further north, much cooler in the north midlands, especially northern england. nd perhaps brighter in northern ireland and this time the driest weather will be across scotland on wednesday. again, chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain continues to push northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night. so it will turn wetter in scotland and northern ireland. the rain still around in northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it may well be dry. quite a warm night as well, but the big story is the rain that's continuing. the wettest weather will be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually turning brighter for northern england. for many parts of england and wales it could be dry, with brighter skies. a bit of warmth as well and humidity. but further north, where we have the rain and the winds coming in from the east, it will feel cold. quite a bit colder than it should do for this time of year. low pressure responsible for all the rain, which doesn't know whether it's coming or going. as we've seen it is moving northw

but further north, much cooler across the north midlands, especially northern england with the rain. sea. it should turn a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brighter for northern ireland, and this time the driest weather is going to be across scotland on wednesday. but again chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain, though, continues to push its way northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night, so it will turn wetter in scotland and northern ireland too. the rain still around across northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it may well be dry. quite a warm night as well but the big story, the rain that isjust continuing. but this time in a different area really on thursday. so the wettest weather going to be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually it turns a bit drier for northern england. for many parts of northern england and wales, it may be a drier day, some brighter skies, a bit of warmth as well and some humidity. but further north where we have the rain and still the winds coming in from the east or north—east, it will feel col

more showers breaking out across the north midlands and into parts of wales and the south—west.you are the drier and finally your day will be. the top will be 2223. high uv levels and very high pollen levels across the south. overnight we keep their showers. in the northern part of scotland they'll be there. a lot weather elsewhere, and that cloud will break up. it will push those temperatures to 2122 at best. a few want more detail about the rest of the week it is there for you at the bbc weather website. heated talks are continuing between the conservatives and the democratic unionists to strike a deal to form the next government. this morning, the defence secretary sir michael fallon backed theresa may, but said she would have to start governing with the support of her cabinet, rather than listening to advisors. but criticism of her leadership style has continued, with former chancellor george osborne calling her a "dead woman walking", following the general election result. here is our political correspondent leila nathoo.

more showers across the north midlands and into parts of wales in the south—west later.rier and brighter your day will be. pollen and uv levels will be very high. longer spells of rain overnight in scotland. those will continue first thing on monday. some sunshine the further south you are. hello. this is bbc news. downing street and the democratic unionist party have both insisted that no parliamentary pact has yet been agreed between them. the defence secretary says any pact would only apply to "big issues". it falls on us now to build a government in the national interest and that is what we are working with other friends in the and that is what we are working with otherfriends in the dup and that is what we are working with other friends in the dup to do. dup leader, arlene foster is expected in london on tuesday, she says there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal but nothing is finalised. one that will bring stability to the nation and those discussions continuing, we made good progress with the discussions. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a

further north, much cooler in the north midlands, especially northern england. the northern ireland and this time the driest weather will be across scotland on wednesday. again, chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain continues to push northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night. it will turn went in scotland and northern ireland. the rain still around in northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it could be dry. quite a war night as well. the big story is the rain is continuing. —— a warm night. the wettest weather will be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually turning brighter the northern england. for many parts of england and wales it could be dry, with brighter skies. bit of warmth as well and humidity. further north where we have the rain and the winds coming in from the east or more this it will feel cold. quite a bit colder than it should do for this time of year. low pressure responsible for the rain, which doesn't know whether it is coming or going. as we can see it is moving northwards. 0n the frid

further north, much cooler in the north midlands, especially northern england. he north sea. it should turn dryer and perhaps brighter in northern ireland and this time the driest weather will be across scotland on wednesday. again, chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain continues to push northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night. so it will turn wetter in scotland and northern ireland. the rain still around in northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it may well be dry. quite a warm night as well, but the big story is the rain that's continuing. the wettest weather will be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually turning brighter for northern england. for many parts of england and wales it could be dry, with brighter skies. a bit of warmth as well and humidity. but further north, where we have the rain and the winds coming in from the east, it will feel cold. quite a bit colder than it should do for this time of year. low pressure responsible for all the rain, which doesn't know whether it's coming or goin

