a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. some freezing fog patches developing. something else to watch out for. we could be looking at temperatures as low as —12 to —15 celsius in some of the scottish glens. so we could have ice and also risk of freezing fog to start this morning. but, on the plus side, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. now, things start to go downhill across the south—west of england across wales and that weather system arrives, initially bringing rain and turning increasingly to snow across this part of the country. further north and east it should be relatively dry. the sunshine continuing. but it will be a cold day with increasing easterly winds. now this sleet and snow will gather force and become more widespread, pushing northwards and eastwards all the while through thursday evening and overnight. some heavy snow likely across the downs of the south—east into the midlands and certainly across southern and eastern parts of wales. by early friday this is the lying snow, a map. we could be looking at sign

a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. ng else to watch out for. we could be looking at temperatures as low as —12 to —15 celsius in some of the scottish glens. so we could have ice and also risk of freezing fog to start this morning. but, on the plus side, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. now, things start to go downhill across the south—west of england across wales and that weather system arrives, initially bringing rain and turning increasingly to snow across this part of the country. further north and east it should be relatively dry. the sunshine continuing. but it will be a cold day with increasing easterly winds. now this sleet and snow will gather force and become more widespread, pushing northwards and eastwards all the while through thursday evening and overnight. some heavy snow likely across the downs of the south—east into the midlands and certainly across southern and eastern parts of wales. by early friday this is the lying snow, a map. we could be looking at significant accumulations across parts of wales, t

gone are those frequent showers from the north of scotland. 0ne frequent showers from the north of scotlande or two possible for the far north, perhaps running into the far north, perhaps running into the east coast. tomorrow is still about the wind, not as strong widely across scotland but down the north sea coast is certainly pretty gusty, 45-50 sea coast is certainly pretty gusty, 45—50 mph, and in parts of east anglia and here we could see some flooding so keep that in mind. maybe the odd wintry showers across the mountains of scotland, perhaps even drifting into the north york moors then as the winds become later we are looking at widespread frost to ta ke are looking at widespread frost to take us into wednesday. sitting with cold aircoming take us into wednesday. sitting with cold air coming down from the north, why milder air cold air coming down from the north, why milderair in cold air coming down from the north, why milder air in the west but that will not be moving down through the middle part of the week, perhaps sitting across northern ireland where we could get temperatures i

that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotland and those north sea coasts. untry it will be dry with some sunshine, this on tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near the north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder. the temperatures back into single figures, only around 5—7 in the north. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. the family of lee pomeroy — the 51—year—old man fatally stabbed on a train in surrey yesterday — say it was a "pointless attack". a man's been arrested in connection with the murder. the bbc understands that two british special forces soldiers have been seriously injured in an islamic state attack in syria. an investigation has been started after a 31—year—old man was shot dead by police in coventry. officers had gone to an address near the city centre as part of a pre—planned operation. white house officials, including vice—president mike pence

of north—east england as well. but then it turned cloudy with showers working into western areas of scotland. country but quite cold air across the north and east. temperature just around the one celsius. tuesday and wednesday we have a slow—moving weather front that will bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly into the highlands and western isle looking wet to that the pictures are rising again, 10 degrees widely and temperature is reaching around seven degrees he is. it will get milder for all of us as we reach of wednesday and thursday we will start to see a more significant push of arctic wind moving down and replacing these milder westerly wind. for all of us as we had through thursday, the temperature will drop even a little below normal for the time of year at the same time, with the cold air of arriving it should be a little bit more in the way of sunshine. that's your latest weather. this is bbc news, the headlines: a saudi teenager who fled from her family, fearing that they would kill her for renouncing islam, has arrived in toronto, where she's be

showers in scotla nd north of scotland. rost to start monday morning. frost to start monday morning. frost to start monday morning as well. a few morning showers across eastern coastal counties of england, one or two further inland. most will disappear through the afternoon. a lot of dry weather with sunny spells. clouding over in the west but milder weather returns on monday night. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 12pm... theresa may warns mps a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy." the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, spells out what labour will do if theresa may loses the vote on tuesday. we will table a motion of no confidence in the government at a time of our choosing but it's going to be soon, don't worry about that. a bbc investigation reveals gambling addicts were able to sign back into existing online accounts by just making minor changes to their personal details. emergency services continue to battle the

