and sake rush hourfor of the west midlands and sake rush hour for some, of the west midlands and sakeand sake rush hourforsome, east anglia of the west midlands and sake rush hour for some, east anglia to the southeast here. mr sunshine and showers to start off the day, as you start the day, this lump of the rain moves further north, across northern england and clipping into eastern side of scotland away from the design of persistent rain, it's a mix of sunshine and showers that across east anglia in the southeast, showers and few and far between, but the dry weather here and just about across the board, tomorrow will be a warmer day. going into saturday we see a band of showery rain pushing from the west, also spouse of sunshine but with the wind coming from the southwest, we keep this slyly —— slightly higher temperatures generally about 90 degrees in a few places in the south up degrees in a few places in the south up to 20 degrees. find a graphic sunshine and showers, blue skies one minute, in bed next a shower card comes around and drench you, some of those heavy with rumbles of

north midlands catching rain as well. as it brightens further southeast, we get sunshine.der he showers up underneath that rain with the wind and strengthening as well. everybody will feel cold. 12 degrees at this time of the year is quite unusual. further northern west, scotland could have some fewer showers. into wednesday the rain is still there. maybe not exactly in this position but you get the idea it is granted toa but you get the idea it is granted to a halt across much of northern england, wales, perhaps into the midlands for the south and the south—east some warm sunshine again bringing downpours. still largely dry at the stage for scotland and northern ireland. no persistent rain yet, but overnight into thursday that weather front pushes its way into scotland and northern ireland bringing the rain. and we have it... a watch of rain this week. heavy enough to give localised funding, add on some strong winds makes a rather cool week ahead. you're watching beyond 100 days... then there were ten. the first official day of the conservative leadership contest and one

i am the warm up act and myjob is to welcome everybody to the west midlands.he west midlands. the heart of the country and today the centre of this critical national decision. we have members from across the region here with us today from shrewsbury to solihull, from warwick to wolverhampton and you are all welcome. here in the west midlands i hope you can see the difference that conservative leadership is making. we are busy renewing our region, laying the foundations and you can see the cranes in the skyline. today is one of the most vibrant and diverse communities anywhere in the world. we are making huge progress. this is the fastest growing region over the last seven years. with the explore capital of the uk. and of course young people are voting with their feet. more young course young people are voting with theirfeet. more young londoners coming here than anywhere else. and at the same time, we have reduced oui’ at the same time, we have reduced our carbon emissions by 20% over just six years. and most importantly we are working very hard to ensure that

birmingham against teaching lgbt issues, are homophobic and must stop, says the mayor of the west midlandsand now, it's their turn. the women's football world cup, kicks off, later tonight. and coming up on bbc news, disappointment forjo konta, beaten in the last four, as she attempted to reach her first in the last four, as she attempted to reach herfirst grand slam final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a woman, who killed her husband in a hammer attack after decades of emotional abuse, won't face a retrial after her murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. sally challen, who's 65, was freed as she had already served close to nine years in jail. her defence team argued in court that throughout her 30—year marriage, her husband subjected her to coercive control. at a news conference after being told she was free to go home, she said, she still loved him. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly has the story. this report contains flash photography. eight years ago, sally challen was jailed as a murderer. today she left t

it could well be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlands up across eastern englandst the chance that it could come a little further west. it's a pretty neat call, as you can see. so thursday could turn out to be a wet day. across the eastern half of the british isles, the best of the sunshine, i would have thought, for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: in the next few hours, president trump's plane lands in the uk for a long—awaited state visit, that has raised eyebrows even before it has begun. it comes after his controversial comments about the conservative party leadership and brexit. thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate against his visit. we will be live at stansted airport this morning, this is buckingham palace, where president trump will meet the queen later. rescue teams in india have resumed the search for eight climbers, including fourfrom the uk, missing in the himalayas. help or hindrance?

