it will feel cold in the north east of scotland, quite a change from today. t will bring rain in the north and west. closer to the high—pressure, it will be drier, warmer and will be sunshine. it all changes early next week, because that warmth gets pushed away. a strengthening northerly wind brings with it he cold her ear and maybe even some wintry showers, in the north. —— the wind brings with it colder air and maybe even some wind tree showers in the north.

of the mountains. then moving through saturday evening and overnight we'll continue to see the showers in the far north and north—east of scotlandme down the east coast, too, so it will be quite chilly around that east coast. and clearer skies, so first thing sunday morning, temperatures lower than this in the countryside. but even in towns and cities, down to around five or six, so a cold start to sunday morning. if you're planning on running or watching the marathon in london you might want to wrap up warm first thing. but by the afternoon, sunshine breaking through, it that should lift the temperatures into the mid—teens. across much of the country sunday not looking like a bad day. probably a fair amount of sunshine, some rain for the far north of scotland. most other places dry, and temperatures typically between 11 and 12 in the north, perhaps 15 or 16 further south. high pressure not far away as we look through sunday night and into the new working week, and then we see low pressure moving in from the north. and this is when we introduce that very cold air. look at the blue colours, and those northerly arrows moving monda

of those showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotlandstart the day with fewer showers, more in the way of dry weather and sunshine. chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers just clipping into parts of pembrokeshire, cornwall and devon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but add on the strength of the winds, and take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing, even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into we

of those showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotlander showers, more in the way of dry weather and sunshine. chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers feeding into cornwall and devon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but on the strength of the winds, take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ridge of high pressure begins to build its way

some rain from time to time in north wales, the south coast may get some sunshine and the north east of scotland and going and through the cause of friday evening and into saturday those spells of rain will continue. easter weekend is rather cool with some sunshine. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines. syria's president assad says reports of a chemical attack in the country are 100% fabrication. the west, mainly the united states, is hand in glove with the terrorists. they fabricated the whole story in order to have a pretext for the attack. the american military has dropped its biggest non—nuclear bomb on a series of caves used by so—called islamic state in eastern afghanistan. new grammar schools in england should to do more to help ordinary working families — says the education secretary. russia should have done more to prevent the beslan school siege in 2004 — in which more than 300 people died — according to a european court of human rights ruling.

really cold up in the north east of scotland. the cold air stays with us as we head through monday night and into tuesday,. tuesday, some sunshine around but it will be cold with a mix of wintry showers across parts of scotland, eastern england as well and some of those showers cropping up and some of those showers cropping up perhaps for central and western parts. there will be quite a lot of dry and bright weather in between the showers but temperatures typically around six to 12 degrees so typically around six to 12 degrees so significantly cooler than it has been. as we look to the middle of the week, that chilly feel continues but things turning my other as we look towards the end of the week and next weekend. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines... a political earthquake in france as voters reject traditional parties. the centrist emanuel macron is through to the next round of voting, having promised a new kind of politics. he'll take on the far right‘

of the afternoon. staying dry in the far south. 15 in london. temperatures only around 7—9d further north. really cold in the north—east of scotland.ir will stay with us as we head through monday night into tuesday. the northerly arrow showing where our air is coming from. tuesday, some sunshine around. it will be a cold feeling day with a mix of wintry showers across parts of scotland. eastern england as well. some of the showers cropping up in central and western parts as well quite a lot of dry and bright weather in between the sleety showers. temperatures ra nt the sleety showers. temperatures rant about 6—12, significantly cooler than it has been. head into the middle of the week, the chilly theme continues. things will turn milder as we look towards the end of the week and next weekend. bye for now. this is bbc news. i martine croxall. -- i'm. the headlines at 11pm: centrist emanuel macron and the far—right‘s marine le pen will contest the run—off for the french presidency. here, jeremy corbyn won't commit to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. and a royal send off for tens

