then we see patches of rain in the north and west by the end of the night. t tomorrow, a cloudy start forecast tomorrow, a cloudy start for north—western areas. a band of rain sweeping in across scotland and northern ireland, reaching north—west england and wales as we had through the afternoon on thursday. in the midlands, a largely dry and bright day with cloud building up through the day. 20 degrees in london, not bad in september sunshine but cooler in glasgow at just 14 degrees september sunshine but cooler in glasgow atjust 14 degrees with strengthening winds. a blustery day on friday, this band of rain moves into southern england. some uncertainty as to how far north or south it will get but in the north, a mix of sun and showers. some of those showers are blustery. hail and thunder is possible, cooler in the north—west of the uk, an autumnal chill in the air for some, and north—west of the uk, an autumnal chill in the airfor some, and in the south—east, temperatures falling away. a sign of things to come, low pressure over the british isles, widesprea

but it is towards the north—west but it is towards the north—west but it is towards the south—west thate rain but don't take it too literally. maybe a slightly different position. some uncertainty into the weekend with a mix of tropical air coming in. into the weekend with a mix of tropicalair coming in. it turns into the weekend with a mix of tropical air coming in. it turns wet and windy overnight and the worst of the wind and rain pushing east words later on in the day, but gales quite likely. turning windy in the north—west where we will see some sunshine and some showers. the temperature, 16—18. this feature is maria, what is left of hurricane maria. at the moment it looks like it or dive to the south—west and run through the english channel and they will have some north—westerly winds blowing down across most of the uk, so blowing down across most of the uk, soa blowing down across most of the uk, so a cooler direction, some sunshine, some showers, northern scotland, running through the north channel and into the north—west but the temperature lower, 13 or 14 is typical. and on to

scotla nd showers and towards north—west scotland we will begin to see at briggs of rain and on the side it will stay mainly dry, the longest cloud breaks here and tebbutt is dropping to single figures in some spots. especially east of scotland. most of us are in the range of 10—13dc. tomorrow, rain from the word go for the north west of scotland, spreading south across scotland, rain through northern ireland and feeding into the north—west of england with another band of patchy rainfor england with another band of patchy rain for wales and the south west. much of the east midlands, and south—east england, the chancellor showers and cloud increasing but staying nearly dry. south wales and southern england on friday are at risk of persistent rain. sunshine and scattered, heavy showers. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:11: one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded has wrecked havoc across several caribbean islands. with reports of at least two deaths and widespread damage and flooding, president macron has said the impact in the french territories in the

the sunshine follows but then we will see showers in the north—west of the uk. th—western areas but relatively mild. through thursday night, the front clears away and is replaced by high pressure. the high pressure will settle the weather nicely and we could have mist and fog patches in the morning but plenty of sunshine as well. highs between 15 and 19 degrees and in the far north—west, a few spots of rain. beyond that, the next weekend and beyond into the following week we have to look out to the atlantic where we have a hurricane which will hit martinique and the dominican republic as we go through monday night, and another tropical system. all of this air is working northwards bringing some humid and warm air at times and it is colliding with cold air moving in from canada which could create a nasty and deep area of low pressure, but as it doesn't exist, there is uncertainty about where it will end up uncertainty about where it will end up and how close the weather fronts will get to the north—west of the uk. but next weekend and the week after it looks like

—north—west direction.hin five hours, 220mph. we have talked about the devastation they can bring but in the middle of this hurricane underneath the low pressure, the sea bulges underneath that low pressure and that bulging water, the storm surge gets washed inland. now around the british virgin islands, they are expected to reach about 11 foot in height. so two of me pretty much. a wall of water being blown inland quickly by this hurricane. then there's the torrential rain on top of that. it's inevitable that the scenes we see coming out from these islands will indeed show scenes of absolute apocalyptic damage. it's an incredible stornl. as it travels over water, does it get stronger? there seems to be an upper limit of how strong hurricanes can be. i've mentioned this is the second most powerful hurricane on record. there are another three storms that had the same 185mph winds. there was a labour day hurricane, it didn't have a name, they didn't bother naming them all the way back then, but since then we

more settled for many with the chance of some rain in the north—west.uring this morning's rush hour, 29 people were injured. police say the bomb was home made and only partially exploded — the prime minister urges us to be calm but vigilant. the public will see more armed police on the transport network and on our streets providing extra protection. commuters caught up in the attack tell of a large explosion on the train. this fireball wasjust this fireball was just going over your head and everybody's screaming. massive bang occurred. didn't know what happened, looked around and the first thing we saw was an orange sort of fireball circumventing the whole tube coming towards you. whoever planted the bomb is still on the run,

drier through england and wales with a scattering of showers into the far north—west. take care. p stories: it's now a record—breaking category five storm, caribbean islands make final preparations before hurricane irma hits. four british soldiers are arrested on terror offences, accused of belonging to a banned neo—nazi group. more than 35,000 rohingya refugees flee myanmar in a single day, the un warns of a humanitarian disaster in bangladesh. growing protests as president trump scraps a scheme protecting undocumented child migrants from deportation.