that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotla nd some showers to the north—east of scotlandn tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near those north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. but it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder mind you. the temperatures back into single figures only around 5—7 in the north. poland has ordered checks at entertainment values after a fire killed sis—year—old girl celebrating a birthday. a fire service spokesman said they might have survived if they had a proper evacuation route. more meetings have taken place at the white house as the deadlock that has caused the partial shutdown of the government goes into its third week. president trump says he's considering declaring a national emergency. attacks by criminal gangs in the brazilian city of fortaleza has continued for a third day as hundreds of troops arrive to restore order. it's being seen as the first test for the new president, jair bolsonaro. thousands of demonstrators in hungary have been marching

that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotla nd in some showers to the north—east of scotlandhose north sea coasts. for most parts of the country will be dry with some sunshine, this on tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near the north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder. the temperatures back into single figures, only around 5—7 in the north. the family of lee pomeroy — the 51 —year—old man fatally stabbed on a train in surrey yesterday — say it was a "pointless attack". a man's been arrested in connection with the murder. an investigation has been started after a 31—year—old man was shot dead by police in coventry. officers had gone to an address near the city centre as part of a pre—planned operation. amid the government shutdown, president trump threatens declaring a national emergency, in order to build a border wall without congressional approval. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down, to

weather has brightened up in scotland behind this cold front that moved southwards, all tied in with the deep area of low pressure that has brought some strong winds to the northa. it will stay very blustery across the north of scotland through highland aberdeenshire, 0rkney and shetland over the next few hours, before those winds slowly calm overnight. it will be a windy night across the uk. the wind. the frost from forming for many of us, despite that the skies will be clearing through the night. the exception to that, parts of southern england, wales and northern ireland, where we start the day on a cloudy note on tuesday. tuesday is much brighter, with more sunshine. more showers the northern scotland, but otherwise, essentially dry. with the sunnier skies come lower temperatures. it will feel cooler in pressure, high is between 7—10, cooler in the wind. katty: you‘re watching beyond 100 days. president trump will fly down to the us border with mexico on thursday to highlight what the white house calls an immigration crisis. christian: the announcement comes on the 17th day of a us government shutdown — with no sign it will reopen anytime soon. katty: mr t

of scotland, so a blustery kind of day. and turning noticeably cooler as well — temperatures in the north just around four degrees or so.akfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: a man convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash will appear in court in a few hours in georgia this morning, after 10 months on the run. tougher food labelling laws are being proposed by the government to protect the uk's two million food allergy sufferers. made in scotland but sold all over the world. how is the whiskey industry preparing for life after brexit? i have come to scotland this morning to find out. england blown away in barbados. they're bowled out forjust 77, as the west indies take control of the first test on a day when 18 wickets fell.

a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. for. we could be looking at temperatures as low as —12 to —15 celsius in some of the scottish glens. so we could have ice and also risk of freezing fog to start this morning. but, on the plus side, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. now, things start to go downhill across the south—west of england across wales and that weather system arrives, initially bringing rain and turning increasingly to snow across this part of the country. further north and east it should be relatively dry. the sunshine continuing. but it will be a cold day with increasing easterly winds. now this sleet and snow will gather force and become more widespread, pushing northwards and eastwards all the while through thursday evening and overnight. some heavy snow likely across the downs of the south—east into the midlands and certainly across southern and eastern parts of wales. by early friday this is the lying snow, a map. we could be looking at significant accumulations across parts of wales, the south—west, and t

of the week. now, monday we will have a sharp frost to start the day across scotland and parts of north—east englanders working into western areas of scotland. the mildest air tends to be across western and southern parts of the country but quite cold air across the north and east. temperature in berwick just around one celsius. tuesday and wednesday we have a slow—moving weather front that will bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly into the highlands and western isle looking wet. temperatures are rising again, 10 degrees widely and temperature is reaching around seven degrees here. it will get milder for all of us as we reach wednesday and thursday we will start to see a more significant push of arctic wind moving down and replacing these milder westerly winds. so for all of us as we head through thursday, the temperature will drop, even a little below normal for the time of year but at the same time, with the cold air of arriving it should be a little bit more in the way of sunshine. that's your latest weather. hello, and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. a

