and big urban areas in the west midlands.orted on that and looked at how we stop young people, physically young boys and men getting into crime, by getting good prevention work done, looking at opportunities, employment, training, bringing mediators in to deal with the problems between gangs. three weeks ago i asked amber rudd if she would help by matching the £2 million i am putting into that, from the home office, and i got no answer. we have words from the government, but actually no resource to help us to do the vital work we need to do. you talk about looking at the root causes of crime, in scotland the number of stabbings of young children and young adults is down in that city, how much is this to do with policing, a home office issue, rather than public health? it is to do with public health. we have been looking at accident and emergency departments, have people come in with injuries that are not reported. we have done some pioneering work on that, as in scotla nd pioneering work on that, as in scotland and wales. the

in the west midlands, a generation. in the west midlands, a fantasticjob a generation.he west midlands, a fantasticjob of really reaching out to our young people to engage with them for making sure they have the role model that will allow them to realise their potential and make all of our communities safer. 25 yea rs all of our communities safer. 25 years old, doing a lot of good work up years old, doing a lot of good work up there. if you very much for your time. michael clark, a lot of work in london. it's going to be a difficult few days —— thank you for your time. it will be, it will be. currently right now, a lot of the members are currently at the centre where the young person used to attend, offering their support and further guidance. let's hope something positive can come out of a terrible 2a hours. thank you very much, michael. four members of a family from bristol have been killed in a car crash in eastern florida. they were returning from the kennedy space centre at cape canaveral when the collision happened in the city of titusville. local police say the f

alix: we've seen the houston midland spread a blowout $29. many pipelines do you have and what is the capacity at going to? randy: we have firm transportation on two pipes taking oil out of the acreage to the gulf coast. we have 29,000 barrels a day of capacity and we are producing slightly less than that. we are in good shape of making sure our crude gets exposed to gulf coast pricing. several years ago, there is a got as highint, it as $20 a barrel. we never saw the impact. we just up the crew to the gulf -- we just took our crude to the gulf coast. so, this is something one should almost expect in terms of we are finding lots of production and it takes the mainstream marketing guys -- they will get there and the problem will resolve itself, but there could be several quarters in which there is a problem. it really doesn't impact laredo. alix: what about for natural gas? some are saying prices could go to zero because there is no way to take it out, it is a byproduct and harder to control the production. randy: i think that is also somethin

midland crude is at $58, and shanghai crude is at $63. jeff: on the crude side, yes, but where is the big growth potential? i think it will be in lng. the problem is you have a lot of lng supply coming out of australia in the pacific basin, which is going to make it difficult for the u.s. lng to compete there. long-term, you can absolutely make the case, but looking out to 2020, 2021, the question is can it remain competitive against the big increases coming not only from australia, but as well as from the middle east? alix: the third topic has to do with the crazy volatility we have seen this week in all asset classes, but in particular i want to point out the s&p will -- s&p versus oil. that correlation has actually risen. jonathan, i wanted to get your take on this. how do we view oil now as an asset class in light of equity volatility? john: the oil and broader macro asset classes, including the s&p but also other instruments, go through different phases of correlation. there are times when oil is one for one correlated to other asset

turning to sleet over turning to sleet ever the day, turning to sleet over the hills, spreading to the midlandsnd yorkshire through the afternoon. enhancing the risk of flooding and rough seas around the north sea coast. 4—5d in the rain, in the west, it good deal of sunshine, high temperatures of west, it good deal of sunshine, high temperatures 01:14 degrees. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: more than 200 mps have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month — and has invited the world to watch. members of the united nations security council have travelled to bangladesh to visit refugee camps in cox's bazaar. the area is home to nearly 700,000 rohingya muslims fleeing violence in neighbouring myanmar. there are calls for an investigation by the competition and markets authority into a potential merger between british supermarket chains sainsbury‘s and asda. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers —

might be cloudy here in parts of the midlands. london, 15 degrees there in belfast where it will be breezy and there will be a shower chance as well. wednesday still some rain forecast to sweep ireland here, maybe clipping northern ireland and western parts of calm —— scotland the vast majority of england and wales it will be a fine day getting caught for it to actively speaking, 23 in london and the high teens at least across northern parts of the uk. that is wednesday. 0n least across northern parts of the uk. that is wednesday. on thursday that's when it will rise. this is the high pressure across central parts of europe pushing them very warm airfrom parts of europe pushing them very warm air from germany parts of europe pushing them very warm airfrom germany and france into the uk and it's going to be a sunny day as well in the north or the south of those temperatures in many areas exceeding 20 degrees and probably as high as 26 celsius in the cell. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the government admits terribl

spreading its way into the midlands and yorkshire through the afternoon as well.he risk of some flooding and some pretty rough seas around those north sea coasts as well. four or five degrees where you have got that rain. to the north and west, though, a good deal of sunshine with highs of 1a. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... more than 200 mps have signed a letter coordinated by the labour backbencher david lammy sent to the prime minister calling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. there are calls for an investigation by the competition and markets authority into a potential merger between british supermarket chains sainsbury‘s and asda. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month — and has invited the world to watch. on his first visit to the middle east as the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo has bitterly condemned what he called iran's efforts to destabilise the region. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week we are going cryptocurrency crazy. we'll see how

