and it will be there to be had across parts of the north of england and down into wales. th, very close feeling here. a bit of brightness, and those to riches will rocket away through the afternoon to make in its own right spawn some showers across east anglia and the south—east but it's out towards the west eastern side of wales, the west midlands and down into the south—west of england that we may well see some really violent thunderstorms as, as i say, with a bit of sunshine you could add four or five degrees to some of the temperatures through cardiff and over towards london. three evening, we will find a migration of the thunderstorms if they do break out ever further towards the east, all the while still the danger of something coming out of france pushing north on the breeze. the cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across the north of scotland. even as we start tuesday. for a time we are between two weather systems. still as i say a lot of cloud hanging on across the north of scotland and murky conditions and then as we get on into the day the weather fr

of showers, even at this stage. come a little bit further north, a better chance of seeing sunshine across the north of england, gettingthere quite widely across northern ireland. and i make this distinction in scotland between the west and east because out towards the east, there'll be a lot of low cloud and it will be around for a good part of the day. and it's notjust eastern scotland, it's the north—east of england too. with an onshore breeze, cloud sitting low in the atmosphere. an onshore breeze keeping it cold through the day. further south, some heat comes through. showers turning quite sharp. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. no such fears in the east of scotland or indeed the north—east of england. nine or 10 degrees, leaden skies. through the course of the weekend, sunny spells, and some showers and spells of rain. eventually things will turn a bit fresher as we switch the breezes coming in from the atlantic, rather than from the continent. saturday sees much of the disturbed weather in the north—west of england, central and southern scotland. further south, an isolated shower. quite a bit of dry weather. sat

of showers even at this stage. come a little further north, a better chance of seeing sunshine across the north of england, getting and. i make the distinction in scotland between the west and east. out towards the east, there'll be a lot of low cloud and it will be around for a good part of the day. and it's notjust eastern scotland, it's the north—east of england too. with an onshore breeze, cloud sitting low in the atmosphere. an onshore breeze keeping it cold through the day. further south, some heat comes through. showers turning quite sharp. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. no such fears in the east of scotland or the north—east of england. nine or 10 degrees. leaden skies. through the course of the weekend, sunny spells, and some showers and spells of rain. eventually things will turn a bit fresher as we switch the breezes coming in from the atlantic, rather than from the continent. saturday sees much of the disturbed weather in the north—west of england, central and southern scotland. further south, an isolated shower. but quite a bit of dry weather. saturday night into sunday, we swing this area of cloud a

all day, i assure you, because there is a general progression of the cloud and rain from the north of england further north into scotland. by the middle part of the day there will be some brightness just about holding on and then down across the murray firth as well. further south than that, murky. drizzly rain. the odd burst in northern ireland. and it will be there to be had too in parts of the north of england and down into wales. somewhat drier conditions in the south. a very close feeling. and if you get a bit of brightness, those temperatures will rocket higher in the afternoon. but it may also spawn some showers in east anglia and the south—east. 0ut towards the west and down the south—west of england that we may well see some very violent thunderstorms. with some sunshine, you could add 4—5 degrees through cardiff and over towards the london area. through the evening, a migration of thunderstorms if they do break out ever further towards the east. all the while, there's still the danger of something coming out of france pushing north on the breeze. cloud and rain is there to be had al

process through the evening and overnight, pushing the rain towards northern ireland, through the north of englandnds, and following on behind, it may be that we see the return of thunderstorms across central and southern england, towards east anglia and the south—east. notice how sticky it is again across the south. much fresher further north, where it stays dry for the first part of bank holiday monday. that will not be the way of it, because we pushed the cloud and rain further north, until it becomes extensive or stop you have to be a long way north in scotland to stay dry until this point in the day. the odd burst of rain getting in across the western side of scotland, dank and grisly, the cloud sits low in across the eastern side of the pennines. not without the chance of a rumble of thunder. there is the possibility of the day goes on of furthermore gm moving in towards east anglia and the south—east, increasing the chance of the odd rumble of thunder. quiet perhaps towards wales and the south—west, perhaps a bit of brightness coming on through here. it will help to lift the current —— temp

