into the central belt, north—east england, north—east wales and singh should brighten up will crossday. beerwah, especially across eastern parts of scotland will be milder. double—figure temperatures across the ball almost for boxing day. into thursday morning still some patchy rain in north—west scotland turning colder across southern parts here where we are likely to see a frost in places. there could be a few fog patches slow to clear on thursday but some sunny spells where it does and some sunshine as well. into north—east scotla nd sunshine as well. into north—east scotland on thursday, most places will be dry if rather cloudy and mild. a little cool of a further south you are. —— a little cooler. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is miek embley. our top stories: indonesia steps up the relief operation for thousands who lost their homes in saturday's tsunami. officials plan a new early warning system for next year. spotlight on the plight of migrants at the us—mexico border as an 8—year—old boy dies in custody on christm

parts of north—east scotland, the central belt, north—east wales, the central and southern counties of the channel islands. most of us will be seeing something a bit brighter in the day ahead, temperatures perhaps into double figures. wednesday night and thursday morning, still that patchy rain in scotland, though continuing to ease off as the night goes on. we are bringing in some colder air across southern england and south wales, so this is where we could well see a frost going into thursday morning, under clear spells, and maybe a few fog patches as well, that could be dense in some spots and slow to clear on thursday. they do look set to get some sunny spells, and parts of north—east scotland favoured to see some occasional blue sky. cloudy and perhaps a little drizzle from the thick cloud. parts of england and wales turning a little cooler for thursday, but still across northern ireland into scotland will be achieving maybe ten or 11 degrees in places. again, as we go into thursday night into friday, there could be some frost across southern parts with a fog, and then another fro

parts of north—east england, north—east wales should see sunshine developing more widely across southernmost across—the—boa rd temperatures are into double figures mild un—seasonal feel to things. from wednesday into thursday morning, rain in north—west scotland easing, a good deal of cloud around with a few breaks here and there are more especially across southern england, maybe into south wales and this is where we will see the lowest temperatures. this is where we are most likely to see frost in places and it could be fog patches perhaps slow to clear. where they do clear we will see sunshine and again on thursday, north—east scotland will see blue sky in places and many other places will be cloudy but still essentially dry. the temperatures are still on the mild side but many parts of england and wales mayjust shave a couple of degrees off compared for boxing day. high pressure is still close by, generally in charge going into friday but we will see a weather front coming in from the atlantic. ahead of it, southern areas could start friday again with dense fog. a weakening spell of r

christmas day started at —8 in north—east scotland but as the day went on in north—west scotland, thehat is how it will stay for boxing day. high pressure in control. spanning from the continent across the british isles. most of us will be dry in the day ahead, but not all of us. this weather front will change things for north—west scotland. if you are close to that, you will see rain at times. and this is how the day is starting. but very mild with it. north—east scotland still close to freezing. so this is where boxing day starts with a frost. elsewhere, a good few degrees above freezing, plenty of cloud, drizzly in places, misty for many of us as well. as the day goes on, more rain in north—west scotland. elsewhere, we will see some sunshine towards north—east scotland. parts of north—east england, north—east wales, should see sunshine developing more widely across southern counties of england during the afternoon and into the channel islands as well. almost across—the—boa rd temperatures are into double figures for that mild unseasonal feel to things. from wednesday into thursday

parts of north—east england, north—east wales should see sunshine develop more widely across southernfigures for that mild un— seasonal feel to things. from wednesday into thursday morning, rainy north—west scotland is as. a good deal of cloud around with a few breaks here and there are more especially across southern england, maybe into south wales and this is where we will see the lowest in pictures. this is where we are most likely to see frost in places and it could be fog patches perhaps slow to clear. where they do clear we will see sunshine and again on thursday, north—east scotland will see blue sky in places and many other places will be cloudy but still essentially dry. the temperatures are still on the mild side that many parts of england and wales may just side that many parts of england and wales mayjust shave a couple of degrees of that for boxing day. high pressure is still close by, generally in charge going into friday but we will see a weather front coming in from the atlantic. ahead of it, southern areas could start friday again with dense fog —— fog. a weakening sp