a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. res as low as —12 to —15 celsius in some of the scottish glens. so we could have ice and also risk of freezing fog to start this morning. but, on the plus side, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. now, things start to go downhill across the south—west of england across wales and that weather system arrives, initially bringing rain and turning increasingly to snow across this part of the country. further north and east it should be relatively dry. the sunshine continuing. but it will be a cold day with increasing easterly winds. now this sleet and snow will gather force and become more widespread, pushing northwards and eastwards all the while through thursday evening and overnight. some heavy snow likely across the downs of the south—east into the midlands and certainly across southern and eastern parts of wales. by early friday this is the lying snow, a map. we could be looking at significant accumulations across parts of wales, the south—west, and the south downs, 1—4 centimetres to low

a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. could be looking at temperatures as low as —12 to —15 celsius in some of the scottish glens. so we could have ice and also risk of freezing fog to start this morning. but, on the plus side, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. now, things start to go downhill across the south—west of england across wales and that weather system arrives, initially bringing rain and turning increasingly to snow across this part of the country. further north and east it should be relatively dry. the sunshine continuing. but it will be a cold day with increasing easterly winds. now this sleet and snow will gather force and become more widespread, pushing northwards and eastwards all the while through this evening and overnight. some heavy snow likely across the downs of the south—east into the midlands and certainly across southern and eastern parts of wales. by early friday this is the lying snow, a map. we could be looking at significant accumulations across parts of wales, the south—west, and the south dow

with some sleet and snow, particularly over the higher ground of the east and north—east of england. further north, though, across scotlandwe have the best of any clear skies,. and here it is going to be the coldest start to the day but at least you will have the sunshine to compensate. so much of the northern half of scotland bright, cold and crisp through this morning. further south, into england and wales and for parts of northern ireland, we've got that weak weather front so it stays cloudy, for most of us anyway, with outbreaks of rain and a little bit of hill sleet and snow continuing, particularly across this north—east corner of england. but as we head through the course of today, that weather front will continue to weaken. many places should turn drier but hold onto a legacy of cloud, but we should start to see some heavy showers developing across south wales and in towards south—west england with a few sunny spells — that could push temperatures up to 10 degrees here, but elsewhere, it's going to be rather chilly, despite the sunshine across the far north of scotland. and then through saturday night, it turns dr

of scotland, so a blustery kind of day. and turning noticeably cooler as well — temperatures in the north just around four degrees or so.g to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: venezuela closes its embassy in the united states as nicolas maduro accuses donald trump of trying to overthrow him. the us senate votes down two proposals to end the government shutdown. donald trump says he's willing to consider a "reasonable" deal. warmer weather means a less salty sea in the arctic. why has that got climate scientists worried? and the health workers putting their own lives at risk as they try to tackle polio in pakistan.

a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. —12 to —15 celsius in some of the scottish glens. so we could have ice and also risk of freezing fog to start this morning. but, on the plus side, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. now, things start to go downhill across the south—west of england across wales and that weather system arrives, initially bringing rain and turning increasingly to snow across this part of the country. further north and east it should be relatively dry. the sunshine continuing. but it will be a cold day with increasing easterly winds. now this sleet and snow will gather force and become more widespread, pushing northwards and eastwards all the while through thursday evening and overnight. some heavy snow likely across the downs of the south—east into the midlands and certainly across southern and eastern parts of wales. by early friday this is the lying snow, a map. we could be looking at significant accumulations across parts of wales, the south—west, and the south downs, 1—4 centimetres to lower levels. a l

the re m na nts of wintry in the north of scotland. breezy to get rid of the christmas excesses, breezy in the north—east. the winds nowhere near as strong as they have been. winds like elsewhere. some patchy cloud, some showers. the remnants of the weather front in the south producing the odd isolated shower. most will be dry. into tonight, breezy along the eastern coastal districts. clearer skies in the west. with winds lightest, this is where temperatures will drop the furthest. a widespread frosts to take you into tomorrow. temperatures imrul areas of central scotla nd temperatures imrul areas of central scotland —5 and —6. a new working day from any as the new year gets under way. lots of frost across western areas. a crisp start. a blue sky day for the vast majority. more cloud in the far north of scotland. maybe he's in counties of england. the odd isolated shower. wednesday will be dry, sunshine and temperatures in mid single figures. close to where we should be at the time of the year. high pressure it sits with us through much

