and we've just had a statement in and from the police, north wales police, saying that police and crimetigators supported by the specialist will beginajoint in supported by the specialist will begin a joint in full investigation now led by the air accident investigation branch to establish what led up to this tragic event. chief inspector in north wales police saying they are appealing for help from the public and local communities and they would ask if anyone saw the aircraft that afternoon for them to get in touch with north wales police to give them whatever information they have about whatever information they have about what they witnessed. that is the latest on that sad news. we will bring you walk through the evening. in the meantime let's get a look the first day of the astronomical spring today and many areas had a fairamount of spring today and many areas had a fair amount of sunshine. a splendid afternoon across parts of scotland with blue skies throughout the day. for parts of england and wales there was more clout around. staying dry in northampton but some spots of rain an

they came back from north wales and suddenly, they we re from north wales and suddenly, they were then he was worried he was going to give him pneumonia. sir roger went on and broke broke the four minute mile. it isa broke broke the four minute mile. it is a moment in time that will remain with us. it is very sad news of his passing. thank you for that. those reflections on sir roger bannister‘s life. he passed away on what is a very sad day for athletics here in britain and around the world. back to you. work is continuing to clear snow from the roads after days of disruption. there are still some problems on the railways — with some operators warning of delays continuing tomorrow. danjohnson reports from carlisle. not exactly the polar express. the train to carlisle but has not moved for three days. they have been trying to free it from a snow drift blocking the line from newcastle. a farmer helped rescue the passengers. they were very pleased to see us. very, very pleased, because they had been there for about five hours before we found them. they were just sitting, getting colder a

as for the coldest conditions, through the west midlands, wales, maybe north—west england, “11 or —6 ne for much of england and wales. any early mist and fog will clear, good sunny spells, clouding through the day, but it stays dry. further north, morning brightness across northern england, eastern scotland, but already cloudy western scotland, northern ireland, with occasional rain. that will come and go through the day, a heavier burst on the hills, spreading towards parts of cumbria, northern england and north wales later on. the odd spot of rain in the east of scotland. cloud breaks in the afternoon, the cricket 12 degrees in aberdeenshire. england and wales after that, a chilly start. 7—10, but it will still feel cold in northern england with cloud in place. but even here, mild air in place for thursday. you can see it pushed in off the atlantic. it cools down a touch by the end of the week, but wind off the atlantic, so not as cold as we started with. after patchy rain through the night into thursday, it brightens up in eastern areas, clouding over in the west with outbreaks of

notjust at higher ground, down to low levels, particularly from north wales, the midlands, and northms. the snow could accumulate in places. fairly significant in fact. and southern areas, it will turn back to rain. getting milder in those areas. temperatures getting into double digits. if you had plans for monday, stay tuned to the forecast because they could be the potential of disruptive snow —— there could be. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines: russia tells britain and other western countries it's expelling more diplomats after the salisbury poisoning row. 15 palestinians are killed after a mass protest on the border between gaza and israel. a british soldier working in syria with american troops has been killed fighting the so—called islamic state group. new bail rules are leading to thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, being released without any conditions. and at 11:30pm, we'll take another look at tomorrows front pages in the paper review, including the times, which has an interview with met police chief cressida dick. steven spielbe

a red arrows jet has crashed in north wales. an engineer died, but the pilot survived.

there's still a lot of uncertainty about this but parts of north wales, the north midlands into northernrn ireland and southern scotland, these areas potentially will see significant, perhaps disruptive snow. stay tuned to our forecasts. the perhaps disruptive snow. stay tuned to ourforecasts. the north perhaps disruptive snow. stay tuned to our forecasts. the north of that largely dry, to the south, rain will fall because it will turn milder. bearin fall because it will turn milder. bear in mind that no could cause travel problems on easter monday. that's all from me for now. —— snow could cause travel problems. this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: russia summons western ambassadors. london is told to cut its diplomatic contingent in moscow, in the escalating row following the salisbury nerve agent attack. it's important to bear in mind why this crisis has arisen — following the use of a chemical weapon on the streets of the united kingdom, which has threatened the lives of a number of people in my country. at least a dozen palestinians have been killed by israeli gunfire, as thousan