, up of wales came through the midlands, up towards northern england.orrential rain possible and some thunderstorms, maybe a few more developing in the south—east, east anglia. a threat mainly across england and wales, nope means guaranteed. we're more likely to find his brand of rain coming into northern ireland and western scotland, the end of the night and this will push steadily eastwards tomorrow, behind its cool and fresh air. heavy weighing for a while across western scotland and then we're across western scotland and then we‘ re left across western scotland and then we're left with a band of showers we re we're left with a band of showers were eastward across england and wales into the remaining wards in the south east and east anglia which could trigger some heavy thundery showers in the afternoon. highs of 22 and 23. elsewhere as it brightens we introduce fresh air and the temperatures will be lower today. but all of us as we head into the week ahead we're back to normal temperatures, mid—teens typically. some sunshine around but also some rai

a band of cloud and rain across the midlands and east anglia is quite slow to clear and temperaturesill struggle into double figures. in the sunshine only 12 or 13. the west has seen the best of the sunshine. the showers will fade this evening and overnight and the rain fizzles out as well but we keep a lot of cloud in central and southern and eastern england. temperatures are quite cold under clearer skies. the chilly start to the day here but bright with spousal sunshine and cloud is slow to clear from east anglia and south—east england but dry for a time and outbreaks of rain arriving from the south—east later in the day. quite cool along the eastern coast as the winds start to strengthen. a wet and windy start to the weak, particularly in central and southern and eastern parts of england. they could be disruption to keep an eye on the forecast. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: two of britain's biggest supermarkets, sainsbury‘s and asda, are in merger talks in a deal which could be worth £10 billion. alfie evans, the toddler at the centre of a legal battle over his treatmen

since 2014, we have doubled the footage per day that we are able to drill in the midland basin, and wed our per foot drilling costs by 70% of that same time period, from 2014 two o today. there is no reason to suspect that we would not see continued efficiencies over the next years like we have seen in the past. one of the things we see is technology continues to accelerate. alix: what constrains permian growth? what is the one thing that makes you pull back? sara: as i mentioned before, the beauty of the permian is that it is profitable at fairly low prices. so we expect that we will be able to develop it through market fluctuation. infrastructure is going to be important, and that is the takeaway of the structure -- gas, ngo, crude. we see growth potential in the associated gas from permian production, but something around the order of 16 billion cubic feet a day by 2030. so that will necessitate more gas pipelines out of the region. alix: here is what is on my commodity radar. everything you need to know about coal, alternative energy, and politics. bloomberg's new energy finance ha

and carol has the weather. across parts of northern england and the midlands. the midlands. through this course of the day. day. for the rest of us, bright spells, sunshine and showers. good morning. first, our main story. for the alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians in douma. for the attack. meeting later day. —— today. of its military airfields. more from our correspondent, andy moore. near the city of homs had come under sustained missile attack. sustained missile attack. america denied it was behind the air strike. denied it was behind the air strike. israel attacked this air base earlier this year. earlier this year. meanwhile, the battle for douma is almost over. battle for douma is almost over. first of the rebel fighters left for northern syria. northern syria. hostages who had been held captive by rebels were freed. by rebels were freed. douma is still reverberating around the world. the world. weapons attack, hundreds of others were said to have been injured. were said to have been injured. putin, russia and iran are responsible for animal max three. respon

cloudy and damp through the midlands towards lincolnshire and also parts of south and east yorkshire.ans south—eastern counties could brighten up a bit into the afternoon. temperatures around 13, temperatures through the heart of england only around 7—8 at best. we continue to see some patchy light rain or drizzle, starting to fizzle out. northern and western parts becoming clear with mist and fog patches. turning chilly with a touch of frost, especially across the highlands of scotland. northern and western parts of the uk faring best sunshine on sunday. much of england staying cloudy away from north. still feeling cool. not quite have dumped tomorrow. fewer showers around until later in the day across the south—east. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. alfie evans, the toddler at the centre of a legal battle over his treatment, has died. his father said in a tweet "my gladiator lay down his shield and gained his wings... absolutely heartbroken." cabinet colleagues rally round home secretary amber rudd. she says she didn't see a memo copied to her office, which detailed home off

some showers across the midlands and into wales and hampshire at the moment, but otherwise good, warmunshine at the moment. temperatures well above average. we may have some storms developing this evening. wales, moving into northern england, the threat of torrential downpours. by no means guaranteed. a band of rain coming into western scotland and northern ireland overnight, which will push eastwards. the rain could be heavy for a time in western scotland, and it will push away, leaving a band of showers with the threat of some thundery showers in the south and east anglia. very warm for the london marathon, one of the warmest on record. elsewhere it is turning cooler and fresher for the afternoon. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: north korea suspends all missile tests and announces it's to shut down a nuclear test site. president trump welcomes the move, calling it good news for the world. theresa may says members of the windrush generation, treated unfairly by the home office, are to be compensated "where appropriate". a three—year—old boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a

