of france pushing north on the breeze. the cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across the north of scotland. me 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 front will push through northern ireland and bring rain into scotland and arc its way through the north and west of england and down into wales. it will ta ke england and down into wales. it will take an age before it gets right down into the far south—eastern corner. and then once that is away, pressure builds and wednesday is looking glorious with some very pleasa nt looking glorious with some very pleasant spring sunshine. take care. four. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. mi5 is to review the way it deals with information from the public, in light of the manchester bombing. it comes as police make more arrests, including one in west sussex — 11! people are now in custody. good morning, it's monday, 29th may. also this morning: more disruption for british airways passengers. day

wind, we're ferrying in quite a bit of cloud to the north and the east of cloud to the north and the east of scotla nd of cloud to the north and the east of scotlandof the conditions as has been the case in recent days are to be found outside the western side of the british isles. it is here where we will find the highest temperatures during the afternoon. maybe not as warm as it has been during the weekend, but many western parts will be pushing on into the teens and close to 18 or 19 celsius. the cloud there to be had across the north and the east of scotland, perhaps breaking up to the eastern side of the pennines, but when you come down south of the wash, where you're in for a cloudy day and with the on shore breeze it will feel chilly, nine, ten, something of that order. underneath the clearer skies further west, the sun is really strong at this time of the year. the uv levels are high. bear that in the year. the uv levels are high. bearthat in mind the year. the uv levels are high. bear that in mind if you're outdoors for any length of time. we'll keep a fair amount of cloud across the eastern side and central parts of the british isles. fur

of rain circulating around the low. for the north and west of wales, north and west of england, central and southern scotland, murky weathercotland. it could be that way for the day. an onshore breeze as well. pretty chilly. for the greater part of england and wales, spots of showers, not much more, until late in the day with a set of fronts into the west. at best, 19 or 20 degrees. i don't think the weather will be in the way of the premier league season, with glorious conditions in bournemouth, for example. if you follow the challenge cup, it is the weekend for you, and a little further north there is cloud but essentially dry. through the evening, if you are stepping out, just be aware you will have a couple of hours of what weather as it moves west to east. you will have to be up early on sunday morning to see it, it should be moving to the north sea, and it will leave behind sunny spells. a top temperature around 20, the sharp showers in the north—western quarter of scotland, with a rumble of thunder. i hope you enjoy saturday and sunday because monday looks a bit like that, with cloud, wind and rain. oh dear in deed.

something coming out of france and the cloud and rain is there to be had all the while across the north of scotlandme you we re as we start tuesday. for a time you were betwixt and between the weather systems but still a lot of cloud hanging on across the north of scotla nd hanging on across the north of scotland and pretty murky conditions. as we go into the day. we will push the weather front through northern ireland and that will bring rain into scotland and it will bring rain into scotland and it will arc its way through the north of england and into wales but it will take an age before it gets into the far south—eastern corner and once that is away, pressure will build and wednesday looks like a glorious day with some very pleasant spring sunshine. take care. goodbye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: a warning from merkel — the german chancellor says europe can no longer rely on the united states and britain. a second day of chaos for thousands of passengers with british airways. as computer failures con

into northern ireland we start off with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west of scotland buten and as we go through the day, a couple showers will filter further east. they will be isolated by then. elsewhere, broken cloud, some sunshine and where we get the best of the sunshine, the temperature will respond. but despite cloud around it will be a warm day for all of us, generally at around 19 or 25 degrees. maybe a little bit fresher in the far north of scotland. one thing is for certain, later on in the week we keep that dry theme and there will be more in the way of sunshine. as a consequence, temperatures respond. warm to hot in places, particularly in the south—west corner. we can see first signs of that on thursday with decent spells of sunshine coming through much of the country and you can see that we will see high 20s likely into the south—east corner, maybe as high as 23 or 2a in sheltered western areas of scotland. this area of high pressure may drift further east and that will allow it to continue to drag up even warmer air from the near continent but at the same t