the east midlands and the midlands maintains quite good strength, which is surprising but really goodoes it mean we can expect to see a surge in private sector recruitment once the picture around brexit becomes clearer? that's a great point. there is no doubt the private sector is feeling that concern about where investments are made now the jobs economy and wages have been very healthy. just think what it could be, and when we get this certainty it could be in a really great position. how does this finding tally with the latest unemployment figures? we've heard unemployment is a record lace and wages are rising faster than expected. a record lace and wages are rising faster than expectedlj a record lace and wages are rising faster than expected. i think we are in line with the recent stats that came out today. what we are seeing is parts of the population entering those jobs, is parts of the population entering thosejobs, and is parts of the population entering those jobs, and it's is parts of the population entering thosejobs, and it's the is parts of the population entering those j

there's some doubt about this, it could well be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlandsre's just the chance that it could come a little further west. it's a neat call, as you can see. thursday could be a wet day across the eastern half of the british isles, the best of the sunshine, i would have thought, for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. welcome to bbc news — i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: coming, ready or not — donald trump will begin his state visit to the uk in the next few hours. he took off in air force one just a few minutes ago. hope is fading — the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas is suspended due to bad weather. a 13—storey cruise ship crashes into a quay in venice — reigniting calls for a ban. and — d—day remembered. this week sees the 75th anniversary of the landings that changed the course of world war ii.

seats with leading —— in northern and midland seats with leading — — leave in northern and midland seats was a part of opposing this withdrawal agreement again. let's go to the den emir if we can bring that up. our next prime minister, what a joke, clueless contenders unable to a nswer joke, clueless contenders unable to answer the big questions. actually jimmy corbin got an indoor mention tonight as well. —— jeremy corbyn. notan tonight as well. —— jeremy corbyn. not an flattering of terms. as the lyric party candidate. he unites them all and that is fundamental.” find it interesting to watch all of them talk aboutjeremy corbyn as this ultimate nemesis and then a way they elevate him every time they do that. and i saw in the channel for debate as well. that he is someone they are all scared. and actually in a way they are all scared. and actually in awayi they are all scared. and actually in a way i would think that the left and then to be happy that the conservative are scared. they should be because these years of tory government... they are scared of him as an election opponent, yeah

it could well be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlands up across eastern englandl be found out in the north sea. but there's just the chance that it could come a little further west. it's a pretty neat call, as you can see. so thursday could turn out to be a wet day. across the eastern half of the british isles, the best of the sunshine, i would have thought, for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: coming ready or not — donald trump is en route to the uk for his much—anticipated state visit. the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas is due to resume, after being suspended due to bad weather. a 13—storey cruise ship crashes into a quay in venice, reigniting calls for a ban. hello,

sunshine between the showers for the mouth but developing through wales and the midlands and northernmet office and a mild night with a keen and north—easterly wind. met office issued the amber warning for the south and east of scotland, expected to see as much as 18 millimetres of rain, -- to see as much as 18 millimetres of rain, —— 80 millimetres with as much as a0 under the rain bank following throughout the night. more rain developing across south—west england and wales, perhaps drier and brighterfurther and wales, perhaps drier and brighter further south and east and west of scotland and northern ireland but all relative, the north—east breeze hold interpreters down in the north and the rain we might realise 18 with sunshine between the showers. to the end of the week the low moves to the north—west so we pick up a south—westerly wind, switching directions from the north—easterly so the showers will be in different areas, it could be northern ireland seen the wettest weather later in the week but we will see temperatures recovering under the south—westerly wind which take us int

northern ireland and scotla nd the midlands.eratures in the mid—20s in the south. feeling warm and humid. tuesday night and overnight into wednesday, the rain clears, quite a lot of cloud across the country. another one, sticky night with flows between ten to 16 degrees. starting wednesday, once the low pressure clears this high pressure starts to have more of an influence. that book lighten the weather down through the second half of this week. a cloudy story for many of us on wednesday morning. scotla nd many of us on wednesday morning. scotland and northern ireland with the best of the sunshine. letter on england and wales will brighten. one oi’ england and wales will brighten. one or two showers on the cards to the far south—west. later this week, as the high pressure has more of an influence, low pressure clears towards the west. starting to see things becoming a little bit warmer once again. that's because we are drawing in this south or south easterly wind. temperature society 31 degrees. the warmest of the weather probab

it could well be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlands up across eastern englandit could come a little further west. it's a pretty neat call, as you can see. so thursday could turn out to be a wet day. across the eastern half of the british isles, the best of the sunshine, i would have thought, for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump is flying to britain for a three—day state visit. on arrival later on monday he will be greeted by queen elizabeth. outgoing prime minister, theresa may, has described mr trump's visit as an opportunity to further strengthen the special relationship between the two countries. the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas is due to resume. the indian air force had suspended the operation, due to poor weather conditions. four britons, two americans, an australian and an indian are missing. nanda devi is considered one of the toughest peaks in the indian himalayas. the italian transport minister has said the government is ready to ban large cruise ships from the gi

