the north—east and the north—west are hot spots. many thousands of people have died.cummings family can never know if they were a source of one of those streams of infection. certainly, you cannot rule that out as a possibility. it isa rule that out as a possibility. it is a dreadful thing to have on your conscience, the fact that you may have infected other people and they have infected other people and they have died. mike barton, gratefulto you for your time. mike barton, former chief constable of durham police. we can speak now to the leader of the scottish national party thank you for being with us. downing street have said dominic cummings acted reasonably and legally. he said yesterday he wasn't going to resign and he doesn't care how it looks, what is your response to that? that is an extraordinary look from dominic cummings to say he doesn't care how it looks. he is the senior adviser to the prime minister, the architect of much of the policy of the government. it is clear as mud this man has broken the guidelines the government put in place. he has to accept

heading into next week, well, high pressure looks set to take up residence towards the north—east ofre lurks, so we'll have a north—east/south—west split to the weather. south—western areas, cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weather stays. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: north korean state media report kim jong—un attending an official event — apparently quashing rumours of his ill—health. american authorities authorise the drug remdesivir as an emergency treatment for covid—i9. and — the british government claims success in coronavirus testing — but the opposition questions the numbers. and — britain's farmers fear the consequences of a labour shortage — as european workers stay away and not enough britons step in.

heading into next week, well, high pressure looks set to take up residence towards the north—east of lurks, so we'll have a north—east/south—west split to the weather. south—western areas, cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weather stays. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. american authorities authorise the drug remdesivir as an emergency treatment for covid—19. and, the british government claims success in coronavirus testing, but the opposition questions the numbers. north korean state media report kim jong—un attending an official event, apparently quashing rumours of his ill—health. the canadian government announces a plan to ban assault rifles, in the wake of last month's mass shooting.

india's north—east.n of eight states almost cut off from the rest of this vast country, but for a tiny strip of land. at partition, a large swathe of the region was sectioned off to become east pakistan which later became bangladesh, leaving the indian area landlocked. it is geographically and culturally out on a limb. this is frontier country, little known to tourists and other indians alike. they call it the land of clouds but that is because of the severe monsoon season. hilly, remote and the air is so crisp and fresh and the views... well, simply spectacular. it is this cool climate that made the state of meghalaya and its capital shillong a popular retreat for the british during the colonial era. they dubbed it the scotland of the east. it is pretty crowded. but what about the city today? there is only one way to find out. we can get on. i took a bus into the city centre. it is a modern industrial town these days, shillong. bus engine grinds alarmingly i think those brakes may need some work. tell m

showers in the north—east fade away.a few clear spells across scotla nd degrees, a few clear spells across scotland and there may be a patchy frost. sunday morning, a quiet start, light winds and a lot of sunshine to get the date under way. showers breaking out across northern reaches of scotland. the front to the south not manifesting much in the south not manifesting much in the way of rain, but definitely cloudy skies for england and wales on sunday morning. by the afternoon sharper showers for northern england stretching into the midlands and parts of east anglia. some locally heavy downpours here. a shade cooler than today as well. next week, the high does try to win and it will eventually, but still the system towards the south—west trying to bring rain and it looks like it will have its greater success in doing that across south wales and southern england, particularly through tuesday and into wednesday. and average and cool temperatures but it gets warmer and drier from wednesday. this is bbc news with the latest

the north east of england seems to have one of the highest rates of infection. factor could be deprivation. but whatever the cause, the council in gateshead wants to move more cautiously than national government. we don't have same powers as scotland and wales and northern ireland. if i had those powers, if we had those powers here in gateshead, i'm absolutely certain that we would be imposing the same restrictions as in scotland and in wales and northern ireland. so, our social media message from the local authority has stayed exactly the same — it's "stay at home". where possible, stay at home. that pressure for different approaches across the uk is driven by different estimates for rates of infection, what's called the r number. one new study says london now has the lowest rate. at one point, it was suffering the worst of the outbreak. then the midlands. anything below one means the virus is declining, but the south east, east, south west and north west are all closer to that threshold of one. with the north east and yorkshire having the highest rate of all r