wednesday, cloudy across the north of scotla nd wednesday, cloudy across the north of scotland and rainl bell centre southwards. —— central belts and southwards. for most of us, temperatures will come up quickly with those light winds and blue skies overhead. that is really how the weather will stay for the rest of the day. a few spits and spots of rain across the far north of scotland, but essentially a dry picture with sunshine and temperatures across central england towards the south—west, east and wales actually reaching low 20s. pretty warm and pleasant in the sunshine. heading through wednesday evening and overnight, cloudy weather across far north scotland, but late in the night we may see some showers pushing in from the near continent, signs of a change on the way. temperatures overnight around 7— nine degrees. thursday start something like this. most of us start something like this. most of us starting on a sunny note, with showers moving up from the continent. some showers turning thundery through the day, but for many areas and other decent kind of day, dry with some warm su

into northern ireland we start off with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west of scotland but as we go through the day, a couple showers will filter further east. they will be isolated by then. elsewhere, broken cloud, some sunshine and where we get the best of the sunshine, the temperature will respond. but despite cloud around it will be a warm day for all of us, generally at around 19 or 25 degrees. maybe a little bit fresher in the far north of scotland. one thing is for certain, later on in the week we keep that dry theme and there will be more in the way of sunshine. as a consequence, temperatures respond. warm to hot in places, particularly in the south—west corner. we can see first signs of that on thursday with decent spells of sunshine coming through much of the country and you can see that we will see high 20s likely into the south—east corner, maybe as high as 23 or 2a in sheltered western areas of scotland. this area of high pressure may drift further east and that will allow it to continue to drag up even warmer air from the near continent but at the same time, h

dry out across the north of scotland. water issues on some of the roads, for example, something to bear in mind. as we head into the weekend that remains sunshine and showers with temperatures gradually coming back to where we would expect them to be at this stage in may. thank you very much. it really does look gorgeous there. we will be back at kew gardens later in the day, speaking to shane williams, for whom raking is very important, and jonny wilkinson, about the draw for the rugby world cup a little later in the programme. they will not be talking about that, though. they will be talking about rugby, not about raking. last night saw another dramatic twist for american politics as donald trump fired fbi james comey, the man leading investigations into trump links with russia. questions have been raised over the timing of the decision. earlier in the programme a political analyst spoke to us from our washington studio. this announcement was told to james comey while he was addressing staff elsewhere in the us. i wonde

just the north of scotland seeing some cloud and a bit of rain.the sunshine, the light wind, it will be warm, one 01’ the light wind, it will be warm, one or two places seeing 20 celsius. a very pleasant day and a pleasant evening. great skies in northern scotland. we will see some changes developing on thursday, a cold start but it is through the afternoon and latham that we will see some showers developing in the southernmost counties. elsewhere a dry and bright day. warm for many places, 18 degrees in glasgow isn't bad. the warm air is coming from the south with all of this cloud and rain. thursday night and friday, showers, some of them heavy and it looks like it will be an unsettled end to the week. the weekend, breezy and warm, some showers and sunshine. that is all from the bbc one team. now we willjoin the bbc news teams where you are. iam oli i am oli foster at the sports centre. the all england club are waiting to see if maria sharapova will qualify for wimbledon by right but one of the grass court warm up tournaments have offered her a

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

of scotland, the further north you are in scotland, some outbreaks of rainh in the sunshine. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. and then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift northwards into friday and saturday. it's not going to be a washout. but as we move from high pressure to low pressure, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. a cap on energy bills for millions of households is confirmed as conservative policy. it will be part of the party's manifesto later this month — labour says the plans won't stop prices rising, while some energy firms are warning customers could lose out. good morning, it's tuesday the 9th of may. also this morning: major tests begin to find out if statins — which are taken by millions to cut the risk of heart attacks — could also help people suffering from multiple sc

across the north west of scotland. ngland. further west, with more sunshine, temperatures getting up to 18, maybe 19 degrees. fairly bright for the liverpool match in the merely tomorrow afternoon for arsenal against manchester united there will be more cloud into the mix. we will keep a fair amount of cloud as we go into the start of the week. further west a better chance of seeing some sunshine. where you get sunnier skies, it will not feel too bad. that is it now. . the headlines: theresa may campaigned in the general election battle ground in the midlands. she says she is grateful for the support the conservatives received in the local elections but is taking nothing for granted ahead of the 8th ofjune. jeremy corbyn acknowledges that labour faces