as we head towards the north—west. as we head towards the north—west.s, sunshine and showers, showers more likely to be across western areas and the north—west in particular. that is about average for the time of year, temperatures will keep over the week ahead and the atlantic westerly winds will continue to blow in some showers or maybe some longer spells of rain and the end of the week looks particularly wet and windy and you might say very autumnal. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm... north korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb capable of being fitted to an inter—continental missile. there‘s been worldwide condemnation. experts warn that north korea‘s nuclear capability is advancing rapidly. president trump tweets that north korea is a "rogue nation" and a "great threat". the foreign secretary borisjohnson has also condemned the test. there is no question that this is another provocation. it is reckless. what they are doing, they seem to be moving closer towards a hydrogen bomb, which is fitted to a successful missile would unq

a cold night in the countryside particularly the north—west. be another cold start to the day on monday. monday sees further showers moving into central and eastern england. probably more general rave in the far north—east of scotland, limiting the temperature rise. the best of the temperature rise. the best of the dry weather in the west of the uk. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: police investigating the london tube bombing have arrested a second man. he's 21 and was detained in west london last night. the home secretary, amber rudd, has accused borisjohnson of being a "backseat driver" following his newspaper piece setting out his views on brexit. i don't want him managing the brexit process. what we've got is theresa may managing that process. she's driving the car. and as far as i'm concerned, and the rest of the cabinet are concerned, we help her do that. the un secretary general says myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has a "last chance" to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingya muslims to flee to neighbouring b

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

some of the showers heavy, with some hail and some thunder into the far north—west.inting. i can offer you something a little better as we move into the start of the weekend. drier through england and wales with a scattering of showers into the far north—west. take care. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. a drastic plan to curb the number of eu migrants living and working in the uk. a leaked home office document says the free movement of people will be banned after brexit, but the government says nothing's been signed off yet. good morning, it's wednesday the 6th of september. also this morning: hurricane irma, one of the most powerful atlantic storms ever recorded, has begun lashing islands in the caribbean. just half of dentists in england are accepting new nhs patients, a bbc investigation reveals.

north—west england and north—west wales, maybe the north—west of the midlands, could see heavy burstsher north you may be lucky enough to see glimpses of the aurora borealis. if you are heading out, wrap up well. a chilly start to the weekend. a cool weekend across the uk. further rain at times. through the weekend turning increasingly windy, particularly on sunday afternoon. on saturday we have got a dry and bright start. in the west, plenty of showers. particularly wet in north—west england and north—west midlands. showers developing across england and wales. slow—moving showers across northern england and the midlands. they could be heavy and sundry. northern ireland and western scotland, fewer showers than today. even here, you will notice a chill. skies clearfor a time today. even here, you will notice a chill. skies clear for a time for the next area of low—pressure waiting in the wings. you may start off dry and bright on sunday, but becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading east. temperatures pretty disappointing. if anything, the winds could get stronger. the first pro

and north—west of the uk. 17 in the north, 20 in the south—east, and those and we shall see those temperatures over the coming days. we still have that westerly airflow into thursday. not quite as windy. but a fair bit of cloud around. sunshine at times. the risk of some showers before we see wet, windy weather riding in the far north—west later on in the day. —— windy weather arising in the far north—west later on in the day. this weather front is moving south from iceland into the uk. it is a front a genetic weather front, which iceland into the uk. it is a front a genetic weatherfront, which means it is becoming more active. it is becoming heavier and broader, the rain, as it sweeps down, so we will all get a spell of wet and windy weather. a disappointing time for much of the day on friday. looking back to the middle part of the week. that westerly airflow. this is the tradition of the airflow. low pressure to the north, high pressure trying to build into the south, but maintaining that airflow. the position of the jet stream is crucial, as we know. 0ver