then across the north channel into northern ireland, decent afternoon. so too for much of the north of englandales but clouding all the while to the north midlands. there we come back to this mass of cloud and rain, becoming ever more extensive. perhaps a bit more patchy towards the east but you will do well to miss it altogether. then through the evening we will import those muggier conditions from across the channel andi conditions from across the channel and i wouldn't be surprised again if there were some thunder storms eventually, perhaps away from that main area, which will migrate to the north of england, through northern ireland, southern scotland and the storms perhaps gathering across the south—east on what will be another sultry night, much fresher further north. on monday, we are pushing that band of weather further towards to the north. a dull, damp day across the northern half. all the while a chance of humid conditions sparking off yet more storms for the south—east. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. british a

of showers, even at this stage. come a little bit further north, a better chance of seeing sunshine across the north of england, gettingand. some rain to be had there quite widely across northern ireland. and i make this distinction in scotland between the west and east because out towards the east, there'll be a lot of low cloud and it will be around for a good part of the day. and it's notjust eastern scotland, it's the north—east of england too. with an onshore breeze, cloud sitting low in the atmosphere. an onshore breeze keeping it cold through the day. further south, some heat comes through. showers turning quite sharp. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. no such fears in the east of scotland or indeed the north—east of england. nine or 10 degrees, leaden skies. through the course of the weekend, sunny spells, and some showers and spells of rain. eventually things will turn a bit fresher as we switch the breezes coming in from the atlantic, rather than from the continent. saturday sees much of the disturbed weather in the north—west of england, central and southern scotland. further south, an isolated shower. but qu

likely to be some thunderstorms perhaps away from the main area was gradually migrate into the north of englandmonday, band of whether ever further north. quite a bowl and beat in the north and while the chance of yet more thunderstorms in east anglia and the south—east. this is bbc news. the headlines. touche airways says it believes are power issue caused the computer failure that left thousands of passengers stranded. there is no evidence of a cyber attack. the british authorities have lowered the threat level from critical to severe, following police success in arresting seven people over the manchester awning. the german led —— chancellor says six members were still unsure whether donald trump will pick to the paris accord. 0ver the paris accord. over 100 the paris accord. 0ver100 people have been killed into rancour in flooding. and maybe ship is carrying medical teams and emergency supplies.

evening and overnight, pushing the rain up towards northern ireland and southern scotland, the north of englandind it we get into the really muggy air, it may well be that we see the return of some thunderstorms across central and southern england. notice how mild and how sticky it is again across the south, 14 or extreme degrees. much fresher further north where it stays dry for the first pa rt where it stays dry for the first part of bank holiday monday. that's not going to be the way of it because that cloud and rain will get pushed ever further north until it becomes really quite extensive across the northern half of the british isles. you will have to be far north in scotland or the northern isles to stay dry until this point in the day. around about midday. the odd moderate burst of rain getting in across the western side of scotland, dank and drizzly fair. cloud sitting very low across the eastern side of the pennines. not without the chancellor rumble of thunder as those showers turned quite intense. there is that possibility as well of further muggy air moving in towards east anglia an

it is so hard to imagine what they must be going through in manchester and the north of england tonighter. stay with it here on bbc news, still to come: superthin solidarity for the people of manchester from around till world following monday's deadly attack. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to

north east england. cloudier for the north—west of england a we start off cloudy, away from eastern coastal areas of northernat 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 cloud, and allow more sunshine

england. sunshine coming and going across the north—west of england.ugh, 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 will warm up quickly again across england and wales, southern scotland, northern ire

of showers even at this stage. come further north, a better chance of seeing sunshine in the north of england and getting up into thereland. i make the distinction in scotland between the west and east. low cloud to the east. it will be around for a good part of the day. and it's notjust eastern scotland, it's the north—east of england too. with an onshore breeze, cloud sitting low in the atmosphere. an onshore breeze keepint it cold through the day. further south, some heat comes through. showers turning quite sharp. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. no such fears of that in the north—east of scotland. nine or 10 degrees. leaden skies. through the course of the weekend, sunny spells, and some showers and spells of rain. eventually things will turn a bit fresher as we switch the breezes coming in from the atlantic, rather than the continent. saturday, much of the disturbed weather in the north—west of england. further south, an isolated shower. but quite a bit of dry weather. on saturday night into sunday, we swing this area of cloud and rain right across the british isles. it will be across eastern areas for the fir