northern england, northern ireland, scotland, starting off with cloudy skies. breezy weather for the north—east ofnts goes out, taking thicker and thicker cloud southwards, bringing showers. at the same time, the weather will brighten up in scotland and eventually northern ireland and the north of england. temperatures around 11 degrees for most of us. that is as good as it will get. thursday night. heavy showers will push south while weakening. the sky cleared. it will turn chilly. in the towns and cities, temperatures staying up and above freezing. the weather picture on friday. a quiet day for most of us. cloud around at times. passing showers possible. especially in eastern scotland and england. some sunshine getting through the cloud. things will get more mild as well. temperatures between 11 and 14 degrees. we are getting more mild weather into the weekend with saturday starting off ona weekend with saturday starting off on a positive note. some sunshine. some isolated showers in the western areas. highs between 12 and 16 degrees. and that is your weather. this is bbc world news, the headlin

of those showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotlandd, we start the day with fewer showers, more in the way of dry weather and sunshine. chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers feeding into cornwall and devon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but on the strength of the winds, take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ridge of high press

of the showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotlandunshine. chilly, though. three degrees in birmingham and commentary coventry, and some showers feeding into cornwall and devon and as we go on through the day the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country. so just about everywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, somehow, some snow, mostly over the hills. seven to 13 degrees on the monitor, but out on the strength of the winds, take aberdeen for example. it will fill a freezing even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come. tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming most wea k the showers, though, becoming most weak can find the eastern areas. again, some will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our towns and cities. 0ut you live in the middle of our towns and cities. out in the countryside we are looking at lows of —6 minus devon. widespread frost. but some su btle devon. widespread frost. but some s

of those showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotlandd some showers feeding into cornwall and devon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but on the strength of the winds, take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ridge of high pressure begins to build its way in from the west, and that will cut off the worst, if you like, of that biting northerly wind, so maybe not as chilly

of the mountains. then moving through saturday evening and overnight we'll continue to see the showers in the far north and north—east of scotlandly around the east coast. clearer skies so first thing sunday temperatures lower than this in the countryside, but even in towns and cities down to around five or six, so a cold start to sunday morning. if you're planning on running or watching the marathon in london you might want to wrap up warm first thing but by the afternoon, sunshine breaking through and that should lift the temperatures into the mid—teens. across much of the country sunday not looking like a bad day. probably a fair amount of sunshine, some rain for the far north of scotland, most other places dry and temperatures typically between i! and 12 in the north, 15 or 16 further south. high pressure not far away as we look through sunday night and the new working week and then we see low pressure moving in from the north, and this is when we introduce that very cold air, look at the blue colours and the northerly arrows moving from monday into tuesday, we could even see some sleet and snow showers around too. monday in

of the mountains. then moving through saturday evening and overnight we'll continue to see the showers in the far north and north—east of scotlandes lower than this in the countryside, but even in towns and cities down to around five or six, so a cold start to sunday morning. if you're planning on running or watching the marathon in london you might want to wrap up warm first thing but by the afternoon, sunshine breaking through and that should lift the temperatures into the mid—teens. across much of the country sunday not looking like a bad day. probably a fair amount of sunshine, some rain for the far north of scotland, most other places dry and temperatures typically between 11 and 12 in the north, 15 or 16 further south. high pressure not far away as we look through sunday night and the new working week and then we see low pressure moving in from the north, and this is when we introduce that very cold air, look at the blue colours and the northerly arrows moving from monday into tuesday, we could even see some sleet and snow showers around too. monday into tuesday, one or two wintry showers particularly in the north and east

it is, on the ground in the north—east of scotland, that was taken mid—afternoon. d a cold front. coming across all parts as we go through this evening and overnight and into tomorrow as well, tonight it will be a cold one and further wintry showers. most of those will be across northern and eastern areas, a few out west and maybe one or two into the north—west and the midlands but a blue tinge on the map, that is the frost. a cold and frosty start to the day, and early on we will see wintry showers in northern scotland, windy conditions in the north—east, wintry showers early on in northern ireland but for the bulk of england and wales away from the east and west coast a lot of sunshine first thing but is quite windy and quite cold. maybe a few wintry showers across pembrokeshire and then towards the south—west. quite windy through the day for all places and the showers will get going across pretty much all areas, heavy with hill and under mixed in. it will feel colder than that, particularly in eastern areas and if you are underneath a hail shower, strong and dust