el roy at 68 and new hope currently at 69 degrees and let's head on farther north and west. allentown at 65. walnut port 66 degrees and bethlehem currently at 67 along with easton, but keep in mind it's muggy right now. we're tracking this fog north and west of philadelphia so notice we'll start this at 5:00 a.m. and you're seeing all this gray here on the screen telling us that this is where the fog is a lot more dense, so take your time, no high beams. give yourself a little extra time for that morning commute, but as i get this going, the great news is everything starts to improve by about 9:00, 10:00 a.m. as far as visibility is concerned and as far as that fog is concerned, but we are tracking some showers moving across our area. notice later this afternoon and into the evening hours it looks like the fog starts to redevelop especially for parts of lehigh valley, central and northern delaware. let's track out the potential for those showers moving across our area. hour by hour, we pause this by 7:00 a.m. pause this later this afternoon. right around 2:00 p.m. we start to

windy towards the north—west. unlikely to stay dry and warm in the south—east.00pm, the security firm gas suspends nine workers, over claims detainees had been abused at an immigration removal centre. the panorama programme went undercover at the facility near gatwick airport. officers are alleged to have mocked and assaulted those they were watching over. i'm absolutely disgusted by the alleged behaviour. it's totally unacceptable to me, to the organisation, to anyone else who would work in this kind of location. in this kind of vocation. tonight a home office official, who used to work for gas, has also been suspended. we'll have the latest. also on the programme...

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

we will have a few showers across parts of the north—west of england and the north and west of scotlandgain. turning chilly. but during the second half of the night of the cloud builds from the north and west, bringing outbreaks of rain through the early hours of thursday. so it won't be quite as chilly as it is first thing. through the day things are on the change. the wet and windy weather is working through scotland and northern ireland further south and east. it should stay dry for a good part of the day. tomorrow afternoon is when we have some fairly heavy bursts of rain across scotland and into northern ireland. there could be supplying water into the north—west of england too. heading south across england and wales the wet weather had seen and it is quite easy. further south—east it's a dry a picture, with perhaps a few showers. temperatures again of19— picture, with perhaps a few showers. temperatures again of 19— 20. the cloud is building into the south—west, bringing rain later in the day. and then things are looking u nsettled the day. and then things are looking unsettled to

rain knocking on the door of north—west england. uth—west scotland. the north and east mainly dry. 0nce much of south—west scotland. the north and east mainly dry. once this system is into the west it does not wa nt to system is into the west it does not want to move further east with any great haste. what we find is gradual outbreaks of rain affecting north—west england, the midlands, western pa rt of north—west england, the midlands, western part of south—west england, pushing into some in the north west of scotland. but on the eastern side of scotland. but on the eastern side of scotla nd of scotland. but on the eastern side of scotland and much of eastern england, things are likely to stay dry, but increasing cloud. cool in the rain. pleasant in the hazy sunshine. lots of cloud around edinburgh and increasing breeze, but for much of the day it will be dry. sunday evening, some patchy rain set to go further east across east anglia and the south east of england. a lot of low cloud, mist, and hill fog in the south, as well. this wea

there is uncertainty how far north and west she will move as she goes towards florida. our hurricane. still powerful and looks likely to brush north of the leeward isles. then, it may move in a north—westerly direction and potentially weaken a little. but, all eyes are certainly on hurricane irma and the decision and pathway she makes as she moves towards florida. expected to make landfall at the florida keys on sunday lunchtime and push further north through the day on sunday. for us, it's a showery scenario, and breezy. scattered showers and frequent at the moment. they will continue to drift further inland as we go through the day, if you are lucky enough to have some sunshine this morning, do not count on it. this is where recent showers are, especially through northern england and wales and a couple in north—west scotla nd and wales and a couple in north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move through the morning, i suspect it will be a case of dodging the showers through scotland, some of those will ease away through the afternoon. temperatures aren't great,

clear the way through england and wales, and then squally showers developing up into the far north and westst. highs of 30—18. the team is going to continue —— the theme is going to continue, dare i say it, it will feel almost autumnal. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11:00: the united states and china have failed to agree on how to confront the growing nuclear threat posed by north korea. after 10 staff are suspended at an immigration detention centre, a former manager says gas were warned about such problems three years ago. kensington palace has announced that the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting their third child. and on newsnight we'll examine what drives kim jong—un, speak to two leading contenders to take over ukip, and hear from the pr guru whose former firm was censured for engaging in a racially divisive campaign in south africa.