a red arrows jet has crashed in north wales. an engineer died, but the pilot survived.eading for moscow, the 23 russian diplomats expelled from the uk, following the chemical attack in salisbury. a bbc investigation reveals young rohingya girls, who fled the violence in myanmar, are being trafficked into prostitution in bangledesh. with the arrival of so many refugees in the nearby camps, there are even more vulnerable young people for the traffickers to prey upon. and, a report from kenya on the northern white rhino — a species now on the brink of extinction. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: ashley young backs his manchester united manager after a tumultuous few days on the sidelines and in front of the cameras forjose mourinho. good evening. the social media giant, facebook, is under growing pressure to explain the measures it's taking to secure the personal data of its two billion users worldwide. it's facing investigations by the us federal trade commission, the uk's information commissioner, the european parliament and a house of commons committee. it follow

wales. what about the picture further north in wales? , we know there are some 100 houses that are without power. they have been strong winds overnight there. there was a yellow warning until midnight for wind and snow there. they have been hit as well. the majority of the snow has been hitting cardiff and the surrounding areas down here. this is where, of course, the red alert was until yesterday morning. it then went movewd from amber to yellow. it is the south wales that has hit the worst. the yellow warning stayed in place for snow and ice until last night across the whole of wales and the whole of the country affected. the south really affected much worse really by the snow. the impact as you can see it has had on the transportation systems here. let's go to glasgow now and speak to catriona renton. a little more life in the railway station now? that is right. i was here last night and it was limited in terms of the services running. now we are seeing some services up and running. there are no trains at all between glasgow and carlis

a red arrows hawk has crashed at an raf base in north wales.eaves britain on its way to moscow. cheaper fuel and food lead to a bigger than expected

wales, a sunny one. cloud will build through the north—west. —— started the day for and wales.chy rain coming in from the west. —— start of the day for england and wales. more than a million nhs staff are poised for a pay rise — with a deal that could be worth as much as £4 billion being announced by lunch time today. the bbc understands that health bosses and unions have reached an agreement that will mark an end to a 7—year—cap and boost the salaries of workers including nurses, porters and paramedics — but not doctors. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. it will be good news for people in need health service have seen it had backed i% and frozen before that. we over public sector pay was lifted last september for police and prison officers. particularly costly for the government. over the next three yea rs. the government. over the next three years. that is just on average. lower paid years. that is just on average. lower pa id staff years. that is just on average. lower paid staff would benefit more. doctors and dentists are covered by separate pay re

the coldest conditions in the west midlands, wales and north west england. lready cloudy in western scotland and northern ireland with occasional rain. heavier rain on the hills spreading towards cumbria, northern england and north wales later. and some rain in the east of scotland. the cloud breaks here into the afternoon, it could hit 12 degrees in aberdeenshire. after the chilly start, wales achieving 7—10dc but still feeling cool in northern england with cloud in place. even here, milder air on thursday which pushes in off the atlantic. by the end of the week still, winds off the atlantic so nowhere near as cold. after patchy rain into thursday, it brightens up to eastern areas with sunny spells. clouding over in the west without breaks of rain later, strung together. all in double figure temperatures, 12, 13, 1a celsius in some parts of eastern scotland. rain on thursday night and into friday which clears eastern areas on friday, sunny spells here and showers from the west. they could be heavy with hail and thunder, blustery day with longer spells of rai

royal air force has announced that a member of its red arrows aerobatic team has died in a crash in north walesgineer was killed when a hawkjet came down near the raf valley base on anglesey, earlier this afternoon. the pilot, who is injured and receiving medical care, managed to eject. there are no details about the cause of the crash, as our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. the remains of the hawk fastjet, which crashed within minutes of taking off from raf valley. two members of the red arrows display team were on board. plumes of smoke were captured by people walking on the nearby sand dunes. later, confirmation came that a crew member had died. the engineer's family have been informed, and have asked for a 2k hour period of grace before further details are released. the pilot of the aircraft survived the incident and is currently receiving medical care. an air ambulance arrived within 20 minutes of the tragedy taking place, and fire crews were quickly at the scene. as night fell, the investigation continued. peter glover saw what happened from his nearby caravan. the canopy come off

this was the scene a short while ago in north wales.cloud which will continue to thin and break up and eventually some sunshine here. further north, one or two showers perhaps across scotland, may the odd shower in northern england and also northern ireland but with light wind and sunshine, double—figure temperatures, it will feel quite pleasant. this evening and overnight, with clear spells, turning quite cold quite quickly. in fa ct, turning quite cold quite quickly. in fact, we are looking at frost developing in northern and western areas, perhaps not quite as cold in the far south—east of england to start the new working week but for many, a lovely start some sunshine. the cloud increasing across many areas into the afternoon and some outbreaks of rain spreading to northern ireland, west wales and the far south—west of england. temperatures still up in double figures, 10—13 but as we go through tuesday into the rest of the week, things turning colder. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11. the australia cricket captai