glasgow. northern england, wales, and the midlands.or southern wales and the self west. and the self west. eastern england, some brightness for wales and the south—west. wales and the south—west. brighten up across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. northern ireland and scotland. sunny spells developing. spells developing. for north—west scotland, northern ireland, possibly sharp. ireland, possibly sharp. reaching a maximum of around 13 celsius. celsius. largely in the double figures, some cloud and some rain at times. cloud and some rain at times. also some breaks and sunny spells. this is bbc news. in london by deploying an extra 300 officers. to do to keep us safe. some of it is covert work the police will do. other is relying on the public to give information to the police. they need us to be the eyes and ears. but also stop and search is a valuable tool the police use. carrying a junior ice hockey team and a lorry in western canada. this is a catastrophic outcome. to president putin.

further rain spreading into east anglia and the midlands. anglia and the midlands.hospital. i also want to take this opportunity to wish yulia well. to wish yulia well. end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone. weighing their options. as british gas raises its prices for some customers. agreement was signed. after a conflict which killed more than 3,500 people. gathered to mark its 20th anniversary. in the queen's prize. good morning. it's tuesday the 10th of april. welcome to bbc newsroom live. spy sergei skripal — has been discharged from hospital. at the hospital. taken to a safe location.

the regional view, for southern england and wales, some showers around, north wales, through the midlands a bit more brightness breaking through for northern england and northern ireland, a scattering of showers here, more showers feeding into northern and western parts of scotland, the best of the brightness towards the likes of aberdeenshire and fife too. now, temperatures on saturday still struggling for the time of year, particularly when you've got all that cloud, just eight or nine degrees through part of the midlands, north england too. a little bit warmer than that where you see sunny spells. now, most of the showers and the rain in the south should ease away through the course of saturday night, so again quite a chilly start to sunday, particularly across parts of scotland, where we're likely to see a frosty start — gardeners, take note. not as cold further south, because there will be quite a lot of rain, especially for central and eastern parts of england, towards the north—west of uk more of a chance of catching some sunshine and a few showers. temperatures generally between e

jaguar land rover is to cut 1,000 jobs at plants in the west midlands.new diesel vehicles, and a weakening of consumer confidence due to the uncertainty caused by brexit. peter plisner has the details. ten yea rs ten years agojaguar land rover almost went bust, indian firm tata bought the company and since then has gone from strength to strength, 110w has gone from strength to strength, now with a workforce of over 40,000. but in recent months sales of its recent models have slumped along with the rest of the car industry. last month you registration is in the uk were down almost 16%, march is traditionally one of the best months for car sales. earlier this yearjaguar land rover cut production at some of its plants, claiming uncertainty over brexit and changes in diesel cars. now it is being forced to make job cuts as well. on monday it is expected to confirm that more than 1000 agency workers will go at its underhill plant and other workers will be redeployed there from nearby castle bromwich. it is part of adjustments to production schedule that all it

not quite the same everywhere through the west country and into the midlands we have had threateninghich has produced earlier ronnow with some quite light rain. you can see from the satellite picture we have clouds steering and from the atla ntic clouds steering and from the atlantic but it has been this clouds moving up the continent that was bringing earlier rain and threatens to bring storms as we head through this evening and overnight. rats running to the midlands and north wales and torrential downpour is here but also seeing storms later on through the southeast and east anglia. these storms are not guaranteed by any means, it's a risk across england and wales. what is more likely perhaps is this rain coming into western scotland and the island towards the night. pretty mild out there. and warm start for the runners get going for the marathon and warmest on record. temperatures plateauing and 22 in the afternoon and notjust a chance for sunshine but some downpours as well. the showers coming on that weather front there which starts life as a band of rain and tends to degenerat

its way a bit further north on thursday, so it should be drying off across much of wales and the midlandsern england into northern ireland, but turning wetter across south—east scotland and north—east england, and with that that wind from the north sea, it really will feel pretty cold. get some sunshine, it's a bit warmer, especially in the south—east, although there could be one or two showers around. not a great deal of change as we head into thursday, from thursday into friday. again, lower pressure to the south, higher pressure to the north. an easterly wind, which is going to be stronger to the north of the humber, and this is where we've got most of the rain. so friday, again, it's the northern half of the uk that sees the wetter weather. this time, the rain could be wetter on friday. watch out for some sharp showers in the south and south—west, but again some warmth in that sunshine when it comes through, but not everywhere getting it just yet. we start to see some changes as we head into the weekend. a big area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, but it draws up more of