most wales and the midlands by midday. m ost pla ces wales and the midlands by midday.we should be this time of year, and we continue that for the week ahead. most continue that for the week ahead. m ost pla ces continue that for the week ahead. most places in the south staying dry, a little bit of rain, particularly towards the end of the week, in the north. this is bbc news. i‘m martine croxall. the headlines at 2pm: donald trump says it‘s a "great day for the world" after his walk across the border between north and south korea this morning. police name the woman stabbed to death in her home while eight months pregnant. two men have now been arrested. jeremy hunt brands the question over the uk‘s departure date from the eu a ‘fake debate‘ claiming he would deliver brexit sooner than boris johnson. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell conceded he‘s frustrated by labour‘s lack of progress on its brexit position while the head of the unite union asks thatjeremy corbyn is given more time. new rules mean electric cars must now make a noise — when travelling at lower spee

this funding has come from central government in a 7.6 million for the west midlands.ss the west midlands. putting more police officers on the street and having people who are doing the investigation work behind that. i accept the argument people are waiting. we need to look at their preventative work we are doing every longer period of time on the point i would make, and the government would make a welcome as the money is, we need long—term funding to tackle the problem. in terms of tackling the problem. in terms of tackling the problem long term and investment in youth support services you are talking about, the problem is that you do not see results quickly and they are hard to measure. this is they are hard to measure. this is the problem we have a kneejerk reaction from government and they wa nt reaction from government and they want a quick fix. it is welcome at the government is doing and we welcome theirfunding. the government is doing and we welcome their funding. however, the government is doing and we welcome theirfunding. however, we had to look at next yea

with a soggy rush hourfor and the west midlands with a soggy rush hour for sound and and the west midlandsgo through that day, love the rain moving further north going across northern england clipping into the eastern side of scotla nd clipping into the eastern side of scotland away from design a persistent rain, it's a mix of sunshine and shower but across the east anglia in the southeast, showers are few and far between would like the dry weather and about across the board, tomorrow will be a warmer day. going into saturday we see a of cloud and showery rain pushing from the west espouses sunshine, but with the wind coming from the southwest, we keep those slightly higher temperatures generally between 15 and 19, maybe a few places in the south up to 20 degrees. sunday is classic sunshine and shower, blue skies one minute, next a shower cried coming along and dredge, some of them had to rumbles of thunder, temperatures 14—19 maybe 20 degrees and the best of the sunshine and then the start at the newbie, not the dry weather for a time, some of us could get into the middle 20 celsius. hell

for the midlands and parts of wales to the present northern england and for the west wales in southwestscattering showers for northern ireland and far north and hear a dryer date temperatures in the sunshine 15 or i6 temperatures in the sunshine 15 or 16 celsiusjust 13 or 1a. temperatures in the sunshine 15 or 16 celsius just 13 or 1a. a temperatures in the sunshine 15 or 16 celsiusjust 13 or 1a. a brisk northeast wind those winds strengthen further. by the stage our front has moved a little bit further north and west but bringing heavy and persistent rain across the structure and a large swathes of northern england upping itself back around it to wales in southwest england. turning dryer across east anglia and south east england. i mean dry day save for a few showers but these are average wind strengths and gusts will be even higher and combined that with the rain across parts of northern and eastern england temperatures will not get much higher in 12 or 13 celsius. and with the slow—moving front parts of northern and eastern england could well see a month's northern and eastern englan

on tuesday, the early hours, rain across most of northern england, the midlands, wales, the south—westoss scotland and northern ireland except for a few showers. in fact, first thing in the morning there will probably be some sunshine in belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. the weather front is stuck. in fact, the whole weather pattern across europe is stuck, it is not moving or moving very slowly. through tuesday, this band of weather, band of heavy rain, will very slowly drift, at a glacial pace it will move its way towards the north. it will continue to rain across yorkshire all through the day, the north—west of england, wales, the south—west, it sort of curls back into the centre of the low. the south—east will see sunshine and heavy showers. in the north of the country there will be some sunshine around. at times it will be cloudy, but dry at least. on wednesday, the weather system is still with us, a sense of things spiralling very slowly around, and again, more heavy showers being pushed into the uk, so again, it continues to remain very wet across many parts of the country into wed