a dull old start or the north—west of england, then arching through north—west scotland, and a chance weather, maybe one or two showers on the eastern borders of england and scotland. further west, dry, fine for the most part. bits and pieces of sunshine coming through boosting temperatures. northern ireland would do nicely. dry weather there. so to across the north of wales, northern england, that south and west, there is the next belt of whether gradually working its way in from the south—west. not the fastest thing on two legs — it will take time before you see any evidence of that getting up towards london. it will be late in the day before some of that rain begins to break out towards the meridian towards east anglia. behind, much muggier air and coming back into the south of the british isles. that could spawn some quite strong thunderstorms in the wee hours of bank holiday monday. temperatures will not be lower than 1a or 16, a fresher feel before the rain belt. bank holiday monday, the rain further north the area most at risk of seeing temperatures soar away again with the att

of scotla nd england. some wet weather in parts of scotland but a lot of that has been moving out of the north sea. o speak of, scattered showers to the west of england, the west of scotland will see rain but this band of rain and a cold front heading our way and that will be a key feature. ahead of that, a warm night in the selfies, 14 that, a warm night in the selfies, 1a or 16 degrees. as we start tuesday, we have low cloud in the east, but it is dry, further west, rainfora time east, but it is dry, further west, rain for a time in northern ireland, that moves through, it will take a to cross scotland, some rain in the weather front stretching across england and wales, but very little rain in the south west of england. gray on the coast, england, spells of sunshine, in the selfies, warm, humid, it will get to 21 or 22 degrees. some rain in the north of england down to wales but it will become light and patchy as it makes its way south and east and behind that, we see at brightening up nicely and it begins to turn fresher, seeing the humidity dropping awake but there is still some rain to be had i

will not last all day because there is a general progression of the cloud and rain from the north of englandf the day there will be some brightness just about holding on. and then down across the murray serve as well. further south than that, murky. drizzly rain. the odd burst in northern ireland. it will be there to be had in the north of england and down into wales. somewhat drier conditions in the south. a very close feeling. a bit of brightness will bring higher temperatures in the afternoon. but it may also spawned some showers in east anglia and the south—east. out towards the west and down the south—west of england that we may well see some very violent thunderstorms. with some sunshine, you could add 4— five degrees in cardiff and over into the london area. through the evening, a migration of thunderstorms if they do break out ever further towards the east. all the while, something dangerous coming out of france pushing north on the breeze. cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across northern scotland. even as we start tuesday. we have been between two weather systems. a l

thicker cloud across the north of england. e. hopefully that will thin and break from time to time and if that does happen, temperatures will respond. but certainly again the western half of scotland through the highlands we will see highs of 19 degrees here, more cloud coming in off the north sea making it feel quite cool. northern ireland and north—west england as well will see some lovely spells of sunshine and some warmth. through this afternoon for many we will see only 13 or 14 degrees, but if you get that cloud breaking up, maybe along the south coast temperatures could be as high as 19. where the rain lingers in the south—west it will be a different story. that front will skirt off into the near continent through saturday night into the early hours of sunday morning. a quiet night to follow, a fair amount of cloud continues with a few isolated showers and mist and fog patches in the north. the winds will strengthen and change direction. in fact we could see some gale force gusts of wind across the northern isles by the

a dull old start or the north—west of england, then arching through north—west scotland, and a chanceot of fine weather, maybe one or two showers on the eastern borders of england and scotland. further west, dry, fine for the most part. bits and pieces of sunshine coming through boosting temperatures. northern ireland would do nicely. dry weather there. so to across the north of wales, northern england, that south and west, there is the next belt of whether gradually working its way in from the south—west. not the fastest thing on two legs — it will take time before you see any evidence of that getting up towards london. it will be late in the day before some of that rain begins to break out towards the meridian towards east anglia. behind, much muggier air and coming back into the south of the british isles. that could spawn some quite strong thunderstorms in the wee hours of bank holiday monday. temperatures will not be lower than 1a or 16, a fresher feel before the rain belt. bank holiday monday, the rain further north the area most at risk of seeing temperatures soar away again wi

this scene in aberdeen, were typical of north and east coast of scotland and also the north—east of englandsture from the north sea but we will lose that this weekend. you can see a large area of cloud spiralling around our low pressure which is pushing rainer north across northern ireland, northern england and the north of scotla nd northern england and the north of scotland and following behind, showers, decent weather for many. we have got more rain to come later in the day coming back into the south west and northern ireland. not plain sailing, big showers in the north—west of scotland this afternoon with hail and thunder but there might be dry weather pushing in across northern ireland and the west of england, just the odd shower here. across england and wales, the showers here should not be as heavy as recently but by tea—time, that next batch of rain is arriving. temperature is feeling warmer with more sunshine. quite a lot of football and it looks as though bar the odd shower, it should be largely fine and dry. similarly for the women's fa cup final at wembley later. crusher figures