wintry showers for the north of scotland, the north—east of england which will push their way into thepite the sunshine, another cold day. as we head on into the start of the weekend, it is looking quieter with further wintry showers across northern and eastern areas but haps western coast as well but aside from that crisp winter sunshine and temperatures 3—6dc. it turns more u nsettled temperatures 3—6dc. it turns more unsettled for the second half of the weekend and next week. the weather system brings sleet and snow to northern areas but stay tuned to the weather forecast. this is beyond one hundred days. with mejane o'brien in washington, nuala mcgovern is in london. coming up in the next half hour: for a possible no—deal brexit we'll explain why belgian fishermen are hoping for a smooth exit. venezuela's self—declared interim president says his family has been threatened — amid the country's continuing political crisis. coming up in the next half hour: the trial forjoaquin el chapo guzman — the mexican cartel boss facing multiple drug and murder charges — draws to an end as a jury

of scotland. it tomorrow then, lot of scotland. it tomorrow then, lot of clout around. the best chance of any breaks new the west country and in parts of eastern england and the north and degrees at best. as we go through saturday evening, a slight change in that we bring a bit of cloud patchy rain into northern ireland and western scotland. this is to move a little further south eastward as exhibit a sunday. high pressure still in charge to the front is very weak so a band of cloud and maybe some patchy light rain and drizzle at times. to the south i am hopeful we will see a little bit of sunshine, similarly some sunshine across the north of scotland. for most of us, single—digit temperatures but up to 11 degrees in cardiff and in plymouth. as a abundance of the working week, we see a new change. —— as we move on... some very strong winds —— as we move on... some very strong winds and quite stormy conditions across the northern half of scotland with wind gusts near 75 mph. further south, not as windy, largely dry often cloudy and not quite as chilly as it has been. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: police say a man was fatally stabbed on board a train in surr

this deep area of low pressure to the north of the uk, notice the squeeze in the isobars, so some windy conditions, wet to start, that rain initially across scotlandnorthern ireland and slipping its way southwards into northern england, through the midlands, parts of north wales, but weakening as it does. so further south, mainly dry with perhaps a few breaks in the cloud. it's a mild day for all of us, 11 or 12 celsius, rain returning to the north of scotland but it's the strength of the wind we're most concerned about. gusts widely across northern scotland of 60 to 70mph, locally we could see 80mph across the northern highlands. so windy at first but then colder for a time next week. mainly dry with a bit more sunshine. hello this is bbc news, with shaun ley. the headlines: the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into ‘uncharted territory'. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and will the favourite be the favourite?

the window of clear skies in the north—east of scotland, the west of scotland, northern ireland, milderntic influence. the continuing into tomorrow, more cloud in the north of england. in the south we have sunshine developing after a frosty start. if you are stuck under this cloud it will be a grim sort of day. even with sunshine temperatures three or 4 degrees, less cold as you head further north into scotland and northern ireland. heading into the weekend, more frost around, chilly start, there may be pockets of mist and fog lingering through the day but we will start to see the weather changing in the north—west towards the end of the day as we get cloud and rain arriving. the head of that, temperatures struggling between 5-7d. the temperatures struggling between 5—7d. the weekend, the weather bringing change, cloud across the uk, behind at a change of mass the north, a change to more sunshine especially across scotland, northern ireland, then eventually the far north of england but to the south, not so much fog, but a lot of cloud, are required, settled weather. temperatures may be