but further north, much cooler across the north midlands, especially northern england with the rain. reland, and this time the driest weather is going to be across scotland on wednesday. but again chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain, though, continues to push its way northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night, so it will turn wetter in scotland and northern ireland too. the rain still around across northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it may well be dry. quite a warm night as well but the big story, the rain that isjust continuing. but this time in a different area really on thursday. so the wettest weather going to be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually it turns a bit drier for northern england. for many parts of northern england and wales, it may be a drier day, some brighter skies, a bit of warmth as well and some humidity. but further north where we have the rain and still the winds coming in from the east or north—east, it will feel cold. quite a bit colder than it should do for this time of the year. low pressur

more showers across the north midlands and into parts of wales in the south—west later. south and east you are, the drier and brighter your day will be. pollen and uv levels will be very high. longer spells of rain overnight in scotland. those will continue first thing on monday. dry weather elsewhere. eventually, some of the cloud will break up, helping push temperatures upwards. more details on the bbc website. you're watching bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: downing street and the dup have insisted that no parliamentary pact has yet been agreed between them. the dup leader said there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. one that would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress, but the discussions continue. borisjohnson has dismissed as tripe newspaper reports that he is preparing a new bid to become prime minister. former chancellor george osborne says that theresa may's days as prime minister are numbered. theresa may is a dead woman walking, it's just how long she will remain on death row. i think

further north where we have the wind and rainfor north where we have the wind and rain for the north midlandsmuch better day for scotland. that is unlikely to continue. low pressure dominating not just our shores but continue. low pressure dominating notjust our shores but well into the heart of europe where we will have some flash flooding lightly. torrential and thundery downpours around at the moment. not as blundery in the uk, but on thursday the rain is in scotland and northern ireland. easing off in northern england. most of england and wales missing the showers. a bit of warmth and humidity. call the further north in the wind and rain. that rain will push into england and wales again on friday. into the weekend a glimmer of hope. not completely dry, the pressure will be higher so it should be drier and brighter when the sun does it should feel warm. this is newsday and the bbc. all top stories: companies across the globe are reporting they have been struck bya are reporting they have been struck by a major cyber attack. the us accuses russia and china of complicity in trafficking force

further north, much cooler in the north midlands, especially northern england. thern ireland and this time the driest weather will be across scotland on wednesday. again, chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain continues to push northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night. so it will turn wetter in scotland and northern ireland. the rain still around in northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it may well be dry. quite a warm night as well, but the big story is the rain that's continuing. the wettest weather will be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually turning brighter for northern england. for many parts of england and wales it could be dry, with brighter skies. a bit of warmth as well and humidity. but further north, where we have the rain and the winds coming in from the east, it will feel cold. quite a bit colder than it should do for this time of year. low pressure responsible for all the rain, which doesn't know whether it's coming or going. as we've seen it is moving northwards. 0n the friday that l

but further north, much cooler across the north midlands, especially northern england with the rain. brighter for northern ireland, and this time the driest weather is going to be across scotland on wednesday. but again chilly with the winds off the north sea. that rain, though, continues to push its way northwards through wednesday evening and wednesday night, so it will turn wetter in scotland and northern ireland too. the rain still around across northern england and north wales, but to the south and south—east it may well be dry. quite a warm night as well but the big story, the rain that isjust continuing. but this time in a different area really on thursday. so the wettest weather going to be for scotland and northern ireland. eventually it turns a bit drier for northern england. for many parts of northern england and wales, it may be a drier day, some brighter skies, a bit of warmth as well and some humidity. but further north where we have the rain and still the winds coming in from the east or north—east, it will feel cold. quite a bit colder than it should do for this time

