most scotland and north eastern england. m ost pla ces scotland and north eastern england.n the clear spells it would be a chilly start to the morning. further north and east, here we will see more cloud and the odd spot of drizzle. murky conditions and that extends across the north—east of england. down across the midlands, east anglia, into the south—east, we will start tomorrow with a lot of cloud from up there could be the odd spot of drizzle. 11 degrees for london and south hampton. in the south—west there has been rain. tomorrow was. offa there has been rain. tomorrow was. off a fine. —— tomorrow we'll start of fine. along the coast, northern ireland will have a sparkling start to the days of the plenty of sunshine here. 11 degrees in belfast. the western areas will see the best of the sunshine. much sunnier day across the far south—west. the cloudy day in the north west of scotland. across the north west of scotland. across the north of scotland we will see areas of cloud and the east coast of england. further west, with more sunshine, temperatures getting up to 18,

particularly north—eastern scotland and north—eastern england, where it will also turn misty, murky andh west, we clear spells, a chilly start to sunny morning. bright, the west of scotla nd morning. bright, the west of scotland starting off bright but further east, cloud, drivel, murky conditions and that extends across north—east england as well. north—west england, fun trying. across the midlands, east anglia, the very least, tomorrow will have a lot of clout with the odd spot of drizzle. across the south west, where today has brought rain, tomorrow should get off to a fine start with some spells of sunshine. 12 degrees in plymouth at nine o'clock. much of the world scene from sunshine, particularly for coastal area. northern ireland, plenty of sunshine here. 11 degrees in belfast. through sunday, it will be dismissed an areas that see the best of the sunshine. in much sunnier day across the far south—west. a cloudy day for north—western scotland and across this more than half of scotland, we will see some areas of cloud. also across the east of england and it will feel on the. furth

large amounts of cloud floating around to north—eastern scotla nd floating around to north—eastern scotland and north englandsly. clear spells the northwest, with a touch of frost in places. another quiet day tomorrow with the northerly winds driving cloud and eastern areas with a spot of drizzle, and it feels cool. temperatures 9—iod along the coast. further west, more sunshine and a better day towards the south—west with temperatures in the high season places. the start of the week remains pleasant, the best of the sunshine in the west. hello, this is bbc news bbc news with richard lister. the headlines at 15:30: theresa may has been campaigning in key general election battle grounds in the midlands and has sought to play down talk of a landslide victory. jeremy corbyn is in leicestershire and has spoken of creating a society in which people are no longer held back by a system that is rigged for the rich. the ukip leader, paul nuttall, has urged his supporters to "stay on the pitch", despite a drubbing in local elections. he insists the party has a bright future and voters will return in their "droves" if

we have an area of low pressure that moves its way south to north across eastern parts of england. as how things looked earlier on. you can see that rain on the radar image. further north and west, clearer skies. this was the scene in devon as we entered the day on thursday. place bels per shower clouds around as well. most of the showers across northern and western parts of the country at using weight but we will keep the outbreaks of rain. heavy bursts on the far east anglia. pretty damp across parts of eastern england but under the clear skies for the rest are fresh start on friday. a patch of rural grass frost in the most prone spots but it should clear away quickly. a few showers and to the western isles of scotla nd showers and to the western isles of scotland but elsewhere, it is a bright morning to come. the east of england keeps quite a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain. further west, we have got sunny spells. just a chance of an isolated shower in the far west but cloudy and damp conditions in toward the london region and up towards east anglia. that rain will lingerfor r

more cloud across northern england and then the cloud is more broken further north for a while, cloud coming across easternoud filtering into north—east england. pretty chilly in the countryside, you can see the rain cleared the channel islands by the end of the night. sunday, we have more cloud across northern scotland, north—east scotland where we could see light drizzle here and there and the cloud may filter through into the cloud may filter through into the central belt of scotland. a semi—staff in northern ireland, north—west england and north wales seeing more sunshine early in the morning but quite cloudy for the rest of the uk. through the day, some changes, not in northern ireland where we keep the sunshine, north—west england but sunshine developing through wales, the midlands and into southern england in the afternoon. cloud moving down towards the washer. a breeze picking up towards the washer. a breeze picking up from the north, warmerfurther west and further south 18 or 19 or 20 degrees. monday, a west east split, eastern areas hanging on to more cloud, a cool breeze off the north sea, some

possibly getting up into the high teens but particularly chilly for north—east england and eastern scotlanding all the way from southern parts of greenland towards the uk. but around it, there's some slightly cooler air and some more cloud off the north sea, particularly on tuesday, for the eastern half of the uk. but on wednesday, as the winds drop, we should see more sunshine and generally speaking, into the early part of next week, the further west you are, the winds will be lighter and there will be some more sunshine around as well. it is here you will see the highest temperatures. hello, my name is tom donkin. a warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here are our top stories: france's presidential election reaches its climax, but could the hacking attack on emmanuel macron‘s campaign affect sunday's result? 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by islamist militants three years ago have now been freed. violence eases across syria, as a russian—backed plan aims to put a halt to six to years of war. firefighters rescue dozens of elderly tour