by its way into the north of scotland.grees, and will hang on to double figures in the far south—west. 0n the second part of the weekend, high pressure but a breeze down the eastern coast, further west the winds will be lighter. the breeze will bring low cloud, and light rain, a few pockets of drizzle. away from there, myspace will be fine and dry. a variable amount of cloud, and 15 or 16 degrees. a few degrees higher in northern ireland but ten or 11 or 12 degrees on the north—east coast. at the start of the new week, the isobars got a squeeze, with a breeze blowing down the north and north east on monday. it brings low cloud and pockets of light rain and drizzle. away from the east coast, it is dry and bright. and a good deal warmer, the further south—west you go. 0nly ten or 11 at north sea coast. in tuesday, high pressure is in charge. the isobars easing apart so in charge. the isobars easing apart so the winds aren't quite so strong that a noticeable breeze. a lot of dry weather to be had on tuesday, fairly cloudy, 11

still quite warm across the north of scotland. outh and south—east later, and that will herald an area of pretty intense thunderstorms spreading northwards. bank holiday monday, they will be confined to the east of england. warm and humid in the south, but as worthy freshening trend will be taking place, with some sunshine. so the bank holiday weekend is mixed, sunny spells at times, but thundery downpours pushing into many areas, gradually through the bank holiday week, and as we head into next week, the fresher feel will moving across all areas, temperatures returning to where they should be for the time of year. hello. this is bbc news at 3pm. the headlines. labour leaderjeremy corbyn criticises the government over police cuts — and says there has been a link between foreign policy and terrorism. we must be brave enough to admit that the war on terror is not working. we need a smarter way to reduce the threat from comp toon army countries that generate terrorism. —— countries that generate terrorism. i'mjane hill live in manches

a lot of cloud hanging on in the north of scotland. murky conditions. nt will push smartly through northern ireland, bringing rain to scotland, going through the north and west of england and down in the wales. it will take an age before it gets down to the far south—eastern corner. once that is away, pressure builds in. wednesday is looking glorious with some very pleasant spring sunshine. take care. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: a warning from merkel — the german chancellor says europe can no longer rely on the united states and britain. did british security services miss chances to stop the manchester bomb? another brazilian leader under pressure — thousands rally on copacabana beach to accuse president temer of massive corruption. and i'm jamie robertson. frances newly elected president emmanuel macron faces a diplomatic challenge as he meets with russia's vladimir putin. but the country's have deep economic ties. sri lanka's government faces criticism for the sale of valuable infrastructure projects to china.

ever present for a good pa rt that rain an ever present for a good part of the night across the north of scotlanday is another day. it's a glorious one for many. save for the north—western quarter of british isles. a steamy 2i. hello. this is bbc news. the us president flies to saudi arabia but as he leaves there's another twist in the controversial sacking of fbi chiefjames comey. a disagreement within labour over trident after shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry says the party could abandon its support for the nuclear deterrent. the tories defend their pledge to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. and it's being billed as the wedding of the year — we'll be live in berkshire where pippa middleton will marry james matthews later this morning. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show. we head to israel to meet a theatre group with a difference. the concept of every wardrobe is to take the disability and create an ability from it. we are on the night patrol at london zoo. this m

some light rain across the north of scotland. ll, feeling warmer as a result of all that sunshine in what has been quite cold. beverages warmer across the bold board i think we could see as much as 20 degrees across the south—east, but generally speaking17—18. a cool night, some frosting places, a bit cloudy and then further north in scotland. there is a weather front moving in, bringing sin humid air it 20 feel a little bit my dear. that will move northwards through the day on thursday. many places starting off fine, quite chilly but a lot of sunshine. a warm feeling day further south and a muggy feeling day two. we could see some thunderstorms being sparked off across southern and central parts as temperatures reached 20—22d in places. through thursday night, more persistent rain pushing into southern areas, with another weather front there. so, some very useful rain needed for those dry gardens. friday, i cloudy comic humid feeling day. there will be since central outbreaks of rain, and could be some thunderstorms mixed interne