further south, not ruling out sunshine or one or two show was in the north west of scotla nd two show was in the north west of scotlandth milder airfinally arriving here. over the weekend, the wins will strengthen. north—westerly winds, everything coming in from the atlantic, still mild but it should break up the cloud and are some sunshine at times. there will be rain around as well as we start the weekend, across those other parts of england and wales which soon clears away and the sunshine comes out. head further north, the cloud thickens again across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and most of the rain in the north and most of the rain in the north and west of scotland. temperatures ten or maybe 11 degrees. the winds begin to pick up on saturday. strong winds arriving on sunday. everything coming around that area of high pressure, a couple of weather front of the scene. the next one to arrive into the north west on sunday. that loses way southwards, weakening all the while, so not much rain for the southern half of the uk but a fair few showers in scotland and northern ireland. some spells of sunshine

of north—east england as well. sunshine initially, but then it turns cloudier with showers working into western areas of scotland. he country, but quite cold air across the north and east. temperature around 1 celsius or so. tuesday and wednesday, we have a slow—moving weather front that's going to bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly into the highlands and western isles looking pretty wet. temperatures are rising again, 10 degrees widely and temperature is reaching around 7 degrees here. it will get milder for all of us. as we reach wednesday and thursday, we will start to see a more significant push of arctic winds moving down and replacing these milder westerly winds. so for all of us as we head through thursday, the temperatures will drop, even a little below normal for the time of year but at the same time, with that colder air arriving, it should be a little bit more in the way of sunshine. that's your latest weather. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: how does it feel to be in canada? a warm welcome in canada for the saudi teenager whose efforts to esca

of north—east england as well. sunshine initially, but then it turns cloudier with showers working into western areas of scotland. g to bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly into the highlands and western isles looking pretty wet. temperatures are rising again, 10 degrees widely and temperature is reaching around 7 degrees here. it will get milder for all of us. as we reach wednesday and thursday, we will start to see a more significant push of arctic winds moving down and replacing these milder westerly winds. so for all of us as we head through thursday, the temperatures will drop, even a little below normal for the time of year but at the same time, with that colder air arriving, it should be a little bit more in the way of sunshine. that‘s your latest weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: a saudi teenager who fled from her family, fearing that they would kill her for renouncing islam, has arrived in toronto where she‘s been offered asylum. rahaf al-qunun, who‘s 18, barricaded herself in a hotel room in bangkok and used social media to highlight her case.

north of england. lots of cloud ahead of that, brakes coming into the far north—west of scotland later on in the night.linger across parts of southern scotland, north—west england, and move back towards northern ireland late in the day. there is a loss of cloud to the south of that. if you are looking for the sunshine it is across northern scotland where the temperature is a backdown to seven degrees. elsewhere, milder than today, despite all the cloud around. the high pressure bringing cloud will get squeezed away on monday. we have a storm coming in from the atla ntic have a storm coming in from the atlantic and that will pack a punch lead in the day across northern scotla nd lead in the day across northern scotland severe gales in the forecast. the winds will pick up for all of us on monday, a change in recent days. rain mainly for scotla nd recent days. rain mainly for scotland and northern ireland as that syncs southwards it tends to peter out. we get sunshine in northern ireland, northern england, and southern england. the main story is the strength of the wind on monday. much windierfurther is t

north through the afternoon. sunshine and showers. and, a few of these for northern ireland, more persistent rain for the far north of scotland. temperature—wise, mild across england and wales, cooler further north and cold in shetland, where there could even be some showers of sleet or snow. are hello. this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines... a saudi teenager, whose efforts to escape her family gained worldwide attention, has arrived in canada where she's been granted asylum. protesters have marched through central london demanding a general election and an end to austerity. hundreds of demonstrators were wearing yellow vests, copying the ‘yellow vest‘ protests in france. two french firefighters and a spanish tourist have been killed in a powerful explosion in central paris caused by a gas leak at a bakery. nearly 50 other people were injured. prison sentences of less than six months in england and wales could be scrapped under plans being considered by the government. ministers think it could reduce re—offending. now on bbc news... brazil seemed set to become one of the most successful nations of the 21st cen

of north—east england as well. sunshine initially, but then it turns cloudier with showers working into western areas of scotland. , but quite cold air across the north and east. temperature around 1 celsius or so. tuesday and wednesday, we have a slow—moving weather front that's going to bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly into the highlands and western isles looking pretty wet. temperatures are rising again, 10 degrees widely and temperature is reaching around 7 degrees here. it will get milder for all of us. as we reach wednesday and thursday, we will start to see a more significant push of arctic winds moving down and replacing these milder westerly winds. so for all of us as we head through thursday, the temperatures will drop, even a little below normal for the time of year but at the same time, with that colder air arriving, it should be a little bit more in the way of sunshine. that's your latest weather. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: "back me or risk a catastrophic betrayal of democracy," warns theresa m