north east england. cloudierforthe east midlands, towards north east england. cloudier for the north—west of england a we start off cloudy, away from easternnd. the thickest cloud, that will be in the north—west of scotland where we have oks of rain and drizzle. i think that will tend to peter out through the day, conditions improve here, and we are just left with one or two showers in scotland the afternoon. generally it is a dry story, area has, that start off sunny the eastern side of england, seeing more cloud developing areas that start off cloudy probably will see some sunshine developing. all in all there will be sunshine at time, dry cons just about everywhere, quite warm everyone with cloud round, temperatures widely into the low 20s oi’ temperatures widely into the low 20s or so. and later on in the week, not only does it stay dry, but we get more and more sunshine, that will help to lift the temperatures, we could be seeing so some hot weather arriving by friday and into saturday. this is thursday, though, and with the high pressure sitting over the uk, we are tending to break up over the uk, we are tending to break up that clou

that rain getting in towards the north as well. 0utbreaks of rain in north—eastern england.ere. cloud to end the day. so into the evening and overnight period. conditions start to dry up across the south. the rain is very slowly clearly from the north. further showers, at time low cloud, mist and murk. generally speaking, it's going to be a fairly mild night, certainly across the south. that weather system will clear away. we look to the west, to this feature, which brings a spell of rain to the north and the west of the uk. you can see the isobars are packed together there. it's going to bea packed together there. it's going to be a breezier day, particularly for scotla nd be a breezier day, particularly for scotland and northern ireland. we start off on a fairly dry note for england and wales. 0ne start off on a fairly dry note for england and wales. one or two spells of sunshine. that weather front sweeps of sunshine. that weather front swee ps a cross of sunshine. that weather front sweeps across northern ireland in towards schooled, fizzling out as it reaches england an

north sea. a good part of scotland, northern and eastern england it could turn chilly in the countryside. after a chilly start, we will get more sunshine boosting the temperatures. quite chilly for eastern scotland and north—east england. high pressure keeping it dry, essentially at least. tuesday and wednesday, at the centre of the high originating from the north, slightly cooler hair on tuesday. more sunshine by the middle part of the week. generally, the further west you go, the higher the temperatures. that is where you'll find the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines: the french authorities have warned against anyone spreading documents hacked from the campaign team of emmanuel macron ahead of sunday's presidential election. aides to mr macron say it was intended to undermine french democracy. at least 80 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by boko haram in the nigerian town of chibok have been freed. a government official said they had been released following negotiations with the islamist militant group. they're still thought to be holding more than 100 girls captive. fi

england. some sunshine, though, developing at times across scotland, some cloud filtering into northern and eastern areas and into the north day, again, in northern ireland — not quite as warm as it was, though, yesterday. pleasant in the sunshine, mind you, across wales and the south—west. but a cooler, cloudier sort of look to the weather across the midlands, towards south—east england. again, a fair bit of cloud across yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia. well, that cloud is coming in off the north sea, around this area of high pressure. that dominates our weather for the start of the week and stretches all the way back into southern parts of greenland. the position of the high will be crucial, though. there may well be a bit more cloud around come monday. still some sunshine at times for scotland and northern ireland, but not as much, and there won't be as much in western parts of england and wales. temperatures again typically into the mid—teens, so we're not seeing the 20 or 21, but it will feel warmer eastern scotland and north—east england and as we lose the wind of the north sea. but if we lose the cloud overn

through this evening and overnight, we pick up some sea fog close to the coast in north—east england and easternnd and eastern scotland. otherwise, it will be a little warmer than last night, so we continue to seek increasing amounts of muddiness over the next few nights. there is a breeze, so it will not feel quite as oppressive by the morning. the breeze will allow temperatures around the coast to pick up. as we go into friday, mr fogg around the coast first thing. inland, temperatures will be soaring. 0n the west coast, because we have the south—easterly breeze, we have the south—easterly breeze, we will see temperatures getting into the high teens potentially. but it is strong sunshine. you do not see high—level sub ultraviolet very often in this country, so the sun is really now not far off its peak. three weeks away from the longest day. it is strong sunshine. if you are heading out, the strong sunshine continues into the evening tomorrow. then things will start to change. as is ever the case with these thundery breakdowns, some uncertainty as to where and when the storms will strike, but