southern and then south—eastern areas, going through the day, thunderstorms breaking out across the north midlands them and stay dry. fresher day for many, 18 to 20 degrees, 26 degrees, way down on where the temperatures have been recently, and that leads into a cooler, fresh and night for many areas, up cooler, fresh and night for many areas, up to the north—west, a band of rain moving through northern ireland, western scotland, into northern england. on what will be a cooler and fresher night. this does set us up for the forecast for the week ahead, beans are turning more u nsettled, week ahead, beans are turning more unsettled, bands of rain, such as this one, moving through on friday. westerly wind which will bring fresh airfrom the westerly wind which will bring fresh air from the atlantic. the wind will be quite strong on friday, breezy, blustery day for many, thoroughly windy day for parts of the north, with the band of rain sinking south and east, tending to fizzle away as it goes. temperatures, 16 to 18 degrees, still up into the 20s across parts of the south—east. friday night into satur

into the top end of the pennines, more in the way of showers breaking out eventually across the north midlandsther south and east you are, the dryer and finer the day will be. watch out for the uv levels, really quite high, and the pollen very high across the south. overnight, showers and longer spells a rain going across northern scotland, they will be their first across northern scotland, they will be theirfirst thing across northern scotland, they will be their first thing on monday. dry weather elsewhere, eventually the cloud will break up which will help to push the temperatures to around 21, 20 to push the temperatures to around 21,202 to push the temperatures to around 21, 20 2 degrees to push the temperatures to around 21,20 2 degrees or so at to push the temperatures to around 21, 20 2 degrees or so at best. if you want more detail about the rest of the week, it is on the bbc weather website. hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: downing street and the democratic unionist party have both issued statements overnight, making clear that a deal between them for a parliame

this mass will be moving north into east anglia eventually, the midlands as well. evening and right through the evening and right through the night across many areas of the uk. so that rain area expands, the heaviest of the rain again in the south—eastern quarter. mild if not warm in the south, 15, 16 degrees, a bit fresher in scotland. and this poor weather is with us to stay through most of this week. this low pressure with weather fronts spiralling in towards it, thatis fronts spiralling in towards it, that is here through wednesday. at this stage wednesday morning, the heaviest of the rain through the north midlands. but across scotland a different story, it has been heavy rain today but for easter areas some sunshine around. and in the west as well. so that central suede tomorrow is where the worst of the weather will be. but notice how the weather front is moving north. very slowly, but it is moving and that means wednesday night into thursday, that weather front once again will be over eastern parts of scotland. 0ne day of dry weather and then back into the

even inland we might see shell was breaking up towards the north midlands and the south—east as well.eel to things. brighter in the south. again it might spark of showers. through the evening remaining wet and windy. generally a lot of cloud overnight and with that temperature is not dropping off too far. fairly mild, 13-14. dropping off too far. fairly mild, 13—111. friday starts wet and windy across the north and west. largely drive but eventually the rain will slide southwards and eastwards. top temperatures around about 21. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: a retired judge, sir martin moore—bick, will lead the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire. the prime minister says "no stone will be left unturned" by the inquiry. sir martin, who has been meeting residents this morning, promised "to get to the truth as quickly as possible" but he says it may not be as wide ranging as some residents hope. the residents and the local people want a much broader investigation and i can fully understand why they should want that. whether my inquiry is the right way in which to achieve that,

so northern england, the north midlands that will get the rain.r. that's it from me. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at a.31pm: the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has announced that her plans for a second independence referendum are on hold until after brexit. a number of businesses around the world have been hit by a cyber attack. some russian banks and businesses are affected as well as organisations in the ukraine, spain and denmark. the search engine google has been hit with a record fine of more than £2 billion by the european commission, for abusing its power and illegally promoting its own shopping service. the bank of england has issued an amber warning as figures for consumer borrowing and household debt are on the rise. a further four local authorities have been identified by the government as having high rise buildings with cladding that has failed fire safety tests. let's catch up with the sport now. damien is at the bbc sports centre. hi damien. good afternoon. england face germany in the semi—finals of the europe