north, hence the drop in temperature. the cold air is in eastern europe. some showers in northern and eastern part of the uk. wintry in the north of scotland. s still breezy across the far north—east. the winds not as strong as they have been. lighter elsewhere. some patchy cloud. showers on the north sea coast in eastern england. the re m na nts of coast in eastern england. the remnants of the weather front in the south. most places will be dry. most temperatures in single figures. it stays breezy on the eastern coast tonight. clearer skies in the west. with winds lightest year, this is where temperatures will drop the furthest. a widespread frost tomorrow morning. temperatures in rural scotland —5 to —6. the new working day for many of you as the new year gets under way. lots of frost. it will be a blue sky day for the vast majority. a bit more cloud in the far north of scotland. maybe down the eastern counties of england. for the vast majority once they will be tried. sunshine and temperatures in single figures. high pressure sits with us through much of the rest of the week. centred across southern part of the uk. this is where the winds

eastern coast of england, parts of scotland, soa coast of england, parts of scotland, so a blustery kind of day and is turning noticeably cooler, temperatures in the northbc news. our top story: nicolas maduro has accused the us of trying to stage a coup in venezuela. he reacted to washington's support for the opposition by breaking all diplomatic links with america. the us says mr maduro is corrupt and illegitimat and called on him to step down peacefully. donald trump says he would consider any reasonable deal drawn up by the republicans and democrats to bring the shutdown to an end. earlier, the senate rejected two new proposals. mr trump is still insisting on funding for his mexican border wall. and this story is trending on bbc.com: the doomsday clock which suggests how close the world is to catastrophic disaster — remains at two minutes to midnight. the committee that runs it have kept it at the most perilous position on record for more than a year. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. stephen sackur speaks to john mcdonnell, labour's

the afternoon with showers working into northern western areas and more persistent rain in the north of scotlandse and temperature wise there will be big contrast from south to north across the country. much of england and wales will see temperatures similar to that on saturday, 11, 12 degrees. notice it gets cooler further north and cold in shetland where temperatures reached just two degrees. a fair few wintry showers with a little bit of sleet and a few fronts of snow mixed in with showers during the latter part of the afternoon. the week starts mild, rain in the north and west, the week ahead starts on a mild note. there will be rain around particularly for western scotland and the highlands look wet. it becomes much colder later in the week. chilly and on monday across the north—east scotland the mildest air tends to be across western and southern parts of the country but quite cold air across the north and east. temperature just around one celsius. tuesday and wednesday we have a slow—moving weather front that will bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly

north—west of england during the afternoon. gusts of winds, 50 to 60 mph to the far north of scotland, showers to come. and and northern ireland it is going to turn colder again, good afternoon. the family of the man who was fatally stabbed on a train yesterday say he was an honourable man who would always help people in trouble. lee pomeroy, who was 51, was attacked in front of his teenage son just after they got on board a train in guildford in surrey. a man was arrested early this morning on suspicion of murder. a woman detained at the same time is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. james waterhouse reports.

the best chance of sunshine tomorrow across the north of scotland. es in the far south—west of england get to 10 degrees in plymouth. elsewhere, grey and damp and chilly. some subtle changes for the second half of the weekend. the winds switch more easterly. drier air of the continent. what's the cloud break up. more clear skies on sunday. consequently i am hoping more of us will see some sunshine on sunday. a band of cloud, patchy rain, hill snow sunday. a band of cloud, patchy rain, hillsnow in sunday. a band of cloud, patchy rain, hill snow in the north sinks south—east as the day wears on. temperatures still struggling. five to8 temperatures still struggling. five to 8 degrees. then we go into next week. don't take anything you see on this chart to literally. it looks like we will see frontal systems putting in from the atlantic. quite u nsettled. putting in from the atlantic. quite unsettled. we stay in the cold air, particularly as the winds switch around from a north—westerly direction to a north easterly direction. what does this mean as we go