the cloud probably at its thickest across the far north of scotland. nshine 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 length of time, your temperature come the dawn could be around two or three celsius, but that will convert into a glorious start to the day. pras more in the way of cloud filtering into northern and eastern parts of scotlandment the rain still there. elsewhere, not much in the way of

into northern ireland we start off with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west of scotland but glen and as we go through the day, a couple showers will filter further east. they will be isolated by then. elsewhere, broken cloud, some sunshine and where we get the best of the sunshine, the temperature will respond. but despite cloud around it will be a warm day for all of us, generally at around 19 or 25 degrees. maybe a little bit fresher in the far north of scotland. one thing is for certain, later on in the week we keep that dry theme and there will be more in the way of sunshine. as a consequence, temperatures respond. warm to hot in places, particularly in the south—west corner. we can see first signs of that on thursday with decent spells of sunshine coming through much of the country and you can see that we will see high 20s likely into the south—east corner, maybe as high as 23 or 2a in sheltered western areas of scotland. this area of high pressure may drift further east and that will allow it to continue to drag up even warmer air from the near continent but at the sam

of dry weather too. you've got to start moving towards the north—west of wales, to northern ireland, the north—west england and up into the heart of scotlandand you will see more cloud, thick enough for some rain and further north and east, as 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 ev

into northern ireland we start off with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west of scotland butthrough the day, a couple showers will filter further east. they will be isolated by then. elsewhere, broken cloud, some sunshine and where we get the best of the sunshine, the temperature will respond. but despite cloud around it will be a warm day for all of us, generally at around 19 or 25 degrees. maybe a little bit fresher in the far north of scotland. one thing is for certain, later on in the week we keep that dry theme and there will be more in the way of sunshine. as a consequence, temperatures respond. warm to hot in places, particularly in the south—west corner. we can see first signs of that on thursday with decent spells of sunshine coming through much of the country and you can see that we will see high 205 likely into the south—east corner, maybe as high as 23 or 24 in sheltered western areas of scotland. this area of high pressure may drift further east and that will allow it to continue to drag up even warmer air from the near continent but at the same time, however, th

of weak weather as the front moves and west to east. it will be away from most eastern coastal areas, for the north—east of scotland, as you wake up north—eastof them sharp in the north—western quarter of scotland, but i have you have some time on the weekend to enjoy some time on the weekend to enjoy some of the dry weather. and i urge you to do it if you can because this is what monday looks like, rather windy. this is bbc world news, the headlines: hospitals around england are being affected by what's believed to be a major cyber attack. some have been forced to divert emergencies. it appears organisations in other countries have been affected by cyber attacks as well. president trump has warned sacked fbi directorjames comey not to talk to the press about their conversations. in a string of twitter messages he suggested there might be tapes of their exchanges. italy's highest court has upheld the 16—year jail sentence imposed on the captain of the cruise ship, costa concordia, francesco schettino. thirty—two people aboard died when the ship capsized off the italian island of giglio five years ago. the english football club chelsea have w

of dry weather too. you‘ve got to start moving towards the north—west of wales, to northern ireland, the north—west england and up into the heart of scotlandeable 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 hours at least of pretty weather as

you are in scotland. —— more cloud acroos the north of scotland, the furtherrain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. 0n then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift northwards into friday and saturday. it's not going to be a washout. as we move from high pressure to low pressure, though, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the former us attorney general says she warned president trump's administration that general michael flynn was open to russian blackmail, before he was forced to resign. the russians also knew what general flynn had done, the russian also knew that general flynn had misled the vice president and others. riot police in venezuela, fire tear gas at protestors — the latest demons