around 400 homes without power in north wales. king to get the power back on by tea—time. the yellow warning that had been due to come to an end here in wales for eyes was supposed to come to an end at ”pm but it has been extended into tomorrow, around midday tomorrow in wales. an independent investigation is being launched after delayed passengers were able to leave the delayed train and walk down the tracks. passengers were held up after ice affected power supplies to the trains and caused major disruption. this led to frustrated passengersjumping disruption. this led to frustrated passengers jumping off the train after pressing an emergency alarm and then walking to the nearest platform. you can keep up to date with the weather and travel situation wherever you are, by visiting the bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can also get live updates on the bbc news channel and your local radio station. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has said the prime minister's brexit offer showed that it is possible to get "friction

now, the wettest weather to start saturday will stretch from east anglia, northern england, north wales hits colder air across scotland, on the hills we will see a spell of snow, before it turns back to rain as the milder air pushes its way in. england and wales will see some sunny spells for a time, another batch of showers working through. but the big story, note the temperatures — 15, maybe 16 degrees, with a little bit of brightness through the middle part of the day, across parts of the east midlands and east anglia especially. now, through saturday night and into sunday, that area of rain and hill snow clears its way northwards, takes the milder air into scotland as well. so it's a frost—free night forjust about all as we go into sunday morning. maybe one or two spots in the east could see a temporary frost, but a little bit of morning sunshine. but sunday at the moment not shaping up to be too bad a day. we're likely to see some breezy conditions in the west, with some showers around. just got to watch this area of rain pushing out of the near continent. looks like it will stay i

now, the wettest weather to start saturday will stretch from east anglia, northern england, north walesnd, in the hills we will see a spell of snow, before it turns back to rain as the milder air pushes its way back in. england and wales will see sunny spells for a time, another batch of showers working through. but the big story, note the temperatures — 15—16 degrees, with a little bit of brightness through the middle part of the day, across parts of the east midlands and east anglia especially. now, through saturday night and into sunday, that area of rain and hill snow clears its way northwards. it takes the milder air into scotland, as well, so it is a frost—free night forjust about all as we go into sunday morning. maybe one or two spots in the east could see a temporary frost, but a little bit of morning sunshine. sunday at the moment not shaping up to be too bad a day. we're likely to see some breezy conditions in the west, with one or two showers around. just got to watch this area of rain pushing into the near continent. looks like it will stay in the north sea, but it could be

wales. what about the picture further north in wales? ere are some houses that are without power. they have beans strong winds overnight there. there was a yellow warning until midnight for wind and snow there. they have been hit as well. the majority of the snow has been hitting cardiff and the surrounding areas down here. this is where, of course, the red alert was until yesterday morning. it then went from amber to yellow. it then went from amber to yellow. it is the south wheel theory that has meant that the worst. the yellow warning stayed in place for snow and ice until last night across the whole of wales and the whole of the country affected. the south really affected much worse really by the snow. the impact you can see it has had on the transportation systems here. i hope you like your coffee black and i hope you get when! speak to you later. let's talk to our correspondent alison freeman, who is at alnwick in northumberland. on the road behind me that you can see, that is ai, the main route to the north—east of england, up to s

showers for north west england and north wales.n continues through the evening and overnight. spilling into south wales and toward the southeast. here, the rain is lighter and dry in scotland and northern ireland and the air is colder, so some frost and icy patches. much milderfurther south. into the weekend, rain clears from the south east. 0therwise, good sunny spells, not many showers and temperatures were they should be at this time of year. a dull and damp day across the south east of england. the rain is light and patchy,it england. the rain is light and patchy, it clears from the south west and wales. sunshine into northern england and northern ireland and scotland and towards the north west, some blustery showers and some snow over the mountains. typical temperatures, ten, 11 degrees. not a bad day. a better day here on sunday and most parts of the uk have a dry day on sunday with a north—westerly breeze bringing showers towards scotland and into northern ireland. much of england and wales is dry with good sunshine and wale