a dull old start or the north—west of england, then arching through north—west scotland, and a chancee day, a lot of fine weather, maybe one or two showers on the eastern borders of england and scotland. further west, dry, fine for the most part. bits and pieces of sunshine coming through boosting temperatures. northern ireland would do nicely. dry weather there. so to across the north of wales, northern england, that south and west, there is the next belt of whether gradually working its way in from the south—west. not the fastest thing on two legs — it will take time before you see any evidence of that getting up towards london. it will be late in the day before some of that rain begins to break out towards the meridian towards east anglia. behind, much muggier air and coming back into the south of the british isles. that could spawn some quite strong thunderstorms in the wee hours of bank holiday monday. temperatures will not be lower than 1a or 16, a fresher feel before the rain belt. bank holiday monday, the rain further north the area most at risk of seeing temperatures soar awa

a dull old start or the north—west of england, then arching through north—west scotland, and a chancene and of the weather, maybe one or two showers on the eastern borders of england and scotland. further west, dry, fine for the most part. bits pieces of sunshine coming through boosting temperatures. northern ireland would do nicely. dry weather there. so to across the north of wales, northern england, that south and west, there is the next belt of whether gradually working its way in from the south—west. not the fastest thing on two legs — it will take time before you see any evidence of that getting at was london. it will be late in the day before some of that rain begins to break out towards the meridian towards east anglia. behind, much dry air and coming back into the south of the british isles. that could spawn some quite strong thunderstorms. temperatures will not be lower than 1a or 16, a fresher feel before the rain belt. bank holiday monday, the rain further north the area most at risk of seeing temperatures soar away again with the attendant thunderstorms is east anglia and

of days. —— bbc world news. good morning. the bank holiday is over and it ended on a wet though for some north and east parts of england in particular. a lot of low cloud first thing, but very little rain to speak of. scattered showers of the west of england, parts of wales, will see rain. this rain, a cold front heading our way and that will be a key feature, head of that, warm night, particularly in the south—east. as they start tuesday, that low cloud in the east, but quite dry, further west, rain for a time in northern ireland, that moves through, it will take a while for it across scotland and there will be rain in the weather front, stretching across england and wales. very little rain in the south west. move inland, some spells of sunshine and in the south—east corner, warm, humid, 21 or22 and in the south—east corner, warm, humid, 21 or 22 degrees. some rain in the north of england, down into wales but it will become light and patchy as it makes its way south and east. behind that it will brighten up east. behind that it will brighten up nicely and it begins to turn fresher, seen the humidity chopping away, but there are sti

a dull old start or the north—west of england, then arching through north—west scotland, and a chancethe day, a lot of fine weather, maybe one or two showers on the eastern borders of england and scotland. further west, dry, fine for the most part. bits and pieces of sunshine coming through boosting temperatures. northern ireland would do nicely. dry weather there. so to across the north of wales, northern england, that south and west, there is the next belt of whether gradually working its way in from the south—west. not the fastest thing on two legs — it will take time before you see any evidence of that getting up towards london. it will be late in the day before some of that rain begins to break out towards the meridian towards east anglia. behind, much muggier air and coming back into the south of the british isles. that could spawn some quite strong thunderstorms in the wee hours of bank holiday monday. temperatures will not be lower than 1a or 16, a fresher feel before the rain belt. bank holiday monday, the rain further north the area most at risk of seeing temperatures soar a

all day, i assure you, because there is a general progression of the cloud and rain from the north of englandotland. by the middle part of the day there will be some brightness just about holding on. and then down across the murray firth as well. further south than that, murky. drizzly rain. the odd burst in northern ireland. and it will be there to be had too in parts of the north of england and down into wales. somewhat drier conditions in the south. a very close feeling. and if you get a bit of brightness, those temperatures will rocket higher in the afternoon. but it may also spawn some showers in east anglia and the south—east. out towards the west and down the south—west of england that we may well see some very violent thunderstorms. with some sunshine, you could add 4—5 degrees through cardiff and over towards the london area. through the evening, a migration of thunderstorms if they do break out ever further towards the east. all the while, there's still the danger of something coming out of france pushing north on the breeze. cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across no