well, our patches the north—east of england and what i would say is that covid—19 is hitting the north—east—rata, the deaths of the north—east of england are higher than any other area in england. therefore, whatever we do, we have got to have in mind the continued protection of the public health and very much the suppression of covid—19. very much the suppression of covid-19. and so, on the story about manik cummings, the prime minister‘s chief adviser, —— dominic cummings. you waiting for your details to assessing your own mind whether this was a legitimate journey or not?|j come as a doctor, would not want to be commenting on whatever any in particular individual has done. as far as my colleagues are concerned in england, they are concerned about any risks if people were travelling indiscriminately and against the rules which have been set as the present time. for example, what you are risking, for example here to northumberland, the yorkshire dales, and even down in the south of england in cornwall and devon, what you are risking is potentially clusters or outbreaks of the coronavirus.

of other occasions in the north—east of england as well.ervative mp and former brexit minister steve baker. what you think is his position now? he and the government, downing street, are saying he's done nothing wrong. i think it's a question of when he has to go now, not. i think his position is untenable. it's because of dominic's slogans around these rules that mums and dads, grannies and grandpa's across the country, when i felt they had to stay at home if covid—i9 got into theirfamilies stay at home if covid—i9 got into their families and they too care about their children, but they knew they must stay at home for seven days for the first person, 14 days for the others, and now it turns out they could have been driving around they could have been driving around the country with symptoms perhaps four hours to get to a position of more convenient childcare. this requires a more broad interpretation of latitude in the rules, it makes it untenable for dominic to stay under my real objection here is we are simply burning through capital co—

but the further it north—east to get the drier the weather stays.imental anti—viral drug, remdesivir, as a treatment for the coronavirus. the food and drug administration said it was reasonable to believe that the benefits of the treatment outweighed the risks for patients hospitalised with severe covid—19. ryanair, one of the world's largest budget airlines, has become the latest carrier to announce job losses. the ireland—based company says it may cut 3000 positions, to help stem losses linked to the outbreak. lufthansa and british airways are also warning of big cuts to their workforces. the north korean leader kimjong—un has appeared in public for the first time in nearly three weeks, ending an absence that prompted rumours about his health. the country's official news agency said he'd opened a fertiliser plant.

the north east of england seems to have one of the highest rates of infection.r could be deprivation. but whatever the cause, the council in gateshead wants to move more cautiously than national government. we don't have same powers as scotland and wales and northern ireland. if i had those powers, if we had those powers here in gateshead, i'm absolutely certain that we would be imposing the same restrictions as in scotland and in wales and northern ireland. the so, our social media message from the local authority has stayed exactly the same — it's "stay at home". where possible, stay at home. that pressure for different approaches across the uk is driven by different estimates for rates of infection, what's called the r number. one new study says london now has the lowest rate. at one point, it was suffering the worst of the outbreak. then the midlands. anything below one means the virus is declining, but the south east, east, south west and north west are all closer to that threshold of one. with the north east and yorkshire having the highest rate of all reg

north of scotland, into 0rkney. a few showers to northern and western scotland. south—east scotland staying mainly dry. here. we could see one or two towards northern england and north wales, but much of england and wales will stay dry, with temperatures edging towards the high teens. but in the northern isles, we are stuck in some fairly chilly air. but wherever you get to see some sunshine, it is strong may sunshine. it will feel quite warm. into the evening, though, some rain pushing in across northern ireland overnight into sunday morning, reaching into western scotland. still some rain in the far north of scotland, too. 0vernight temperatures, though — well, there's no frost as we go into sunday morning. so for part two of the weekend, there are some weather fronts close by. most of the rain will be falling in western scotland, especially into the north—west islands, where it would be very wet for a time. but we could well see a spell of rain moving right across scotland on sunday, even effecting parts of northern england, and a bit of patchy rain still possibly in northern ireland. but for the re