cool breeze blowing in workload for northern and eastern scotland, a few spots of drizzle in north—east england off 20 degrees. coolerfor northern and eastern scotland and those north sea coasts, with that on shore breeze, but sunshine elsewhere and 18 whately. stronger winds of the north sea on monday blowing in workload for eastern areas. that may break up for workload for eastern areas. that may break upfora workload for eastern areas. that may break up for a while but the best of the sunshine will be across the west of the uk once again. the highest temperatures across the west as well. ease away into the mid teens, but chilly for north—east england and eastern scotland. it stays quiet cloudy for many eastern areas on tuesday as well but as you get the sunshine on wednesday, like headless temperatures begin to rise and the ones are much lighter by then as well. —— look at those temperatures begin to rise. those temperatures could be higher by several degrees than 15. looking around 80, possibly even 19 degrees. —— 18. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven... the prime minister campaigns

we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, low cloud and these are the temperaturese get to early tuesday. seven or eight degrees typically. a little mist and fog towards the south—west after the rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively have headed southwards into the near continent that is where the front here could spoil things a bit, coming in off the southern north sea. a mishmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud a few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and southern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to be dry as well as wales, warm in the sunshine but feeling cooler under this cloud, especially as the wind picks up. showers will be like that there could be a few heavy ones in south—east later on. showers as far north of northumberland, to the west it is likely to be dry. and temperatures not quite as high across northern ireland and scotland as they were on monday but 80 ireland and scotland as they were on monday but 18 degrees is the likely. cool for eastern scotland under the cloud tha

we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, quite low cloud and these are theist and fog towards the south—west after that rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively, have headed southwards into the near continent and high pressure will come to dominate eventually, but this weather front here could 5poil things a bit, coming in off the 5outhern north sea. we‘ll see some 5howers. a mi5hmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud. but more cloud and perhaps few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and 5outhern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to be dry as well as wale5, nice and warm in the sunshine, but feeling cooler under this cloud, especially as the wind picks up. showers will be light, but there could be a few heavy one5 in south—east later on. showers as far north of northumberland, to the west it is likely to be dry. and temperatures not quite as high acro55 northern ireland and scotland as they were on monday but 18 degrees is quite likely. cool for eastern scotland under the cloud, thoug

north—west scotland and england. a little bit of drizzle the northern and eastern scotland, perhaps north—east england, lots of cloudhould see the sunshine coming through, especially in the afternoon, for southern parts of england and wales, turning it quite warm. along the north sea coasted for feel quite jolly. and warm. along the north sea coasted forfeel quitejolly. and one degree the onshore chilly breeze bringing more cloud to eastern areas of the uk but even that will break up now and again. further west we will see more in the way of sunshine. that should lift temperatures into the midteens, possibly a touch high at them that towards the south—west. 910 for eastern scotland, warmer elsewhere in the sunshine. with high pressure on the way for the bulk of next week there is little or no rain around and it will feel warm and sunshine. hello my name is tom donkin, welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here's our top stories: france's presidential election reaches its climax but could the hacking attack on emmanuel macron‘s campaign affect sunday's result? 82 nigeria

we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, quite low cloud and these are theet to early tuesday. seven or eight degrees typically. a little bit of mist and fog towards the south—west after that rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively, have headed southwards into the near continent and high pressure will come to dominate eventually, but this weather front here could spoil things a bit, coming in off the southern north sea. we'll see some showers. a mishmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud. but more cloud and perhaps few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and southern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to be dry as well as wales, nice and warm in the sunshine, but feeling cooler under this cloud, especially as the wind picks up. showers will be light, but there could be a few heavy ones in south—east later on. showers as far north of northumberland, to the west it is likely to be dry. and temperatures not quite as high across northern ireland and scotland as they were on monday but 18 d

north—east england. this is where we will have the best of the early sunshine. drizzle from northern and eastern coming in off the north sea on all sides we will see the sunshine coming through, especially in the sun should parts of eastern wales. towards the north—east along the coast it will feel chilly. 21 degrees possible and southern parts of northern ireland, 20 even in south—east wales. generally on monday, and east—west split was an onshore chilly breeze bringing more cloud to eastern areas but that will break up now and again. though the west we will see more in the way of sunshine which will lift the temperature into the mid—teens, possibly a touch higher than that. none of 10 degrees for the east of scotla nd none of 10 degrees for the east of scotland and north—east scotland, warmer elsewhere in the sunshine. with high pressure away to the bogor next week there is little or no rain around. it will feel warm and the sunshine. hello. my name is tom donkin, and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. this is our top story: france's presidentia

many isobars on the chart and the good news for the eastern side of scotland, and the north—eastern shores of englandres, but you will notice on the big picture across central and eastern parts there is still a lot of cloud to be had. the cloud probably at its thickest across the far north of scotland. so the odd bit and piece of rain on the breeze for 0rkney and shetland. in the south, plenty of sunshine across the heart of scotland. in northern ireland out west somebody will see a temperature of 17 or 18 celsius. it is once we drift back towards the midlands and east anglia and parts of the south—east where we will keep a lot of cloud and there is a hint of on shore breeze around about either side of the wash. so your temperature there nine or ten celsius. 0vernight, clear skies temperature there nine or ten celsius. 0vernight, clearskies for the most part, say for the north of scotla nd the most part, say for the north of scotland where you continue to see a little bit of rain. temperatures dipping away in the major towns and cities. in the countryside, if you're prone and keep clear skies for any