we will see bright spells across the north—east of scotland, north—east of england, north—east wales1 or 12. as we had to the evening and overnight, once again we are going to be seeing a fair bit of cloud. a weather front still with us sta rts cloud. a weather front still with us starts to slip lowly southward, and in doing so it weakens. there will still be some patchy, light rain on it, but that is about all. clear skies, patchy mist and fog forming, and not a particularly cold night. that is how we start the day tomorrow. again, our weatherfront still with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle at. the cloud big enough for some drizzle, the figures cloud here and there, but tomorrow we will see more sunshine than today. you can see where the cloud brea ks today. you can see where the cloud breaks up quite nicely in north—east scotland, parts of wales, southern england, south—east england, and possibly at times we will see some brighter breaks in northern ireland. despite the fact we are looking at sunshine, it is going to be a little bit cooler in southern counties tomorrow. that

some brighter and sunny spells developing in north—east of scotland, parts of the central lowlands, north—eastland, north east wales and southern counties. mild for this stage in december. tens, 11s and possibly 12s. rain turning light and patchy as it sinks south. patchy mist and fog and potentially some frost in sheltered part of the south of england. tomorrow we start with sunshine. as you can see, a lot of cloud. a little bit of rain. tomorrow we expect to be sunnier than today with highs of 11. you're watching bbc news. our headlines. japan confirms that will is restart well hunting. shoppers hit the traditional boxing day sales and is estimated bargain hunters will spend almost £4 million. several people have been injured and buildings have collapsed after an earthquake close to the erupting mount etna in sicily. scientists in cambridge have developed a virtual reality 3—d model of a tumour in a bid to find new cancer treatments. now it is time for a christmas edition of whether world. nick miller and sarah keith lucas report on the incredible power of wind from the destruction caused by

perhaps the central belt of scotland, parts of north—east england, north—east wales, and we should seee afternoon, and into the channel islands as well. and almost across the board, temperatures are into double figures for that mild, unseasonal feel to things. now, as we go on through wednesday night and into thursday morning, the rain in north—west scotland easing, a good deal of cloud around, a few breaks here and there, but more especially across southern england, maybe into south wales. and this is where we'll see the lowest temperatures as thursday begins. this is where we're most likely to see a frost in places, and there could be some fog patches, perhaps dense and slow to clear, as well. now, where they do clear, we will see some sunshine, and again on thursday, it's north—east scotland that will see some blue sky in places. many other places will be cloudy, but still essentially dry. and as for the temperatures, still on the mild side, but i think for many parts of england and wales, you mayjust shave two or three degrees off that temperature compared with what we're getting f

perhaps the central belt of scotland, parts of north—east england, north—east wales, and we should seeies of england during the afternoon, and into the channel islands as well. and almost across the board, temperatures are into double figures for that mild, unseasonal feel to things. now, as we go on through wednesday night and into thursday morning, the rain in north—west scotland easing, a good deal of cloud around, a few breaks here and there, but more especially across southern england, maybe into south wales. and this is where we'll see the lowest temperatures as thursday begins. this is where we're most likely to see a frost in places, and there could be some fog patches, perhaps dense and slow to clear, as well. now, where they do clear, we will see some sunshine, and again on thursday, it's north—east scotland that will see some blue sky in places. many other places will be cloudy, but still essentially dry. and as for the temperatures, still on the mild side, but i think for many parts of england and wales, you mayjust shave two or three degrees off that temperature compared w

perhaps the central belt of scotland, parts of north—east england, north—east wales, should see sunshinenoon, and into the channel islands as well. and almost across the board, temperatures are into double figures for that mild unseasonal feel to things. from wednesday into thursday morning, rain in north—west scotland easing, a good deal of cloud around, a few breaks here and there but more especially across southern england, maybe into south wales. and this is where we'll see the lowest temperatures as thursday begins. this is where we're most likely to see frost in places, and there could be fog patches, perhaps dense and slow to clear. where they do clear, we will see some sunshine and again on thursday, north—east scotland will see blue sky in places, many other places will be cloudy but still essentially dry. and as for the temperatures, still on the mild side, but i think for many parts of england and wales, may just shave a couple of degrees off that compared with what we've got for boxing day. high pressure is still close by, still generally in charge going into friday, but we a

we could see some holes across north—east england and north east scotla nd north—east england and northin. temperatures tomorrow fairly mild for this stage in december. we are looking at 10-12. as in december. we are looking at 10—12. as we head on into thursday, we still have when state's weather front across the north of the country, introducing cloud and patchy light rain. hardly a breath of wind, hardly any isobars on the chart. 0nce of wind, hardly any isobars on the chart. once again, fairly cloudy for most. there will be some sunny breaks, north—east scotland, parts of eastern england, parts of wales, east anglia, and southern counties. the temperatures, by the time we get to thursday, looking at roughly 7—11 or possibly twell. that leaves us in to friday and saturday. settled with a —— 12. during the day it will be mostly dry. 0nce a —— 12. during the day it will be mostly dry. once again, mostly mild. thank you very much indeed. we will see you in about 20 minutes. while we may all sometimes feel alone, chronic loneliness can be difficult to escape, especially at this time of t