showers tomorrow in north—west scotland giving longer spells of rain but frequent showers here, not so east of the pennines compared with north—west england, a scattering of showers, but sunny spells and the showers get going more frequently in northern ireland. many of us, for wales, the midlands could start dry but through the south of england, plenty of cloud, showery outbreaks of rain and that sets the scene for rain at times during freddie, not necessarily all the time but rain at times with the potential for heavier bursts and for wales, rain works in end of the morning lunchtime, to wit east anglia, the north of england, scattered showers, a lot of showers throughout scotland in the north—west. in any sunshine, out of the breeze, it may not feel too bad but it is cool and it will be called through the week and, again in the wind, this is where we will find most of the showers, not too many in these, some of us might avoid them, lighter winds down that side of the uk, sunny spells, and then for part two of the weekend, rain spreading south east, it showers will follow one behind

west scotland. at this stage, the north and east are mainly dry. he west, it really doesn't want to move further east with any great haste. so, what we find is just gradually some outbreaks of rain affecting parts of north—west england, the midlands, western parts of south—east england, pushing into the north—west of scotland. down the eastern side of scotland, for much of eastern england, we are likely to stay dry, though cloud increasing. quite cool with the rain. quite pleasant if you have some hazy sunshine. it could be a lot worse for stage one of the tour of britain, the cycling getting under way at edinburgh here. a lot of cloud around here, increasing breeze, but much of the day it will be dry. as we look through sunday evening, still a bit patchy rain set to feed further east across east anglia and the south—east of england. a lot of low cloud, mist and hill fog in the west as well. this weather system just grinding to a halt across the uk on monday. because it's there, expect a lot of cloud on monday. not a huge amount of rain, just some p

it is quite wet for a time tomorrow in the morning in north—west england, lots of showers in northernt too many at all in scotland. quite wembley for the west and south, england wales have widespread showers into the afternoon, some heavy and possibly thundery, and nowhere is particularly warm. chilly saturday night, a fine start for many on sunday, scotland and northern ireland seeing outbreaks of rain on sunday morning, that's spreading south eastwards during the day, but the band of rain will wea ken day, but the band of rain will weaken as it does so, further heavy showers to the north—west of the afternoon goes on with blustery winds. this is bbc world news today. our top stories... karacan are continues its deadly rampage across the caribbean. and now, there's another hurricane coming up behind it. in barbuda, where is already overwhelming destruction, a mass evacuation is happening to escape a second hit. everythingjust started to decay and just crumble. what have you eaten in the last few days? hardly anything, because there's nothing to eat. you can't cook. irma is heading to

clear conditions from the north—west. 17— 22 possibly 23. sunshine and showers during the middle of the week. back to you. think you. we are talking about the ongoing effects of tropical storm harvey. 0il oil prices have beenjumpy. good morning. the consequences of the storm will take some time to play out, of course, particularly with the families of those who died, and those made homeless by the storm. but one of the more immediate effects around the world is the impact on oil extraction and refining around the gulf of mexico. a quarter of the production in the us is offline leaving a shortfall of overfour million barrels a day. according to the rac that‘s likely to have a big impact on petrol prices. it reckons the price of a litre of petrol could rise by up to ap per litre, which would take the average price of the fuel above 121p per litre. that‘s a price not seen since december 201a. let‘s talk to our guest from the portland fuel consultancy. he watches these things closely. good morning. how much of a link is there between oil and gas

of the storm as it works out into the north sea before those very, very strong winds batter the north—westof north—east england, across yorkshire, lincolnshire and across into norkfolk as well. the wind gusts, given the trees have fallen leaf, will bring down branches and maybe knock down a few trees so the potential for localised transport disruption, maybe some power cuts as well. through the rest of the day it will stay pretty blustery nationwide with those north—westerly winds dragging in plenty of showers across scotland, northern ireland and across the north—west of both england and wales, but nowhere is immune from catching a downpour. some heavy and thundery at times, feeling quite cool across the north of the uk, temperatures up to 18 degrees in london but feeling a bit cooler than that given the strength of the wind. then as we go through wednesday night, there'll be further bands of showers pushing southwards across the country. temperatures dropping away despite the winds, we could still see lows getting down to single figures. then for thursday, we're looking at another unsett

the latest position of irma, continuing its north—west track. puerto rico and is packed to the north of the dominican republic. the eyeball is away from that enough to take winds offshore but there will be strong winds, localised damage across the north coast of the dominican republic, but not on the scale we seen across the leeward islands. there will be torrential rain there and across while eating. the question is where it's going next. it'll but this storm is heading over towards the turks and caicos islands, that's where it's coming next. about midnight our time, which is about 7pm local time, we're expecting it to make landfall once again. we could well see some big damage here, as the winds are still gusting to around 220 mph, so it is still a very powerful category five hurricane. because the sea is shallow here, the storm surges even bigger. an incredible 20 feet in places. we have to bear in mind these islands are have to bear in mind these islands a re pretty have to bear in mind these islands are pretty low—lying, it isn'tjust winds t