england and in wales, most of those. rain across the north—east of england moving and eastern scotland, feeling chilly on the north sea coasthe mid—teens. for most parts overnight tonight it will be dry, apart from scotland. quite chilly in the countryside across england and wales. the weekend, wet across much of scotland, breaking up into showers in the afternoon. elsewhere, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of those on the heavy side with some thunder. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines... swedish prosecutors have decided to drop the rape investigation into the wikileaks founderjulian assange. mr assange has always denied the allegations against him. scotland yard says that it is still obliged to arrest him if he leaves the ecuadoran embassy where he has lived since 2012. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has slammed the conservatives over their lack of costing in their manifesto released yesterday. he went to criticise the tories over their proposals for changes to the winter fuel benefit. american war planes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia forces. a us defenc

england. some sunshine, though, developing, at times, across scotland. some cloud filtering into northern and eastern areas and the northrn ireland — not quite as warm as yesterday. pleasant in the sunshine across wales and the south—west. a cooler, cloudier sort of look to the weather across the midlands, towards south—east england. a fair bit of cloud across yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia. well that cloud is coming in off the north sea around this area of high pressure which dominates weather across the week and stretches back to southern parts of greenland. the position of the high will be crucial, though. they may well be a bit more cloud around, come monday. still, not as much, not as much sunshine in western parts of england and wales. temperatures again typically into the mid—teens. we're not seeing 20 or 21 but it will feel warmer eastern scotland and as we lose the wind of the north sea. but if we lose the cloud overnight, the dawn on wednesday could be quite cold almost anywhere in the countryside. it will warm up quickly across england and wales, southern scotland, northern ireland in some sunshine.

we will see rain across north east england, eastern scotland, too.way through the evening and overnight, too. saturday morning, many of us with clear skies, dry and quite a fresh start to the day. there will be the around from the word go, particularly in northern and eastern parts of scotland. a soggy day to come, here. elsewhere, another day of sunshine and showers. the showers tomorrow are hit and miss, but they will be at times heavy and thundery through the course of the afternoon. not a bad day between the showers. warm sunshine, 18 or so, but keep the brolly close to hand. sunday, most showers fade away. the better day of the weekend for most of us. if you showers in the north—west, but might wind, temperature is not doing badly, up to 20 by the time we get to sunday. and we have fine and settled weather for the week ahead. through the weekend, here is your summary, through the weekend, here is your summary, heavy showers, some sunshine through saturday, fewer showers, dry through the day on sunday and it. to feel warmer, too. those temperatur

fairly large amount of cloud floating around, particularly in north—eastern scotland and england.ry weather but a northerly wind driving ploughed into eastern

quite chilly for eastern scotland and north—east england.re of the high originates all the way from southern greenland extending into the uk. around it, some slightly cooler hair on tuesday with the onshore breeze more cloud for eastern parts. as the winds drop more sunshine by the middle part of the week. generally, the further west you go, the higher the temperatures. that is where we've got the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. our top stories: after a bitterly fought presidential campaign, french voters choose between the political outsider emmanuel macron and the far—right‘s marine le pen. 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by islamist militants three years ago have now been freed. 6,000 migrants are rescued in the mediterranean in just two days, in dozens of operations by the italian coast guard. firefighters rescue dozens of elderly tourists after flash floods hit eastern china. and as prince philip prepares to leave the royal spotlight, his family says he won't be "putting his feet up."

eastern england initially, which will drift westwards during the day. later in the day, parts of southern england could catch a heavy shower. looking mainly dry in north of the uk with the breeze coming in off the sea still around on tuesday evening. the warmest weather will be in the west. the same applies on wednesday. the lion's share of the some will be in scotla nd lion's share of the some will be in scotland and northern ireland, and you may catch the odd shower in the south—east. hello and welcome to one hundred days plus. violence in paris where police clash with protestors during may day demonstrations. 0ne police officer is set on fire and badly burned just six days before france picks it's next president. in a first, japan's largest warship has been deployed to protect a us naval vessel. as tension rises with north korea donald trump says he would consider meeting with kim jung un. the us government will stay open for business — it shouldn't be remarkable but it is. to get there mr trump had to give up on some key campaign promises. and. these are the faces of war. a new exhibition focuses on american soldiers who've fought in iraq and afgh