legally and with integrity over his decision to travel hundreds of kilometers from london to the north east of england to county durham to stay in a property on land owned by his parents at the time coming says he and his wife were suffering from coronavirus symptoms and he was worried about the welfare wellbeing of his 4 year old son which is why he went all the way north to look for extra help in childcare in the eyes of the prime minister. under the circumstances the right thing to do when it comes to the subsequent allegations that perhaps cummings broke the lock down that he was in the house in north east england by visiting a beauty spot about an hour away he really pulled the rug from underneath those allegations and said at the moment the didn't seem to be much create little credibility and that there is also another allegation that's been leveled in 2 british newspapers as well the comings also made a 2nd trip to the north east of england to daraa in april. are few days after he was seen back here in the capital again boris johnson didn't deal with the separate allegations in their

for tomorrow, some early fog to the north—east.of that could lingerfor a while but then fog to the north—east. some of that could linger for a while but then we see largely sunny skies come a bit of patchy cloud, a small chance for a shower across scotland and northern ireland later in the day and it is another warm one with temperatures between 19 and 25 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: there has been a fifth night of protests in minneapolis after the death of george floyd, a black man in police custody. protesters and officers clashed again despite a coffee. protests have spread to at least 30 other us cities including seattle, where crowds have looted a department store. president trump blames looters and left—wing radicals for the unrest. after ten weeks at home more than 2 million people of england who have been shielding during lockdown are told they can go outdoors. the government has defended its decision to ease lockdown measures. and religious services resume, the mosque injerusalem and religious services

cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north—east it gets, the drier the weather stays media report kim jong—un attending an official event, apparently quashing rumours of his ill health. american authorities authorise the drug remdesivir as an emergency treatment for covid—19. the canadian government announces a plan to ban assault rifles in the wake of last month's mass shooting. and the british government claims success in coronavirus testing — but the opposition questions the numbers.

cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weatherport kim jong—un attending an official event — apparently quashing rumours of his ill—health. american authorities authorise the drug remdesivir as an emergency treatment for covid—19. and — the british government claims success in coronavirus testing — but the opposition questions the numbers. britain's farmers fear the consequences of a labour shortage as european workers stay away and not enough britons step in.

cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weatheror the first time in nearly three weeks, ending an absence that prompted rumours about his health. the country's official news agency said he'd opened a fertiliser plant. there was no mention of where mr kim had been. the united states government has authorised the emergency use of an experimental anti—viral drug, remdesivir, as a treatment for the coronavirus. the food and drug administration said it was reasonable to believe that the benefits of the treatment outweighed the risks for patients hospitalised with severe covid—19. canada has announced an immediate ban on 1,500 types of military—grade assault weapons. the move was a campaign pledge by prime ministerjustin trudeau — however, officials in his party were divided and the action was delayed.

however, there are more people in the north—east, like richard holden, a newly elected conservative mpng a staged approach, and that in the north—east we have the poorest economy of any region in england. lockdown restrictions needed to be lifted gradually to get the economy going again, because the threat of high unemployment is of particular danger toa unemployment is of particular danger to a region like the north—east, and therefore richard holden sees it as important that people should go back to work, if they are safe to do so, and at all times the government will be relying on scientific advice to guide the lockdown restrictions. many thanks, david. wales‘s first minister, mark drakeford, has set out plans for easing the lockdown there. mr drakeford announced what he called a "traffic light" system — but warned he couldn‘t give a clear timetable for when restrictions would be lifted. hywell griffith reports. set on its own route, wales‘ way out of lockdown will be deliberately slow and based on these — a traffic light system. the first stage is red, with little changing but peop

heading into next week, well, high pressure looks set to take up residence towards the north—east ofher. south—western areas, cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weather stays. this is bbc news, the headlines: the united states government has authorised the emergency use of an experimental anti—viral drug, remdesivir, as a treatment for the coronavirus. the food and drug administration said it was reasonable to believe that the benefits of the treatment outweighed the risks for patients hospitalised with severe covid—19. in the uk, the opposition has raised questions about the government's claim that it has reached its target of achieving 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of april. labour says the figure includes 39,000 tests that were posted to people's homes, but not yet returned. the north korean leader kimjong—un has appeared in public for the first time in nearly three weeks, ending an absence that prompted rumours about his health. the country's official news agency said he'd opened a fertiliser plant. there was