north wales. part of east anglia and north wales. part of east anglia and the south—east might see rain later. the south—west will stay dry and bright, a good deal of sunshine across parts of scotlandly in

of the afternoon. staying dry in the far south. temperatures typically only around seven to 9 degrees further north. really cold in the north—east of scotlandtuesday. the northerly arrow shareware the area is coming from. to stay, some sunshine around. it will be a cold feeling day with the mix of wintry showers in parts of scotland. in the east of england some of the showers are cropping up. quite a lot of dry and bright weather in between the sleety showers for the temperatures roundabout 6—i2d. cooler than it has been. into the middle of the week the chilli bean continues. things will turn milder as we head towards the end of the week. goodbye for now. tonight at 10pm, french voters reject traditional parties in a political earthquake, as two outsiders are chosen to go head—to—head in the presidential election. chanting the centrist emmanuel macron is through to the next round of voting, having promised a new kind of politics. chanting he'll take on the far right‘s marine le pen, who says the survival of france itself it as stake, in the election. the socialists and republicans who've governed france for more than half a century trailed

of those showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotlandth fewer showers, more in the way of dry weather and sunshine. chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers just clipping into parts of pembrokeshire, cornwall and devon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but add on the strength of the winds, and take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing, even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ri

of scotland will stay largely dry. the best of the sunshine in western parts of scotland. we could see the odd sunny spell. chilly along the east coast of scotland and north that area of low pressure. could still feel cool across eastern coastal areas but further west the best of the sunshine and the best of the temperatures. for the rest of the week it's should state breezy across eastern coastal areas with the best sunshine in the west where it will be warmest. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at five. european union leaders unanimously agree guidelines for negotiating britain's withdrawal from the eu. we need real guarantees for our people to leave work on the same goes for the british. i'm ben brown live in brussels. it took those eu leaders to agree the brexit strategy. theresa may campaigns in scotland for the first time since calling june's general election. jeremy corbyn defends his style of leadership — saying other leaders give in to powerful vested interests.

the has—been snow in the north—east of scotland.ne for the rest of the afternoon and the temperatures will look like this. the cold air will really kick in overnight tonight as the showers move into east anglia and the south—east. cold start in towns and city centres. who'd get as low as minus eight. a hard frost is likely. there will be some decent spells of sunshine tomorrow. if you are extending your easter break her another day there will be a lot of sunshine in the afternoon and highs of 12-14 sunshine in the afternoon and highs of 12—14 degrees. a better day on tuesday than today. it might feel chilly in some places. the odd spot of rainfor chilly in some places. the odd spot of rain for northern ireland and towards the end of the day in the western isles we might see some rain arriving. temperatures little bit disappointing in scotland. a dry story on tuesday. as we move into the middle of the week, it looks like high pressure will stay in the driving seat. the high pressure will hang on and weather france will topple in, int

really cold up in the north east of scotland.uesday, some sunshine around but it will be cold with a mix of wintry showers across parts of scotland, eastern england as well and some of those showers cropping up and some of those showers cropping up perhaps for central and western parts. there will be quite a lot of dry and bright weather

iwant young people in the north—east of scotland to have a secure job and a bright future, just as i th—west of england. i want to see every single part of our country thrive and succeed. and, of course, as i say, every vote for me and my team will be a vote to strengthen our hand in those brexit negotiations. and my commitment is to ensure that we get the right deal from those brexit negotiations. and thatis from those brexit negotiations. and that is what is important. as i say, every vote for me and my team strengthens my hand in those negotiations. every vote for me and my team is a vote for five years of strong and stable leadership to take us strong and stable leadership to take us through brexit and beyond. every vote for me and my team is a vote of strong and stable leadership in the national interests. and that is what this election is about. it is about leadership, about stability, it is about doing the right thing for britain. and you will only get that with the strong and stable government that the conservatives can provide. because that is what we have shown in government

