at newswatch bbc. a look at us on the web. bbc.co.uk/newswatch. samira will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again at the same time next week from me. again at the same time next week. from me, goodbye. friday brought us a pretty wet, windy and unsettled end to the working week. it's been a fairly unsettled week, actually. this was the picture in perth a little bit earlier on in the day — some big shower clouds around there. and as we head through the rest of this evening and overnight, the main band of rain will start to clear away, the winds will ease a little bit, but we'll still have some blustery showers continuing through the night, too. so, here's the weather front that brought that rain on friday. that's just going to be lingering in the southeast over the next few hours, and then further showers just piling in across northern and western parts of the uk. but fewer showers further south, and towards eastern areas, mostly dry with long, clear spells. once that rain clears aw

now it's time to join the newswatch team. hello and welcome back to news watch with me, samira ahmed. hello and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up in the programme, there is rising concern about energy prices but is bbc news contributing to the public�*s anxiety over the issue? on the bbc faces criticism again on the thorny issue of impartiality. broadcasters and journalists have often seen august as the time to recharge their batteries on holiday, safe in the knowledge that nothing much will happen. that wasn't the case in the summer when the news agenda was busy and questions continued to be raised about the bbc�*s role in reporting it. at the top of many bulletins where the cost of living in general and energy bills, in particular. the typical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3549 bill will jump to £3,519 per yearfrom october. and almost £60 more if you are on a prepayment metre. this figure isn't the maximum you can be charged. and it's predicted that prices will rise even further next year. a

you can e—mail newswatch at bbc.code.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc.and do have a look at our website for previous interviews — bbc.co.uk/newswatch. we will be back to hear your thoughts. goodbye. hello there. september can often be a contrasting month as the battle between summer and autumn really takes shape. in fact, on friday, we saw a high of 27 celsius — 80 fahrenheit — in suffolk. it was pretty humid as well. but out to the west was a different story and as we head through the weekend, we will see heavy, thundery rain with the wettest of the weather continuing out to the west and the winds, well, strengthening to gusts in excess of 40mph at times. so this low pressure not really going very far, very fast, and it will flick these frontal systems in an anti—clockwise direction around that low — that's where the heaviest of the rain is likely to be. take a look at the accumulation totals as we go through the weekend. take a look at northern ireland and parts of south—west scotland — the darker blues, the brighter greens suggest that we could potent

hello, welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.h and its aftermath up to and including herfuneral. did the coverage show the corporation at its finest or was its newsjudgment suspended for 12 days? although the bbc�*s reaction to the death of elizabeth ii had been planned for and rehearsed for several decades, the scale of its response still took many viewers by surprise, from the moment, more than two weeks ago when buckingham palace announced that her majesty was under medical supervision, the normal television and radio schedules were torn up with numerous programmes such as the last two editions of newswatch cancelled. instead, blanket coverage was provided, often on several bbc channels at the same time of the queen's demise, the possession of her coffin and the various ceremonies and royal trips that followed, culminating in monday's broadcast of the funeral. a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the palace has just issued this statement, it says the queen died peacefully

now on bbc news, newswatch. hello, welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.queen's death and its aftermath up to and including herfuneral. did the coverage show the corporation at its finest or was its newsjudgment suspended for 12 days? although the bbc�*s reaction to the death of elizabeth ii had been planned for and rehearsed for several decades, the scale of its response still took many viewers by surprise, from the moment, more than two weeks ago when buckingham palace announced that her majesty was under medical supervision, the normal television and radio schedules were torn up with numerous programmes such as the last two editions of newswatch cancelled. instead, blanket coverage was provided, often on several bbc channels at the same time of the queen's demise, the possession of her coffin and the various ceremonies and rail ——the possession of her coffin and the various ceremonies and royal trips that followed, culminating in monday's broadcast of the funeral. a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii

newswatch is here in about 10 minutes. now on bbc news, click.ou're back, we're back, everybody is back, august, so was the edinburgh festival, the world —famous celebration of the arts that takes over the city the whole month. it's a melting pot of theatre, music, dance and opera, and on the side, as its name suggests, is the edinburgh fringe. please, neverspeak to me again... laughter. filled with experimental performance, innovative shows and — my favourite — comedy. one of the beautiful things about the fringe is that it takes over loads of venues in the city, including this one — the university of edinburgh's old medical school. and before we get stuck into the comedy, we are going to talk about medicine — specifically medical waiting times. now, if you're waiting for surgery, it can feel like an eternity and we all know that waiting times are longer than anyone would want, but one nhs trust in england is trialling an artificial intelligence that might be able to manage waiting lists better and ultimately bring down waiting times. and marc c

now it's time to join the newswatch team. prices but is bbc news contributing to the public�*s anxiety over the issue? 0n the bbc faces criticism again on the thorny issue of impartiality. broadcasters and journalists have often seen august as the time to recharge their batteries on holiday, safe in the knowledge that nothing much will happen. that wasn't the case in the summer when the news agenda was busy and questions continued to be raised about the bbc�*s role in reporting it. at the top of many bulletins where the cost of living in general and energy bills, in particular. the typical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3549 bill will jump to £3,549 per yearfrom 0ctober. and almost £60 more if you are on a prepayment metre.

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, shaun ley.lizabeth, it's been back with a vengeance this week. the announcements from the chancellor from his mid you budget —— many

you can e—mail newswatch at bbc.code.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc.serena williams battles to the end of a top—flight career in tennis as she crashes out of the us open and bids an emotional farewell to the fans. every single person who has ever said, all, serena, and their life, i am so grateful. hello there and good morning. a mixture for us this weekend. they will be some warm sunshine around particularly through eastern parts of the uk but some rain as well, heaviest in western areas and accompanied by a rather strong wind at times. welcome to the start of september. it's saturday 3rd september. our main story. the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the former soviet leader who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end, is begining in moscow. mr gorbachev died earlier this week at the age of 91. president putin will not be attending the funeral as helena wilkinson reports. mikhail gorbachev, a leader who will be remembered for overseeing enormous changes. today his funeral ceremony will begin less than a mile from the kremlin, but despite the prestig

hello, welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.t are likely to be many thousands of personal attributes left here and at the other royal residences. then the king made his way into buckingham palace, for nearly 200 years the headquarters of the british monarchy, to begin work. they have been turning up in their thousands, morning, noon and night to queue for the queen. another chilly start saw blankets handed out, along with wristbands, as mourners embarked on the ten—mile snaking journey across south east london to the palace of westminster. the view from the long walk, recorded by thousands of devotees. this was not a crowd of world leaders or dignitaries, but of ordinary people, who came to say goodbye. there was praise for many quarters for the technical and editorial quality of the output, with libby wilson writing on monday... others picked out the live streaming of the queen's lying in state at westminster hall for a particular praise. stefan was one of them, e—mailing a huge thank you... elsewhere, though, there was comment