if that is the case, why was he back in the north—east of england having a p pa re ntly north—east ofnavirus. the labour party are talking about potential inconsistencies in the reaction from downing street and, specifically, we were told that mrcummings and his specifically, we were told that mr cummings and his family were ata mr cummings and his family were at a property near where his family are, so they were staying at a house near his extended family and apparently his sister was supplying them. they were saying this is part of his father's property. we haven't gotten exactly out of what it is like that, but the up what it is like that, but the up to —— mega update from the police in durham is that he was staying in a part of his father's property so that is something the labour party have seized upon, saying this shows another inconsistency in the story. that was nick beak there. the taliban and afghan government forces are to observe a three—day ceasefire to mark the eid al—fitr holiday. the group has been increasing attacks against the afghan forces in recent weeks, despite h

south—western areas, cloud increasing, probably rain as well, but the further north and east you go, rompted rumours about his health. the country‘s official news agency said he‘d opened a fertiliser plant. there was no mention of where mr kim had been. the united states government has authorised the emergency use of an experimental anti—viral drug, remdesivir, as a treatment for the coronavirus. the food and drug administration said it was reasonable to believe that the benefits of the treatment outweighed the risks for patients hospitalised with severe covid—19. in the uk, the opposition has raised questions about the government‘s claim that it has reached its target of achieving 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of april. labour says the figure includes 39,000 tests that were posted to people‘s homes, but not yet returned.

into the north—east.hes so low cloud and mist and fog patches so it could turn murkier. a co mforta ble so it could turn murkier. a comfortable night's sleep between eight and i2 farmers. could linger around for the first few hours of and scholar before lifting and clearing and then it is sunshine across the board. higher temperatures will be in western areas, so temperatures will be in western areas, so temperature is 25, 20 6 degrees. maybe 23 or 2a for northern ireland. while seeing the highest temperatures, 27 in porthmadog. we have more of the same to come on monday. high pressure is still with us monday. high pressure is still with us dry weather and more of the warm sunshine. with the onshore winds keeping the east coast temperatures around 20 degrees, still warm in the sunshine, but the high temperatures will continue to be across more western parts, so 26 also in cardiff, 2a in glasgow. there are signs of a change as we get into next week. the high pressure starts to slip away and it looks likely

any opportunity to be more cautious in the north—east, until we have the full picture, i welcome. politicians are having to think about economic consequences as well, so about economic consequences as well, so that is the issue that we debate all the time. what did you, when you sit down with your team, what are you saying about next week, the week after that, how you feel you would like the public in your area to be behaving to try to best protect individual lives and protect the hospitals and gp surgeries where you are? as with the national messages, we wa nt are? as with the national messages, we want contact to a minimum. we wa nt we want contact to a minimum. we want people to continue to socially distance, we want people to continue to use the shops and our leisure spacesin to use the shops and our leisure spaces in a responsible way. we want people to be able to have opportunity to have those connections, because we also recognise the importance of well—being more generally and the impact that lockdown has. we will continue to promote the message of hand hygiene, i know it

and north—east scotla nd north—east of england and north—east scotland where it will be colder throughon. elsewhere temperature is 11—14. sunshine at times. a cool breeze in southern parts of england. the cloud will melt away this evening. it will get cold overnight. northern scotland seeing cloud and showers. elsewhere the risk of a frost, particularly in rural parts of the uk. tomorrow sta rts rural parts of the uk. tomorrow starts cold but bright. cloud tending to increase through the day and it will push south across scotla nd and it will push south across scotland into northern ireland, bringing showers and elsewhere staying dry. sunshine at times. temperatures higher than today probably. up to 16 where we get the best of the sunshine, but still a breeze in southern england. high pressure still dominates the weather, even into friday. around it weather, even into friday. around it we are drawing down more cloud thursday night into friday morning so thursday night into friday morning so maybe not as cold but the cloud ten us across southern parts so a cold start here. this is where