nd across the north and west of scotland running into north west england.not humid. wednesday is going to bea but not humid. wednesday is going to be a decent day come up mostly dry with sunshine to start the day and fairweather cloud and some showers mainly affecting north west scotland where it is quite windy and some sneaking into the irish sea coast of north west england. foremost, it stays dry and in the sunshine, 16-20dc. it stays dry and in the sunshine, 16—20dc. it does not stay settled for long because towards the end of the week and the weekend, low pressure takes up residence and the weather turns increasingly unsettled with rain showers on most days. thursday, friday and saturday, blustery winds making it feel cold as well. 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. nicola sturgeon has got her hands full and she wants all of us to know it. she promised a refresher policies after a disappointing general election result. you are watching bbc news, the top stories now

of the storm as it works out into the north sea before those very, very strong winds batter the north—westhe day across a swathe of north—east england, across yorkshire, lincolnshire and across into norkfolk as well. the wind gusts, given the trees have fallen leaf, will bring down branches and maybe knock down a few trees so the potential for localised transport disruption, maybe some power cuts as well. through the rest of the day it will stay pretty blustery nationwide with those north—westerly winds dragging in plenty of showers across scotland, northern ireland and across the north—west of both england and wales, but nowhere is immune from catching a downpour. some heavy and thundery at times, feeling quite cool across the north of the uk, temperatures up to 18 degrees in london but feeling a bit cooler than that given the strength of the wind. then as we go through wednesday night, there'll be further bands of showers pushing southwards across the country. temperatures dropping away despite the winds, we could still see lows getting down to single figures. then for thursday, we're lo

to 17 further north and west.the winds will strengthen again, and we will see more significant rain. an area of low pressure will move in from the atlantic. it's going to bring heavy rain to scotland and northern ireland, eventually moving through the borders into the north of england and north wales. further south of that, it's a drier story, but it does mean a pretty disappointing day on thursday afternoon in scotland. underneath the cloud, with wind and the rain, 13—15 degrees at the very best. some of the rain quite heavy close to the lake district, and stretching over the higher ground of wales. sheltered eastern areas should cling on to some sunshine and, if this happens, we could see 19—20 degrees perhaps across the southeast through london. then further west, with more of a fresher westerly breeze, a little more cloud and a slightly fresher feel. with that low pressure, with its front, sweeps south and east, during thursday night, into friday. it takes a spell of significant rain with it as well. wrapped a

some thunder brings rain across northern ireland and eventually through the scottish borders in north—west on tuesday. the rain continues to drift steadily eastwards, the odd spot of rain in the south—east, and here, it stays muggy. behind it, fresh conditions with a scattering of showers. brighterfor north with a scattering of showers. brighter for north west scotland and northern ireland. 1a to 21 degrees is likely to be the expected highs. hello again, you are watching bbc news with me, ben brown. the latest headlines... the us urges the un security council to take the strongest possible measures against north korea in response to its most powerful nuclear test. the us says the actions of kimjong—un can no longer be tolerated. his abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. war is never something the united states wants. we don't want it now. but our country's patience is not unlimited. downing street says the uk is ready to intensify brexit talks with the european union, rather than stick to the current schedule of one—week—a—month. a former senior

we get some sunshine and there'll be a few showers in the north—west.owards the south—east, but fresh air is coming from the west, behind that weather front that does finally clear away. then we get this sort of attempt at a bump of high—pressure overnight. probably a touch cooler by the time we get to wednesday morning. there will be some sunshine around. still got a westerly breeze, mind you. strongest up to the north—west and this is where we are more likely to see some showers and perhaps some longer spells of rain. if we don't get the longer spells of rain on wednesday, it looks like we will get it in the north—west on thursday as these weather fronts approach due to that area of low pressure. that sets us up, really, towards the latter part of the week. the jet stream is roughly in this position, not as far south as it was over the summer. still close to the uk, picking up areas of low pressure, driving across the northern half of the country. further south, the azores, high, dry, coming into southern areas from time to time. and we are left, by t

we will see brighter skies edging into the north—west of scotland later on. on the satellite, you can see a bump here on the weather front. this is called a wave and it is going to enhance the rain tonight. first, we will see the rain turning heavy in northern ireland before that pulse of heavy rain works across scotland, into northern england and wales. the south—east stays humid and warm with temperatures 16 or 17 degrees. and we have the fresher air in scotland and northern ireland. here is a picture of tuesday. a soggy start. that rain will be heavy and last all day in the north of england. not much rain in south—east of england and temperatures into the 20s. through scotland and northern ireland we should see sunshine in the afternoon, but as the sunshine works, the temperatures will go down. on wednesday sunshine for most of us. through thursday and friday, showers will become widespread and feeling cool in the north—west. then heading into the atlantic. it is the peak of hurricane season and this is a beast. hurricane irma. winds gusting up to 160mph a