inland across the midlands, london, midlands and the peak district could be cloudy with rain. scotla nd of the country, into western scotland as well. sunshine. that cold wind will continues to blow off the north sea. anywhere from aberdeenshire down towards hull the temperatures around single figures during the course of thursday. only six degrees in aberdeen. with a shorter sea track in those easterly winds, london warming up to 16 degrees. not a lot of change on friday. we still have winds blowing out of the north sea to the south just a hint of a southerly here. feeling milder. that glimmer on the horizon that i mentioned won't arrive until next week when temperatures might reach 22 or 23 degrees. thank you. before we go, a look ahead to a special report from mexico on the bbc news at ten tonight. this it is a story of a country at war with itself. 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. bye bye. this is bbc news. our latest headlines— yulia skripal — one of the victims of the salisbury nerv

tomorrow, grey and stamp across the south—east once again with patchy rain fringing west into the midlands east wales. brighter skies in west wales with an tubic is for most of us up into double digits once again. through the week ahead, it will stay mild generally but chilly for north sea coasts with the wind off the sea. some rain at times but some spells of sunshine as well. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: donald trump describes syria's president assad as an ‘animal‘ and condemns russia and iran for backing him. it follows reports of at least 70 people being killed in an alleged chemical attack. ministers deny any link between the rise in violence in london and police cuts. labour have accused them of having their heads in the sand. the foreign secretary borisjohnson describes jeremy corbyn as ‘the kremlin‘s useful idiot‘ the labour leader hits back saying mrjohnson has ‘made a fool of himself‘ over russia. german authorities say a man who drove a van into people outside a restaurant in the city of muenster had no apparent links to terrorism. two people were killed and the drive

more rain at lower levels, snow in the moors and welsh mountains and hills of the midlands up mountainsnnines and northern england and northern ireland. towards the borders of scotland by morning. cold and frosty in the north and slippery under the snow. elsewhere that keeps coming tomorrow. 5—10 centimetres falling over the higher ground and saddening. it could fall at lower levels but it turns milder by morning in the south, creeping further northwards, south midlands, southern wales. snow potentially in northern england, northern ireland, scotland, central lowlands and possibly at lower levels. a lot of rain at lower levels in the south on saturated ground with a river levels on flood warning and with that snow across central and northern areas, that will cause issues with people trying to return back after their easter break. if you have travel plans, don't make this the last weather forecast you see. there is more information on the website, thatis more information on the website, that is where the warnings. tuesday, the snow risk will diminish, becoming confined to scotland. much

its way a bit further north on thursday, so it should be drying off across much of wales and the midlands, across northern england into northern ireland, but turning wetter across south—east scotland and north—east england, and without that rain from the north sea, it really will feel pretty cold. get some sunshine, it's a bit warmer, especially in the south—east, although there could be one or two showers around. not a great deal of change as we head into thursday, from thursday into friday. again, lower pressure to the south, higher pressure to the north. an easterly wind, which is going to be stronger to the north of the humber, and this is where we've got most of the rain. so friday, again, it's the northern half of the uk that sees the wetter weather. this time, the rain could be wetter friday. watch out for some sharp showers in the south and south—west, but again some warmth in that sunshine when it comes through, but not everywhere getting it just yet. we start to see some changes as we head into the weekend. a big area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, but it draws u

the rain will gradually fizzle out in the midlands.gh to some frost for some of you, but you will start the day with some morning sunshine, mist and fog patches, but they will clear way. a lot of dry weather to come, with showers cropping up between the sunny spells in the north and west. still lots of cloud across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. drier than today generally, but it will turn wet and windy in the south—east corner. temperatures not the best, some areas in single figures. will pressure is going to move up. on monday, we have very heavy rain, causing minorflooding, with strong to gale force winds, causing rough seas and it is not going to be a great day by and large. the rest of the week there will be some sunshine. that is a day for doing a jigsaw. after their landmark summit, the leaders of north and south korea have promised to bring "lasting peace" to the peninsula and an end to decades of hostilities. so, are the two countries writing a new history in north—south relations as mr kim has suggested? let's

parts of the midlands will turn dry. parts of the midlands will stay wet throughout.h—east of england will be wet and windy, and feeling distinctly chilly. and all that cloud, wind, rain will spread distinctly chilly. and all that cloud, wind, rain willspread in through sunday night into monday across much of central and eastern england. temperatures five to 6 degrees in some areas. we may even see a little bit of sleet. it is almost as if we are taking a step back rather than heading forward to the start of may on tuesday. that is how it is looking. i will hand you back. very much a step backwards. thank you. spare a thought for the two people we are going to speak to now. they‘re no stranger to gruelling challenges, but olympic champion cyclist victoria pendleton and adventurer ben fogle are attempting to scale new heights, by climbing mount everest for charity. we spoke to them here on breakfast before they set off. the good news is that they‘ve made it safely to the mountain‘s base camp, and we can speak to them now. i think we are going to speak to ben first. goo