flood warnings for a couple of spots in the midlands and lincolnshire as well. low pressure has been influencing the weather across the uk every single day of this month so far and for monday, the low pressure is just to the west of ireland, continuing to bring showers and lengthy outbreaks of rain. if you are heading outside over the next hour or two, take the wet weather gear across northern scotland because the rain will be heavy. a few showers for northern ireland and some rain working in as well across wales and part of north—west england. it is a mild start to the morning so you do not need too many layers out and about. through monday, this front brings wet weather across wales and england. the front is not going to move very far very quickly. to the north, to the far north of england, northern ireland and scotland, it is a day of heavy thundery showers and limited bright and sunny spells. across the south and east midlands, east anglia and much of southern england, the weather should stay largely dry with some warm june sunshine and temperatures reaching

flood warnings for a couple of spots in the midlands and lincolnshire as well. day of this month so far and for monday, the low pressure is just to the west of ireland, continuing to bring showers and lengthy outbreaks of rain. if you are heading outside over the next hour or two, take the wet weather gear across northern scotland because the rain will be heavy. a few showers for northern ireland and some rain working in as well across wales and part of north—west england. it is a mild start to the morning so you do not need too many layers out and about. through monday, out and about, the front is not going to move very through monday, the front is not going to move very far very quickly. to the north, to the far north of england, northern ireland and scotland, it is a day of heavy thundery showers and limited bright and sunny spells. across the south and east midlands, east anglia and much of southern england, the weather should stay largely dry with some warm june sunshine and temperatures reaching the low 20s. the good news is we finally lose the influence o

here, extending the rain a wee bit uncertain but showers affecting the south—west into wales the midlandsf ireland, central and southern scotland later in the day. for the south—east, far north during daylight hours escaping the bulk of the rain, may be a showery burst and not much more than that. tops around 20 degrees also. a deal more uncertainty not much about the rain progressing towards the north of scotland tuesday night into wednesday and leaving behind a lull in proceedings, it is what happens with the trading portion of the front and development nearby on the near continent where they may get even nearerfor near continent where they may get even nearer for the south—east and if they do so there will be thundery burst of rain clipping in towards kent and sussex perhaps towards london and east anglia. that is one to watch but for the most part wednesday is a decent day and if you have an outdoor plan i don't think the weather will get in the way. however, if it were the case that some of rain came a little further west on wednesday night into thursday was the bulk of the rain, we

, and wales. 0n parts of england, the midlands, and wales. south—east. if we look at europe, the big picture, we can see over the last two or three days, most of the clouds seem to be stuck across... from northern spain, france, germany, the uk. we have seen rain from the continent, heavy rain here. eastern parts of a different story, a few summertime showers and thunderstorms but on the whole a lot of sunshine and very hot, and the reason for this is that this vortex has formed across western europe. it has formed across western europe. it has been dragging cold air all the way from the north across the uk, france and into spain, whereas this side of europe, warm air has been coming from the south, affecting central and eastern areas, so warsaw, for example, has been in excess of 30 degrees, when it was only 12 degrees in london. 0n tuesday, the early hours, rain across tuesday, the early hours, rain a cross m ost tuesday, the early hours, rain across most of northern england, the midlands, wales, southwest, just about starting to dry out in

midlands.der and lightning. this unsettled weather continues for the whole night, the wind is picking up especially in the south. coming in from a westerly direction and blowing out of the west for most of the day across england and wales. the strongest gusts along the south coast exceeding 50 miles an hour, possibly 55. in lund, a0. afew exceeding 50 miles an hour, possibly 55. in lund, a0. a few have exceeding 50 miles an hour, possibly 55. in lund, a0. afew have any plans outdoors on saturday morning, marquees, tents, that will be blowing around, there is a strong wins for the time of year. some sunshine as well. plenty of showers across northern parts of the country. saturday evening, the winds will die down and the weather will improve. heading into sunday, that low pressure is out of the way, moving across scandinavia. the winds are much lighter on sunday. still a bit ofa much lighter on sunday. still a bit of a breeze and a few showers brewing. sunday is certainly looking a lot better, a

as i say, some doubt about this but it could be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlandst there is just the chance it will come a little further west. it is a need to call as you can see. thursday could bea call as you can see. thursday could be a wet day across the eastern half of the british isles to the best of the sunshine for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. someone i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: american president, donald trump, will begin his official state visit to the united kingdom in a few hours time. ahead of the trip, mr trump has waded into the rows over brexit and the race to be tory leader. there are expected to be some protests — but the foreign secretary insists he will be warmly welcomed. the indian air force has suspended its search operation to locate eight missing climbers due to poor weather conditions in the himalayan region. the rescue efforts will resume later on monday. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the italian transport minister has said the government is ready to ban large cruise ships from the giude

it could well be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlands up across eastern englandt it could come a little further west. it's a pretty neat call, as you can see. so thursday could turn out to be a wet day. across the eastern half of the british isles, the best of the sunshine, i would have thought, for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: coming, ready or not — donald trump is en route to the uk for his much—anticipated state visit. i'm philippa thomas, live at buckingham palace where the president will have lunch with the royal family. he is also expected to put more pressure on the uk to stop huawei being part of the country's 5g infrastructure. we'll look at that in the business briefing. in other news, the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas is to resume after being suspended due to bad weather. germany's chancellor merkel is dealt a political blow as the head of herjunior coalition party resigns.