isobars tightly packed to start saturday across the north—east of scotland.u happen to see one, and! hang around. if you happen to see one, and i think there is a variability about the weather. here's the thing, easter day, 10—15, and wherever you spend it, i don't think it will be as mild as it was on christmas day. hello, it's wednesday, it's 9am. i'm victoria derbyshire and welcome to the programme. police are investigating a possible islamist link to the three explosions which hit the borussia dortmund team bus last night — that's according to german media reports. we will have the latest on the investigation and speak to people who were on the scene. translation: a letter was found near the blast scene. due to the ongoing investigation, i can't give more information. the authenticity is being investigated. also today, an exclusive interview with scottish nurse pauline cafferkey, who tells us she's going to sierra leone where she contracted ebola, a disease which, twice, almost killed her. that's kind of where things started for me and i've had a terrible

a raw feel in the north—east of scotland.night and eventually the wintry showers will tumble in across northern and eastern parts of the british isles. if you are exposed to the northerly, you may well see showers getting into northern ireland too. a cold and raw feel to the day on tuesday. yes, some sunshine, and if you shelterfrom the day on tuesday. yes, some sunshine, and if you shelter from a northerly, maybe not so many showers, but they will be winteringly nature across northern and eastern parts of the british isles and some will tumble their way across the western shores too. and the figures there tell the tale, but it will feel much, much colder than that even if the south and by wednesday, we still have the wind for the most part out of the north or the north—west. there will be showers across the greater part of england and wales. hello. it's monday, it's 9 o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme. our top story today — a political earthquake in france. the two major parties that have ruled the c

leicester sent, it isjust the far north, the northern isles, where temperatures will be closer to three degrees. tomorrow, a fair bit of cloud around. the north—east of scotland coming and going. on friday evening, into saturday, those spells of rain on and off will continue. easter weekend looking rather cool with some sunshine and a bit of rain. good evening. this is bbc news. the headlines... syria's president assad says reports his regime used chemical weapons in an attack week are "100% fabrication", and there was no order to carry out any form of attack. the pentagon has confirmed that they have used one of the world's largest non—nuclear bombs in an airstrike in afghanistan. the bomb was used in eastern afganistan to target a series of caves used by so—called islamic state. the education secretary defends her plans for new selective grammar schools in england, saying they'll be truly open to all — labour says grammars do not support social mobility. the european court of human rights has ruled that russia should have done more to prevent the beslan school massacre, in which more than 300 people, mostly children, died. the family of david dao, who was d

of scotland. but today we've got the best of the sunshine in eastern scotla nd best of the sunshine in eastern scotland and north eastreme south—east, the cloud moving south, giving us one or two showers, though most giving us one or two showers, though m ost pla ces giving us one or two showers, though most places will be dry there could be the odd shower coming through the midlands and drizzly weather heading toward hertfordshire, too. temperatures 13, 14 degrees. already seeing temperatures higher in the sunshine to the north. across northern scotland there is rain, which will push south into scotland overnight. heavy rain in the western highlands, rainfor overnight. heavy rain in the western highlands, rain for northern ireland, maybe towards cumbria, too. it would be dry, quite cloudy, fairly mild. lowest temperature in the south—west, short lived mist and fog patches. a little sunshine coming through at times. more clout in north—west england. becoming lighter as it moves down. south of it, warm air, sunshine in the south—east. 18, possibly 19 degrees. the cold air coming in behind with sunshine in northern sco