the north east of england seems to have one of the highest rates of infection.t that one factor could be deprivation. but whatever the cause, the council in gateshead wants to move more cautiously than national government. we don't have the same powers as scotland and wales and northern ireland. if i had those powers, if we had those powers here in gateshead, i'm absolutely certain that we would be imposing the same restrictions as in scotland and in wales and northern ireland. so, our social media message from the local authority has stayed exactly the same — it's "stay at home". where possible, stay at home. that pressure for different approaches across the uk is driven by different estimates for rates of infection, what's called the r number. one new study says london now has the lowest rate. at one point, it was suffering the worst of the outbreak. then the midlands. anything below one means the virus is declining, but the south east, east, south west and north west are all closer to that threshold of one. with the north east and yorkshire having the highest

strong, gusty north—north—east winds, 35—45 mph or so, at their strongest along these north sea coastss colder by sunday compared with saturday. and then on monday morning, a frost for many of us to start the day, so gardeners and growers, take note of that. now, it is high pressure close by into next week. that does mean a lot of dry weather, but still the air coming down from a chilly direction and the wind is going to gradually ease as the week goes on. so, for next week, high pressure, a lot of dry weather. a frosty night at first, the wind easing and becomes a little bit less chilly eventually. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: 11! days quarantine for people arriving in the uk from other countries. airlines are told to expect new measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus. never give up, never despair. the queen's message to mark the 75th anniversary of ve day. 0ur streets are not empty. they are filled with the love and the care we have for each other. relieving the boredom. how lockdown has turned us into a nation

heading into next week, well, high pressure looks set to take up residence towards the north—east ofl have a north—east/south—west split with our weather. south—western areas, cloud increasing, probably some rain around as well, but the further north and east you go, the drier the weather stays. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: the search for a coronavirus treatment — the us approves the emergency use of an experimental drug. here, doctors will trial treating critically—ill patients with blood plasma from covid—i9 survivors. more tips in england will reopen, but with big restrictions on what waste they'll accept. neutral grounds and up to 40,000 tests — that's what'll be needed to get the premier league finished, according to league bosses. a royal helping hand — photographs of princess charlotte helping deliverfood parcels to pensioners are released

quite a wormlike, in the north—east of england, six or seven. wormlike, in the north—east of england,ngland, six or seven. —— it warm at night. as you can see, not much rain left in scotland, what's left of it will move away into the north sea, cloud or thin, so time will develop away from the northern isles, and a sunny day for northern ireland. some ten across england and wales after that early low cloud across parts of eastern england. a noticeable breeze in the south of england, temperatures again around about the mid 20s. that may not change a great deal over the next few days, some cloud and eastern england on friday, then a dry day, plenty of sunshine, did more of a breeze perhaps noticeable, especially around coastal areas, where it pushes the warmth further north, all the way to scotland, where we are likely to get temperatures in the mid 20s, warmer in the central belt that it will be perhaps across central parts of england. it has been a dry day for many parts of the country and it looks like it will stay dry over the next few days, could be a record—brea ker next few days,

north of scotland, into 0rkney. a few showers to northern and western scotland. south—east scotland staying mainly dry. he high teens. but in the northern isles, we are stuck in some fairly chilly air. but wherever you get to see some sunshine, it is strong may sunshine. it will feel quite warm. into the evening, though, some rain pushing in across northern ireland overnight into sunday morning, reaching into western scotland. still some rain in the far north of scotland, too. 0vernight temperatures, though — well, there‘s no frost as we go into sunday morning. so for part two of the weekend, there are some weather fronts close by. most of the rain will be falling in western scotland, especially into the north—west islands, where it would be very wet for a time. but we could well see a spell of rain moving right across scotland on sunday, even effecting parts of northern england, and a bit of patchy rain still possibly in northern ireland. but for the rest of england and for wales, it does look mainly dry. there will be some hazy sunshine around. it is here temperatures are starting to edge up. some spo