we will see some sunshine and parts of north—east england also seeing some sunshine.ast anglia and the south—east, the midlands and north east wales. but for the rest of us, it will remain cloudy but milder than it was yesterday with temperatures between about six and 12 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight it's going to remain fairly cloudy but where the cloud breaks across north east scotland, it could well be cold enough for you for a touch of frost. the other thing happening is there'll be some patchy mist and fog forming. most of the fog will be in the hills and a weather front it will be introducing some rain across the northern and western isles and also in north—west scotland. so that's how we stop boxing day, with this cloud and rain. but once again, for most of the uk, it it's going to be a fairly cloudy picture. the second half of the day starts to see some of that cloud break—up, particularly across southern counties and we'll see some sunshine developed. some sunshine develop. but here, temperatures about ten to 12 and in the north, ten to 12

the same for the north—east of england, the north—east of england, the north—east of england, the north—easte quite nippy on thursday. later in the day the temperatures will struggle in the east. the forecast for the rest of the week, for most it is looking dry. wind and rain in the north. 0n the whole, it is very quiet. bye— bye. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four: rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday which has killed more than 420 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies and said the christian message of peace on earth is needed as much as ever. a very happy christmas to you all. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. in his christmas message, pope francis appeals for fraternity between individuals, nations and religions to help solve the conflicts of the world. british and french authorities have rescued a0 migrants trying

it will break across north—east scotland and at times north—east england and also southern england.of cloud for them even we will see a wee bit of brightness or the odd glimmer of sunshine. temperature—wise lower than yesterday in the southeast but generally we are looking at between nine and 11. average temperatures at this stage in december are six in the north and eight in the south. through this evening and overnight still a fair bit of cloud around the misty, murky conditions developing, patchy mist and fog and some of the fog in the south will be dense. at the same time you can seek a weather front coming in from the west, introducing some rain across scotland and patchy rain with a lot of cloud across northern ireland. tomorrow the rain will continue to drift across scotland. the cloud will move out of northern ireland into northern england, wales and south—west england before clearing into the south east. there could be a wee bit of drizzle on it. behind it it will brighten up quite nicely with sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales. friday

it will be a cold night across scotland, perhaps north—east england.otland and some patchy fog after the day's showers, that's the real concern for travellers on sunday more. for most of us, sunday has a very different complexion, one of weather fronts, cloud and rain. some heavy rain initially, although the heaviest pulses of rain may well clear away across southern areas through the morning and diminish further north as well. further pulses coming in. it will remain grey, dank and drizzly. with the rain comes a lot of low cloud. misty around the hills and coast. it may dry up in northern ireland in the afternoon. looks as if southern and central northern scotland will see the best bright weather, especially central and northern scotland. and here after the fog clears we'll see some sunshine but for most of us, mild and dank and grey. the weather front is still with us on christmas eve in the south but high pressure building through it, meaning it will weaken, the weather front. so the rain initially could be a bit on the heavy side but it will tend t

for north—east england, for eastern and northern scotland, maybe north east wales and merseyside, andeing some spells of sunshine. predominately cloudy elsewhere, highs of 8— 12 degrees. during thursday night we continue to see this large areas of cloud drifting across the map. it will turn quite misty with fog patches in places. then a frontal system approaches the north—west. patchy rain by the end of 19 to northern ireland and western scotland. as we go through the first part of friday, the wet weather will ease eastwards. behind it, watch what happens to the cloud, it, watch what happens to the cloud, it starts to break up. for scotland, northern ireland, then northern england and maybe the midlands and east anglia, we could see something brighter developing, more widely sunny conditions by friday afternoon. a bit more cloud further south. again, it is mild. high pressure, are familiar friend, south. again, it is mild. high pressure, are familiarfriend, still with us as we head towards saturday. however, this frontal system are pressing the north—west likely to spin up into an are