biggest snowfalls might come over the higher ground of wales, up to ten centimetres acro55 mid and north walesarts of the north midlands and the peak district and into northern england. here it might be that even at low levels we see some centimetres of snow. quite windy for the south and relatively speaking, mild. north and west, showers for northern ireland and west of scotland and the temperatures below freezing there is a risk for some ice. that's no could cause issues during the rush hour tomorrow, acro55 cause issues during the rush hour tomorrow, across wales, the midlands and northern england. bbc local radio will keep you up—to—date. the biggest snowfalls over higher ground and there could be a slight accumulations at lower levels for a time. all that will clear away to the east and we are left by thursday afternoon with a lot of dry weather, good 5pell5 of sunshine to be had and a few showers drifting from the west and temperatures relatively respectable for the time of year. 7 degrees in aberdeen, 10 degrees in london. friday could have mi5t patches early and then a decent at a dry

it looks the part of north wales, north midlands, northern england, northern ireland, and parts of scotland is largely dry. to the south, pretty wet, and that's because things here will be turning that bit milder. the snow could cause the biggest travel headaches on easter monday. if you are planning a journey on monday, it is worth staying tuned tower forecasts. that area of snow is likely to get marooned over scotland on the far north of northern ireland. the front becoming slow—moving. showers will push in. they will be rain showers. temperatures will be creeping up. particularly in the south—east corner. 15 degrees in london. to get that you would need the cloud to break up to get that bit of sunshine. wintry weather on wednesday. a mixture of sleet and snow for scotland. heavy showers further south. sunshine in the south—east, 13 degrees, but always that bit cooler north and west. the jet stream separates the mild air from the cool air. the jet stream going to next week is meandering north and south. to the south, areas of mild air, just sneaking in towards the south—east. further nort

north and clearer spells in the northwest. tomorrow, low pressure dominating the weather, working east. fair amount of cloud, showery outbreaks of rain, some hills though. brighter intervals for western parts of england and walesross scotland and northern ireland, still a cute showers persisting the degree for the north—east of scotland, some falling as snow even to lower levels. more of a contrast in the temperatures, colder in the north, cold but brighter start on easter day. frost on the ground to begin with, cloudy from the south—west with, cloudy from the south—west with wet and windy weather moving into south—west england. showers for the north, some falling as snow. area of low pressure, weather fronts moving in from the south—west, moisture of the night into easter monday and through easter monday. as the cloud, colder, the potentialfor snow, could be disruptive. largely it is falling as rain in the south, but midlands, part of north wales and moving to southern scotland the potential for some disruptive snow. temperatures a little bit milder in the south. the potentialfor some disruption as we get a easter monday, if you are travelling anywhere stage into the local forecast. —— stay tuned. a the this

odd splash in eastern scotland, most will be dry here in a few showers into northern england and north wales skies into eastern scotla nd day. we're skies into eastern scotland and towards the southeast, you'll see double—figure temperatures on that wednesday afternoon. may be around 12 or 13 in aberdeenshire. up to around 11 in the southeast. we finished on a reasonably mild note. for some of you a bit of a struggle, but much milderair you a bit of a struggle, but much milder air vent. it takes us printed thursday before temperatures dropped as deluded into friday. all throughout we have got wins coming into the atlantic. it would never be as cold as it were last weekend. on thursday you want to see over clouds and patchy rain. sometime towards the east of the country, boosting temperatures between two of the country, boosting temperatures between talk and 1a degrees. in the west it will stay a bit cloudier, great conditions into the afternoon with strong dual force winds. outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and western scotland. it moves ireland and western scotland. it m oves over irela

further north west it is dry and bright, as it is in the north wales. east of scotland. at the moment, the east of scotland. at the moment, the sunshine across cornwall, but this know is edging its way westwards, so don't step out thinking it's fine and dry, because we are expecting that no to move further west. only one or 2 degrees above freezing. it will feel much colder. far north of scotland the wind is that in gzip little bit, now. that is to do with the change thatis now. that is to do with the change that is coming. as the wind eases, we will see the conditions glaring and particularly penetrating the frost, because of the site of the wind in the south, and obviously very icy overnight, tomorrow. tonight, as we move into my morning's rush—hour, because the high pressure has been across scandinavia this weekend is sinking is way south—westward, it cuts off his easterly wind. that is the really cold air. it's not much warmer, but it does afford us a bit more sunshine, slightly higher temperatures, tomorrow, not much, but fewer snow showers. i is i