down in the north—west england we have a bit of brightness around this morning. east of the pennines and across easternsunshine and dry weather to start the day, there will be showers pushing on later. let‘s look at the details for the day across the uk. we have the cloudy as the weather in east. it will be raining on a doctor isa east. it will be raining on a doctor is a day in north—east england and eventually the eastern parts of scotland. a lot of grey, misty, low cloud. to the west and south of england as well as wales, and eventually western scotland, we have a bit of sunshine. we have a few showers developing. some of them will be heavy and sundry in the afternoon. tonight, most of the showers will fade from england and wales and northern ireland. across scotland, not as cold tonight. patchy rain and drizzle into the start of saturday morning. elsewhere, clearer skies. temperatures into single figures. 3-4 temperatures into single figures. 3—4 celsius in the royal park of england and wales. we start the weekend cool in southern parts of the uk. -- weekend cool in southern parts of the uk. —— rur

eastern parts of of england in particular. some wetter weather too in some parts of scotland but a lot of that has been moving away out into the north eastern side of england, still a lot of low cloud first thing but very little rain to speak of. scattered showers in the western side of england, parts of wales, western scotland will see a little bit of rain. this band of rain, this is a cold front heading our way, and that'll be a key feature in the next couple of days. ahead of that still quite a warm night, particularly in the south—east, 14,15 or 16 degrees. now, as we start tuesday, we've got that low cloud across these eastern areas but it is quite dry. further west, yes, we've got some rain for a time in northern ireland, that moves through. it will take a while for that to cross scotland and there will be at least some rain on this trailing weather front stretching down across england and wales. but i think there will be very little rain in the south—west of england. could stay a bit grey around some of the coast, though. moving inland we could see some spells of sunshine. 19, 20 degrees. and in the south—eastern corner, it's

low cloud coming into north—east england and eastern scotland.and wales on monday with the low pressure are sinking into the low continent and high pressure will come to take over eventually. we could see the weather front moving in across the southern parts of the north sea to increase the cloud and bring showers. an mixture of cloud and sunshine on tuesday. the tendency is for the showers to come in off the north sea and push their way towards the midlands. maybe sing the odd shower in the south—west for the odd shower in the south—west for the end of the day but it will be fine with sunshine and a misty start after the rain on monday. much of wales should be dry. the showers will be hit and miss but a few heavier ones across the south—east of england. some sunshine. what was cool over the north sea coast, cooler across northern ireland. 18 degrees across western scotland. the cloud will break up to a certain extent across eastern scotland. the showers that want their way and eventually across the midlands towards wales and the south—west on tu

england and scotland stays dry. but we will seize all clouds drifting into the eastern side of scotland and north east of england.13 sells us. the cloud delivers more showers. there will be some breaks and brighter weather at times but showers moving from the south. we are largely dry first thing in northern england. cloud in the north—east and brighter in the north west. robben island hazard damp now to start on. the opposite in western scotland with point of sunshine to start. —— northern ireland has a damp start. cool and grey weather in eastern scotland, much brighter and warmer in the west. elsewhere, a mixture of quite a bit of cloud and some sunshine, quite a few showers as well. they can be heavy and thundery and again, it is quite warm and close across england and we'll is. —— and wales. into the weekend, they will be some sunny spells with showers. i sunday, things will turn a good deal fresher. on saturday, not too many showers for the midlands and south—eastern corner. more likely to see showers in the western side of england and we are in the north—west quadrant. 15—19dc. still warm and parts of engl

the east, you can see rather cloudier weather in from the north sea, with pesky winds bringing cloud across much of central and eastern englandhest across east wales, south—west england, maybe other parts of central and eastern england. signs of change. thursday morning we start to see showers moving up from the south. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump fires the director of the fbi, james comey, the man leading the investigation into possible collusion between his election campaign and russia. leading democrats say the sacking reeks of a cover up, and call for the appointment of an independent special prosecutor. the american people need to have faith that an investigation as serious as this one is being conducted impartially, without a shred of bias. south korea‘s new president says he favours more dialogue with the north. he is starting his first day in office after victory in tuesday‘s election. and fine—tuning one of the world‘s iconic buildings. renovation gets under way to improve the acoustics inside sydney‘s oper

low cloud coming into north—east england and eastern scotland.ing into the near continent and high pressure will come to take over eventually. we could see the weather front moving in across the southern parts of the north sea to increase the cloud and bring showers. a mixture of cloud and sunshine on tuesday. the tendency is for the showers to come in off the north sea and push their way towards the midlands. maybe seeing the odd shower in the south—west for the end of the day but it will be fine with sunshine and a misty start after the rain on monday. much of wales should be dry. these showers will be hit and miss but a few heavier ones later across the south—east of england. some sunshine. cool over the north sea coast, sunshine across northern ireland. 18 degrees here and across western scotland. the cloud will break up to a certain extent in eastern scotland. it could stay cloudy along the coast. the showers wander their way eventually across the midlands towards wales and the south—west on tuesday evening and then tend to fade away. a clou