north—east wales.y and misty sort of day. but at least it should be pretty mild. temperatures of 12 degrees in belfast. across hull and norwich, a little bit chilly, 7 degrees, expecting a misty and murky day. high pressure shaping the weather. around it we have weather fronts, very weak, and they could bring a little drizzle towards the north west of scotland. as we head into wednesday, it should be a milder start to the day. there won't be as much fog either. cold air over the near continent. dry air pushing to the southern counties of england, perhaps a better chance of seeing sunshine here. for the most part it will be cloudy up to the northern isles and western scotland, with the weak weather front, a bit of rain and drizzle. temperatures are mild, between ten and 11 celsius. likely to stay that way as we head into thursday and friday. perhaps chillier as we head to the south—east of the uk as we see some sunshine, more areas are seeing some sunshine through thursday and friday and again just abou

the far north—east may have some cold air to start the day on sunday.these weather fronts will continue to bring outbreaks of rain, possibly the wettest weather across northern england and scotland, the early—morning rain clearing away from east anglia and south—east england, but showers will move in from the west, some lengthy spells of rainfor from the west, some lengthy spells of rain for northern ireland, wales and western areas of england. 15 for south—east england, cloudy skies across scotland, temperatures close to average for this time of year. into the forecast next week it is staying pretty unsettled, the weather is a chance of getting cooler and colder in scotland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: china, india, russia, brazil and south africa have warned against protectionism at the 620 summit in buenos aires. 0n the first of its two days, the summit has also been marked by disagreements over climate change, and there have been fears the leaders may not be able to agree on a final communique. a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the a

north—east wales.at least it should be pretty mild. temperatures of 12 degrees in belfast, across hull and norwich, a little bit chilly, 7 degrees, expecting a misty and murky day. high pressure shaping the weather. around it we have weather fronts, very weak, and they could bring a little drizzle towards the north west of scotland. as we head into wednesday, it should be a milder start to the day. there won't be as much fog either. colder over the near constant, dry air pushing to the southern counties of england, perhaps a better chance of seeing sunshine here. for the most part it will be cloudy up to the northern isles and western scotland, with the wea k isles and western scotland, with the weak weather front, a isles and western scotland, with the weak weatherfront, a bit isles and western scotland, with the weak weather front, a bit of rain and drizzle. temperatures are mild, between ten and ii celsius. likely to stay that way as we head into thursday and friday. perhaps chillier as we head to t

north—east scotla nd the north of scotland.d wales as the sky is clear we could see fog patches, but some chilly conditions developing in the centre of the big towns and cities are three orfour degrees centre of the big towns and cities are three or four degrees by the morning. in the countryside may be down to freezing. here we will see the best of the sunshine tomorrow after fog has cleared. the best of the sunshine tomorrow afterfog has cleared. some the best of the sunshine tomorrow after fog has cleared. some sunny skies for north—east england, northern and eastern scotland, maybe the north—east of wales and merseyside. out to be had through the day, the odd spot of drizzle. —— cloud. temperatures 8— 12 degrees. relatively mild for the time of year. friday, pretty mild. rain in the north on saturday. that is all from me for now. i wish you a good night. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: president trump pays a surprise christmas visit to american troops in iraq. his first presidential trip to a

parts of north—east scotland, the central belt, north—east wales, the central and southern counties ofe seeing something a bit brighter in the day ahead, and almost across the board temperatures are perhaps into double figures. wednesday night and thursday morning, still that patchy rain in scotland, though continuing to ease off as the night goes on. we are bringing in some colder air across southern england and south wales, so this is where we could well see a frost going into thursday morning, under clear spells, and maybe a few fog patches as well, that could be dense in some spots and slow to clear on thursday. when they do, we will get to see some sunny spells, and parts of north—east scotland favoured to see some occasional blue sky. cloudy and perhaps a little drizzle from the thicker cloud. there'll be parts of england and wales turning a little bit cooler for thursday, but still across northern ireland into scotland will be achieving maybe ten or 11 degrees in places. again, as we go into thursday night into friday, there could be some frost across southern parts with a frost

north—east wales.be pretty mild. temperatures of 12 degrees in belfast. across hull and norwich, a little bit chilly, 7 degrees, expecting a misty and murky day. high pressure shaping the weather. around it we have weather fronts, very weak, and they could bring a little drizzle towards the north west of scotland. as we head into wednesday, it should be a milder start to the day. there won't be as much fog either. cold air over the near continent. dry air pushing to the southern counties of england, perhaps a better chance of seeing sunshine here. for the most part it will be cloudy up to the northern isles and western scotland, with the weak weather front, a bit of rain and drizzle. temperatures are mild, between ten and 11 celsius. likely to stay that way as we head into thursday and friday. perhaps chillier as we head to the south—east of the uk as we see some sunshine, more areas are seeing some sunshine through thursday and friday and again just about everywhere is dry. this is bbc news i'm carole