around 400 homes without power in north wales. r is looking to get the power back on by tea—time. the yellow warning that had been due to come to an end here in wales for eyes was supposed to come to an end at 11pm eyes was supposed to come to an end at ”pm but it has been extended into tomorrow, around midday tomorrow in wales. i wasjust going tomorrow in wales. i wasjust going to say, that snow has compacted and the warning now is in coastal areas yes we have the high tide but it's the freezing rain isn't it? yes, that's exactly it and i think we are beginning to feel it now, that freezing rain which will come. it will probably for this slightly compacted snow quite quickly. i was walking along this street this morning around 6am and the street was still quite treacherous and in a matter of hours as it's gotten warmer and the snow has developed into rain it's bored very quickly and it's become much more passable. there are blockades in some of the residential streets which should thaw quite quickly but that could also see problem

around 400 homes without power in north wales. o get the power back on by tea—time. the yellow warning that had been due to come to an end here in wales for ice was supposed to come to an end at ”pm but it has been extended into tomorrow, around midday tomorrow in wales. 0ur correspondent has been following developments. let usjust 0ur correspondent has been following developments. let us just break it down, and more detailed look at the travel networks and let us start with the roads. obviously, there are a whole lot of roads which we are aware of and lots that we are not aware of and lots that we are not aware of, so i have picked a few roads that we know that are closed due to snow and this is a quick view of some of the roads, there are far more and there are plenty of websites that you can look at to check your local area, including bbc local radio and local websites. the aa website are talking about it a 9-11 in aa website are talking about it a 9—11 in scotland being close, the road south of burton on trent is close, a road

wales. just have to watch this area of rain, though, through the southern north sea.lia and the south—east. but for most, a pleasant sunday afternoon, and a warm one in the sun. akafxu ;l;u—:

hundreds of people in the north of england and in north and mid—wales, are without power — as the ukuggles with the continued effects of the week's bitter weather. motorists and rail passengers have been told to expect continued disruption, with scotland receiving the heaviest snowfall, and some of the lowest temperatures, in the uk. elsewhere it's expected to get milder. as the snow begins to melt, the environment agency has 12 flood warnings in place for parts of the north east and south west england. 0ur correspondent dan johnson reports. another day of britain taking a battering. after the snow come the high tides and the flood warnings. the sea has taken over the railway line. 0n the outskirts of cardiff, the snow is still hanging around. 400 homes across wales are without power, some people have now seen enough. very pretty and all that, but i must admit it is getting on my nerves now. it has affected me in not being able to get into work. idid not i did not expect it to be as bad as it's been but we are getting cabin fever now. the motorway across the pennines was deserted for

continues to bump into the cold air we could see some sleet and snow down to lower levels across mid— north walestland, maybe northern ireland too as it continues to much as we northwards. further south, as it continues to much as we northwards. furthersouth, reverting back to rain because it will be turning mild, temperatures 10— i2 but the snow could cause some problems, particularly for central northern parts of the country as it settles the lower ground so keep tuned to bbc local radio and to all of the weather forecast. as we head into tuesday, a different feel to the weather, while there from the south or south—west, 20 of heavy april showers, some sunny spells between which may contain some fund are. wet weather continuing across the north and west of scotland but the north and west of scotland but the temperatures, 10— i4 the north and west of scotland but the temperatures, 10— 14 or 15 degrees. low pressure still with us as we head on into the middle of pa rt as we head on into the middle of part of the week so it does remain u nsettled, part of the week so it does remain unsettled, a lo

wales. just had to watch the southern north sea, that could be very close to east anglia and the south—east.in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: an historic announcement at the white house — president trump agrees to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. i told president trump that in our meeting, the north korean leader, kim jong—un said he is meeting, the north korean leader, kimjong—un said he is committed to denuclearisation. south korea's envoy confirmed that pyongyang has agreed to refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. but president trump makes it clear that sanctions would remain in place until a deal was reached.

these a—level physicists, from north wales, regard professor hawking as a modern—day genius.azing, amazing figures that we read about in physics books, he was getting to that level. his legacy will live on. for ever. see the astronaut there, look at him. inside an inflatable black hole, teenagers studied hawking's space and time theories, while taking selfies. it's a lot in one lifetime for anyone. i think he's encouraged science as a field as well. i think more people are more invested in science nowadays because of him. it would navigate you to the nearest exit. at 15, byron has invented an app which could help people escape a tower block fire using virtual reality. he admires hawking's personal courage. he was only one man who did such great things and i was really inspired by that, because usually you see people follow the same paths and try and do the same things. but stephen hawking was really unique in the sense that he wanted to do things differently and he wanted to contribute things in a different sense. i was really inspired by that. perhaps the next stephen hawkin