of scotland, so a blustery kind of day. and turning noticeably cooler as well — temperatures in the north just around four degrees or so.zuela and the us are locked in an escalating diplomatic confrontation — a day after washington recognised the opposition leader as interim president. venezuela has said it is shutting down its diplomatic missions in the us. washington has responded by ordering all its non—emergency personnel to leave venezuela. the republican and democratic leaders in the us senate have been holding private talks — to try to negotiate an end to the partial government showdown. they are trying to agree a deal which would fund federal agencies for three weeks. president trump says he will support a ‘reasonable' agreement. scientists at a conference in norway have warned that the frontier of the arctic is likely to shift eastwards away from the barents sea as the climate warms. they say the kara and laptev seas along russia's northern coastline — are likely to become the new arctic frontier. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

if we get some brightness we might see some through the midlands and south wales and perhaps north of scotlandhe weak weather front always keeps more stubborn cloud across the far north of england and the odd spot two of rain but not cold out there. but bailey of high—pressure sinks south and west, allowing the doors to open for this significant low—pressure to move through, not in terms of rain but the strength of winds is the issue, gales or severe gales not out of the question, rain continuing to push steadily south and east. sharp showers to the far north and we will see gusts widely up to 60 and 70 mph, the far north on exposed coasts they could reach 80 mph. showery and windy to the north, further south, quite a lot of plywood, breezy and relatively mild. it is the low— pressure relatively mild. it is the low—pressure moving steadily eastwards off into scandinavia, it stays windy through monday night but the wind direction species around to an north—westerly and that will continue to dry in this cold a once again. tuesday should have more sunshine than recent days. you've got to factor i

the south they are likely to see snow showers pushing across parts of north—east england and quite a showers in the north of scotland in the north of the uk particularly well below freezing. into friday, this first area of sleet and snow will fizzle away but there are further snow showers to come across southern areas into friday, more persistent rain, sleet and snow spinning in. still some showers to the north—west, temperatures on the low side, three to 5 degrees. you're watching beyond 100 days. in a striking rebuke, mr trump calls his own intelligence chiefs "naive" and "passive" and says they need to "go back to school". the twitter tirade is aimed squarely at the heads of the cia, the fbi and director of national intelligence — all people mr trump himself appointed. yesterday, those same chiefs went to congress and contradicted the president on the top security issues facing america. many say the last two years has been a wild ride in america politics. we take to the ice to see what voters think of president trump at the halfway mark of his first term. some have found it an exhilarating time, but it has not be

dobbies and wet and windy weather in the far north of scotland and quitea weather in the far north ofs is with heavy rain pushing into the north—west of the great glen, a breezy afternoon here. elsewhere it will be in milder affair. as move into wednesday it is likely to see the stars of a change. that wider front in scotland will gradually drifted with through northern ireland, across the scottish borders into the north of england overnight tuesday night into wednesday. it will probably grind to a halt across wales and northern ireland for much of the day on wednesday. to the south and east of that we keep the cloudier milder conditions, to the north of that it will be a crisp day. it will be a sunny day we could see some snow showers and perhaps even at lower levels, as it sought to turn colder. it is this weather front as it continues to sink its way south that allows that colder airto start to way south that allows that colder air to start to come more of the dominant feature across the uk so we're going to lose the milder story that we have seen in recent days and the north—weste

, a few breaks across eastern england, cloudy skies pitching in, some rain likely across the north of scotlandnd western hills that much of the rain will be about the north of scotland but temperatures 9—11d so milder than today and blustery with those winds and then we see a cold front moving down from the north—west overnight and colder air behind that second front, but it's rain that is mostly pushing across the uk on wednesday, this first band of rain heading into england and wales but it turns colder across scotland so the rain turns to sleet and snow and perhaps in the far north of scotland to lower levels that we still have 9 or 10 degrees across england and wales. that colder air pushes south overnight, a bit of rain, sleet and perhaps note on hills but that colder air pushes down. with clearing skies, a frost early on thursday, not so much further south because there's more cloud through the night but that will soon move away and then those stronger northerly winds will bring some wintry showers to the north and east of scotland, but elsewhere it should be dry, wind is not as strong a