the exception is across the far north of scotland. northern ireland, sunshine across cumbria, lancashire and cheshire. as we push in through yorkshire and lincolnshire, we're back under the cloud. not as gusty a wind. for wales and south—west england, back into the sunshine once again. almost unbroken blue skies. for the midlands, heading down towards the south east and east anglia, well, we still will have that cloud with a few breaks at times. through the evening and overnight we start with the cloud but it becomes eroded. there will be a lot of clear skies tonight. still the rain and the stronger breeze across the northern isles. these temperatures indicate what you can expect in towns and cities, but in the countryside, it will be much colder. cold enough for a touch of frost. so gardeners and growers be aware of that. tomorrow, we start with a lot of sunshine. still this cloud draped across parts of the north and the east of scotland with patchy rain in the northern isles, blustery winds across the english channel, but again, a pl

of scotland. that rain is getting into the north as well. n the midlands, and something drier pushing into the south—west and into wales. in the first part of the night, quite warm and muggy in the south—east following the cloud during the day. into the evening and overnight period, conditions try up across the south with the rain slowly clearing from the north. cloud and further showers at times and low cloud, mist and murk. generally speaking a mild night across the south especially. that where the system will clear away eventually and we look to the west to this feature, which will bring a speu to this feature, which will bring a spell of rain to the north and west of uk. isobars are packed together, so of uk. isobars are packed together, $03 of uk. isobars are packed together, so a breezy day, especially in scotla nd so a breezy day, especially in scotland and northern ireland. afellay dry note for england and wales with spells of sunshine and that weather front pushes into northern scotland, fizzling out in england and wales. behind it s

it was wet in the north of scotland. most of it is on the move. that will clear out into the north sea. by the end of it most places will be essentially drive. the wettest weather in the west of scotland. another cold night. 16 degrees in a few places. quite a warm night once again. in the morning, the shower or two in parts of england and wales. dry but a lot of cloud and a few brea ks dry but a lot of cloud and a few breaks here and there. generally a cloudy start. warm as well. maybe a shower or two in the north west of england. the east of scotland might see low cloud lingering. it is the rain in northern ireland which is a crucial feature. it is rain in northern ireland which is a crucialfeature. it is pushing its way through and then brightens up behind it. behind that we are seeing some fresh air coming in. it will move through scotland and we will see something brighter developing. 17 degrees is to google to the west of the uk. still humid in the south east. a bit patchy rain for a time in the midlands. pretty much try everywhere by dawn on

on thursday, plenty of dry weather, sunshine and patchy cloud bubbling up here and there and patchy rain into the north—east of scotla nd patchy rain into the north—east of scotlandend of the week, and who are waiting for rain, low pressure should be good news and there is low—pressure swarming and waiting to pounce as we get towards the end of the week. we do not have a strong jet stream, it is broken up and down in the south so that means area of low pressure will not race across the country instead this low will sit to the west drawing in a southerly wind and clumps of moisture and wet weather moving quite erratically northwards across the country. we draw in some warm airso the country. we draw in some warm air so where we do see the rain, it could be on the heavy side, it could even be some thunderstorms at times and generally speaking feeling warmer so we do have some rain in the forecast for the week ahead but she will have to wait, dry weather to get through first. full weekend of the general election campaign. theresa may says she's taking nothing for granted after success in the local elections, asjeremy corbyn insists labour is closing the gap on the t

of surface water flooding. north wales, most of the midlands and north—west england and northern ireland, as well as most of scotland. through the evening and overnight, those thunderstorms start to migrate north. we will also have some in the west. it will not be as cold as it was last night. we will increasingly see more sea fret and hoarin increasingly see more sea fret and hoar in the north of scotland and north—west england. some of the showers tomorrow will be heavy and thundery, with some hail, but drying up thundery, with some hail, but drying up across southern england. through the course of the day, especially in the course of the day, especially in the afternoon, we will see more coastal fog coming up the afternoon, we will see more coastalfog coming up on shore across the north—east of the uk, as far south as north—east england, and there will also be some hill fog. saturday will start on a cloudy note in northern ireland in scotland, but that rain will fragment and we will see sunshine and heavy showers developing. england and wales, a day of sunshine and showers. a later weather front coming in from th