from there 22, winks from north wales, i did not foresee —— their point of view. ..any problem there have said that he had a problem. all i can tell you, is whether said to me. if i may finish my point, i appreciate that you want to reveal what was said in private during the negotiations, but he could be devastating for the public if they would reconsider their position in uk, can i ask if that even in a private conversation if you could provide a clarity deceived the jobs be protected? like i said i had of conversation got obviously no parliament, obviously, i9% of eu doctors are in the process of leaving. a lot of what we need to do is give them how do we give eu nationals the surety the idea that whatever is decided can be repealled. partly, it would be part of the treaty, the withdrawing agreement, historically british governments have not repudiate agreements in a cavalier manner. after a final request from the government to tell the eu it can't dictate terms, david davis gave his top tips on how to negotiate. at the beginning of this process, i told the house, they would be ast

some snow falling across parts of the mid and north wales bindu northern areas of england, and a lotrough the morning, gradually clearing away, it will be dry and bright for most of us. the rain, sleet and snow clears from east yorkshire by lunchtime, a few showers coming into western areas of wales and south—west england, wintry showers in the north and west of scotland, but elsewhere dry with lots of sunshine this afternoon, temperatures getting up to 7—11 degrees. through this evening and tonight, we'll still see showers moving into scotland, some snow over the higher ground, but down to low levels across the north of the central belt. elsewhere, clearing skies means it will be a cold night, widespread frost across many areas, perhaps not as cold across southern parts, temperatures staying just above freezing. during friday, cold and frosty, yes, watch out for ice where we have had rain and showers today. dry and bright weather on friday, the cloud thickens up across southern areas, showers moving into the south—west, temperatures similar to today, 8—10 or 11 degrees. going into t

wales. just have to watch this area of rain, though, through the southern north sea.in the sun. this is business briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. president trump has defied fears of a trade war, signing plans for steep new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the us. mexico and canada are exempt, for now. up, up... and away. is the dream of the flying car finally set for takeoff... ? and on the markets: asian stocks rally as investors welcome news that donald trump is to meet kimjong—un to discuss north korea's nuclear programme.

commercial, this town is a picturesque and handy jumping-off spot for exploring the scenic wonders of north walescoed fs great for fami, and it's the springboard for a world of popular hikes. the miners' bridge is a favorite for painters and the scene swallow falls arjust upstream. nearby, beddgelert is is smaller and less to. this quintessential national park village, also the starting point for many fine hikes, is ideal for those wanting to experience thofnatural grandeur nowdonia. mount snowdon, the tallest mountain in england or wales, is the park's centerpiece. each year, half a million people scale this 3,500-foot peak. while the standard hike to the summit takes only about four hours, there's plenty of challenge for those looking for tougr routes. in fact, sir edmund hillary and his gang be trained here re tackling mount everest. the easiest ascent is by the snowdon mountain railway, a four-mile-long cog railway dating from 1896. the mighittle engines push the jam-packed cars scenically up past the treeline and ultimately to the top of wales. >> this is "bbc world america." funding of this

significant uncertainty about the forecast for easter monday, it looks most likely that parts of north walese significant, potentially disruptive. the far north should be largely dry, and down to the south it will be rain which falls from the sky, because temperatures here will be that bit higher. so if you are travelling on easter monday, there is the risk of snow, easter monday, there is the risk of show, some easter monday, there is the risk of snow, some uncertainty about exactly how much. most of it will be over higher ground. there could be some travel disruption, so if you are planning to travel on monday, stay tuned to our forecasts between now and then. this is bbc news. i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at 2pm. new bail rules are leading to thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions. america says moscow has no justification for its tit—for—tat expulsion of 60 diplomats as britain's ambassador seeks answer in moscow. the use of a chemical weapon on the streets of the united kingdom that has threatened the lives of a number o

physicist from north wales regard professor hawking as a modern-day genius. >> his the intellectual forward of einstein and newton. these amazing figures that we read abo -- he was getting to that level. >> his legacy will live on. jon:ta inside, and infe black hole, teenagers studied hawking's space and time. while taking selfie -- space and time theory while taking selfies. >> i think people are more interested in science nowadays because of him barron has invented an app that could help people is give a terrible fire using virtual reality. he admired hawking's courage. >> i'm inspired by that, because usually you see tried to do the sa thing, but stephen hawking was really unique in the sense that he wanted to do things endiffy and point things in a different way. i was inspired by that. jon: perhaps the next stephen hawking was in this room today. jon kay, bbc news, birmingham. laura: how stephen hawking is inspiring the next generation. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watching "bbc world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to , work around your