the north—east of england seems to have one of the highest rates of infection.r could be deprivation. but whatever the cause, the council in gateshead wants to move more cautiously than national government. we don't have same powers as scotland and wales and northern ireland. if i had those powers, if we had those powers here in gateshead, i'm absolutely certain that we would be imposing the same restrictions as in scotland and in wales and northern ireland. so, our social media message from the local authority has stayed exactly the same — it's "stay at home". where possible, stay at home. that pressure for different approaches across the uk is driven by different estimates for rates of infection, what's called the r number. one new study says london now has the lowest rate. at one point, it was suffering the worst of the outbreak. then the midlands. anything below i means the virus is declining, but the south—east, east, south—west and north—west are all closer to that threshold of one. with the north—east and yorkshire having the highest rate of all regions i

meanwhile the showers in the north—east fade away. temperatures overnight, five or 6 degrees.land and there may be patchy fast. sunday morning, a quiet start. light winds, a lot of sunshine to get the day under way. showers quite quickly breaking out across northern reaches of scotland. the front to the south not manifesting much in the way of rain but definitely cloudy skies for england and wales to sunday morning. but the afternoon some sharper showers. some locally heavy downpours here. cooler than today as well. on into next week, the high does try to wind out and it will eventually but still the system towards the south—west trying to bring us some rain and it looks like it will have a great success doing that across south wales and southern england particularly tuesday and wednesday. just in the average if not somewhat cool temperatures for the first part of the week with a i think easterly wind. it gets warmer and drier from wednesday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. adults flock outdoors to exercise in spain as one

it is a co mforta ble and north—east england. it is a comfortable night. we start off tomorrow morning with a low cloud and mist quickly melting away. lots of sunshine expected once again. that easterly breeze will always temper the feel of things along the east coast. highest values of 21 degrees but further inland we should see 26 of 27. that is 80 fahrenheit. in the sunshine and the warmth is likely to stay with us monday into tuesday. if that's what you like me the most of it. change to come from wednesday onwards. good afternoon. scientific advisers to the government have warned of the risk of lifting the lockdown in england, with rules set to change next week. four scientists on the sage advisory committee have raised concerns that restrictions are being relaxed too soon. from monday, up to six people in england can meet outside. but police forces are reminding people they must still only meet on a one—to—one basis this weekend. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. allowing groups to gather outside, a significant step out

some of those showers in the north east of scotland and in the north east of scotland and in the northould be wintry. elsewhere, a bit of cloud here and there and temperatures only 11—14, but colder along the east coast with a brisk wind. gusts of about 40 mph. there wind. gusts of about 40 mph. there wind slowly ease a bit and the cloud melts away overnight. under those skies we are expecting another cold night. there could be a touch of frost first thing tomorrow morning, and another chilly day. scotland and northern ireland will cloud over from the north—west. largely dry across england and wales with sunny spells. not as chilly as today, temperatures 11—15. hello, this is bbc news with me, victoria derbyshire. the headlines... the coronavirus slump begins — the uk economy has shrunk at its fastest pace since the financial crisis of 2008. it is not a surprise, in common with pretty much every other economy around the world, we're facing severe impact from the coronavirus, you're seeing that in the numbers. it's back to work for some people in england, but not in the rest of the uk.

of scotla nd the way up to the north—east of scotland as blue sky and sunshine.cularly on the east with that breeze coming in off the north sea. you can see from the satellite picture, hardly a cloud in the sky. there is aberdeenshire, down into cornwall where we saw those weather watchers. a little bit fair weather cloud into the north—west but really, it is a set of story. we keep that quiet theme through the evening. that easterly breeze just driving on a little more cloud across eastern scotland and north—east england but it is going to allow those tempted to fall back to allow those tempted to fall back to comfortable weather. 8—i3d. any murkiness will melt quickly away tomorrow and we are back to doing it all again. what's a blue sky and sunshine around there. temperatures again, promising. that easterly breeze always keeping it back to a more comfortable level. i7—i9d. not as warm into western scotland as well as a few days ago. but the warmest and best of the weather, a few like that sunshine and heat, is likely to be for the midlands, south wales where w

