also, pictures coming in from prestatyn in the north wales and as we have been hearing, wales is onefected areas of the country. we understand at the moment that we have around 60,000 premises, homes and businesses, that are without power, and that is according to the national grid. northern ireland in particular, there are reports that 16,000 premises there are without power, as of about three hours ago, so, of course, a worrying situation in many parts of the country at the moment. another aspect of this story is that, now there are flood warnings in place across england and wales, this morning, there are now 62 flood alerts in wales, and 125 in england because of course the focus of the weather warnings has been on the wind, the gusts of wind, that have been blowing in some parts of wales and south—west england, but as we have been hearing from our weather team, there has also been heavy rain. and there could be an impact of flooding following from that heavy rain. same encoder is the travel correspondent for the independent. he is at london waterloo station. —— same in colder. yo

this is prestatyn in north wales, will be out here in wales, will be out here in wales it is one of thes by storm darragh. also in wales, we have the holyhead sailing club. of course, as you can see, the wind is blowing there. you can see the cloud shot there. we understand around 35,000 premises have been affected by power cuts in wales and this year is somerset as you can see, the winds battering the shoreline there and the boats that have been docked there. a little earlier, i spoke to nick johnson was down as one of the biggest transport hubs in the south—west of england. biggest transport hubs in the south-west of england. which is one of the _ south-west of england. which is one of the major _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail helps. - midlands, the north and london as well as south wales. most of those services between bristol and cardiff have been delayed, or now cancelled the most of the rest of the day. specific lines themselves, no trains gwr says between plymouth and penzance until at least one o'clo

justin rowlatt, bbc news, north wales.ica — senegal�*s local toymakers experienced a boom during this year's christmas festivities, and for a good reason. the bbc�*s elphas lagat reports. senegal�*s capital, dakar, lit up with christmas lights and decorations. parents and grandparents flocked to the city's markets in a last minute rush to purchase gifts for their loved ones. our guy, the co—founder of the toy brand yiwu, was among the sellers at a bustling christmas market. she launched the business after becoming a mother herself. having a daughter made her realise there was a gap in the market for high quality toys. translation: when we had a daughter i and she started growing up a little, i we noticed that the toys available on the market didn't necessarily represent her or value her, and we didn't want to raise our daughter like that, to have her grow up lacking a certain confidence in herself because she couldn't see herself in the toys she had. yiwu dolls are decorated with african hairstyles and clothing. words are

, further south thanit into north wales, further south than it is, larger dry for the rest of thening, across the south of england and into south was, some sunshine further north, school or gust of wind is that front goes through and on the second front, some wintry showers over the high ground over the pennines and cumbrian fells, cold arctic air is starting to dig in. temperatures in the south dropping as we head to write a day that called the feeling air and northerly wind, started to take hold across the whole of the uk through wednesday night and into thursday morning. 0n and into thursday morning. on thursday, icy stretches and quite a widespread frost are cited it as well, many temperatures below freezing. take a look at thursday morning, more wintry showers are piling into the far north of scotland on that northerly wind. into the far north of northern ireland and the coast as well. winds lessening a little inland but it will not get a pass low single figures. larger dry, some sunshine but will be feeling cold, particularly exposure to that northerly wind and feel as it is

northern england, north and west wales deteriorating weather through the afternoon, more in the way oftays dry, blustery and for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on a colder note. rain, sleet and snow here, which means icy conditions to start new year's day. that colder air pushing its way southwards. but at least for much of the day, south wales, central and southern england, a spell of heavy rain, gusty winds pushing its way southwards and temperatures dropping throughout. so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to seize the rest of the week out. arctic air coming down from the north to all parts as we head through into thursday. so it does mean as we start thursday

northern england, north and west wales deteriorating weather through the afternoon, more in the way ofy, blustery and for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on a colder note. rain, sleet and snow here, which means icy conditions to start new year's day. that colder air pushing its way southwards. but at least for much of the day, south wales, central and southern england, a spell of heavy rain, gusty winds pushing its way southwards and temperatures dropping throughout. so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to see the rest of the week out. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on

northern england, north and west wales deteriorating weather through the afternoon, more in the way ofer south, it stays dry, blustery and for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on a colder note. rain, sleet and snow here, which means icy conditions to start new year's day. that colder air pushing its way southwards. but at least for much of the day, south wales, central and southern england, a spell of heavy rain, gusty winds pushing its way southwards and temperatures dropping throughout. so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to seize the rest of the week out. arctic air coming down from the north to all parts as we head through into thursday. so it does mean as we

northern england, north and west wales deteriorating weather through the afternoon, more in the way ofsty winds. further south, it stays dry, blustery and for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to see the rest of the week out. arctic air coming down from the north to all parts as we head through into thursday. so it does mean as we start thursday, after a very cold start, there will be a widespread frost and the risk of some ice around, especially where you see the wet weather clear latest and indeed where you've got wintry showers to start the day. snow showers, in fact, northern scotland, some close to these eastern coastal counties of england, northern ireland and maybe one or two into north wales an