now, the wettest weather to start saturday will stretch from east anglia, northern england, north walesscotland, on the hills we will see a spell of snow, before it turns back to rain as the milder air pushes its way in. england and wales will see some sunny spells for a time, another batch of showers working through. but the big story, note the temperatures — 15, maybe 16 degrees, with a little bit of brightness through the middle part of the day, across parts of the east midlands and east anglia especially. now, through saturday night and into sunday, that area of rain and hill snow clears its way northwards, takes the milder air into scotland as well. so it's a frost—free night forjust about all as we go into sunday morning. maybe one or two spots in the east could see a temporary frost, but a little bit of morning sunshine. but sunday at the moment not shaping up to be too bad a day. we're likely to see some breezy conditions in the west, with some showers around. just got to watch this area of rain pushing out of the near continent. looks like it will stay in the north sea, but it

maybe some rain in northern england and the far north of wales by the end of the day.owards the end of the week so we will not go back to the week so we will not go back to the cold weather we have had. 0n thursday, hazy sunshine across eastern areas, boosting temperatures. many will stay dry, with strong to at times gale force winds bringing rain to western scotland, northern ireland and western wales. 0n scotland, northern ireland and western wales. on friday, southern and eastern parts seeing sunshine and eastern parts seeing sunshine and showers. some of the showers could be heavy with hail and thunder. it could turn to sleep over the hills. most of you sticking with milder weather. will it last till the weekend, find out on the weather for the week ahead just before 10pm. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine: the british company accused of influencing the us presidential election by using facebook data, suspends its ceo. meanwhile, mps have requested a face to face with facebook, calling on founder mark zuckerberg to answer questions about the us

now, the wettest weather to start saturday will stretch from east anglia, northern england, north walesll of snow, before it turns back to rain as the milder air pushes its way back in. england and wales will see sunny spells for a time, another batch of showers working through. but the big story, note the temperatures — 15, maybe 16 degrees, with a little bit of brightness through the middle part of the day, across parts of the east midlands and east anglia especially. now, through saturday night and into sunday, that area of rain and hill snow clears its way northwards, takes the milder air into scotland as well. so it's a frost—free night forjust about all as we go maybe one or two spots in the east could see a temporary frost, but a little bit of morning sunshine. but sunday at the moment not shaping up to be too bad a day. we're likely to see some breezy conditions in the west, with some showers around. just got to watch this area of rain pushing into the near continent. looks like it will stay in the north sea, but it could be a bit further west. so east anglia and the south—east,

south will move further north, the south will move further north, the high ground of the north and north walesost places above freezing, quite breezy. into tomorrow, it will feel more out there, keeping the breeze. a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, the best chance of brightness in northern scotla nd chance of brightness in northern scotland and the far south later. after a mostly dry day on easter sunday, easter monday brings with it the risk of some snow. not for everyone, still some uncertainty, my advice if you have travel plans particularly if distilled stay tuned to the forecast. —— is stay tuned to the forecast. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: tighter rules on police bail have led to thousands of suspects in violent and sexual offences being released without conditions — new regulations on pre—charge bail came into effect in england and wales last year. russia summons ambassadors from western nations and tells london to cut its diplomatic contingent in moscow, in the escalating row following the salisbury nerve agent attack. senior staff at some academy trusts have been accused

bit uncertainty about this but parts of north wales, northern midlands and particularly northern englande potential for significant and disruptive snow for a time. further south, turning back to rain and the temperatures will be climbing by that stage. 13 in the channel islands. cold and mostly dry across the far north of scotland. snow could cause and travel problems on easter monday and the advice is to stay tuned to the forecast. today at 5 — russia summons western ambassadors. russia summons western ambassadors. london is told to cut its diplomatic contingent in moscow, in the escalating row following the salisbury nerve agent attack. it's important to bear in mind why this crisis has arisen, use of a chemical weapon on the streets of the united kingdom, which has threatened the lives of a number of people in my country. we'll have the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: at least nine palestinians have been killed by israeli gunfire, as thousands mass on the border ahead of a major protest. new bail rules are leading to thousands of crime suspects — some involving murder