further south across wales, the midlands, east anglia, down towards the south of england, some spellshine, yes, but generally more in the way of cloud and some showery rain. there could even be the odd thunderstorm here and there. as we go through this evening and tonight, we will keep some showers towards the south, also some heavy rain moving across northern scotland. then the rain across england and wales will pep up again by the end of the night. a few clear spells here and there. a cool night in the north of the uk, a mild one further south. low pressure still with us as we close out the working week. you can see bands of wet weather spiralling around below. we will see outbreaks of rain tomorrow morning across wales, the east midlands, extending to northern england. a mixture of southern spells and one or two heavy showers further south, also dry weather as well. northern ireland and scotland also seeing dry weather, some sunny spells. temperatures 16 — 19 celsius. the temperature starting to climba celsius. the temperature starting to climb a bit. that is a trend which will go

is likely to be sitting across the south and east of scotland, into northern england, wales, the midlands really, the spiral of rain sits in the same place throughout the day. elsewhere we see some spells of sunshine but also showers breaking out, and those winds will be brisk indeed, especially for southern and eastern parts of england, which could see gusts of a0 or 50 miles an hour, which could well have an impact on some outdoor events. those temperatures really disappointing. 1a in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff. the weather will start to come down during saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a of sunshine and showers. the show is most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of west

the wettest of the weather across eastern and southern scotland, parts of northern england, midlandssome spells of sunshine but also some spells of sunshine but also some showers some of which could be on the heavy side. wendy especially across southern and eastern parts of england where wind gusts could touch 50 miles per hour and that could have an impact on some outdoor events. temperatures are struggling, 12- 18 events. temperatures are struggling, 12— 18 degrees at best. through saturday night, the low pressure spins away to the north—east. the rain will tend to ease. more dry weather. clear spells and under those clear spells it will turn chilly in one or two places and as the winds fall lighter, the odd patch of mist around as well. sunday is looking like a calmer day. still low pressure in charge some of the showers heavy and possibly thundery. most numerous across parts of scotland, northern ireland, wales and the western side of england. went lighter, particularly down towards the south and it is going to feel a little bit warmer. temperatures of 50 degrees in aberdeen. 19

a number of flood warnings, a few across the midlands and in lincolnshire.ather picture at the moment, the pressure with every single day of the month so with every single day of the month so far, there to the rest of ireland at the moment, feeding and showers and longer spells of rentals of the wettest weather is pushing from northern ireland into scotland and it was so drift northwards through the rest of the night. over weather front coming in across wales and north incan, a narrow band of rain but think of this is if you find yourself underneath this area of rain, it is not going to move very far, very fast as you head into monday so that will be a few unlucky places having quite a wet day. to the north of the weather front having showers. there will be quite widespread as well, south—east of oui’ widespread as well, south—east of our weather front, for east anglia and most of southern england, the south—east, midlands, largely dry picture with some warm spells of june sunshine coming through the stop temperatures into the low 20s. the good news is we ge

on tuesday, the early hours, rain across most of northern england, the midlands, wales, the south—westrainfall across scotland and northern ireland except for a few showers. in fact, first thing in the morning there will probably be some sunshine in belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. the weather front is stuck. in fact, the whole weather pattern across europe is stuck, it is not moving or moving very slowly. through tuesday, this band of weather, band of heavy rain, will very slowly drift, at a glacial pace it will move its way towards the north. it will continue to rain across yorkshire all through the day, the north—west of england, wales, the south—west, it sort of curls back into the centre of the low. the south—east will see sunshine and heavy showers. in the north of the country there will be some sunshine around. at times it will be cloudy, but dry at least. on wednesday, the weather system is still with us, a sense of things spiralling very slowly around, and again, more heavy showers being pushed into the uk, so again, it continues to remain very wet across many parts of the coun

as i say, some doubt about this but it could be that we drag meaningful rain through parts of the midlandssea, but there's just the chance it will come a little further west. it's a neat call, as you can see. thursday could be a wet day across the eastern half of the british isles to the best of the sunshine for northern ireland and perhaps the north of scotland. i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: coming ready or not — donald trump will begin his state visit to the uk in the next few hours. china defends its actions 30 years on from the tiananmen square crackdown — in a rare public acknowledgment of events. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, also in the programme: hope is fading, the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas has suspended due to bad weather. and a 13 story cruise ship crashes into mckee in venice reigniting calls for a ban.