of england and wales and introducing this cold northerly airflow, particularly for parts of north—east scotlandfairly cloudy so on tonight, most places fairly cloudy so on the whole not as cold as during recent nights. but we could still get a touch of frost in places, particularly in parts of scotland, chilly here first thing saturday, and to the south—west it could be quite a nippy start. through saturday we've got that bulk of cloud in england and wales bringing with it perhaps one or two spots of drizzle, more in the way of sunshine breaking through in the afternoon. this is for p.m., quite cloudy for the likes of south wales to the south—east of england. to the north of london, a bit more in the way of sunshine, parts of northern england and southern scotland, generally dry and brighter. slightly cloudier in northern ireland and for northern scotland, we'll continue to see some showers, a northern scotland, we'll continue to see some showers, a wintry flavour to those showers in the mountains of scotla nd to those showers in the mountains of scotland and also quite windy in the far north—e

scotland and northern ireland a lot of dry weather. the best of the sunshine for western scotland, still quite cool in the northern coast of england and north—eastoler with more cloud. the best of the sunshine in the warmth for the west. mainly dry with light winds, cooler along the east coast but warm in places, especially across western areas. there will be quite a lot of sunshine in the forecast for the next few days. this is bbc news. the headlines... eu leaders unanimously adopt what they say are ‘firm and fair‘ guidelines for negotiating brexit. i'm ben brown live in brussels. it to those leaders just one minute to agree they are negotiations stand on brexit. labour leaderjeremy corbyn urges young people to "claim theirfuture" by voting labour in the general election. theresa may is campaigning in scotland for the first time since calling the election. ukip leader paul nuttall is to stand in boston and skegness in lincolnshire. one of the men arrested in a counter terrorism operation in north london had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria to join is. also in the next hour, the heavyweights head for wembley.

the best of the sunshine used in scotland and pubs north—east england, western scotland seeing more lowerud and drizzle. otherwise it should be mainly dry, temperatures 11 to 13, get some sunshine and it could be a couple of degrees higher. very quiet, tried that fairly cloudy weather over the next couple of days. more sunshine over the weekend, particularly in england and wales, and the temperatures will rocket. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. president trump says the syrian gas attack on children had a big impact on him — describing it as an affront to humanity. i will tell you, it's already happened, that my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. one of the us president's closest advisers — his chief strategist, steve bannon — has been removed from his position on the national security council. labour's ruling body is to review ken livingstone‘s status in the party — following his comments about hitler and zionism — and his suspension for another year. the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry have attended a special service at westminster abbey for the

was more cloud across the country today but we've managed some sunshine across the north east of england east of scotlanderatures up to 19. the cloud as it pushes southwards earlier today, has brought some showers but it was predominantly dry and will stay that way overnight. temperatures fall, not too cold except in the country. a little misty and foggy. in the north we have the next letter weather front and it won't just bring rain but also strong to gayle for twins. behind that weather front hides the colder air, so it will be significantly cooler across the far north of scotland and the northern isles tomorrow. for most of us it is dry, fairly cloudy, fairly bright. the cold air is lurking across northern scotland and through the weekend it will make its way southwards. there will still be a lot of dry weather around with some sunshine as well. this is bbc news. and martine croxall. the headlines at eight. jeremy corbyn has pledged to challenge what he called a "rigged system" and said the final result was not a ‘foregone conclusion'. but of course they do not want us to win, because when we win it i

beautiful sunshine across north—eastern england today and the north—east of scotland. 19 degrees. this was relatively bright here. for the most part it was dry. we had a future was from this cloud which develops and moved southwards through the day. this line of cold across scotland is developing weather front as well. that would ta ke ce ntre weather front as well. that would take centre stage in the next 48 hours because it is behind that introduce the colder air. under clearing skies in the south it would bea clearing skies in the south it would be a tad chilly overnight with towns and cities will hold double figures. it will turn misty with four in southern counties with the extra moisture from the cloud that we saw. further north, the weather front is with us through the day. notjust rain but potentially deal force winds. that's because the details. it doesn't look particularly pleasa nt it doesn't look particularly pleasant for the morning rush across scotland. there will be good breaks of cloud sunshine east of the pennines to start the day, that cloud is headin