we will see some sunshine and parts of north—east england also seeing some sunshine.midlands and north east wales. but for the rest of us, it will remain cloudy but milder than it was yesterday with temperatures between about six and 12 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight it's going to remain fairly cloudy but where the cloud breaks across north east scotland, it could well be cold enough for you for a touch of frost. the other thing happening is, there'll be some patchy mist and fog forming. most of the fog will be in the hills and a weather front it will be introducing some rain across the northern and western isles and also in north—west scotland. so that's how we stop boxing day, with this cloud and rain. but once again, for most of the uk, it it's going to be a fairly cloudy picture. second half of the day starts to see some of that cloud break—up, particularly across southern counties and we'll see some sunshine developed. but here, temperatures about ten to 12 and in the north, ten to 12 so milder day than christmas day. as we head into thursday, w

we will see some sunshine and parts of north—east england also seeing some sunshine.s and north east wales. but for the rest of us, it will remain cloudy but milder than it was yesterday with temperatures between about six and 12 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight it's going to remain fairly cloudy but where the cloud breaks across north east scotland, it could well be cold enough for you for a touch of frost. the other thing happening is, there'll be some patchy mist and fog forming. most of the fog will be in the hills and a weather front it will be introducing some rain across the northern and western isles and also in north—west scotland. so that's how we stop boxing day, with this cloud and rain. but once again, for most of the uk, it it's going to be a fairly cloudy picture. the second half of the day starts to see some of that cloud break—up, particularly across southern counties and we'll see some sunshine developed. but here, temperatures about ten to 12 and in the north, ten to 12 so a milder day than christmas day. as we head into thursday, we

scotland, north—east england, the central lowlands, north—east wales and southern counties of england10—12 degrees. as we head onto the evening and overnight period, our weather front across the north—west will continue to slip slowly southwards, as a weakening feature, so rain increasingly turning lighter, more patchy in nature. they will be brea ks patchy in nature. they will be breaks in the cloud, some patchy mist and fog forming, cold enough in sheltered parts of the south of england for a touch of frost first thing in the morning. so tomorrow morning starts off on bright note where we have got breaks in the cloud by night, but there will still beafair cloud by night, but there will still be a fair bit of cloud around first thing, weather front continuing to sink southwards with hardly any rain on it at all. more like drizzle if you see anything. as we had through the afternoon, there will be more sunshine around than we are expecting today, temperatures down a touch across parts of england and wales, but still higher for the time of year across northern england and scotland. thu

some sunshine in the north—east of scotland, north—east england, perhaps the south—east of england, perhapsast, quite mild in the west, 11—12d. this area of high pressure with us into boxing day, these weather fronts skirting around the north and west, bringing some outbreaks of rain across the north west of scotland throughout boxing day. elsewhere, if you are heading for a walker travelling, dry on wednesday, some cloud around, the best of the sunshine in the south—east of england. maximum temperatures a tad higher across the east compared to the next two days. 9-11d. east compared to the next two days. 9—11d. for the rest of the week, the area of high pressure at sticking around, some patchy frost, fog around, some patchy frost, fog around during the morning on thursday and friday. lots of cloud generally speaking by the end of the week. temperatures around 7—11d. all in all, the weather fairly quiet but watch out for the fog over the next few days if you are travelling. goodbye. this is bbc news. i‘m julian worricker. the headlines at ten: rescue workers continue the search for survivor

parts of north—east scotland, the central belt, north—east wales, the central and southern counties ofto double figures. wednesday night and thursday morning, still that patchy rain in scotland, and continuing to ease off as the night goes on. bringing some colder air across southern england and south wales, so this is where we could well see a frost going into thursday morning under clear spells and maybe a few patches as well, that could be slow to clear on thursday. they look set to clear on thursday. they look set to get some sunny spells, north—east scotla nd to get some sunny spells, north—east scotland favoured to see some blue sky. cloudy and perhaps a little drizzle from the thick cloud. perhaps england and wales turning little cooler for thursday but still across northern ireland into scotland, will be achieving maybe ten or 11 degrees in places. thursday night into friday, there could be sent frost across southern pa rt could be sent frost across southern part with a frost and then another front coming in the north—west. a brief bit of rain to northern ireland, more especial