derby north, a midlands marginal labour had to win.‘s friend chris williamson was the pa rty‘s candidate. this is the best labour manifesto since 1945. cheering and applause and for those who are saying, "oh, it's extreme left—wing." i say, "you're talking utter nonsense." let's win derby north, because the road to downing street goes straight through the middle of derby north. for chris williamson, this fight was personal. he'd lost this seat in 2015 byjust 41 votes. it made it the most marginal in england. as this campaign began, the polls were as bad as the weather. it's depressing to see the latest news broadcast talk about the opinion polls. but that's not reflected by what i'm seeing. i've been knocking on doors and the support for the labour party, the support, they genuinely love jeremy corbyn, it's palpable. it was, ironically, the tory manifesto which lit the fire beneath labour's campaign. theresa may believed she could reach the parts of the electorate which other tory leaders had long struggled to reach — working—class vot

wet whether continuing across north wales, the midlands, northern england. return to drier weather with sunshine but scotland is sitting underneath the cloud with outbreaks of rain. the area of rain nudges slowly northwards and eastwards wales will across england, wales and scotland. the south—western half of the uk sees a return to sunshine and showers, but the strength of the wind could be gusting up to 50mph, even inland. a windy day on tuesday and it will feel cooler than it has been recently with temperatures between 13 and 18 degrees. particularly cool where you're stuck under cloud and the outbreaks of rain across scotland and north—east england, the rain lingers on into the early hours of wednesday. elsewhere across the country, a return to clearer conditions and less windy. temperatures overnight down to about nine or ten. wednesday will be an improving sort of day down to the fact that this area of low pressure will slowly clear off to the north—east. we still have pretty tightly packed isoba rs during wednesday. another breezy day to come across n

it into northern wales, heavier pulses close to the scottish borders and north—west england, a few isolated showers for the midlandsntly a dry and warm and almost humid start to the day. those temperatures will continue to climb. as we go into the afternoon that rain shifts north, which could trigger some sharp thundery downpours for northern ireland and a pulse of thundery showers moving up through the south—east of england towards lincolnshire by the afternoon. still quite warm here, 22, and much fresher feel further north as you can see. low—pressure stays with us tuesday into wednesday. there will be some wet weather quite considerably across england and wales overnight, tuesday into wednesday. so wednesday starts off pretty wet as you can see. heavy rain in eastern areas, the far north of scotla nd rain in eastern areas, the far north of scotland escapes the worst of it and stays dry but the north—easterly breeze will feel fresh eye exposed coasts with just 12 or 13 degrees. the week ahead on subtle, something we have not seen for quite some time, some spells of rain and certainly it will turn cooler. this is

cloud in northern england, midlands, north wales. more cloud further south compared to today.ointing day with spells of sunshine. there will always be closer to the west of scotland, these systems. temperatures building across the spanish plateau. the warmth will migrate northwards so we will see the mid— 30s across part of france and up to 30 here in the weekend. cloud zone across scotland. and the northern isles. away from those areas, in the 20s. missed and low cloud and fog first thing in the morning. the sunday, a weather front meandering its way east. we will start to see a change. if you find the thought of 25 degrees are stifling, the coast will provide a refreshing sea breeze. this sunshine just as strong. it doesn't matter what the temperature, the sun is just as strong with high levels of uv as you would expect approaching the midsummer ‘s days. in the new week, showers in the north and west and the case for the rest of us midweek. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: the death toll in the london tower block fire rises to 17, but is expected to increase f

those seats in the north and the midlands that they believe they could take from the other side.s and the start of the campaign. she was going after seats that had 8000 majorities for labour, unusual places for the tories to be campaigning. chris bailey and —— chris grayling was in bolsover. here she is, as the financial times reports, the last two days of campaigning, going back out to the labour heartlands and specifically the ones who supported brexit. absolutely, it's the ukip vote that they are after, they believe they can lock down now and as a result, ta ke can lock down now and as a result, take those seats. perhaps it is an occasion, she is acknowledging that things are tight but looking at the opinion polls, it is anyone's guess. one of them said that they are within a percent of each other, another says it could be a tory landslide. if you look at the picture, the corbyn rallies up and down the country, in gateshead there we re down the country, in gateshead there were 10,000 people. i know it is a labour heartland and many of them will be young people, and whether the