this weekend will bring a lot of dry weather although some showers in the north—east. infall will stop the load that brought them towards consonants. high pressure trying to build in the north. this weather front sitting towards the south—west will come in supply as well through the weekend. saturday, a lot of dry weather with sunshine. showers across northern scotla nd sunshine. showers across northern scotland attending to clear, but then congregating across the south—east of scotland and the north—east of england for the a nagging breeze on the north sea coast, so quite chilly here. generally temperatures in the mid—teens, coolerfor generally temperatures in the mid—teens, cooler for northern scotla nd mid—teens, cooler for northern scotland and up to 18 in the south—east of england. you can see the clouds trying to push towards the clouds trying to push towards the south—west of england through the south—west of england through the afternoon, the late afternoon sunshine here turning increasingly hazy, with a cloud pushing on overnight, perhaps some rain overnight, p

from cornwall all the way up to the north—east of scotland, blue sky and sunshine.icture, hardly a cloud in the sky. there is aberdeenshire down into cornwall. just a little bit of fear weather cloud into the north—west, but really, a settled story —— fairweather cloud. easterly breeze driving and a little more cloud across eastern scotland and north—east england. it will pull back to comfortable levels for sleeping, 8—30 injuries. any magnus will melt quickly away on sunday morning, then lots of blue sky and sunshine around. temperatures again quite promising. —— h— 13 degrees. now 17—19d. the warmest and best eat is likely to be through the midlands, south wales, we could see 26-27d, that is midlands, south wales, we could see 26—27d, that is the final day of may in the sunny spring on record. the beginning ofjune, beginning of meteorological summer. the beginning ofa meteorological summer. the beginning of a change. this weather front will introduce potential for some showers through the middle part of the week and something a little cooler. we could pick up some

meanwhile the showers in the north—east fade away. temperatures overnight, five or 6 degrees.et the day under way. showers quite quickly breaking out across northern reaches of scotland. the front to the south not manifesting much in the way of rain but definitely cloudy skies for england and wales to sunday morning. but the afternoon some sharper showers. some locally heavy downpours here. cooler than today as well. on into next week, the high does dry to wind out and it will eventually but still the system towards the south—west trying to bring us some rain and it looks like it will have a great success in doing that across south wales and southern england particularly tuesday and wednesday. just in the average if not somewhat cool temperatures for the first part of the week with a i think easterly wind. it gets warmer and drier from wednesday. good afternoon. thousands of people have registered to take part in a trial that uses blood plasma from people who have had coronavirus and since recovered to treat sick patients. it's one of the latest trials in progress aimed at tac

again, cloud rolling in from the north sea in parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. ld start to tomorrow morning. once again, an early low cloud on monday. it could linger on north—eastern coast. the chance of some showers for parts of scotla nd chance of some showers for parts of scotland and northern ireland but another warm day. as we move beyond monday, things do begin to change. high pressure still in charge for most of us as we get into tuesday but this frontal system pushing it from the north and that will bring outbreaks of rain. the rain pushing and across scotland. notice the wind direction behind that rain band. went coming from the north so much, much cooler day across the north of scotland. but also plenty of warmth as well but the cooler air anything off will sink its way south. cooler for all of us for the middle of the week. and many of us will get a little bit of rain. ben, we need that rain. they keep talking about restricting the water. but we will talk about this a little later about using water and waste to save it given it is going to be so hot.

it isa scotland and north—east england. get a good night sleep, temperature is diving back between eight and 13 degrees. we start after my morning with any low cloud and mist quickly melting away. lots of sunshine expected once again. that easterly breeze will always just temper the feel of things along that east coast, highest values of 21 degrees, but further inland, with shelter, we could see 26 or 27. the sunshine and the warmth is likely to stay monday and tuesday. if that is what you like, make the most of it with change to come from wednesday onwards. you're watching bbc news — and we welcome viewers on bbc one and bbc world news as we expect today's coronavirus government briefing from downing street to start shortly. it's led today by the culture, media and sport secretary, 0liver dowden, and professorjonathan van tam, the deputy chief medical officerfor england. with me now is our health correspondent catherine burns. a quick few headlines of what we might expect today? the interesting thing today will be seeing w

