, sunny starts and we will see the breeze coming in from the south bringing increasing amounts of warmth. we have got the rain, of course. central, eastern parts of england, eyes on sunday of around 2a degrees. a topsy—turvy few days. chilly out there at the moment. warmth across eastern areas by the time we get to sunday. is this typical autumn equinox weather? autumn is the seasonal transition. definitely so. that is her beget a bit more summer. mike is with us for the papers. the front page of the daily telegraph. lots of information on this. theresa may heading to florence. early afternoon. it is the duty of the eu to agree. certain elements which are leaking out, to be honest. never in is precisely what she is going to say. the financial times saying that theresa may hopes to break the stalemate by strengthening protections for eu citizens. some allocation of money. it is a cabinet show of unity.

in wales and the east midlands, and major operation. clearly they are all serving members. and the army were aware of this operation so they have been supporting the police prior to the arrest. this has been an intelligence led operation so it's worth saying that police activity, search activity has been going on, they are saying there's no specific threat to the public relation to these arrests of these alleged national action members. this is a really strange group. they were the first british neo—nazi group to be banned under terrorism laws and effectively there has to be some kind of evidence or intelligence they were involved in inciting violence or trying to carry out violent acts. they were banned last december, slightly, but they did what happened, but some of their members online supported the murder of the mpjo cox, which had an ideological background, but also they've carried out a number of very, very belligerent protests, almost like a flash mob, if you know what i mean, where theyjust turn up in the city centre, masked and

which is excellent news for the economy, not only for birmingham but also for the greater west midland. with my right honorable friend speak and i think she's sitting next to him to the chancellor to ensure that he backs it as well and backs for britain to enjoy that birmingham when the commonwealth games over kuala lumpur? >> i say to my honorable friends for this question. i haven't noticed in my honorable friend is surely to appear on the channel all program called celebrity first date. [laughter] mr. speaker, what i'm not sure about is that if my honorable friend is the celebrity or the first date but he raised the issue of the game. honestly, the commonwealth games being hosted in the uk 2022 in birmingham will present a unique opportunity for west midland and would of course promote britain across the commonwealth. [inaudible] >> involving mopeds and bikes has sort across the country in recent years. given yesterday's underfunded, real terms pay cuts to the police will actually cost us more front-line officers and can i suggest to prime minister that the very least she can do is

but there's a strip of cloud coming down across the midlands, east anglia, and across wales, too, thatnorthern ireland, yes, there will be some sunshine to start the day. still, though, with that blustery wind making it feel cool around the coast. stornowayjust 9 degrees, but factoring in the strength of wind, it will feel a little chilly. as we go through the rest of the day, that band of cloud and showers pushes south across england before clearing. then the sunshine comes out across england and wales, that sunshine triggering one or two heavy showers. some of the showers will turn thundery. when the showers come along, they'll really drop the temperatures for a time. it'll be quite a cool day, in any case, across the north—west, temperatures of 13 degrees or so in glasgow. showers in the north of scotland could merge to form a lengthy spell of rain for a time. through the night—time, that band of showers will push south and across northern england and across wales, as well, still tied in with this weak weather front that is pushing its way southwards. going through friday, this will

sunny spells through the midlands and across southern counties. today. so parts of the south—east for example could be 21 celsius, 22 celsius. if you are in the rain in northern ireland, when it sets in you will have it for the day, we are looking at 15 celsius. overnight that rain accelerates as it pushes towards the north sea, becoming ensconced across the far north—east of scotland. a ridge of high pressure builds in behind it so the weather does settle dounl. you could catch a shower, but it‘s such a small chance, and then later on in the day the cloud thickens out towards the west. the wind will strengthen and we will see more rainmed coming our way, dan and naga. carol, thank you very much. such gorgeous surroundings. beautiful. we have got our conkers ready for a little competition later on. hang on, stand—by. ready for a little competition later on. hang on, stand—bylj ready for a little competition later on. hang on, stand-by. i saw the lens cracking and everything. i hope you‘ve done your health and safety report for that. we certainly h

they keep going in the west and heavy rain across north west england and you're the west midlands inilly. a fresh start on saturday, showers most prevalent with heavy rain across north west england, wales, the south—west. showers develop widely across in and wales, with a blustery winds to the south. so moving from hail and thunder elsewhere, scotland and northern ireland, fewer showers and drier and brighter weather. sunday changes again, a cool. with the best weather in the east. cloud and patchy rain eased, heavy in western scotland and winds strengthening, and gales to the west by the end of the day. hello, this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines at almost 3.30pm: hurricane irma has brought destruction to the british virgin islands where a state of emergency has been declared. winds of up to 185 miles an hour battered the overseas territory. the prime minister prepares to chair a cobra meeting, as raf flights are loaded to deliver water, rations and troops for the many british citizens trapped in the caribbean. a powerful earthquake has hit southern mexico and killed d

slow move, midlands, northern england. and eastern areas. but cloud, outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west and then gales developing later. that's how it's looking in the uk. the latest on hurricane irma on the bbc news at 5pm next. today at 5pm: hurricane irma continues to cut a trail of destruction with a warning it will soon devastate florida. more than a million people have already been affected by the storm. it's one of the biggest ever to hit the caribbean. the storm is on course to hit florida by the weekend. 500,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. this is a storm of absolutely historic, destructive potential. i ask everyone in the storm's path to be vigilant and to heed all recommendations from government officials and law enforcement. raf planes are loaded with aid for victims. the prime minister has just finished chairing an emergency cobra meeting. we'll have the latest from the caribbean islands and florida. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: dozens of people are killed in mexico —

birmingham 1 liverpool 0 — could the commonwealth games be on their way to the midlands?its, big touchdowns and big shoulder pads — the nfl is back! at one stage this afternoon, it looked likely that we'd be talking aboutjimmy anderson and his 500th test wicket, as england's bowlers took the third and deciding test against the west indies by the scruff of the neck at lord's. but not for the first time this summer, we're reflecting upon another brilliant performance from all—rounder ben stokes, this time with the ball. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson is there for us. joe, firstly, a pretty decent day for england's bowlers at least? yeah, absolutely. ithink yeah, absolutely. i think they out the about to come off now, because there is drizzle in the air. the floodlights have been on almost all day. we are in september and it has felt really autumnal. there was a concert sunshine this morning, though, and maybe that's why jason holder decided it was a good day to bat. but james anderson, holder decided it was a good day to bat. butjames anderson, with shiny red ball and gloomy s

the west midlands, north wales, north—west england some heavy rain around, particularly on the penninesrkshire and the north—east. scotland and northern ireland, a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain particularly across the west of scotland and northern ireland. they will become less prevalent through the day. sunny skies will develop here and there. few in the way of showers. stays wet across northern england and north wales and the rain eases off in intensity and outbreaks of rain coming and going across the midlands and southern england. in sunshine, temperatures 23 or 24. while we see something fresher to scotland and northern ireland later, you will see something a good deal sunnier. the fresh air gradually clears away the damp weather from england and wales as we go through the night and into wednesday morning. we start wednesday and it will feel a good deal cooler. these are the city temperatures but rural areas down into single figures, widely. a fresh start to wednesday but a ridge of high pressure is building in and while this weather front will bring a few showers to parts of