it will blow this band of rain across into north—west england and north—west wales. the day. friday, low pressure is firmly in charge. this weather front affecting southern counties. uncertainty with how far north this band of rain is. we are looking at sunshine or showers. whether it's showers or the rain band, you have a reasonable chance of wet weather. cool in the north—west where we have blustery winds and 18 degrees towards the south—east. temperatures are coming down. this weekend, low pressure will be with us. often cloudy with a few bright or sunny spells. generally things will be turning windier as the weekend goes by. that will add an autumnal feel to the weather. an unsettled outlook, rain on the way, followed by showers over the next few days. that's your forecast. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at apm: one of the most powerful hurricanes in history is sweeping across the caribbean, destroying buildings and knocking out power supplies. thousands of people seek shelterment the storm is headed for puerto rico. in florida, officials urge p

let's zoom on in, a few clouds north and west of philadelphia. you can see some bright whites north of lehigh valley and mt. pocono, but that isn't going to be an issue for today. your neighborhood bus stop forecast, lots of sunshine, no excuses, head out to school. at least we have sunshine for the weekend. here's pam with traffic. >> good morning, biwe'll start things off on route 202. i'm not seeing any problems as far as accidents or delays out there. take a look at the drive times right now. 76, 95, for 76, average speeds are in the 60s. everything's in the green, so looking good there. i am watching an issue out in berlin township, an off-ramp is blocked. this is at route 73 near cross keys road. i'll have more and i'll let you know when that's clear. >> pamela osborne, thank you. >>> people had to jump from windows and wait for help on rooftops as flames tore through a home in north philadelphia. this happened last night. two police officers suffered smoke inhalation and so did a little boy who darted into this house with hopes of saving hi

most of the showers towards the north—west and northern ireland where the winds will be particularlyh—east does eventually cleared away. a cold start to saturday. it should be a bright enough start to the weekend but some sunshine. signs of rain arriving. things will get more confident it is that we go on because we will draw in the remnants ofa because we will draw in the remnants of a couple of hurricanes, the main driving forces this area of warm here, that means which are as well. heavy rain overnight into the early pa rt heavy rain overnight into the early part of sunday. add to that strong to deal force part of sunday. add to that strong to dealforce when part of sunday. add to that strong to deal force when is, part of sunday. add to that strong to dealforce when is, winds picking up to dealforce when is, winds picking up in the north—west later on. sunshine and showers following that wet and windy weather. going downhill as the weekend progresses with this wet and windy weather moving in, even into the beginning of next week, whilst the rain may have pushed through it will be

the cloud will increase across the north—west. there will be patchy outbreaks of rain. res 12 or 13 celsius. colder for the north—east of scotland. in the countryside a chilly one. temperatures low single figures. tomorrow, it will be a cloudy day across the north—west of the uk with outbreaks of rain and turning windy and with that cloud and rain, it will be a cool day, just 1a celsius in glasgow. a dry morning and probably much of the afternoon across central and eastern england, but here things will cloud over later in the day. that's your weather. hello, this is bbc news with simon mccoy at 11:30. the headlines. caribbean islands are being hit by hurricane irma, one of the most powerful atlantic storms in a century. it has blown the roofs off buildings on saint barts and saint martin, and has cut communications. the mayor of london says leaked documents... a new approach is needed after brexit. nurses have staged a protest outside parliament calling for an end to the 196 parliament calling for an end to the 1% public sector pay cap. there have been indications the go

england and scotla nd wales, north—west england and scotland as well, without weather front moving eastwardsrth—westwa rd later in the day from the north—westward temperatures later in the day from the north—westwa rd temperatures germany in the mid teens. the windy spell of weather continues into monday as low— pressure weather continues into monday as low—pressure sits to the north of the uk with some really tight isobars around that area of low pressure. particularly when the in scotla nd pressure. particularly when the in scotland on monday. pretty windy further south with mystics of sunny spells and heavy blustery showers. it is feeling pretty autumnal. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am. teachers and nurses in england and wales could have the 1% cap on their pay rises lifted next year. the treasury admits it needs to be more flexible where there are skill shortages. teachers need a pay rise in order to stop the teacher recruitment and retention crisis growing. ahead of the conservative party conference tomorrow, borisjohnson again intervenes in the brexit debate. the most serious