cloudy for many has rain moves into the north—east but brighter breaks in north—east scotland, partsine and 12 degrees. as we head through the evening and overnight we hang onto a lot of cloud. there will be patchy mist and fog forming, most of the fog this time will be on the hills. by fog this time will be on the hills. by the end of the night you can see a weather front coming into the northwest, introducing rain. temperatures roughly six to nine, but where the sky remains clear across the north—east of scotland, it could be cold enough for a touch of frost. that leads us into boxing day and tomorrow it will be cloudy and dull, as it will be over the next couple of days, but milder than today but most of the fog will be in the hills. we do have a weather from producing outbreaks of rain at times across the north and the west of scotland. for the rest of the uk we start on a cloudy note, brighter brea ks start on a cloudy note, brighter breaks developing across southern counties of england. here we are looking at highs of ten to 12 degrees. across the board it will be a milder day

quite a chilly start, north—east scotland, maybe north—east england, a touch of frost. 0therwise mosts close to the seasonal normal, even fairly mild in the far south. this is bbc world news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a partial us government shutdown begins with washington deadlocked over funding for president trump's border wall with mexico. police investigating the drone flights that disrupted london's gatwick airport make two arrests, after three days of travel chaos. anger at hungary's so—called "slave" labour laws. thousands of protestors are back on the streets of the capital, budapest. and there is nothing like a dame. the british pantomime tradition allows the crowds on broadway. —— amazes the crowds on broadway. within the past few minutes a partial shutdown of the us

quite a chilly start, north—east scotland, maybe north—east england, a touch of frost. 0therwise mosthe seasonal normal, even fairly mild in the far south. good morning — welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and chris mason. 0ur headlines today: a man and a woman are arrested by police investigating the drone disruption at gatwick. today, more delays are expected but flights have resumed in the past hour. we'll be live at the airport with the latest. also this morning: the defence secretary, gavin williamson, tells the bbc the arrival of a royal navy warship in ukraine sends a strong message to president putin. natasha ednan—laperouse was just 15 when she killed by an allergic reaction to a pret a manager sandwich. as they fight to change food labelling laws, her parents tell us how she'll never be forgotten. christmas

such are developing across north—east wales, south—east england, and east anglia.he rest of us it will be fairly cloudy, with temperatures between ten and i2. cloudy, with temperatures between ten and 12. not quite as lopez yesterday. through this evening and overnight, once again, cloud around —— lowell as yesterday. the weather front coming into the north—west will introduce some rain. thank you. now on breakfast it's time for the christmas edition of weather world, with nick miller and sarah keith—lucas. on one of the windiest days of the year we have come to one of the windiest places in the uk. which is just as well, this is the uk's biggest onshore wind farm. hold onto your hats. this is weather world. we will be getting up close to find out how these wind turbines works and how much power they can generate on a stormy day like this. it's opposite to how a fan operates. a fan will plug into electricity and use it. the turbines do the opposite. also on weather world, the year's august storms. the floods that rage with unimaginable force. cyclones so powerful t

scotla nd counties of england and north—east scotland at the moment, and then dry, varying amounts ofr skies leading to mist and fog here and there, temperatures around the inverness area, still close to freezing overnight but for most it will be mild tonight with temperatures of i2—7d but as i mentioned into tomorrow morning, already the rain pushing into the west, northern ireland and western parts of scotland in particular. that will head eastwards through the morning rush hour, strengthening wind into the west, and across parts of western scotland some of the rain will be heavy at times. the worst rain in northern ireland early on but still some patchy rain or drizzle here. much of england and where is will be dry but the breeze picks up around the western coasts and here we will see rainfall through the morning rush hour. further eased a bit of brightness around but as i have hinted at, some mist and fog for some of you. that will clear as the breeze picks up, the rain eases off in scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon gradually but outbreaks of rain spreading erraticall

there is a chance in the north east of scotla nd there is a chance in the north east of scotland in thep to freezing. but not as cold as last night, last night was -8. cold as last night, last night was —8. tonight it will be a few degrees above freezing. for many of us it is dry into the night and boxing day styles of pretty cloudy. then we have got some sunshine in the forecast. your best bet for a walk in the sun is in the south, maybe eastern areas. temperatures in double figures across the country tomorrow. in the east temperatures will be much higher. back to almost normality from thursday and the weather is fairly quiet across the uk. high pressure still pretty much across the country. you can see whether france out in the atlantic nowhere near the uk, so very little changes on thursday itself. best chances of sunshine across the south in north—eastern areas, but almost anywhere could see bright spells developing on thursday. it is a decent day and the weather will be behaving itself. it may be a bit colder in some areas because there will be an early frost and the temperatures m