you'll be there to head across parts of the north of england and into wales.ere. if you get some brightness, those temperatures really will rocket away during the afternoon. it may spawn some showers across east anglia and the south east. in the west, west midlands and down into the south—west of england that we may well see some really violent thunderstorms. with a bit of sunshine can you could probably add, four, 5 degrees through cardiff and towards the london area. through the youthin towards the london area. through the youth in will find the migration of the thunderstorms, if they break out, ever further towards the use. all the while there is the danger of something coming out of france pushing north on the breeze and the cloud and rain are said to be had all the while across the north of scotland, even as we start tuesday. for a time we are twixt and between weather systems. cloud hanging on in pretty murky conditions. as we get into the day a weather front across northern ireland which will bring rain into scotland and art its way through the north an

a dull old start for the north—west of england, then arching through north—west scotland, and a chancef england and scotland. further west, dry, fine for the most part. bits and pieces of sunshine coming through boosting the temperatures. northern ireland faring nicely. dry weather there. so to across the north of wales, northern england, but come further south and west, there is the next belt of whether gradually working its way in from the south—west. not the fastest thing on two legs — it really will take time before you see any evidence of that getting up towards london. it will be quite late in the day before some of that rain begins to break out towards the meridian over towards east anglia. following on behind, much muggier air and coming back into the south of the british isles. that could spawn some really quite violent 5trong thunderstorms in the wee hours of bank holiday monday. and notice tho5e temperatures again — not be lower than 1a or 16, a fresher feel before the rain belt. for bank holiday monday, we keep on puhing that rain further rain further north. the area most a

nowhere near it across the north—east of england. what news of the weekend? north—east of england. spells. some heavy showers and a fresh appeal to proceedings is to get on through sunday. here is saturday for you. the most disturbed weather across parts of northern ireland. further south about. isolated showers. it is still there. as we move out of saturday on into sunday. this weather front in from the atlantic. behind that, that is where we see an end to that rather humid close field. the day itself, a mixture of sunny spells with some pretty heavy showers. this is bbc world news. the headlines. president trump has changed his explanation about why he fired the director of the fbi. he told a television interview he'd already decided to sackjames comey before receiving advice from thejustice department. the party founded by the french president—elect, emmanuel macron, has unveiled most of its candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. more than half of them have never held elected office, and half are women. foreign ministers from the eight arctic circle called for urgen

all day, i assure you, because there is a general progression of the cloud and rain from the north of englandy there will be some brightness just about holding on and then down across the murray firth as well. further south than that, murky. drizzly rain. the odd burst in northern ireland. and it will be there to be had too in parts of the north of england and down into wales. somewhat drier conditions in the south. a very close feeling. and if you get a bit of brightness, those temperatures will rocket higher in the afternoon. but it may also spawn some showers in east anglia and the south—east. out towards the west and down the south—west of england that we may well see some very violent thunderstorms. with some sunshine, you could add 4—5 degrees through cardiff and over towards the london area. through the evening, a migration of thunderstorms if they do break out ever further towards the east. all the while, there‘s still the danger of something coming out of france pushing north on the breeze. cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across northern scotland, even as we start tue

this will be a slow moving weather front, thursday evening into friday, it gets into the north of england out heading into the weekend. it will be a weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers, westerly winds bringing a fresh appeal to all parts. i'm rico hizon with bbc world news. our top story. the us has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an intercontinental ballistic missile. officials say it launched the ground based interceptor at a california air base. the test comes amid increased tensions with north korea. the test comes after pyongyang fired its ninth missile this year. bangladesh coastal communities are assessing the damage in the wake of tropical cyclone mora. thousands have been left homeless. us singer ariana grande has announced she'll return to manchester to hold a benefit concert for the victims of the bombing there. she'll be joined by other pop acts such as coldplay, katy perry and pharrell williams. proceeds will go to the "we love manchester" emergency fund. that's all from me, stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk... je

england. some sunshine, though, developing, at times, across scotland. some cloud filtering into northern and eastern areas and the north—east of england. te 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 may see afternoon