we did have some showers further north in rochdale, where we had some rather threatening skies. rain in eastern englanderday. more places enjoying sunshine through the day. some showers around, some heavy ones cropping up in scotland. the showers are likely to be across northern ireland, blustery winds and a rumble of thunder as well. in england and wales, the showers are well scattered. most places are dry with sunshine. watch out for these developing showers in the south—west. creeping up towards the home counties in the next few hours. along the coast this is where we see things that are sunny. things change tomorrow, low pressure coming a long way south. dragging in warm air. and some cloud and rain as well. some showers you see today will fade into the evening and then clear skies for a while, especially in the east, the cloud increases. as that weather front approaches, rain in western areas. temperatures of eight or 9 degrees. a dry start in eastern areas. 0utbreaks degrees. a dry start in eastern areas. 0utbrea ks of degrees. a dry start in eastern areas. outbreaks of rain, the heaviest over th

england. some sunshine, though, developing at times across scotland, some cloud filtering into northern and eastern areas and into the northngland. lovely day, again, in northern ireland — not quite as warm as it was, though, yesterday. pleasant in the sunshine, mind you, across wales and the south—west. but a cooler, cloudier sort of look to the weather across the midlands, towards south—east england. again, a fair bit of cloud across yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia. well, that cloud is coming in off the north sea, around this area of high pressure. that dominates our weather for the start of the week and stretches all the way back to southern parts of greenland. the position of the high will be crucial, though. there may well be a bit more cloud around come monday. still some sunshine, but not as much in western parts of england and wales. temperatures again typically into the mid—teens, so we're not seeing 20 or 21, but it will feel warmer eastern scotland and as we lose the wind of the north sea. but if we lose the cloud overnight, dawn on wednesday could be quite cold almost anywhere in the countryside. it wil

eastern areas, this easterly wind is flown over what is a pretty cold north sea. if you are exposed to the easterly wind, it was the chilly. if you might have called for eastern parts of englandwake of sunshine. it is more of the same for the end of the week. a quiet week. i pressure to the north, still this easterly wind. it will be mostly dry. not much rain for the gardens which could do with that. eastern areas on the true side. further west we will see more in the wake of warm weather. that is it for now. more weather to the afternoon or whatever you want it if you log on to our website. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. downing street is disputing claims in the german media of a fractious dinner last week with european commission president, jean claude juncker, and theresa may. three teenage women are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in raids linked to a police operation in north london on thursday in which a woman was shot and injured. leading social media firms are "shamefully far" from tackling illegal and dangerous online content, according to a report by mps. these social media companies have been asked repeatedly to sort this out and repeatedly they h

through this evening we will see a lot of cloud feeding in across eastern scotland, north—east englands remain clear it will turn quite chilly. it might because enough for some places to see a touch of frost. it tuesday, this is the weather set up we develop. i pressure to the north. low pressure pad for a way to the self—induced. this gives us an easterly wind which will bring cloud in the eastern areas. some showers as well and where you are exposed to the easterly wind, it would be chilly. single digits for some. temperatures up single digits for some. temperatures up into the high teens elsewhere. why will it be so chilly? the sea temperatures are very low. eight or 9 degrees in the north sea and as the easterly wind comes over the see it brings cold air into the coast. nine or10 it brings cold air into the coast. nine or 10 degrees with cloutier on wednesday. more sunshine for the west. sunspots will get to around 19 degrees. things don't change much for the end of the week. i pressure to the north, no to the south—east. still this keen easterly breeze which means it will stick mo

england. wales and certainly the north midlands, parts of eastern england thenjoin north midlands, parts of easternbreeze in the cloudier southern parts. further north the best of the sunshine, fully exposed to the breeze in the used, nine, ten, 11, 12 degrees, out to the west well into the teens if not 20 degrees. by saturday something of a change, as we slide an area of low pressure underneath the higher. so the high still dominating scotland, maybe northern ireland and the far north of england but further south wall in the way of cloud. there is a chance for some of southern coastal counties of seeing some rain. come sunday that has moved away. again, a lot of dry weather around all parts. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. facebook closes in on two billion users and is making bigger profits but are there growing threats to its reputation? live from london, that's our top story on thursday ath may. facebook‘s profits jumped tojust over $3 billion in the first quarter — that's up 76% rise on last year — but can it crackdown on extremist videos and inappropria

england and wales towards the west coast. we won't have that onshore wind off the north sea. whilst temperatures generally will be into the mid—teens, it will feel warmer for easternnywhere. we're going to warm up quickly in the sunshine for england and wales, southern scotland and northern ireland. could be 19 degrees from the midlands and southwards. more cloud for northern scotland, and perhaps one or two spots of rain on that weak weather front. high pressure pulling away from midweek onwards. the pressure starts to drop and the weather starts to change as these weather fronts move up from these weather fronts move up from the south. for most of the week ahead, it will remain dry. there'll be warm sunshine. but where we have clear skies at night, it will be quite chilly. later on in the week, as pressure falls, there's the chance of some rain moving northwards. hello. you are with bbc world news. the headlines: france's president—elect, the pro—european centrist emmanuel macron, has promised to unite the country, restore confidence in the eu, and tackle terrorism and climate change. his first priority following his decisive win will be to form a new government