a busy day, starting in scotland, coming down the country, rallies in the midlands, north wales, already rally in london tonight. he will be on stage in the next couple of minutes. to give his last chance to get the message across. very enthusiastic crowd. this is what we have seen it all the rallies. hundreds of people turning out to seejeremy hundreds of people turning out to see jeremy corbyn. hundreds of people turning out to seejeremy corbyn. you would expect these are natural labour supporters. people who would never vote any other way. he has energised them, run an effective campaign, inspiring people. no doubt this campaign has gone better than the labour party or anybody else was expecting. there have been a few setbacks, hiccups, moments whenjeremy corbyn has started. 0verall moments whenjeremy corbyn has started. overall the team feel he has stood up to the test and perform. the real challenge is whether he can get the message beyond people. get that message to the electorate, convincing them he's the electorate, convincing them he's the real contender to be prime minister. an

raining across the north midlands into northern england. arts of scotland. the far north of scotla nd of scotland. the far north of scotland starting with a frost and some sunshine here this morning, but cloud amounts are increasing. northern ireland, outbreaks of rain on and off through much of this morning. the rain is particularly persistent on the hills this morning. quite a breeze coming with it, but not as strong as recent days. that breezes coming from a general south to south—westerly direction. —— breezes. so a comparatively mild start for most of you away from scotland. rain will continue to affect northern ireland at times, pushing into central and southern scotland. it does mean that across england and wales, where we start with the wet weather, there will be some improvements. some sunshine at times, but a scattering of showers. some of those could be heavy and thundery later. temperatures into the low 20s in the sunshine, but most people will be in the mid—to high teens. coolest in the mid—to high teens. coolest in the north of

wet whether continuing across north wales, the midlands, northern england.eather with sunshine but scotland is sitting underneath the cloud with outbreaks of rain. the area of rain nudges slowly northwards and eastwards across england, wales and scotland. the south—western half of the uk sees a return to sunshine and showers, but the strength of the wind could be gusting up to 50mph, even inland. a windy day on tuesday and it will feel cooler than it has been recently with temperatures between 13 and 18 degrees. particularly cool where you're stuck under cloud and the outbreaks of rain across scotland and north—east england, the rain lingers on into the early hours of wednesday. elsewhere across the country, a return to clearer conditions and less windy. temperatures overnight down to about nine or ten. wednesday will be an improving sort of day down to the fact that this area of low pressure will slowly clear off to the north—east. we still have pretty tightly packed isoba rs during wednesday. another breezy day to come across northern and eastern parts of

the best of the brightness in the north—eastern parts of england. the midlandsd, especially the south—west, where it could be quite damp first south—west, where it could be quite dampfirst thing. south—west, where it could be quite damp first thing. damp weather in glastonbury through the morning, but it should be improving through the day and cloud will break up to allow some bright or even sunny spells. the wings further south will be and moderate. warm weather sunshine comes out, especially in the south—east and towards the north—east. rain pushing into north—west england and western parts of wales. after we shower is continuing in northern scotland, where we could see up to 50 mph gusts. feeling cool. elsewhere, quite warm and up to 25 degrees in the south—east. into this evening and overnight it stays blustery in northern areas. more cloud at times, especially in the west. it could be longer spells of rain pushing into the western hills. quite a mild night to come foremost. still blustery in the north of the country, especially in north—east scotla nd count

the north of england in the midlands, cloudy skies, mid—twenties more likely. the question. by wednesday, sunny and dry weather in the south—east corner. a fresh feel with a breeze coming off the sea. 13 degrees. by the end of the day, sharp and possibly thundery downpours possible from the west. they will slowly clear away on wednesday, but leaving a legacy of cloud. extreme heat in the south—east potentially on thursday. 30 degrees or more. it is the start of the grasscourt season and the start of queens. it will be pretty hot for spectators and players. bear in mind high uv. sunscreen will be necessary. it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: almost a year after the referendum, the brexit negotiations are about to begin — but the british government appears divided on its approach. three days of national mourning in portugal — after more than sixty people are killed in wildfires. another win for president i