scotland, northern england, north—east wales and then into south—east england.on to the evening and overnight period, once again there will be a bit of clout around, there will be a bit of clout around, there will be a bit of clout around, there will be some breaks in the cloud and we will start to see a patch of mist and fog developing. we have a front continuing to sink slowly southwards, so increasingly turning lighter and more patchy in nature. temperature wise, you can see in the charts sixes and sevens. as we go through tomorrow, very similar in that we start off on a cloudy note, with the mist and fog to lift. we will hope to see a few more blighted brea ks will hope to see a few more blighted breaks tomorrow than we are looking at today. there is a fun producing some of that power but not really much more than that, but we also find that as a brightens up to the south to the day it is not going to be as warm. we are looking at about seven to nine. the north of scotland also sings in sunshine and also north—east england. friday morning, we've got the clea

quite a chilly start, north—east scotland, maybe north—east england, a touch of frost.ose temperatures close to the seasonal normal, even fairly mild in the far south. this is bbc news, the headlines: a partial shutdown of the us government will start in less than two hours time after lawmakers failed to agree funding for president trump's border wall with mexico. democrats are opposed to the plan which could cost more than $5 billion. fears about the shutdown led to sharp falls on the stockmarket with the benchmark dowjones index finishing its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. facebook and twitter were hardest hit — their value tumbled more than 6% while amazon shares dropped more than 5%. police investigating the drone flights that disrupted london gatwick airport have made two arrests. the airport reopened on friday following a 36—hour closure which saw nearly a thousand flights cancelled and 120,000 passengers stranded. now it's time for the latest in technology and gadgets —

sunny skies, north—east scotland, south—east england and north—east wales. in which will turn heavier and more persistent across the outer hebrides and north—west scotland through the course of the day. sal and lou, i wish you could hear the rehearsals that we can hear because the choristers have the voices of angels. they are beautiful. 0h, they we re angels. they are beautiful. 0h, they were lovely earlier, they are gorgeous. it has been sounding amazing. thank you so much, carol andi amazing. thank you so much, carol and i know we have much more from the choristers, as you mention, through the programme this morning. it is lovely, thanks, carol. christmas can be a difficult time of year for young people who've recently left ca re. they often have no family to spend the festive period with and friends tend to be with their own loved ones. our reporter ashleyjohn—baptiste, who himself grew up in care, has been to wigan, where volunteers are busy making plans for care—leavers to celebrate the big day together. a glimpse of christmas spirit. volunteers gatheri

feel quite cold, but some of it will break and the brightest breaks today are likely to be across north—east—east and east anglia, and also north—east wales. temperature—wise it is not going to feel as cold as it did yesterday. heading on through the evening and overnight period, we hang on to a fair bit of cloud. there will be some eastern fog patches forming, most of the fog will be in the hills, and then you can see the arrival of another weather front. this will be introducing some rain initially across the northern and western isles, getting in across north—west scotland. not a particularly cold night for most but there will be some pockets of frost where we have got clear skies across north—east scotland. into boxing day, well, for the next few days, the forecast is not too dissimilar in the sense that it will be fairly cloudy and dull, and that will be the case on boxing day. cloudy and dull, we will also start off with some patchy mist that fog, and we have got this weak weather front draped across the north—west of scotland, still producing some outbreaks of rain. but through the da

quite a chilly start, north—east scotland, maybe north—east england, a touch of frost. 0therwise most and those temperatures close to the seasonal normal, even fairly mild in the far south. hello and welcome to bbc news — i'm sharanjit leyl. in breaking news, the us house of representatives has adjourned without approving a revised version of a spending bill, which means a partial government shutdown will go ahead in the next few hours. the bill has been opposed because it includes money for president trump's planned mexican border wall. if the legislation isn't passed, several key agencies will lose theirfunding, leaving hundreds of thousands of employees without a christmas pay cheque. let's go live to the bbc‘s david willis, who's been following the developments.