scotla nd raining at this stage in north—west scotland and a brisk wind. rds north—west england for the afternoon, lighter, patchy rain for wales and south—west england whereas for the east midlands and the south—east still mainly dry with the highest temperatures here compared to elsewhere. and the wind picks up, around 1a degrees. pretty breezy ending thursday and some outbreaks of rain towards east anglia and parts of the south—east and another convocation on friday, and rippling weather front giving a longer spell of rain were last to the north of that, sunshine to be had but showers. they could be heavy and thundery. the weekend will keep the showery theme with no pressure close by and the risk of gales for the south—west and certainly on the cool side. hello, i'm karen generally, this is outside source. hurricane irma hit the caribbean and heads north towards florida. the category five storm has already passed over the leeward islands and the eye of the storm is over puerto rico. the track hazard forecasted to directly impact the florida keys on sunda

west scotland. at this stage, the north and east are mainly dry. move further east with any great haste. what we find is some outbreaks of rain affecting parts of north—west england, the midlands, western parts of south east england, pushing into the north—west of scotland. down the east side of scotland, for much of eastern england, likely to stay dry. cloud increasing. quite pleasant if you have hazy sunshine. it could be worse for stage one of the tour of britain, the cycling getting under way at edinburgh. a lot of cloud around. much of the day it will be dry. as we look through sunday evening, still a bit of patchy rain. it's moving further east to east anglia. a lot of low cloud, mist and fog in the west. this weather system grinding toa fog in the west. this weather system grinding to a halt across the uk on monday. because it is there, expect a lot of cloud on monday. not a huge amount of rain. patchy rain and drizzle. just a few brighter breaks coming to east anglia. another weather system bringing parts of northern ireland and scotland thr

in the north—west of scotland, and indeed the north—west of northern ireland, a bit brighter, comingoastal mist around wales, cloud as well. some rain and drizzle at times as well, one or two showers affecting central and eastern areas but there will be a few breaks, feeling warm and humid, where that cloud breaks up, template is up to 23, 20 4 degrees. as we cloud breaks up, template is up to 23,20 4 degrees. as we get cloud breaks up, template is up to 23, 20 4 degrees. as we get through the evening, like rain moving south, before it re—intensified, a cold front redeveloping, as we go through to the early hours of tuesday morning, likely to bring heavy rain towards the northern and western areas, into the early hours of tuesday morning, quite warm, quite muqqy' tuesday morning, quite warm, quite muggy, i guess, across england and wales, temp reaches 15 to 17, a bit more fresh further north and west, this area of rain will move east, heavy rain for a time in north—east england, for the northern rush—hour, watch out for that. the rain breaking up as it moves south and east, not much

as you can see by this weather watchers picture in the north—west, there is a lot of surface water onngs were quieten overnight. the rain clears through the south—east overnight. the wind is picking up, that will introduce fresh air across the country that we had been talking about. it may continue to feed cloud and showers across west facing coasts. 0vernight into single figures, sitting at seven or 8 degrees. we start off on a slightly more chilly note in comparison to the last few days. there will be some sunshine and it will be breezy and that will continue to feed cloud in along the west and it runs the risk of some isolated showers. by the afternoon, temperatures peaked at 1a-20d, the afternoon, temperatures peaked at 14—20d, highest values in the south—east with the best of the sunshine here. wednesday into thursday, things turn increasingly windy and wet across northern ireland and much of scotland through the day, try and breezy further south but unfortunately, this cloud and rain in the north—west is an area of low pressure, sweeping south and east, and it will bring rainfal

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

the far north—west staying drier. temperatures still about 15 or 16 degrees celsius. ugh much of northern ireland and the isle of man and by this stage in the afternoon, some of the rain pushing into west wales and towards cornwall. the breeze picking up here as well. but elsewhere, dry with some bright weather and temperatures up some bright weather and temperatures up to 18 celsius. through this evening, that rain continues to move east ward, heavier rain comes back into western areas for the early hours. because of the milder air, it won't be as cold as recent nights. temperatures around 11 to 14 degrees. during thursday, we have got this weather front that is a waving front, a few kinks in it and those kinks produce more intense rain. south—west england, wales, scotla nd rain. south—west england, wales, scotland and north—west england will see some heavy rain during thursday morning. that will move east ward. but for the far east of england, it will remain mostly dry with sunshine. still warm here, temperatures 19 to 20 celsius. further north—west feeling fresher.

some of the showers heavy, with some hail and some thunder into the far north—west.e better as we move into the start of the weekend. drier through england and wales with a scattering of showers into the far north—west. take care. this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: hurricane irma, one of the most powerful atlantic storms ever recorded, is battering islands in the caribbean. the protest grow, as president trump scraps a scheme protecting young undocumented migrants from deportation. quaint and picturesque but is switzerland's smallest village too tiny to survive? hello. i'm sally bundock. turning over a new leaf! despite its limited range, nissan's all—electric car became a global best seller. now the japanese company has unveiled a major revamp, but will it be able to compete with tesla? the battle against organised crime. we've got a special report from sicily where its claimed the italian mafia has assaulted landowners and pocketed eu funds.