north of scotland with a few showers. dryness in the north of scotla nd showers. dryness in the north of scotland mostly. cloudy conditions in the north. temperatures down on today. the north—eastea ks of working into scotland and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain to the end of the day. brightening up in the afternoon. turning colder. further south, more sunshine once again. a touch warmer. 18—19. a short—lived warm spell. a cold front going south as we go through into the start of the weekend. the blue colours on the chart in the eastern flank of the high pressure system will keep things largely dry, but pushing cold air down to europe as well where things have taken a turn. that is how it is looking. back to you. thank you. see you in the next hourfor you. thank you. see you in the next hour for another update. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the prime minister's decision to call a snap election took the country by surprise yesterday. but what could it mean for businesses? steph is live at a bakery in bolton this morning to get their reaction. of course, bakeries mean hairnets. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes.

strong to gale wins across northern scotla nd strong to gale wins across northern scotland and the northern isles. north—east of for the election. the labour leader said big business would pay more tax, and he promised a £10 minimum wage. it‘s the establishment versus the people. it‘s our historic duty to make sure the people prevail. this election is about ensuring that we have strong and stable leadership in this country in the national interest. so, as the battle lines become clearer, we‘ll get reaction from voters. also tonight: revving up — why the world‘s leading financial organisation is forecasting greater global economic growth. hopes of a step forward in tackling dementia. researchers are looking at new ways to use existing drugs. the teenage racing driver who‘s lost both legs after a crash. formula 1 stars help to raise more than £500,000.

of scotland, cold enough for a touch of frost here. tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north—east. e could be wintry over northern parts of scotland. it stays cool through the rest of the weekend but the weather not looking too bad, sunny spells and a little rain at times. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in afghanistan says 36 islamic state militants were killed when united states dropped one of its biggest non—nuclear bombs yesterday. unions representing half a million teachers say a funding shortage is having a big impan on schools in england as they meet for their annual conferences this weekend. the labour party says it would give the financial regulator new powers to stop banks shutting high street branches. airbnb is improving the security of its app and website after a bbc investigation found people's homes had been burgled by scammers using stolen accounts. now on bbc news katie snooks investigates how people cope with acne in newsbeet documentary me, my spots and i. hey everyone, so i am katie snooks and you can normally find me here. i've suffered wi

in the north east of scotland and the southern counties get a bit of sunshine. least it is not pouring all we have not got any raging gales. so it is decent enough. syria's president says the recent chemical attack on a rebel town was completely made up — and he blames the americans. president assad claimed the attack had been fabricated by the west so that america could justify an air strike on his forces. there was no order to make any attack. we don't have any chemical weapons. we gave up our arsenal three years ago. even if we had them, we wouldn't use them and we have never used our chemical arsenal in our history. it's his first interview since the chemical attack which left almost 90 people dead. we'll be talking to our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. also on the programme: a new generation of grammars in england — the education secretary justine greening sets out her plans for schools for "ordinary working families". more families who lost babies at birth at an nhs trust in shropshire come forward to speak out about the way they've been treated. a rare

monday and across southern parts of the uk and fresher and brighter in the uk and fresher and brighter in the north. during tomorrow it will be cool ride east coast of scotlandered heavy showers. temperatures in the mid teens. lots of dry weather on tuesday but as we pull in the easterly breeze that could be cloud and showers around the east coast. further west across the uk we will see warmer and brighter weather. temperatures in the mid—teens away from the east coast. that theme continues through the rest of the week and lastly dry weather is set to stay with us but the best of the sunshine and warmest weather in the west and slightly cooler conditions in the east.

scotland and the northern isles, some outbreaks of rain. patchy rain across western scotland, dry across the east. quite cloudy for scotland, northern ireland, in the northfog but clearing quickly. light winds, not feeling too bad in the sunshine. temperature 7— eight degrees. through the day, the cloud across the north moving south, turning grey for minty central and south—eastern parts. sunny spells developing across the south—east of scotland. some shelterfrom across the south—east of scotland. some shelter from the north—west wind —— many. where you get the sunshine, 13— 1a degrees. cooler where it stays cloudy, 11 or 12 degrees. party for wednesday evening and overnight, spots of rain across eastern scotland and winds easing. on thursday and friday, looking similar day by day. for the end of the week, largely dry thanks to high pressure. some cloud around, but also some sunny spells where it will feel quite warm. the masters golf has started off very windy. those winds gradually easing on thursday. friday, looks like we should see some good spells of sunshine. even warmer into the weekend, very light winds. that will be happening across the uk over