we are keeping the rain through part of the north—east of england and north east scotland. easing away. becoming largely dry, clear and fresh first thing saturday morning. temperatures in single figures. through the day tomorrow, another day of sunshine and showers, but still some rain across the north—east of scotland, south—west scotla nd north—east of scotland, south—west scotland and into northern ireland, sunny spells and scattered showers. the north—east of england, patchy outbreaks of light rain but heading our way further south across england and wales, there will be sunshine to kick off your morning but showers cropping up across wales and the south—west of england where they could be heavy first thing. fewer showers for central and south—eastern parts of england. adding to the date as temperatures rise, we will start to see the showers building across much of england and wales and northern ireland. we could see some thunderstorms mixed in. across scotland, the heaviest of the rain will clear towards the northern isles leaving a scattering of showers. temperatures i

north—west of good. the further north—west of good. the further north you are, the dryer. for much of northern ireland and scotlandinite —— a fine afternoon. it will feel chilly because of the north sea breeze. the thunderstorms will rattle on across the south and we'll see another pulse of rain moving north this evening, some getting towards northern ireland. there could be maybe thundery bursts, because it will be a warm and muggy night for england and wales. double figures. clear skies for scotland, one or two chilly spots. for friday, a cloudy day. the best of the sunshine across western scotland, may be towards north—west england. a cool feeling day for eastern scotland. further south, warm and muqqy scotland. further south, warm and muggy and further showers developing. some could be thundery, particularly through central areas of england and wales. around the low 20s, one of the warmest spot is closer than the high teens further north. for the weekend, fairly unsubtle. some sunny spells, scattered showers and we'll lose the humidity, particularly on sunday. it will feel fresher. this is the picture for satu

then sunday, still the remanents of saturday's rain gci’oss the remanents of saturday's rain across the north—west of scotlandadually creeping further north and east. make the most of the dry start gci’oss east. make the most of the dry start across the south—west, it will not last. some of the rain again heavy, wouldn't rule out thunder in there again. the opposite end of the country, that rain lingering, murky gci’oss country, that rain lingering, murky across the northern isles. the mainland beginning to dry up, brightening perhaps across the south—west. then across the north channel into northern ireland, decent afternoon. so too for much of the north of england, northern wales 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

of dry weather too. you've got to start moving towards the north—west of wales, to northern ireland, the north—west england and up into the heart of scotland you will see more cloud, thick enough for some rain and further north and east, as 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 eveni

the wettest weather will always be over the hills in the west, the south—west of scotland, north—west and west wales. not much rain arriving in the south east and the rain easing off during the afternoon. we may get some brightness, a bit of sunshine to the east on high ground, but even with the cloud it is going to be quite a warm day with temperatures at 16 or 17. the first dose of rain comes on that whether there and we get another pulse of heavy rain returning overnight and then this weather front is pretty much stuck across the uk but where is difficult to say. at the moment it looks like it will be more across yorkshire down to wales and the south—west of england where we will see some rain at times. north of that blustery winds and bands of rather sharp showers. east anglia and the south east of england may be dry and we have got some warm and muggy air here. temperatures could be higher than 22, but not particularly cold elsewhere either. 17 or 18 typically. but on wednesday we see the rain down across east anglia and the south east of england and this will be the wettest day

of scotland, the further north you are in scotland, some outbreaks of rain coast compared with recent days. and then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift northwards into friday and saturday. it's not going to be a washout. but as we move from high pressure to low pressure, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the former us attorney general, sally yates, says she warned president trump's administration against hiring general michael flynn, because he was open to russian blackmail. flynn was forced to resign, as national security adviser less than a month later. riot police have fired tear gas at protestors in venezuela at the start of another week of demonstrations. 0rganisers say the want to stop president nicolas maduro's plan to reform the constitution. people in south korea are voting for a new president following the impeachment of park—

of dry weather too. you've got to start moving towards the north—west of wales, to northern ireland, the north—west england and up into the heart of scotland the low, and you will see more cloud, thick enough for some rain and further north and east, as 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. s