so no ambiguity there from the mayor of the west midlands, who made his feelings abundantly clear. outside the primary school this afternoon, however they won't be immediately because of the injunction that bans protesters from doing that on the doorstep, so the protesters will be a few metres away from the school gates. sima, thank you. same architecture. —— sima kotecha. women who experience domestic abuse are three times more likely to develop a serious mental illness, according to a new study. the research from birmingham university has also identified a significant gap between the percentage of women who suffer domestic abuse in england and wales and cases recorded by family doctors, which suggests opportunities are being missed to support vulnerable women. lauren moss reports. shouting it's described as an insidious crime which affects around a quarter of women in england and wales. now new research suggests that domestic abuse is not only under—recorded by doctors, but victims are also three times more likely to develop a mental illness. emma says she was in abused physicall

once again, a weather front stretching from eastern england across the midlands into the south.o the north, where we are closer to the high, better weather for scotland and northern ireland. you can see the high pressure family in charge, though still -- pressure family in charge, though still —— close to iceland. quite a noticeable weather front bringing heavy rain to yorkshire, midlands, wales, clearing away at some point on the day on wednesday from the south—east. it is very unsettled. why is it so unsettled? this is the jet stream pattern. i have highlighted it with the arrows. look how it meanders to the north and back down to the south stop where we get these troughs that is where we get these troughs that is where we get low pressure forming. uk happens to be in one of the troughs. the reason we see this meandering of the jet stream is because of the heat that has established itself across some central and eastern parts of europe. this is what drives the jet stream. the cooler air here and the warmer ad towards is to have. it gives that meandering pattern to the jet stre

what about some of the issues around here, h s two is a big win for the west midlands?r man wants to scrap it. i think that is a question you could direct to him. the key aim certainly here today and what is on members's mines is getting brexit out the way and blocks —— boris has said we will leave without or with a deal. jeremy is open to an extension. an extension of ten or 15 daysis extension. an extension of ten or 15 days is fine. everybody agrees we had to get brexit across the line so we need to do that. boris is at a disadvantage because he was the architect of the problems with the european union, they see him as the person who created this problem whereasjeremy is person who created this problem whereas jeremy is the country's leading diplomat. you ask a question about what is important. to me, we had to deal with brexit but we had to deal with the big divisions in this country. we have the choice of a leader, one of which was a journalist, at the other was an entrepreneur. my view on this is thatjeremy entrepreneur. my view on this is that jeremy hunt for a c

some showers likely for the midlands but for the south—east of england, looking largely try.y and thundery, some help mixed income are also some gusty winds, especially in central and southern scotland during this afternoon, a rush of showers in czech northern ireland. temperatures here 16—18d. further south and east, temperatures 20—21d. low pressure is still there. keeping a close eye on this feature towards the bay of biscay. this area of low pressure moving northwards, throwing some rain or direction. for tuesday, further showers for scotland, northern ireland, dry for many of us during tuesday. sunny spells, later in the day heavy showers moving to the south—east. feeling quite warm, muqqy' the south—east. feeling quite warm, muggy, temperatures for many getting into the mid to high teens, 20s in the south—east. as the showers move m, the south—east. as the showers move in, they will be thundery, we could see between 15—50 millimetres across the south—east portion. if it's 50 millimetres that will add to the excessive rainfall we've had over the last week. you can see th