of dry weather too. you‘ve got to start moving towards the north—west of wales, to northern ireland, the north—west england i say, a coolerfeel, with a noticeable south—easterly wind there and a lot of low cloud. it‘s going to be one of those days i‘m afraid in that neck of the woods. but let‘s not major too much on the rain and showers, because, across a greater part of england and wales, yes, isolated light showers, but a lot of dry weather too. with the sunshine coming out, quite strong at this time of year, 18 or 19 could be yours. and i suspect, down on the south coast, bournemouth versus burnley, mid—afternoon, there‘ll be a lot of sunshine there, a really glorious spring afternoon. however, closer to the low pressure and some of the fixtures, especially on the western side of scotland, they could be pretty wet affairs. if you‘re coming further south, and it is the challenge cup weekend for the rugby league fans amongst you, castleford versus st helens, i think that one will be essentially a dry fixture. saturday evening on into sunday, if you‘re out and about you‘ll have to put up with a couple of h

—east of england, by friday morning. further west, the northof frost in one or two places. less cold in the south—east because of cloud cover. first thing friday, a bright start in northern and western areas. showers are never too far away from the north and west and outer hebrides. low pressure. the bulk of scotland and northern ireland will be bright. a chilly start. lots of sunshine. the same for the far north—west of england and wales and the far south. one or two showers pushing in towards cornwall and the west of devon. further east, a cloudy start. outbreaks of rain to be especially for east anglia and lincolnshire in the north—east. look at this area of low pressure slowly sliding north along the coast. isobars are tighter packed. quite a breeze in norfolk and lincolnshire. elsewhere, a day of sunshine and showers gradually drying up in the south—east towards the end of the day. top temperatures, mid—teens. nothing special. cool in the north—east. low cloud and best. saturday, conditions will improve. —— mist. elsewhere, a bit of sunshi

suffered in this way, it is the worst attack the city has experienced and the worst ever to hit the north of england. the police and security services are working at speed to establish the complete picture, but i wanted to tell you what i can at this stage. 10:33 last night, there were reports of an explosion at manchester arena in manchester city center near victoria train station. we now know that a single terrorist detonated his improvised explosive device near one of the exits deliberately choosing the time and place to cause maximum carnage and to kill and injure indiscriminately. the explosion coincided with the conclusion of a pop concert which was attended by many young families and groups of children. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people but this attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice, deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives. as things stand, i can tell you in addition to the attacker, 22 people have died, 59 have been injured. those who are

a little bit of drizzle the northern and eastern scotland, perhaps north—east england, lots of cloud ould 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 nigerian

england. sunshine coming and going across the north—west of england.ugh, 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 will warm up quickly again across england and wales, southern scotland, northern ire

then across the north channel into northern ireland, decent afternoon. so too for much of the north of england

ireland, southern parts of scotla nd northern ireland, southern parts of scotland and through the north of england. it may be that we see the return of thunderstorms across central and southern england, towards east anglia and maybe the south—east. notice how mild and sticky it is across the south. much fresher further north, where it stays dry for the first part of bank holiday monday. that is not going to be the way of it. we are going to push that cloud and rain further northwards until it becomes extensive across the north of the british isles. you have to be a long way north to stay dry until this point in the day, around about midday or so. the odd moderate burst of rain getting in across the western side of scotland, dank and drizzly here. the cloud sitting very low across the eastern side of the pennines. not without the chance of a rumble of thunder, has some showers turned quite intense. there is that possibility as the day goes on further muggy we re as the day goes on further muggy were moving towards east anglia and the south—east, just having the chance of the odd rumble of thunder.

we report from the north of england where old allegiances are fading fast. he appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! cheering and applause. the this is bbc news. the latest headlines: experts have warned of a possible new wave of cyber a

of the place. we still all know and think about the people who lost their lives and their families, but their lives and their families, but the people from the north west of englandoubt the best people ever anywhere. they are the most intelligent, beautiful, they are the best comics, and they stick together. what got me about this was the way the communities came together as well. i was very touched when i saw the muslim cleric with this elderlyjewish when i saw the muslim cleric with this elderly jewish lady when i saw the muslim cleric with this elderlyjewish lady because you wa nt to this elderlyjewish lady because you want to see everybody together. you don't want to see particular groups together, you want to see the whole city which is as diverse and energetic as any in the country. to hold an event like that so soon after something which could have made so afraid to go out is quite uplifting. i think the spirit manchester has shown in the past week has been really impressive and i'm not from manchester, but i'm really proud of them. i love manchester. it's a great place to go to party conferences in. politics again, you see. europe assessed. it great? see