dipping down to the top and a single figures in the far north of scotland. a touch of frost there.t we have this weather front with a pink cloud and rain but it is confined to the far south—west. elsewhere, a shower or two to the midlands, wealth, early on. for the bulk of the day, we try and most prizes will be dry. something drop by the royal develop and it looks like a decent day across scotland. low cloud across scotland's north, but 17 degrees and some sunshine. 14 or 15 degrees in northern ireland, cool on those northern ireland, cool on those north east, the seat coasts. there's the brighter weather in the south—eastern corner and here in the south—western corner. it shouldn't last too long but it will be a pretty dull and damp afternoon. the rain moves awake towards the south watch the evening. most places will have a dry heaving with a fair bit of cloud. a lot of dry weather. as we of cloud. a lot of dry weather. as we get onto sunday, lighter winds with a noticeable breeze, some low cloud, and drizzle. the further west, the winds are lighter and this quy west, the winds a

on saturday, still cloud and outbreaks of rain across north—eastern scotla nd of rain across north—eastern scotland country, sunshine and showers, showers bubbling up in the afternoon. they will be hit and miss everywhere. heavy across parts of wales and southern england and thunderstorms likely. 18 degrees in the sunshine between any showers. don't write the day off completely. we will see heavy downpours at times. on sunday, this area of high pressure around the near constant pushing its way in across the uk. that high pressure will squeeze away most of the showers. could still catch some rain across the far north—west of the uk. for much of the country be a dry day. fairly light winds, too, so in the sunshine it'll feel pleasantly warm with tonbridge is up to around 20 degrees at best towards the south—east. —— temperatures up to around 20 degrees at best towards the south—east. for monday, this area of low pressure is sitting towards the north—west, it is trying to push in but it is bumping into the high pressure sitting towards the uk. that means on monday there will be showery rain, particula

when continuing over the far north of scotland. most parts of scotla nd north of scotland. ky. it will be murky as well around the coast of cornwall and devon and even the south—east of england. a bit of see falkirk la look north was from time to time. —— a bit of see falkirk. —— sea fog. temperatures in the mid to late 20s. tonight sea fog. will still be around in england. but it will be a mild night. a sultry feel to thursday morning. but there will be more sunshine compared to today. clear weather cloud developing across central and eastern areas. i tried a and b star to see the heat from the build—up widely around the late 20s. we could see 2720 degrees and the south—east and perhaps 2627 degrees in the west of scotland. high pressure gradually moving towards ease. as we go into friday that will bring warmer area. as we go into saturday temperatures will be up to 30 in the south—east. but some heavy showers will be triggered. those temperatures really getting up to the late 20s. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown live in manchester, where more details are emerging about the

into northern ireland we start off with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west of scotland but a couple showers will filter further east. they will be isolated by then. elsewhere, broken cloud, some sunshine and where we get the best of the sunshine, the temperature will respond. but despite cloud around it will be a warm day for all of us, generally at around 19 or 25 degrees. maybe a little bit fresher in the far north of scotland. one thing is for certain, later on in the week we keep that dry theme and there will be more in the way of sunshine. as a consequence, temperatures respond. warm to hot in places, particularly in the south—west corner. we can see first signs of that on thursday with decent spells of sunshine coming through much of the country and you can see that we will see high 20s likely into the south—east corner, maybe as high as 23 or 24 in sheltered western areas of scotland. this area of high pressure may drift further east and that will allow it to continue to drag up even warmer air from the near continent but at the same time, however, there is a potenti

of dry weather too. you've got to start moving towards the north—west of wales, to northern ireland, the north—west england and up into the heart of scotlandel, 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 are 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 are out and about you will have to put up with a couple of hours at least

so for the rest of the night you can see clear skies across the uk apart from the far north of scotlandain. in rural areas it could be only two or three degrees, cold enough for some grass frost. then tomorrow basically sunshine all round, almost. again northern parts of the country a little bit more cloud and spots of rain. but temperatures responding up to the high teens in some area. there is dinner friday, increasing amounts of cloud and by friday we could have some thunder and lightning and some pretty big downpours in 12 areas. goodbye. —— thursday and friday. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. in an 11—year—old in an11—year—old girl in an 11—year—old girl has died after falling from a roller—coaster. we are all deeply saddened. therese and philip may appeared on the one show. i never knew she wanted to be prime minister until she was quite established in the shadow cabinet.