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what do you hope for the commonwealth games for the west midlands 2022?a of the country, you can really see that area of the city coming to light. the enthusiasm from people to make sure that they make the most of the immense and really leave that legacy. make sure the visitors come back later, but also the economic and business benefits as well huge amount of contracts look much in the games. a real opportunity to showcase the outrage programme and cultural programme, everything as the region has to offer. that will not just be for the 11 the region has to offer. that will notjust be for the 11 days, that'll extend much longer and totally into the future in terms of people plus my perception of birmingham and the west midlands. many thanks. in mexico she's a heroine. but frida — a search and rescue wonder dog — is hanging up her goggles and retiring from duties with the mexican navy after nine years of service. the labrador became famous for finding earthquake survivors in 2017, and is credited with having found twelve people alive and locating more than

central and southern england but there will be fewer showers across north—west england, the west midlandswers continue across scotla nd wales, showers continue across scotland and northern ireland. it will feel warm in the sunshine, less humid than yesterday. overnight tonight it will become drier overnight with clear skies, temperatures 7—10d. something we have not seen all summer, an area of high pressure, we haven't had one of these for all ofjune and that brings a big change in weather, for many of us it will be dry with increasing sunshine. on friday for northern ireland, england and wales, showers few and far between, for most it will be a fine day, fine weather for much of scotland all doubt some showers will come and go for northern areas. for the start of the weekend, promising weather, for most of the uk a dry start to the weekend, some of the sunshine and hazy at times and there could be some thicker cloud into western scotla nd some thicker cloud into western scotland but otherwise a dry one, temperatures 17 in newcastle, 21 in cardiff and for the second half of the weekend, h

and i can happen right here in the west midlands because you have got 56 pilot happening in birminghamerless cars happening in warwick, manufacturing groups. he did mention that his nhs isa groups. he did mention that his nhs is a mess, the schools are a mess, the ambulance service is a mess and the ambulance service is a mess and the whole country is on its knees. wasn't he a part of the one who said taking money from the nhs as well? he was the health secretary. a lot of, yet in schools. but looking at it, did damon change their minds? no. hejust it, did damon change their minds? no. he just sounds like it, did damon change their minds? no. hejust sounds like david cameron. —— did anyone? no. hejust sounds like david cameron. -- did anyone? just the way he was talking, his voice is very sort of wavy, like he was a bit i'iei’vous sort of wavy, like he was a bit nervous of what he was saying. he is using, he had been going through 18 months of schooling, he is delivering his messages, whether it made it less or more believable than listening to them last week. we have seenin listening

the midlands, wales and the south—west and see it improving there in the south—east. different story, with some sunshine first thing in the morning. a thoroughly wet day across yorkshire, wales, the midlands and the south—west again, the south—east will probably see some thunderstorms developing. scotland and northern ireland will see a few sunny spells and it is a cold day where it rains on tuesday. temperatures could reach 12 celsius. welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: trump's mexico deal. officials say trade tariffs could still happen if the flow of migrants isn't stopped. the aftermath of a massacre in mali. the first images from a burnt out village where almost 100 people died in ethnic violence. the vatican says people cannot decide their own gender — drawing strong criticism from lgbt groups. sending plastic packing. canada says it will phase out single use items like straws and bags by 2021.

we will see an improvement in the midlands as the rain moves into southern scotland.y spells and scattered showers. some of the showers could be quite sharp, hopefully they will be hit and mess. to the north and west some sunshine into scotland and a few scattered showers through northern ireland. wendy for all of us and underneath the cloud and rain will be disappointingly cool. top temperatures of around 13 degrees in the rain and highest values of 18 further south. moving out of saturday evening that area of low pressure pushes off and behind we will see skies clear and wins for light. temperatures for many include single figures. a chillier start to oui’ single figures. a chillier start to our sunday morning, but a dry one. hopefully, some sunshine around early on and many of us will keep some sunshine for the second tab of the weekend. more frequent showers in scotland and northern ireland. one or two spells of sharp showers pushing their way in from the south—west. highest values of 12 to 19 degrees. moving out of sunday into monday, more wet weather forecast. y

to the midlands, northern england.hern england. not as heavy as yesterday morning. the odd moderate bus. northern ireland has got brighter prospects. some is ij3. 0ne northern ireland has got brighter prospects. some is ij3. one or two showers. rain easing away from hebridies as we go through latter stage of the morning rush—hour. then it isa stage of the morning rush—hour. then it is a story of sunshine and one or two showers for scotland and northern ireland. the showers become heavier thunder you in northern ireland later. in england and wales, persistent rain slides. it may clip the eastern coast of scotland, but it means more of you become dry across england and wales into the afternoon. this goes for brighton. you will see the sunshine come out. just make the skies will brighton. with the southerly winds it will fill warmer than it has done. temperatures back up to where they should be, 16— 20 degrees. many eastern areas are staying dry. this is where we will see the coolest conditions into the start of the week.