north—west england, north wales could hit 26 or 27 celsius. notch that up a degree also as we go into saturday with lots of dry, sunny weather. maybe a cool onshore breeze for some across eastern. well, this is how we start the weekend, high pressure just to the east of us, treading the south—easterly winds. we have to watch this low pressure system, though, down to the south—west. this has the potential for some showers, maybe the odd thunderstorm for a time, as it looks like it will push its way northwards before we see high pressure built back in again from the west. the biggest problem is how quickly that whole process takes place, so they did a very uncertain at the moment. what we will say is we will all see a bit of heat, a bit of sunshine as well, but there will be that slightly cooler spell with a chance of showers — not everywhere — at some point to the weekend, before things turn dry for next week too. tonight at ten, president trump has told the leaders of more than forty muslim nations, they must unite, to defeat religious extremism. they must unite, to defeat speaking in saudi arabia, he said the middle east cannot wait for american power to crush the "barbaric c

quite chilly for eastern scotland and north—east england once again.ay from southern greenland, extending a nose into the uk. on tuesday, the onshore breeze will cause more cloud for the eastern part of the uk. we will have more 5un5hine by the middle part of the week, boosting temperatures. but generally, the further west you go will see higher temperatures. and that is where we have the best of sunshine. hello, this is breakfast, with ben thompson and katherine downes. income tax, mental health and pensions — the political parties make major policy pledge5 ahead of the general election. labour says it won‘t rai5e income tax for 95% of taxpayers, while there5a may is promising to tear up what she says is outdated mental health legislation. good morning, it‘5 sunday may 8. al5o ahead: choo5ing their new president — french voter5 go to the polls this morning. 82 of the kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls have been freed more than three years after they were captured by islamist militant5.

spells in scotla nd brightens up, sunny spells in scotland away from the north—east, but for the ease midlands and much of eastern englandng to be cloudy and cool. warmer for south—east scotland, and north england, fine for most on choose the evening, cloud building, but for england and wales, temperatures going to be dropping low. you could get a touch of frost on wednesday morning. ruraltemperatures, get a touch of frost on wednesday morning. rural temperatures, single figures. take note of the potential impact, on delicate plans. wednesday, sunshine around, sunny spells, northern cloudy. scotland and some of us, getting those patchy outbreaks. it is going to start feeling warmer on the north sea coast. looking ahead, most places going to stay dry, but first signs of change for the south, the chance of change for the south, the chance of some showers, rain, possibly even some thunder. all of that pushing northwards, low pressure taking over, it is not politically wash out but showers around. this is bbc news. an clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00. the transition of power is under way in france, as the newly elected pr

england. further north east we have more cloud and persistent rain affecting north—eastern parts of england andll start today and saturday on a largely gay, quite fresh note. we still have showers across the north east england and north scotland for a time. then elsewhere it is sunny spells and scattered showers, perhaps some thunderstorms. sunglass ares one minute umbrellas the next. sunday it looks like a better day of the weekend. if you have outdoor plans. light winds, dry weather, still a chance of a few showers on sunday, particularly across the north—west, but the south and east are warmer with temperatures up to 20 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines. swedish prosecutors have dropped their investigation into rape allegations againstjulian assange. mr assange, who remains inside the ecuadorian embassy in london, said he was prepared for dialogue with british and us authorities. seven yea rs seven years without charge, why my children combru up without me, that is not something i can forgive. it is not something i can forgive. it is not something that i can forget. labour have critic

we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, low cloud and these are the temperaturesfog towards the south—west after the rain on monday. the showers that we are, some likely have headed fowler comic southwards into the continent thatis comic southwards into the continent that is where the front here could spoil things a bit, that is where the front here could spoilthings a bit, coming in that is where the front here could spoil things a bit, coming in off the southern north sea we will season the southern north sea we will season showers. a mishmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud a more cloud about so a few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and southern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to be dry as well as wales, warm in the sunshine but feeling cooler under this part, especially as the wind picks up. showers will be like that there could be a few heavy ones in south—east later on. showers as far north of northumberland, to the west it is likely to be dry. and it is not quite as high across northern i