the engineers who got in a spot of bother in the west midlands today.or las vegas, a unification fight between anthonyjoshua and deontay wilder is likely to happen as long as the american has the cash. asda, coca cola, nestle, procter and gamble — they're among more than a0 companies that have pledged to crack down on the amount of plastic they use over the next seven years as part of a new agreement between supermarkets and food companies. it comes amid growing pressure on food and drink manufacturers to curb the impact plastic pollution is having on the environment. here's our science editor david shukman. it feels as if much of what we buy comes wrapped in plastic, and most is never recycled. now companies representing many of the items sold on supermarket shelves have come together to promise to cut plastic waste. this is why — shocking images of what happens when plastic gets into the oceans. so we're now seeing more and more pressure heaped on the manufacturers. over 100 ngos and 1,000 volunteers have been collecting from beaches... a promotional

some patchy rain primarily across the midlands., this cloud across england and wales, this cloud over the far north of scotland also clearing away. we will see a lot of dry whether, as i said, but one or two showers across the midlands, maybe east anglia, towards wales, writes guys towards the far south of england and sunny spells towards the north—west of england and scotland, temperatures could reach double figures but down the east of england and eastern scotland and the north sea coasts, and onshore wind will make things disappointingly cool, six or seven, 8 degrees. where you've got those brighter conditions in western and southern areas is where temperatures could reach 1a or 15 degrees. through this evening and tonight cloudy, misty and murky around the north sea coast, north towards aberdeenshire, a few showers moving through and temperatures down to between five and 7 degrees, a frost free night to take us into thursday. 0n free night to take us into thursday. on thursday, a few showers across the midlands, perhaps into no

some patchy rain in the midlands and in the north.thern coast, 16 or 17 further west and the rest of the sunshine. this evening, in the south—east, the area of rain pushes up from the continent, it could be heavy and thundery as it moves into east anglia, through the midlands, towards northern england and southern scotland. most of us will keep a lot of cloud overnight. temperatures on a par with last night, 4—8. much of the country getting off to upgrade, gloomy, misty and murky start. further outbreaks of rain from northern england working into scotland. just about missing northern ireland. later in the day sunshine comes through for southern coastal counties. temperatures for the end of the week 13—14dc, still the cool feel further north. not for much longer because through the weekend there are some changes. it will turn warmerfor there are some changes. it will turn warmer for all others. there will be spelt of sunshine, particularly where it's been cloudy for much of the week. quite breezy, but heavy showers on sunday. this is h

here is one pulse of wet weather, heavy rain for wales, midlands and northern ireland as we go throughhe north of that the client will break, we will see some spells of sunshine, the odd shower but look of the temperatures, a0 degrees in aberdeen, a mixture of sunshine and showers in northern ireland, a soggy afternoon from northern england, the odd shower into the south east but for southern areas it will be largely dry if generally cloudy but with the sun breaks through once more we could get up to 17 degrees. on saturday night our first batch of rain clears to the north—east that this weather front will still be hanging around, it will bring up another batch of rain from the south, a little uncertainty about where this wet weather will turn up but on sunday we should cease out to be mac showers across southern england, perhaps the midland and wales. elsewhere mist and fog patches to start but then dry weather, a fair amount of cloud, some sunny breaks but it will be milder ones or wherever you are so it will be mired this weekend, generally a lot of cloud and at times they will be r

injust midlands, they say there have been 295 offences recorded in just four charges.18 offences and just two charges. there seems to be a disparity between the allegations and the incidence, and charges being laid. that could be because what is being discovered doesn't actually meet the test of the charge. we don't know the background to the specific cases. the charge. we don't know the background to the specific casesm could be the police say these are cases that need a lot of investigation, they take up a lot of time, and we don't have the resources to do that. there will be a political repercussion for that because the prime minister has put a lot of her reputation on doing something about this. it does seem to be another case where she does seem to be another case where she does seem to come up with these things every s0 seem to come up with these things every so often and say this is a real concern of mine and we're going to do something about it. in the world moves on and when people do request like this and find out what happened, you find out not much has happ

in the midlands, wales and the south, things should dry out.rees. tonight the rain across northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland will continue to drift north and fizzle away. behind that the skies will clear to some extents that the skies will clear to some exte nts a nd that the skies will clear to some extents and some mist and fog. but not a cold night. five and ten are the lows. a few showers in the south—east, because the pipeline of cloud will not be too far away. south eastern areas of england up into east anglia will see some showers working through at times. elsewhere, some mist and fog patches to start. but a largely dry day. large areas of cloud but that will break up to give sunny spells. the odd hefty shower in northern ireland and northern scotland in the afternoon. but the temperatures up into double digits. we stick with that mild feel for most of us into monday and tuesday. perhaps chilly close to the east coast. the weather mixed with some sunshine and some rain. that is what we have got to contend with this