one to chilly spots for the north—east of scotland. 0ne spots for the north—east of scotland.h of high pressure bringing fine weather. this area bringing wet and breezy up weather. lots of sunshine across the south and east. temperatures will rise but there will be a few showers pushing through western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england with the north, north—west breeze. their pitches more typical further south. fairly mild again. this is where the system is in from sunday bringing outbreaks of rain in initially to northern ireland and then the parts of england and wales. some of the rain will be heavy and slow moving through the northern —— northern ireland. much of scotland are dry and chilly day. temperatures in the mid—to single digits. further south, mild again. this weather front lingers on across southern parts of the country as we head into monday, christmas 0ettl is with the big area of high pressure expected, conditions will become dry later on christmas eve. we could see that rain across the far south of england, eventually becoming confined to the fa

and north east wales.in coming in across the north—west of the country. and where the cloud remains broken in the highlands we could see a touch of frost to stop the day. four boxing day we have this cloud and patchy rain across the north and west of scotland, courtesy of the weather front and we will see some breaks in the cloud. particularly across southern counties. here, temperatures ten to 11 book across the board it will be a milder day on boxing day than it is today on christmas day. this is bbc news, the headlines at ten: rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday which has killed more than 420 people. 150 remain missing. actor kevin spacey is charged with sexual assault in america and releases a video addressing allegations made against him. after three days of disruption at gatwick airport, the government says drone detection systems can now be deployed throughout the uk. religious ceremonies get under way around the world to celebrate chri

best of the weather for the far north—east of scotla nd the weather for the far north—east of scotland chilly start. a few scattered showers into the north—west. six or 7 degrees in the north, mild and breezy further south, 11 to 1a celsius. that rain will be replaced by another front through the night, some heavy through the night, some heavy through central and southern england. rain remains on sunday morning through northern ireland and scotla nd morning through northern ireland and scotland is, potentially it will be there for much of the day on sunday. it stays cloudy and easy for many on sunday, more rain to come on sunday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the former us president george bush senior has died aged 9a. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. a tenth member of the government resigns over brexit. the former science minister sam gyimah says the prime minister's plan is naive and calls for a second referendum. police in paris fire tear gas as protesters take to the streets against president macron‘s policy of raising fuel taxes to co

it will be a cold night across scotland, perhaps north—east england. fairly widespread frost in scotland and some patchy fog after the day's showers, that's the real concern for travellers on sunday more. for most of us, sunday has a very different complexion, one of weather fronts, cloud and rain. some heavy rain initially, although the heaviest pulses of rain may well clear away across southern areas through the morning and diminish further north as well. further pulses coming in. it will remain grey, dank and drizzly. with the rain comes a lot of low cloud. misty around the hills and coast. it may dry up in northern ireland in the afternoon. looks as if southern and central northern scotland will see the best bright weather, especially central and northern scotland. and here after the fog clears we'll see some sunshine but for most of us, mild and dank and grey. the weather front is still with us on christmas eve in the south but high pressure building through it, meaning it will weaken, the weather front. so the rain initially could be a bit on the

deep into the date some of the showers will cross into north—east england well.ry. get to see some sunny spells. temperatures are not too far from average for the time of year. still on the mild side, especially for the south. into friday, rain will push northwards through england and wales. rob lee stolle through parts of northern ireland and southern scotland and northern england for a time —— probably stalling. maybe some early fault. south of that it is windy and turning dry and brighter barring a few showers and turning milder. over the weekend, saturday looks to be offering the driest weather. on sunday, outbreaks of rain or showers, breezy over the weekend. last weekend before still mild. —— before christmas. good morning — this is breakfast with dan walker. this morning in a special programme we examine the challenges faced by families living with special needs. all this year we've been shining a light on the quality of life and care available for millions across the uk we're at the langdon down museum of learning disability to speak to those affected, th

also at times across the north—east of england and the north—east of england and the north—east of englandmost of us ireland and wales, but for most of us it is going to be, like yesterday, quite a cloudy day. temperature—wise, the average temperatures for the stage in december are about x in the north, eight in the south. so for many of us we are eight in the south. so for many of us we are either spot on a bit above, but it feels cooler in the south compared to yesterday. through the evening and overnight we still hang on to a fair bit of cloud. we will see some fog patches forming in southern england. some of those will be dense and slow to let tomorrow. at the same time, a weather front coming in from the west is going to be introducing thicker cloud and also some rain. not a particularly cold nights, we are not anticipating any problems with frost. but tomorrow morning we will have some dense fog in the south. not as much as we thought this time yesterday, because as our weather fronts south and east it will wipe out that fog, and east it will wipe out that fog, and behind it we will