is likely to be sitting across the south and east of scotland, into northern england, wales, the midlandsuth—east. really, the spiral of rain sits in the same place throughout the day. elsewhere we see some spells of sunshine but also showers breaking out, and those winds will be brisk indeed, especially for southern and eastern parts of england, which could see gusts of 40 or 50 miles an hour, which could well have an impact on some outdoor events. those temperatures really disappointing. 14 in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff. the weather will start to come down during saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a day of sunshine and showers. the showers most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fr

that rain very quickly will spread across parts of southern england, wales, the midlands. hour to come. blustery winds. the weather continues to work northwards across england and wales, eventually venturing into parts of northern ireland and southern scotland later in the day. for all of us it will turn increasingly blustery at those temperatures pretty disappointing for the time of year, 16 in glasgow, 18 degrees in london. the rain continues to work northwards as we go through tomorrow evening and then down to the south you see these clu m ps of down to the south you see these clumps of blue and green here, some pretty heavy thundery showers which could give a lot of rain in a short space of time. they could be localised flooding and travel disruption. it turns very windy for some coasts. across the channel islands there could be with gusts of 50 miles an hour or more. the area of low pressure will slowly move northwards as we get into saturday. still some showers are longer spells of rain, perhaps thunder and lightning as well. perhaps drying up and brightening up down

this is the study and at times heavy rain that has been sprinting across ascending and in the midlandsunder he could bring a months worth of rain in just a few hours and flooding issues. further north and flooding issues. further north and west of the uk we will find some sunshine around perhaps but there still will be some showers and those could still be heavy and thundering. warming up in the sunshine, but for norwich, 13 with that rain it is quite chilly for this time of the year. overnight the winds are picking up together with the cloud and rain. eventually we should blow and rain. eventually we should blow a lot of that rain away from the south—east of eckman and east anglia as you can see it works its way up into northern inland across the midlands towards wales and the south west. quite a keen win without rain. pretty mild overnight. temperatures not dropping from daytime highs. the focus of the wet weather continues tomorrow and the next day as well on that weather front there. it's not moving very far at all. the winds will be stronger and that rain continues on and off acro

flood warnings for a couple of spots in the midlands and lincolnshire as well.le day of this month so far and for monday, the low pressure is just to the west of ireland, continuing to bring showers and lengthy outbreaks of rain. if you are heading outside over the next hour or two, take the wet weather gear across northern scotland because the rain will be heavy. a few showers for northern ireland and some rain working in as well across wales and part of north—west england. it is a mild start to the morning so you do not need too many layers out and about. through monday, this front brings wet weather across wales and england. the front is not going to move very far very quickly. to the north, to the far north of england, northern ireland and scotland, it is a day of heavy thundery showers and limited bright and sunny spells. across the south and east midlands, east anglia and much of southern england, the weather should stay largely dry with some warm june sunshine and temperatures reaching the low 20s. the good news is we finally lose the influence of this ar

field by the end of the day and strained to increase across the country and sunday night through the midlandsge in northern england, this we can see as much is two inches of rainfall and the early night, could cause some minor flooding if you problems to the monday morning commute. renting northern ireland but it will be eastern parts of scotland which was is in heavy persistent rain and a south easterly breeze of the worst of the wet weather and the greater chances and flooding as well. some heavy thunder he ran across northern england for a time and then in northern ireland, isolated showers cloud and humidity it will be a stifling day, 26 to 27 degrees and 50 degrees in aberdeen. heavy rain -- 15 50 degrees in aberdeen. heavy rain —— 15 degrees. clear skies and they will start to see some more storms arrive on tuesday, particularly across england to pinpoint exactly where they will be and it could be severe with hail and frequent lightning as well. eastern coast of scotland, it'll be warm and humid with temperatures dropping a little bit into wednesday but then as i said, humidity builds w

on tuesday, the early hours, rain across most of northern england, the midlands, wales, the south—westll across scotland and northern ireland except for a few showers. in fact, first thing in the morning there will probably be some sunshine in belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. the weather front is stuck. in fact, the whole weather pattern across europe is stuck, it is not moving or moving very slowly. through tuesday, this band of weather, band of heavy rain, will very slowly drift, at a glacial pace it will move its way towards the north. it will continue to rain across yorkshire all through the day, the north—west of england, wales, the south—west, it sort of curls back into the centre of the low. the south—east will see sunshine and heavy showers. in the north of the country there will be some sunshine around. at times it will be cloudy, but dry at least. on wednesday, the weather system is still with us, a sense of things spiralling very slowly around, and again, more heavy showers being pushed into the uk, so again, it continues to remain very wet across many parts of the country in