thicket of this crowd crowding over again and i'm hopeful we'll see some sunshine across the north of scotlandures still single digits in the north was something milder showing its hand down towards the southwest and then a bigger change as he get into monday, the steep area of low pressure will be pushing towards the north of the uk, bringing some outbreaks of rain but also some produced strong gusty winds and northern parts of scotland could see wind gusts of 60, 70 or 75 mph. then tuesday we will see strong winds whipping down the east coast of england as well. further south not quite as windy, will be breezy, still dry and cloudy not quite as jenny as it has been. some changes ahead but a pretty quiet weekend. this is bbc world news today. our top stories. democrats say they've urged donald trump not to hold millions of americans hostage, in talks to end a government shutdown. but the president insists he wants money to build a wall. this is national security were talking about, we're not talking about games! were talking about national security. this is national security were talking abou

for the rest of scotla nd north of scotland. n ireland, and increasingly so in northern england, clear skies will be abundant for much of the day. a lovely sunny morning. still that cloud towards the midlands and east anglia. it will cloud over as you go through the morning, and a lot more cloud throughout. so sunshine not quite as abundant as southern areas, but elsewhere at the sunny start to the new year. a few showers towards northern and eastern parts, most will be dry, and winds coming from that north—westerly direction, dropping the temperatures relative to recent days. most in single figures, still around ten or 11 degrees across the southernmost counties. with colder air in place, clear skies tonight and winds falling lighter, it is a recipe of course the temperatures to plummet away. there will be a few showers moving just down these north sea coast is overnight, a bit more cloud here keeping temperatures up in skegness, norwich at around four to six degrees. but come westwards, lots of frost around into tomorrow mornin

we will see wintry showers across the north—east of england and further wintry showers across the north of scotland it. to migrate southward staking its weatherfronts with it. we to migrate southward staking its weather fronts with it. we will start to see a slow improvement across the south of the country. could still see some rain, sleet, and snow continue for a while throughout friday. this easterly breeze will bring more wintry showers into eastern england and eastern scotland, further wintry showers across the north of scotland. in between we should see plenty of sunshine around, but that won't do much for the temperatures. it will be another cold day. stepchange to the weather forecast. —— but stay tuned. i'm babita sharma, with bbc news. our top story: parts of america have been hit by a deadly blast of polar air bringing a once—in—a—generation deep freeze. the arctic air is gripping the midwest and eastern states, where temperatures have plunged to at least —30 celsius in some places. at least five deaths have been attributed to the icy weather. in venezuela peaceful demonstrations have bee

north—west of england during the afternoon. gusts of winds, 50 to 60mph to the far north of scotland, showers to come. een seven and 11. moving out of monday into tuesday and wednesday, across scotland and northern ireland it is going to turn colder again, some showers turning wintry as well. for england and wales we could see more sunshine than recently, between seven and nine to start but through wednesday it will turn colder still. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at twelve: two people are arrested after the fatal stabbing on a train in surrey yesterday. police say the death appears to have followed an altercation between strangers. in relation to what we know so far in regard to happened, it is not random in the fact that there was no contact between the two people before the incident. we know that they were talking together. that's all we know about the two men at this moment in time. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down — to reduce demands on the health service. police in california say three people have been shot dead at a b

north—west of england during the afternoon. gusts of winds, 50 to 60mph to the far north of scotland, showers to come. esday, across scotland and northern ireland it is going to turn colder again, some showers turning wintry as well. for england and wales we could see more sunshine than recently, between seven and nine to start but through wednesday it will turn colder still. hello, this is dateline london, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading commentators with foreign correspondents, filing for the folks back home, with the dateline ‘london‘. this week: divided government is back in washington. why has china taken a bite out of the big apple? the latest on brexit. and from bangladesh to brazil, the politicians who glory in the adjective ‘authoritarian‘. to discuss that, dateline's authoritative panel: the canadian—born, emmy—award winning broadcaster jeffrey kofman, eunice goes, portuguese writer and academic. the sudanese journalist nisreen malik and the british conservative commentator, alex deane. donald trump's trade team will be in china next week, as the two countries atte