towards the midlands and northern england by the end of the night.he northern end of the country staying rather dry. a dry, cold and frosty night for scotland. the far south of england will turn milder to start easter monday. a wet start for many on easter monday, the rain, sleet and snow brushing northwards, maybe some significant accumulations for parts of northern ireland, northern england and central and southern scotland. the far north of scotland staying dry, maybe a few snow showers. south of this, milder air, some showers, maybe the odd sunny speu some showers, maybe the odd sunny spell and temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. stay tuned to the weather forecast, there will be some disruptive snowfall. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... a shortage of special needs funding means growing numbers of children in england are being left without suitable school places, according to the country's largest union for teachers. comedian eddie izzard, the newest member of the labour governing committee, says labour must stamp out anti—semitism and rebu

the man in charge of the west midlands, thatis man in charge of the west midlands, that is 6 millionources for each area to be able to access. they can raise the money through the precept so that they can have the additional officers they need. in terms of pressure on officers, i recognise there is additional pressure all over the country. the reason for thatis over the country. the reason for that is there is more crime being reported. not just what that is there is more crime being reported. notjust what people call traditional crime but crime in areas which they were not looking for before, modern sly three, child exploitation, domestic abuse, all these areas are increasing reporting for police. that is why we have set out additional resources for them. i saw kent announced two or three weeks ago that this was going to enable them to raise another to have another 200 police working in their force, which is good news. i have addressed the pressure on them by making sure they have the resources when they need them. let me deal now with this issue of the document that is floating aro

they do leave a legacy in midland. they still consider -- midland still considers them their first family. we have a museum in odessa, commemorating their home from when they lived in odessa. we also have the bush home in midland that has been turned into a museum, working hard to get that moved over to the parks department so that can be properly maintained and is a good example. but i don't have a lot of to -- a lot to say tonight that's not already been said, other than the fact that i'm honored to be able to say these things. and to just say that all of us should aspire to have the kind of legacy that barbara bush has left. she was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother. all of those things she did with incredible excellence and style. but she was also her own woman. and leaves that legacy as well, of what strong women can do, what they mean to the strength of a family, what they even in a community that she lived in, whether it's midland or houston or here in washington, d.c., as first lady. she did

towards the east midlands and lincolnshire.d might avoid the rain and stay dry. elsewhere, scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells developing, one of two showers, not everybody will catch one. one or two showers breaking out in the westernmost parts of england and wales, but also seeing some sunshine. temperatures around ten or 1a degrees, cooler, where you have the sunshine yesterday, it might feel a bit warmer. still to south—eastern parts on sunday evening, some outbreaks of rain. looking ahead to monday, we still have this weather front just edging a little bit further westward, or trying to. plenty of cloud. still scattered showers in scotland and northern ireland. similar temperatures across the united kingdom. not a huge deal of difference from our weather on monday. but there are developments as we go through the week ahead. on tuesday, a front close by. i can show you this picture which has high pressure in scandinavia and a developing easterly flow. we have seen that in recent months. don't worry. nothing too ghas

towards the east midlands and lincolnshire. of england might avoid the rain and stay dry. with the exception of a few showers. elsewhere, scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells developing, one of two showers, not everybody will catch one. one or two showers breaking out too towards westernmost england and wales, but also seeing some sunshine. temperatures around 10 or 1a degrees, cooler, where you have the sunshine yesterday, it might feel a bit warmer than yesterday. brightens up in the afternoon. still to south—eastern parts on sunday evening, some outbreaks of rain. looking ahead to monday, we still have this weather front just edging a little bit further westward, similar temperatures across the united kingdom. not a huge deal of difference from our weather on monday. but there are developments as we go through the week ahead. on tuesday, still come weather fronts close by. i can show you this picture which has high pressure in scandinavia and a developing easterly flow. we have seen that before in recent months. don't

today's pollen levels are high across southern england, the midlands, east anglia, moderate across midlandsis week it will be cooler and fresher. not cold, just cooler than it has been. sunny spells in blustery showers. that is what we have got today. a fresh start, sunshine and some blustery showers. but quite keen wind in the west. you will notice that and you will also see the weather front coming in later, introducing some rain. so first thing this morning it is a cloudy start, and we have some brightness in the east. through the day the cloud will build them through the west and we will start to see some showery outbreaks of rain arriving. if you are celebrating st george's day to day, have a good one. this is the kind of forecast you can expect, a range of 11 in the north to 17 in the south. through the evening and overnight weather front continues to age steadily over towards the east, bringing its cloud and rain with it. not particularly heavy rain in the south, but it will be quite a murky start to the day. in between, we are looking at some clearer spells. ten or 11 the overnight

towards the east midlands and lincolnshire. elsewhere, scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells developing, one of two showers, not everybody will catch one. one or two showers breaking out in the westernmost parts of england and wales, but also seeing some sunshine. temperatures around ten or 1a degrees, cooler, where you have the sunshine yesterday, it might feel a bit warmer. looking ahead to monday, we still have this weather front just edging a little bit further westward, or trying to. plenty of cloud. still scattered showers in scotland and northern ireland. similar temperatures across the united kingdom. not a huge deal of difference from our weather on monday. but there are developments as we go through the week ahead. on tuesday, a front close by. i can show you this picture which has high pressure in scandinavia and a developing easterly flow. we have seen that in recent months. don't worry. nothing too ghastly in the week ahead. there will be a developing easterly flow. look at the wind arrows here. plenty of clo