cloud across north—west england and western wales and also southern counties of england. good sunshine through the midlandsgin with. looks like this afternoon should turn drier. we could see a bit of brightness in the afternoon. that is the theme for much of the country, variable amounts of cloud and sunshine. here are some blustery showers are the gales. further south it will feel warm. 17—21. we could make 24, 25 across the south—east. this evening, it will be another fair hi breezy one, variable cloud. it could pep up to be thicker with patchy rain across the higher ground. blustery showers continuing across the northern half of scotland. the low pressure system continues to pull towards scandinavia, taking the winds with it. brighter skies slowly push south. scotland, northern ireland into northern gland, some sunshine, one oi’ northern gland, some sunshine, one or two showers. further south, thicker cloud and a few scattered showers here. top temperature at best 21 or 22, closer to the 18 mark. fresher on sunday. it's it‘s that time of the morning where we have a look at the papers. the former england

much hotter as well across the midlands, north east england.t sunshine and that makes the difference. we have some cloud formation, and we often get this before big summertime thunderstorms break—out. a clue as to what the weather prospects hold. but for the time being a lot of dry weather around. barely a cloud in the sky for many areas and temperatures pushing up towards 3a. some thunderstorms possible across wales and northern parts of england through the afternoon. southern scotla nd through the afternoon. southern scotland and northern ireland as well. but northern scotland just quite grey with bursts of rain on and off. following such a hot day another very hot evening coming up. around ten o'clock still around 26 degrees. but there are signs of a change taking place. the hot air is going to get run over the top with colder air coming going to get run over the top with colderaircoming in going to get run over the top with colder air coming in from the atlantic. this makes some big temperature contrasts building in the atmosphere and is a

much hotter as well across the midlands, north east england. we often get this before big summertime thunderstorms break—out. a clue as to what the weather prospects hold. but for the time being a lot of dry weather around. barely a cloud in the sky for many areas and temperatures pushing up towards 3a. some

some showers as well across wales and the north midlands, fewer showers across southern england but iteveloped elsewhere. it will be breezy, the wind is easing a touch on the north of the country and if you happen to be in the sunshine, it will not be as warm as was yesterday, especially in east anglia. the warmest part the uk 24 celsius, today we look at 20 may be 21, pleasant enough still. as the head on into the evening and overnight there will be clear skies developing with the patchy mist and fog falling across southern counties and into the south—west. and then a new set of weather fronts, our way of bringing rain. no particular cold night won't be particularly cold start to the day. these are the front bringing that rain, turning or shower, large space between the highs of us are not as windy. that means that the southern areas that will be warm and sunny and drier thanit will be warm and sunny and drier than it has been today. showers rivalling from the north—west of england across the north—east, they will be hit and miss and the rain coming in from scotland. top temperatures

ending up with more than 200 seats, originally expected to do very badly particularly north and midlandrliament, and if labor wins enough seats to perform a coalition with another, smaller party, i think they would be very happy indeed. nobody in the party even three weeks ago would have expected it. >> a lot depends on whether young voters turn out. young people did not necessarily -- give us a sense of how many generate a likely to lot of enthusiasm for corbyn? >> i do not know if you can hear the chanting in the background. one million registered to vote. the difficulty is how many actually turn out tomorrow but also how the voter distribution looks like. , the tricky bit for labor is betting those votes in places like the northeast, they targets where they had gained a big following and the anecdotal evidence is they the going toward theresa may rather than jeremy corbyn. dish -- thee blur british love an underdog but jeremy corbyn was a national joke by the u.k. press. what has he done to get this kind of level of grassroots support? is it theresa may throwing it away? are his view