across the north west of scotland, we have seen brighter spells and showers. perfect weather conditions to make some of these, beautiful pictures of rainbows you have been sending so thank you for those. through the rest of today, we will keep a lot of the cloud for england and wales and it feels quite humid. patchy outbreaks rain, mostly light through the rest of the day. eventually, brighter skies across scotla nd eventually, brighter skies across scotland and northern ireland and thatis scotland and northern ireland and that is where the fresh air is so temperatures down a bit, but feeling a little bit more comfortable. overnight tonight, the last humid i will start see those humidity levels dropping, 11 or 12 degrees overnight. wednesday's forecast is probably the best day of the week weather—wise. sunny spells forecast to most of us. many of starting with almost clear blue skies but a patch of showers to cumbria and orson scotla nd of showers to cumbria and orson scotland as well. it will feel pressure compared with recent days, temperatures 16 to 20. aft

scotland we will have a scattering of showers, less frequent through the irish sea towards the north—westales. a few down towards the south—west but we will see more showers develop as we go through the day. central and south—eastern areas will start off with some sunshine, a fresh start, actually start in some spots, but the sunshine will help as we go through the day, just to watch those showers gather in momentum and strength and they will push further inland. with light winds in the south they could be slow—moving and if you catch them you will know about it. at least on the coast with the wind they will rattle through pretty quickly. tempo is disappointing. —— temperatures disappointing. —— temperatures disappointing. as we go through saturday night it looks like we will continue to see windfall in light and light showers across some parts, we will see some wet and windy weather into the far north and west, a sign of what is to come into sunday, so pretty miserable second half of the weekend through scotland, much of north—west england and wales. but the front will we get off as it m

some of the showers heavy, with some hail and some thunder into the far north—west.i can offer you something a little better as we move into the start of the weekend. drier through england and wales with a scattering of showers into the far north—west. take care. this is bbc news. the headlines: 0fficials across the caribbean have ordered people to prepare for one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic. hurricane irma is now an extremely dangerous category five storm, with winds of nearly 300 kilometres an hour. it's currently heading for the virgin islands and puerto rico. there have been protests in many american cities at president trump's scrapping of the scheme protecting undocumented child migrants from deportation. he says he's hopeful congress will find a long—term solution. barack 0bama, who brought in the scheme, has called the decision cruel and wrong. the un is warning of a humanitarian crisis in bangladesh because of a dramatic increase in rohingya muslims fleeing neighbouring myanmar. fighting in rakhine state has left hundreds dead. at l

some of the showers heavy, with some hail and some thunder into the far north—west.thing a little better as we move into the start of the weekend. drier through england and wales with a scattering of showers into the far north—west. take care. this is bbc news, the headlines: officials in a string of caribbean islands have ordered people to prepare for one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic. hurricane irma is now an extremely dangerous category five storm with winds of nearly 300kph. the storm is heading for puerto rico and cuba and is on track for florida. five men, including four members of the british army, have been arrested as part of an investigation into a proscribed far—right group. national action was banned by the government last december for promoting violence and acts of terrorism. the joint operation involved the police and the army. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in bangladesh after a dramatic increase in the number of rohingya muslims fleeing neighbouring myanmar. fighting in the state of rakhine has left hund

side of the atlantic, westerly winds, some showers around, particularly towards the west and the north—weste in the east. those sort of temperatures what we'll find towards the rest of the week which are quite normalfor this towards the rest of the week which are quite normal for this time of year. we will keep those westerly winds, rain and showers, probably quite wet and windy to the week. —— to end the week. this is bbc news. the headlines: north korea's claim to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb provokes a chorus of international condemnation. mr president, will you attack north korea? we'll see. president trump considers his response and threatens to cut trade to any country doing business with pyongyang. the brexit secretary says the eu is making itself look "silly" by insisting talks with the uk are making little progress. a man is arrested after four people were injured when a car smashed through the side of a house in york. also in the next hour. the american guitarist and songwriter walter becker, from the band steely dan, has died at the age of 67.

drier through england and wales with a scattering of showers into the far north—west. take care. rth america and around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories. it's now a record—breaking category five storm. the caribbean islands make final preparations before hurricane irma hits. growing protests as president trump scraps a scheme protecting undocumented child migrants from deportation. more than 35,000 rohingya refugees flee myanmar in a single day. the un warns of a humanitarian disaster in neighbouring bangladesh. a french celebrity magazine is ordered to pay damages to the duke and duchess of cambridge as they win their privacy battle over topless photos. i will start in los angeles and go all the way through colorado.