around 400 homes without power in north wales. t the power back on by tea—time. the yellow warning that had been due to come to an end here in wales for ice was supposed to come to an end at ”pm but it has been extended into tomorrow, around midday tomorrow in wales. up up to 80 boats were sunk or damaged in the storm. one boat owner told us how badly damaged his vessel was. in the storm. one boat owner told us how badly damaged his vessel wasm is really depressing. the boat has gone completely. big holes at the bottom of it. what comes in and out. nothing we can do. it is gone. delayed train passengers were able to leave a train and walked down tracks in south—east london last night. services through the lewisham we re night. services through the lewisham were held up after i sits affected power supplies. this led to frustrated passengers jumping from a train after pressing an emergency alarm and walking to the nearest platform. you can keep up to date with the weather and travel situation wherever you are, by visiting the bbc new

there are around 400 homes without power in north wales. ooking to get the power back on by tea—time. the yellow warning that had been due to come to an end here in wales for ice was supposed to come to an end at ”pm but it has been extended into tomorrow, around midday tomorrow in wales. an independent investigation is being launched after delayed train passengers were able to leave a train and walk down tracks in south—east london last night. southeastern rail services through lewisham were held up after ice affected power supply to trains and caused "major disruption". this led to frustrated passengers jumping off a train after pressing an emergency alarm and walking to the nearest platform. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered you can keep up—to—date with the weather on the bbc news website and on your local radio station. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight arejournalist yasmin alib

a red arrows hawk has crashed at an raf base in north wales. two people were on board — it's not yet known if they survived. expelled after the nerve agent attack — a plane carrying 23 russian diplomats leaves britain on its way to moscow. cheaper fuel and food lead to a bigger than expected fall for inflation — it drops to its lowest level since last summer. and on the brink of extinction — the last male northern white rhino in the world has died in kenya. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. england scrum half danny care admits they let the fans down after their worst six nations finish. but they're still aiming to win the world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's growing international pressure on the social media company facebook tonight, over measures it's taking to ensure the security of the personal data of the two billion people who use it around the world. it follows allegations from a whistleblower that information about 50 million of its users has been harvested from the site by the british firm cambridge

these a—level physicists, from north wales, regard professor hawking as a modern—day genius.d newton. these amazing, amazing figures that we read about in physics books, he was getting to that level. he was incredible. his legacy will live on. for ever. see the astronaut there, look at him. inside an inflatable black hole, teenagers studied hawking's space and time theories, while taking selfies. it's a lot in one lifetime for anyone. i think he's encouraged science as a field as well. i think more people are more invested in science nowadays because of him. it would navigate you to the nearest exit. at 15, byron has invented an app which could help people escape a tower block fire using virtual reality. he admires hawking's personal courage. he was only one man who did such great things and i was really inspired by that, because usually you see people follow the same paths and try and do the same things. but stephen hawking was really unique in the sense that he wanted to do things differently and he wanted to contribute things in a different sense. i was really inspired by

now, the wettest weather to start saturday will stretch from east anglia, northern england, north wales will see a spell of snow before it turns back to rain as the mild air pushes its way back in. england and wales will see sunny spells runtime, another batch of showers working through but the big story, but the temperatures, 15— 16 degrees with a little better brightness through the middle part of the day across parts of the east midlands and east anglia especially. now, through saturday night and into sunday that area of rain and hill snow clears its way northwards. take the milder air into scotland as well, so it is a frost free night forjust well, so it is a frost free night for just about all as we well, so it is a frost free night forjust about all as we go into sunday morning. maybe one or two spots in the east could see a temporary frost but little bit of morning sunshine. sunday at the moment not shedding up to be too bad a day. we would like to see some breezy conditions in the west with and showers around. just got to watch this area of rain pushing into the near continent.

wales. then as we had on through the saving. still the rain ensconced across the northouth—west as low pressure is not too far away from us getting into the southern half of wales. up to plus three degrees. tomorrow, a largely dry note, some sunshine and some frost. we lose the mist and fog and continue with showers. showers in the south—western southern parts of wales. moving north eastwards, getting through the midlands. getting into northern england, but in between them, we should cease and bright spells and sunshine. there is noi bright spells and sunshine. there is no i can tell you. more on the birds as we had through the course of the morning but now, back to you. let's take a look at today's papers. lots of mixup in the papers. we are talking about recycling. shoppers will be charged up to 20p extra for bottles under plans for a rest —— refundable to tackle plastic. an interesting story. you mentioned rubber duck. dirty secret. rubber ducks are so filthy, they can kill. a warning that will strike fear into the heart of any parent. perils like in still waters in