still some outbreaks of rain in east anglia, further rain in the midlands and the north—east.y picture, and by the end of the night temperatures dipping down to ten or 11 degrees in western areas, but a warm night in south—eastern corner, 16 or 17 in central london. into the morning, a lot of dry and bright weather across the south—west, showers lurking in the south—west, showers lurking in the bristol channel. it might start cloudy for the south—east of england, early showers, but a lot of dry weather to be had. early showers in the north—east as well. a lot of dry weather in northern ireland and scotland, but quite great conditions around the coasts in the north—east. through the day, early showers will clear from the north—east of england, brightening up nicely, good sunshine here. likely a show or two in wales and the south—west, but still a lot of dry weather. 17 degrees in glasgow, much fresher 22 or $0 degrees in glasgow, much fresher 22 orso in degrees in glasgow, much fresher 22 or so in london. as you go through the evening, again, one or two showers drifting across

looks like north wales, north midlands, it should be a largely dry day.ine and showers. that is how you weather is looking into the firth of forth. i think you were supposed to be doing the cooking. i think that is your turn. i wanted a slightly healthier brea kfast. i wanted a slightly healthier breakfast. you are not doing this very well, a lot of smoke. iam very well, a lot of smoke. i am expecting a sandwich after all of this. expect away! we are talking about what it means that the economy here. in six days, people go to the polls. they will be voting in the election. how does it figure when it comes to the economy, how does scotland fit in with the rest of the uk and what does it mean for vote rs rest of the uk and what does it mean for voters here? two people can explain, chris and stephanie, good morning. chris, you run an international business, talk me through some of the biggest issues for voters ? through some of the biggest issues for voters? i think currency and brexit has a major impact. we pay a lot of our bills in euros and we have seen a

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north sea. that doesn't feel at all summery. yorkshire with some rain. tonight the rain gets heavier and heavier in the south—east. it moves into the midlandsfts slowly further north into northern areas. so actually it is not going to be cold, 16 in the south. fresher in scotland. this ugly looking low, with lots of weather fronts around it, it is not shifting. it has decided to stay here all week long. sol decided to stay here all week long. so i think on wednesday, the worst of the weather transfers to more central and eastern areas. from lincolnshire up to newcastle a wind off the north sea and it will be cool off the north sea and it will be cool, but there is some good news, in scotland tomorrow, a much better day than today. you get the message the, the low pressure won't give rain every where. it will change from time to time. on thursday, we could have some sunshine across the south—east and central areas. is there a light at the end of the tun —— tunnel. yes it is drier and brighter at the weekend. thank goodness! thank you. our main story here: google has been fined £1.1 billion by the european commission for breaking competition

across northern parts of the midlands, through north wales, northern england, a very wet afternoon, andtland, looking fairly dry. some brighter sky in north—west scotland, not feeling too bad. through this evening and night, the strong wind continues in the north—east of england, but in southern scotland, with the strong wind taking us into thursday. the rain if it's into scotland and northern ireland for thursday. it will continue to move west through the day. still some rainfall for northern parts of england, wales and the south—west, for the midlands and south east england, barring the odd shower, not too bad. it feels quite pleasa nt shower, not too bad. it feels quite pleasant in the sunshine. the further north and west, it will feel a bit colder. this low pressure is still with us as we go into friday, moving slightly further south and west. it changes the position of where the rainfall will be. it will drift further south and east. and improving picture of the rain moves south. after some brightness in the south—east, the rain arrives by friday evening. going into the weekend, so

again into the west country, to the south—west of england, into wales, the heart of the midlands and up towards the northomewhat cooler feel to the weather. but even some of these temperatures, for example 22 in belfast, is above average for the time of year. as you'll see, as you get that wee bit further north it does look very those storms will rumble on during the course of the evening. and later on we will see the first signs of somewhat cooler conditions trying to move in from the atlantic. once we start putting that moisture into the mix of all of the heat that we've had of late, well, that could be really quite explosive. if you catch some of these thunderstorms as they rumble their way from west to east, right through the heart of the british isles, you will certainly know all about it. there could be some very gusty winds, damaging hail and there will be a lot of water very quickly, so driving conditions will be treacherous. but at least they herald the arrival for many of cooler, fresher weather. that will not feel the case across east anglia and the south—east, where temperatures still well on