and a few mist patches in north—east england as well.orrow, any fog, mist and low cloud will clear away from the eastern coastal areas. 0therwise, sunny start to the day and we keep the sunshine into the afternoon. the day's highest temperatures and western parts, highs of 27 in parts of western wales. beyond that, signs the weather would cool off into next week and some of you will see rain at times as we head towards the middle of the week. goodbye. the first commercially rocket is successful heading out of florida. the us state of minnesota launching the national guard for the first time in history following several nights of violent protests black men in police custody. the states government said the deployment was needed because outside agitators what the death of him to spy chaos. the uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures — after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. we need to proceed in a very conscious way. so we've set out a road map that

north of scotland. under those clear skies with very light winds, temperatures could drop into single figures for many northern and western areas. one or two spots in the eastve got these weather fronts just flirting with the north—west corner of the country. that will tend to bring in thicker cloud. there will be a stronger breeze for western parts of northern ireland, western scotland and outbreaks of rain. much of scotland, though, england and wales will be dry, plenty of sunshine. light winds. it's going to feel much warmer for all, especially in the south—east, where we could make 25 or even 26 degrees into the afternoon. as we move out of monday into tuesday, we start to these weather fronts move a little bit further south—eastwards. a very weak feature, but it could introduce more cloud, i think, to parts of england and wales as we go through the day. sunshine making a return to the north and west of the country, but there will still be some glimmers of brightness further south too, and that'll help push temperatures up to around the mid—twenties celsius again, as it is a warmer air mass. highs of around 16 or 17 in the north. we will see a bit more

that low cloud and fog will tend to clear away from the north—east. see a little bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up in response to the high temperatures. and across scotland and northern ireland, again another warm one to come, particularly across central western scotland, western parts of northern ireland. the high temperatures could spark off an isolated heavy shower, but most places will be dry. england and wales — widespread sunshine, again an onshore breeze will put those temperatures back on the north sea coast. the highest of the temperatures — central and western areas, reaching the mid 20s celsius. and, again, uv levels will be high across the board. 0n into tuesday, this is where we see the first of the change taking place across the north of the country. this is a cold front pushing southwards into northern scotland. it's going to introduce more cloud, outbreaks of rain, some of which will be heavier into the afternoon, and some cold northerly winds pushing in behind it. elsewhere across the country it's another fine, dry, sunny, and a v

for tomorrow, some early fog to the north—east.east. some of that could linger for a while but then we see largely sunny skies come a bit of patchy cloud, a small chance for a shower across scotland and northern ireland later in the day and it is another warm one with temperatures between 19 and 25 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: there has been a fifth night of protests in minneapolis after the death of george floyd, a black man in police custody. protesters and officers clashed again despite a coffee. protests have spread to at least 30 other us cities including seattle, where crowds have looted a department store. president trump blames looters and left—wing radicals for the unrest. after ten weeks at home more than 2 million people

meanwhile the showers in the north—east fade away. temperatures overnight, five or 6 degrees.ross scotland and then patchy fast. sunday morning a quiet start. light winds, a lot of sunshine to get to the day under way. showers quite quickly breaking out across northern beach church of scotland. affro nt to northern beach church of scotland. affront to the south not manifesting much in the way but definitely cloudy skies for england and wales by sunday morning. by the afternoon some sharper showers were northern england stretching into the midlands and parts of east anglia. the locally heavy downpour is here. cooler than today as well. into next week, the high does dry to wind out and it will eventually but, still this system towards the south—west trying to bring us some rain and it looks like it will have its great success in doing that across south particularly through tuesday and on into wednesday. average if not somewhat cool temperatures for the first part of the week. it gets warmer and drier on wednesday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk

there may be a few mist catches working into parts of north—east england as well.orrow, any fog, mist or low cloud could take the first few hours of the morning before it clears away from those eastern coastal areas. otherwise, it's a sunny start to the day and we'll keep the sunshine into the afternoon. again, day's highest temperatures across more western parts. i think we'll probably see highs of around 27 in parts of western wales. beyond that, there are signs the weather will cool off into next week and some of you will see some rain at times as we head towards the middle of the week as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. we need to proceed in a very cautious way. so we have set out a road map, but at each stage we are saying we are not going to proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. the return of competitive sport is announced for the uk from