towards the midlands, up towards hull. dry dryerfor a time towards hull. through the day. scotland and northern ireland having a dryer day as will the far north of england, too. sunshine, scattered showers here, less breezy than recent days. temperatures will struggle. many of us not getting above eight or nine degrees when you are stuck under the cloud with the outbreaks of rain. the weekend, it looks like a mixed bag. sunshine and showers. rain arriving in the south—east late in the weekend. a cool breeze coming in from a north—easterly direction. showers to the south—east under the cloud, chilly north—easterly breeze. it will be brighter across the country with sunshine and scattered showers. it will feel cool for the time of year, once again. sunday a similar day, again cloudy, a cool north—easterly wind, particularly chilly to east coasts. north and west a brighter day with sunshine, a few showers. temperatures will struggle to get into double figures. later on sunday we will see persistent rain arriving in the south—east, down this area of approachin

its way a bit further north on thursday, so it should be drying off across much of wales and the midlandschy rain, across northern england into northern ireland, but turning wetter across south—east scotland and north—east england, and without that rain from the north sea, it really will feel pretty cold. get some sunshine, it's a bit warmer, especially in the south—east, although there could be one or two showers around. not a great deal of change as we head into thursday, from thursday into friday. again, lower pressure to the south, higher pressure to the north. an easterly wind, which is going to be stronger to the north of the humber, and this is where we've got most of the rain. so friday, again, it's the northern half of the uk that sees the wet weather. this time around, the rain could be wetter friday. watch out for some sharp showers in the south and south—west, but again some warmth in that sunshine when it comes through, but not everywhere getting it just yet. we start to see some changes as we head into the weekend. a big area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, bu

they said they going to open its new factory in the east midlands.ut they said frankly the connections from the east midlands are better at doing stuff. the numberof are better at doing stuff. the number of shop closes can —— closures continues a page —— outpaced. charity shops, pubs and convenience stores. if you know your size, pretty much you can buy online. are you a shoe shop ban? you've got to try shoes on. there is little more important in terms of closing —— clothing and comfort.|j think this is a big thing and it is interesting with the shop direct thing because returns is a really big thing. it costs them a lot of money to offer free returns. but more people will be able to buy and send it back quickly. have you ever bought a send it back quickly. have you ever boughta pairof send it back quickly. have you ever bought a pair of shoes online? all the time. i have size 12 is there not many shops that. we know they say. big socks. we will leave that then. speaking of things, big hands that are missing from big ben. the hands i missing? speakin

eventually into the midlands through the day. start with the spell of wet weather, a good inch of rain spilling up and feeling pretty miserable underneath that rain. sunny spells and scattered showers for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures generally around 11, 12 degrees. certainly could be a lot better. saturday morning could begin with that rain clearing from the south—east. the isobars opening up but the wind beginning to come from the west. it is going to get pretty chilly gods we have this significant dip in thejet stream. and we're still on that in order hedge, the colour source. picking up quite right but northerly wind, which is never a warm sauce. so we right but northerly wind, which is never a warm sauce. so we keep business as usual towards the weekend with sunny spells and scattered showers but you will notice the difference in the field. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. a danish inventor is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a journalist on his home made submarine. that's all from the

the rain moving further north to the north east midlands, parts of lincolnshire and yorkshire. south west and wales but one or two showers breaking out. it‘s the same in north west england and the far north of england. sunny spells and only a few showers. the showers we seen over northern ireland and scotland though, while there will be big gaps between them, where you do see them they will be heavy with hail and thunder and could hang around for quite a while as well. some big puddles around before the day is out. sunny spells between the showers, up to around 13 degrees for some of you. but through the midlands towards lincolnshire, south yorkshire and east yorkshire, just 7—8 degrees through the afternoon. disappointingly cool for late april. still some rain here through into the night and it gradually turns lighter and patchy. elsewhere to the north and west, clearer skies. some mist and fog patches, and quite a chilly night to come. temperatures low enough for a touch of frost in a few spots. last night we got down to —ii in the highlands of scotland, i wouldn‘t be surpris

towards the east midlands and lincolnshire.. with the exception of a few showers. elsewhere, scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells developing, one of two showers, not everybody will catch one. one or two showers breaking out too towards westernmost england and wales, but also seeing some sunshine. temperatures around 10 or 14 degrees, cooler, where you have the sunshine yesterday, it might feel a bit warmer than yesterday. brightens up in the afternoon. still to south—eastern parts on sunday evening, some outbreaks of rain. looking ahead to monday, we still have this weather front just edging a little bit further westward, or trying to. we still have scattered showers in scotland and northern ireland. some heavy. similar temperatures across the united kingdom. not a huge deal of difference from our weather on monday. but there are developments as we go through the week ahead. on tuesday, still come weather fronts close by. i can show you this picture which has high pressure in scandinavia and a developing easterly flow. w