the north of england in the midlands, cloudy skies, mid—twenties more likely. 20s not out of the question. by wednesday, sunny and dry weather in the south—east corner. a fresh feel with a breeze coming off the sea. 13 degrees. by the end of the day, sharp and possibly thundery downpours possible from the west. they will slowly clear away on thursday, but leaving a legacy of cloud. extreme heat in the south—east potentially on thursday. 30 degrees or more. it is the start of the grasscourt season and the start of queens. it will be pretty hot for both spectators and players. bear in mind high uv. sunscreen will be necessary. it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. it is the start of the grasscourt season and the start of queens. it will be pretty hot for both spectators and players. bear in mind high uv. sunscreen will be necessary. it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care. welcome to bbc world news, we're going straight to some breaking news now. a number of people h

again into the west country, to the south—west of england, into wales, the heart of the midlands and up towards the northt cooler feel to the weather. even some of these temperatures, for example 22 in belfast, is above average for the time of year. as you'll see, we get further north it does look very much more unsettled. those storms will rumble on during the course of the evening. and later on we will see the first signs of somewhat cooler conditions trying to move in from the atlantic. once we start putting that moisture into the mix of all of the heat that we've had of late, well, that could be quite explosive. if you catch some of these thunderstorms as they rumble from west to east, right through the heart of the british isles, will certainly know all about it. it could be gusty winds, damaging hail and there will be a lot of water very quickly, so driving conditions will be treacherous. but at least they herald the arrival of cooler and fresher weather. that will not feel the case across east anglia and the south—east, where temperatures still well on into the 20s in a couple of locations. to the

overnight, cloud and drizzly rain move south into the midlands and for the north of that dry and cleara fresh night than recently, more co mforta ble night than recently, more comfortable sleeping. saturday, some drizzly rain pushing across england and wales, sunshine and showers across scotland and northern ireland. fairly breezy with temperatures between 15 to 22 degrees. sunday is the drier day of the weekend. the headlines in a moment but first news from birmingham crown court. a man who murdered a two—year—old has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years. sanchez mcgregor pleaded guilty at birmingham crown court to killing his partner's son jeremiah birmingham crown court to killing his partner's sonjeremiah who died after a traumatic blow to the stomach and in a statement issued after the guilty plea, west midlands police said jeremiah died after collapsing at his home in wolverhampton on november 20 last year. more on that from birmingham crown court during the afternoon. the headlines? police are considering manslaughter charges as part of their investigation into

the north of england in the midlands, cloudy skies, mid—twenties more likely.estion. wednesday, sunny and dry weather in the south—east corner. a fresh feel with a breeze coming off the sea. by the end of the day, sharp and possibly thundery downpours possible from the west. they will slowly clear away on wednesday, but leaving a legacy of cloud. extreme heat in the south—east potentially on thursday. 30 degrees or more. it is the start of the grasscourt season and the start of queens. it will be pretty hot for spectators and players. bear in mind high uv. sunscreen will be necessary. it will be hot at royal ascot as well. the weather will be fair and set to be hot. take care. i'm greg dawson with bbc world news. our top story. devastating forest fires in portugal have killed more than 60 people. three days of national mourning have been declared. many victims died in their cars while trying to escape. firefighters have tackled over 150 blazes across the country. portugal's prime minister described it as the greatest tragedy the country has suffered in recent y

north wales as well. more showers stretching through the midlands, a bit chilly first thing in the morning but the temperatureshe sunshine is there, pretty much from the word go. it will be a present start to the day and it will stay like that too much of the day. rain in scotland moves east, becoming lighter and more showery. allows for some brightness to come through. temperatures will respond, highs of around 14 to 19 degrees in the south—east corner, we could see 23. high—pressure desperately trying to hang on in there, for what happens on wednesday. low—pressure knocking on the door in the atlantic and that is going to allow this warm, moist air to flood up from the ocean, and that will turn pretty hot and humid. for much of england and wales, a beautiful day, hardly a cloud in the sky and lots of sunshine. if you like the heat, you might be disappointed. 26 not out but the question, a few showers in the north—west, 1517 likely here. as a fish out of wednesday we could see if you are on the rebound pause for a time, wednesday and thursday. then we will see that low—pressure moving m, we will see that low—