scotland and into northern ireland. not much rain. to the north, colder air in north—east scotland. south, warmerair air in north—east scotland. south, warmer air with a good deal off scotland. south, with the car, milder. cloud across wales, west midlands, north ——... feeling chilly here. in the sunshine, a pleasa nt chilly here. in the sunshine, a pleasant day. i is 15 or 16. the other stories on bbc news: retail sales fall sharply,

will feel warm in the sunshine, 16 degrees but chilly on the east coast of scotla nd degrees but chilly on the east coast of scotland and northcool across eastern coastal areas but further west will have the best sunshine. the rest of the week should stay largely dry, breezy across eastern coastal areas, and the best sunshine across the west, where it will be the warmest. tens of thousands of protesters in us cities over climate change. much of their anger is directed at president trump, this marking his first 100 days in office. european leaders takejust first 100 days in office. european leaders take just four minutes to unanimously approving negotiation strategy for britain's withdrawal from the eu. at the end of the day it was much easier to keep the more united as i would have expected. the turkish authorities block access to wikipedia, saying it is running a smearcampaign wikipedia, saying it is running a smear campaign against the country.

through this evening, showers across the north of scotla nd evening, showers across the north of scotland and north—eastthe country, dry with clear skies. temperatures will dip away. towns and cities they are around five celsius, rule by around 5 degrees lower than that. tomorrow, nice day for the london marathon, starting quite fresh with sunshine but not too hot. lots of dry weather across the country but change is starting to happen across scotland. later, sunday and monday and tuesday, a blast of cold air from the arctic survey are going to give the chill. nothing unusual budget will perera chill. hello, this is bbc news. jeremy corbyn and theresa may clash over tax as they hit the campaign trail, amid speculation it could rise after the election. 50,000 police officers are deployed across france, as security is tightened ahead of the first round of voting in the country's presidential election. around 100 afghan soldiers have been killed in a taliban attack on an army base in afghanistan. two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif city which las

of the afternoon. the north—east england, quite a few showers here. also in the north—east of scotland.it will bring wet weather but the end of the night. that rain will be therefore much of the day on tuesday in the highlands and islands. further south, sunshine in southern parts of england and wales, temperatures reaching 16 degrees. for the middle part of the week, this weather front continues to push its way slowly southwards, but it will bring some rain, if you are to that east of any high ground or in the south would be a great deal of rain. probably largely dry as well for east of scotland. towards the end of the week, this quiet spell of weather is set to continue. it will be cloudy and thirsty, perhaps a few more breaks in the cloud by friday. for easter, sunshine and showers. the showers are set to get heavier in northern and eastern areas, with the risk of some hail and thunder as well. the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in last month's westminster attack, gets under way this lunchtime. colleagues pay tribute to a man they call a hero and describe a tremendous s

off into the near continent, a keen north—westerly wind, a front dangling around an area of low pressure in the north will bring a few showers across north—east scotlandday with some sunny spells. then as we head on into easter sunday, high—pressure clinging on by the skin of its teeth in the south, but we have two weather fronts coming our way once again on easter sunday. so what is going to happen is, here goes the first one, there goes the second one, pushing steadily southwards, but they are fairly weak. now, it is going to be a cool day across scotland, but for northern ireland, england and wales, especially where we have got the sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant. temperatures roughly nine to 15. so what happened on christmas day, just for comparison, our temperatures on easter they are where they should be, london a couple of degrees above average but look what we had on christmas day. christmas day, it has to be said, was exceptional. so christmas day was warmer than easter sunday is going to be. but you know what? it is not out of the realms of possibility to see some snow at easter. more likely, actually, that is on christmas. i didn't kn