towards the east midlands and lincolnshire.cotla nd rain and stay dry. elsewhere, scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells developing, one of two showers, not everybody will catch one. one or two showers breaking out in the westernmost parts of england and wales, but also seeing some sunshine. temperatures around ten or 14 degrees, cooler, where you have the sunshine yesterday, it might feel a bit warmer. still to south—eastern parts on sunday evening, some outbreaks of rain. looking ahead to monday, we still have this weather front just looking ahead to monday, we still have this weather frontjust edging a little bit further westward, or trying to. plenty of cloud. still scattered showers in scotland and northern ireland. similar temperatures across the united kingdom. not a temperatures across the united kingdom. nota huge temperatures across the united kingdom. not a huge deal of difference from our weather on monday. at there are developments as we go through the week ahead. 0n tuesday, when a front close by. i can show

not quite the same everywhere — through the west country into the midlands we have had threatening cloud atlantic, but it is this cloud here that has been moving up from the near continent that has been bringing the earlier rain, and it threatens to bring some storms as we head through this evening and overnight. perhaps running through the midlands, north wales, up into northern england, the threat of some torrential downpours here, but also we could see some storms later on through the south east into east anglia — the worst of it out into the north sea later on in the night. these storms are not guaranteed by any means, it is a risk through across england and wales. what is more likely, perhaps, is this rain that is going to come into western scotland and northern ireland towards the end of the night. it's pretty mild out there and a warm start even before the runners get going, i think, for the london marathon. one of the warmest on record — temperatures plateauing at 22 or so in the afternoon, and later on there is the chance of notjust some sunshine, but also some downpours as well

its way a bit further north on thursday, so it should be drying off across much of wales and the midlandsto northern ireland, but turning wetter across south—east scotland and north—east england, and with that that wind from the north sea, it really will feel pretty cold. get some sunshine, it's a bit warmer, especially in the south—east, although there could be one or two showers around. not a great deal of change as we head into thursday, from thursday into friday. again, lower pressure to the south, higher pressure to the north. an easterly wind, which is going to be stronger to the north of the humber, and this is where we've got most of the rain. so friday, again, it's the northern half of the uk that sees the wetter weather. this time, the rain could be wetter on friday. watch out for some sharp showers in the south and south—west, but again some warmth in that sunshine when it comes through, but not everywhere getting it just yet. we start to see some changes as we head into the weekend. a big area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, but it draws up more of a southerly w

keeping, though, a cloudier zone through wales, the midlands, east anglia, parts of southern england,oast. we may get some warm sunshine again. sunshine across north—western parts of england. maybe northern ireland, the north and west of scotland, where we are sheltered from an easterly wind which keeps it cold and grey around some north sea coast. and still pretty misty overnight. some further burst of rain as we head towards the end of the night into thursday morning, but nowhere particularly cold. and if anything that rain is tending to move its way a bit further north on thursday, so it should be drying off across much of wales and the midlands, rain pushing northwards, patchy rain, across northern england into northern ireland, but turning wet across south—east scotland and north england, and without that ran the north sea it really will feel pretty cold. get some sunshine, it isa pretty cold. get some sunshine, it is a bit warmer, especially in the south—east, although there could be one or two showers around. not a great deal of change as we head into thursday, from thursday in

its way a bit further north on thursday, so it should be drying off across much of wales and the midlandsd into northern ireland, but turning wetter across south—east scotland and north—east england, and without that rain from the north sea, it really will feel pretty cold. get some sunshine, it's a bit warmer, especially in the south—east, although there could be one or two showers around. not a great deal of change as we head into thursday, from thursday into friday. again, lower pressure to the south, higher pressure to the north. an easterly wind, which is going to be stronger to the north of the humber, and this is where we've got most of the rain. so friday, again, it's the northern half of the uk that sees the wet weather. this time around, the rain could be wetter friday. watch out for some sharp showers in the south and south—west, but again some warmth in that sunshine when it comes through, but not everywhere getting it just yet. we start to see some changes as we head into the weekend. a big area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, but it draws up more of a southerl

some showers heading their way to east anglia and the midlands, northern parts of england.est of sunshine the far south—west of england and some parts of wales. temperatures of around 1a degrees in the sunshine. and we keep that cloudy feel heading into friday. keeping an eye on this feature pushing up from the constant, devoting some heavy and thundery showers into friday and they can continue to push north through friday again. further south, continue to push north through friday again. furthersouth, drier air arriving friday again. furthersouth, drier airarriving and friday again. furthersouth, drier air arriving and that helps cabbages on friday, up to around 15 degrees. still in single figures on the north—east coast. but be patient because through the weekend things begin to turn warmer for everyone. why we had the cloud which should see sunshine. some showers around and overnight mist and fog but next week the mild air moves across the country helping temperatures widely up country helping temperatures widely up to around 20 degrees any next week. the prospect that t