we have more cloud coming into eastern scotland, north—east england, quite low cloud and these are thet of mist and fog towards the south—west after that rain on monday. the showers that we had, some lively, have headed southwards into the near continent and high pressure will come to dominate eventually, but this weather front here could spoil things a bit, coming in off the southern north sea. we'll see some showers. a mishmash in the morning with sunshine and areas of cloud. but more cloud and perhaps few showers coming in off the north sea into more central and southern parts of england. for much of the day, the south—west is likely to be dry as well as wales, nice and warm in the sunshine, but feeling cooler under this cloud, especially as the wind picks up. showers will be light, but there could be a few heavy ones in south—east later on. showers as far north of northumberland, to the west it is likely to be dry. and temperatures not quite as high across northern ireland and scotland as they were on monday but 18 degrees is quite likely. cool for eastern scotland under the cloud,

north across the south—west. a very dull start on the western side of scotland, things will improve, especially the south—west. maybe a shower on the eastern borders, the north—east of englandno skipping the fa ct throughout the day. no skipping the fact that behind me, there, much of the south—west will have a wet and to the afternoon. that rain will move further north through the evening and into the wee hours of monday, bank holiday monday, and that. line—out, it turns muggy. we may pop off a fume or thunderstorms as the temperatures get never lower as the temperatures get never [jewel 15§16 as the temperatures get never [jewel 15g 16 celsius. one of those days. then, northern is one of those days. then, northern ireland, too. temperatures to the south—east will get to 22, i at = ireland, too. temperatures to the south—east will get to 22, i at 25 “55 5 for am..- an}. n,- monda to tuesda , a weather anglia. monday to tuesday, a weather front comes through, pushed through by some strong winds me and just into the middle part of the week, high—pressure takes over, and things really begin to quieten down. i will see later. hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll b

north and west. eastern pa rt dry in the north and west. eastern part of englanda fresh start on friday morning where you have those clear skies. tomorrow, we will see patchy rain around eastern parts of england, up to the south—east of scotland. elsewhere across the country, a return to sunshine and scattered showers. similar to today and innocent shank, temperatures in the mid teens. the weekend is a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers and it will feel chilly at times overnight. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may has launched the conservative election manifesto, saying politicians need to be upfront about the issues britain faces. mrs may told an audience in halifax that a strong economy and delivering brexit are the biggest priorities if she's re—elected. come with me as i lead britain, strengthen my hand as i fight for britain and stand with me as i deliverfor britain. one woman has died and 22 other people were injured after a motorist drove into pedestrians in the centre of new york. the driver, an armed forces veteran with previous co

quite chilly for eastern scotland and north—east england once again.re of a high pressure ridge coming all the way from southern greenland, extending a nose into the uk. on tuesday, the onshore breeze will cause more cloud for the eastern part of the uk. we will have more sunshine by the middle part of the week, boosting temperatures. but generally, the further west you go will see higher temperatures. and that is where we have the best of sunshine. hello and welcome, my name is tom donkin, and this is bbc news. our top stories this hour: france's presidential election reaches its climax but could the hacking attack on emmanuel macron‘s campaign affect sunday's result? 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by islamist militants three years ago have now been freed. violence eases across syria as a russian—backed plan aims to put a halt six to years of war. firefighters rescue dozens of elderly tourists, after flash floods hit eastern china. and as prince philip prepares to leave the royal spotlight, his family says he won't be putting his feet up.

the east, you can see rather cloudier weather in from the north sea, with pesky winds bringing cloud across much of central and eastern englandular. it hasn't felt warm either under the cloudy skies. however, the weather is going to change because the wind is changing direction. we're not bringing cloud from the north sea. the pressure is relatively higher on wednesday. the winds will be a little bit lighter. it will be sunny and warm day for many parts of the country. yes, warmth on the way but it will be a chilly start to the morning. temperatures start around two or three degrees in the countryside. there will be a few spots see temperatures below freezing in the coldest areas. cloudy in scotland. a bit of rain for the northern isles. 0therwise, mainly dry. we should see sunshine from the central belt southwards across scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, mostly starting fine and sunny with a few patches of cloud to start the day for east anglia. i think for most of us temperatures come up quickly with light winds and blue skies overhead. and that's really the way the weather will stay through the rest of the day

the east, you can see rather cloudier weather in from the north sea, with pesky winds bringing cloud across much of central and eastern englandowever, the weather is going to change because the wind is changing direction. we're not bringing cloud from the north sea. the pressure is relatively higher on wednesday. the winds will be a little bit lighter. it will be sunny and warm day for many parts of the country. yes, warmth on the way but it will be a chilly start to the morning. temperatures start around two or three degrees in the countryside. there will be a few spots see temperatures below freezing in the coldest areas. cloudy in scotland. a bit of rain for the northern isles. 0therwise, mainly dry. we should see sunshine from the central belt southwards across scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, mostly starting fine and sunny with a few patches of cloud to start the day for east anglia. i think for most of us temperatures come up quickly with light winds and blue skies overhead. and that's really the way the weather will stay through the rest of the day. again, prone to a few spits and spots of rain across the