our climate editor justin rowlatt has been to bodnant national park in north wales to see the resultses as it ripped through the gardens north wales earlier this month this place is one of the national trust's, one of the uk's finest collections of trees. ned lomax is head gardener here at bodnant. people just come down one by one like dominoes. he people just come down one by one like dominoes.— people just come down one by one like dominoes. he says many ofthe one like dominoes. he says many of the loss _ one like dominoes. he says many of the loss trees _ one like dominoes. he says many of the loss trees are _ one like dominoes. he says many of the loss trees are 150 - one like dominoes. he says many of the loss trees are 150 years - of the loss trees are 150 years old or more. they have weathered quite a few storms. it comes just two years after storm arwen which caused even more damage. lode storm arwen which caused even more damage-— more damage. we have seen storms like — more damage. we have seen storms like this _ more damage. we have seen storms like this far _ more damage.

northern england, north and west wales deteriorating weather through the afternoon, more in the way ofnd for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on a colder note. rain, sleet and snow here, which means icy conditions to start new year's day. that colder air pushing its way southwards. but at least for much of the day, south wales, central and southern england, a spell of heavy rain, gusty winds pushing its way southwards and temperatures dropping throughout. so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to seize the rest of the week out. arctic air coming down from the north to all parts as we head through into thursday. so it does mean as we start thursday, after a very cold

heard of more than 22,000 homes in wales being without power today, northern powergrid, lots of different power agencies, working hard to try and restore power across the northown here in wales and into the south—west of england as well. you can feeljust how strong that wind is. when it picks up, it can be very difficult to stay stable because of how strong it has been. places like here are closed and they will be throughout today because of that weather warning in place, people being told do not travel unless it is absolutely necessary. tens of thousands of people are fleeing the syrian city of homs, as rebel islamist fighters close in. and the speed at which the armed opposition is advancing across the country has astonished everyone, with the syrian army, loyal to president assad, simply falling away. the civil war began in 2011, but the rebels, with links to al-qaeda, were forced into retreat 5 years later. now they're back, and in just 10 days have taken the whole of syria's second largest city of aleppo. another major city, hama, fell yesterday, and now their sights are on homs. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is on the lebanon—syria border and e

wales. this tree has come down in oxford street, burnham—on—sea. the storm has also brought destruction to areas all along the coasts of south and north—west wales.ristol, was woken in the middle of the night by his 16—year—old son who had heard a "loud screech and an enormous crack". and this is what simon they saw when they looked outside — the family car, which had just come back from a two—week spell at the garage, covered by a large tree. the seaside town of porthcawl, in bridgend county, often gets battered with strong winds. usually, they bring huge waves crashing over the front. but on friday night, storm darragh also saw a section of roof from this property at rest bay torn off. and there's been plenty of travel disruption, on the roads as well as rail services being affeted. simon calder is travel correspondent for the independent. he's at london bridge train station. paint picture of how much disruption there is on the railways. disruption there is on the railways-_ disruption there is on the railwa s. �* ., , railways. almost anywhere in the country — railways. almost anywhere in the country that _ railways. almost anywhere in the cou

justin rowlatt, bbc news, north wales.ister says there are too many wild tigers living in the country. according to kp sharma 0li, nepal already has more than 350 tigers, and that's too many. he said a population of around 150 of the big cats would be manageable. his proposed solution is to give tigers as gifts to different countries. and his conclusion — nepal can't have so many tigers while they eat people. 0fficials figures show that more than 30 people were killed by tigers in nepal since 2019. our global environmental correspondent for the world service, navin singh khadka, outlined to me how much of a problem the wild tigers are posing in nepal. the more we see an increase in the number of tigers, the more incidents, the more complex. those people who are impacted have been saying this, but the celebration, because nepal tripled the population during that duration. there was a huge party. so that kind of voice was kind of suppressed, and now politicians are bringing it up, also because the national community is not c

justin rowlatt, bbc news, north wales.orcibly evacuated by the israeli military. the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks. staff say airstrikes overnight that targeted the area killed 50 people. the head of the nursing department at the hospital told the bbc the army had given them a 15—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff into the courtyard. israel has not commented on the evacuation. the prime minister, sir keir starmer has been paying tribute to his brother, nicky has died at the age of 60. he described his younger brother as a wonderful man. a spokesman said he died peacefully on boxing day after a struggle with cancer. the prime minister had been going on holiday with his family on friday but it is now understood he will stay at home. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we're holding on to this very benign, gloomy weather across most of the country. winds are light, so there's nothing really to stir the air around. so it does stay cloudy and misty for most. some fog patches i

wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands and into north walesr like no other. first the king, then the princess of wales the russians as they happen. there's disappointment. from abu dhabi to hong kong and delhi, the clock has already struck midnight in some cities around the world. stay with bbc news for all the key new year celebrations as they happen. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. and tributes are paid to the veteran bbc radio dj johnnie walker, who has died at the age of 79. now on bbc news, a look back at the royal year. a year like no other. first the king, then the princess of wales diagnosed with cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately

is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain, too, across the north midlands and into north walest of the night, but some squally gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow morning across the south of england and into south wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind as that front goes through, and on the second front, then, there will be some wintry showers over the higher ground of the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and this is where that colder arctic air is starting to dig in. temperatures even in the south dropping as we head throughout the day with that colder—feeling air and that northerly wind starting to take hold across the whole of the uk as we head through wednesday night and into thursday morning. so, on thursday, then, watch out for some icy stretches, and there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day as well. many of our temperatures already below freezing. let's take a look at thursday morning, then, more wintry showe

wales. this tree has come down in oxford street, burnham—on—sea. the storm has also brought destruction to areas all along the coasts of south and north—west wales. middle of the night by his 16—year—old son who had heard a "loud screech and an enormous crack". and this is what simon they saw when they looked outside — the family car, which had just come back from a two—week spell at the garage, covered by a large tree. the seaside town of porthcawl, in bridgend county, often gets battered with strong winds. usually, they bring huge waves crashing over the front. but on friday night, storm darragh also saw a section of roof from this property at rest bay torn off. and there's been plenty of travel disruption — on the roads as well as rail services being affeted. awful conditions in many parts of the uk, not least wales. you watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. storm darragh has caused widespread travel disruption and power cuts too, particularly across wales and the western side of england. now, the met office red warning that was in force has now expired. but we do still hav

wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind it stays windy on new year's day.t, well, it's certainly mild out there for the vast majority. more rain across the central swathe of the uk, these fronts pushing further southwards. and if we just zoom in as the clock chimes midnight, you can see wintry showers and now colder air across the far north of scotland. still some more showers across these flood affected areas. it's windy across the central belt. strong gusts still across northern england, southern scotland and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain too, across the north midlands and into north wales. further south, it is largely dry for the rest of the night, but some squally gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind as that front goes through, and on the second front then there will be some wintry showers over the higher ground of the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and this is where that c

this is where we're expecting the heaviest of the rain to be across north wales into the north midlandsf wind across the southern half of the uk of up to 45 to 50 miles an hour potentially, and then into new year's day itself, and that rain continues to track its way further southwards. wet and windy across the far south, some sunshine emerging further north. it does stay rather windy. we start to draw down a northerly wind and there will be some wintriness over the pennines and over the cumbrian fells. two against more wintry showers feeding into scotland. temperatures for many, especially towards the south, dropping off as the day wears on. so the rain clears towards the south. as we head through wednesday night and into thursday, we draw down a northerly wind, and that's going to allow this arctic air to spill its way further southwards. so, a very cold—feeling day on thursday and we'll start off with a widespread frost. many of our temperatures below freezing. watch out for some icy stretches too, especially where we've seen recent rain. and on thursday, while many of us will stay d

that's capel curig in the north west of wales.liscombe 88mph gusts. so it's these areas that have seen the very, very strongest winds. the peak of the storm is behind us now but it has caused some real problems. i reckon we've got nearly 200,000 properties now without power. totting up the stats, got 88,000 in wales that have been without power, 48,000 in northern ireland, south west england now 511,500 properties out. and there have been, what, about 17,000 across the midlands as well. so that's 200,000 or so. into the republic of ireland, they've had it even worse. there's over 350,000 properties, so half a million properties in our neck of the woods. out of power. due to this incredibly powerful storm. and the amber warning remains in force. you know, here is the storm as it continues to gradually push eastwards. the amber warning remains in force across northern ireland, southwest scotland, wales and western areas of england. the winds for these areas through the rest of today still strong enough to bring down trees. so we're

wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands and into north waleslines... celebrations in bangkok as south east asia brings in the new year. we'll bring you the key celebrations from cities around the globe. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. the sounds of the 70s, johnnie walker here with you. tributes are flooding in to the veteran radio dj johnnie walker, who has died at the age of 79. and it's arise sir gareth and sir stephen — former england football manager gareth southgate and actor stephen fry are among those recognised in the new years honours list. now on bbc news, 100 women in conversation with raye. female artists who are put on these huge, huge pedestals scares the living daylights out of me, honestly. singer—songwriter raye has had the kind of year other artists can only dream of. after leaving her label and going independent,

a little bit of clearance across the north midlands and into north wales perhaps as we head through theuth, staying very murky. some sunny spells and some showers across northern scotland as we head through the afternoon. and of course, any low cloud here likely to break up because of the strength of that westerly wind. but the winds remain very light further south. and of course, that is part of the problem. top temperatures between generally 7 and ii celius, although where the fog lingers on, we probably won't get much past 4 or 5 degrees again. now, overnight tonight, then, our very weak cold front continues to sink further southwards and eastwards, some clearer spells developing as the westerly wind picks up. more heavy, persistent rain pushing across scotland — and into eastern scotland, too, as we head into tomorrow morning. that's how we'll start off the day. now, our weak front continues to push further southwards and eastwards. more rain across the north of scotland. in between, then, we are seeing the westerly wind start to become a little stronger. so this is helping to break

wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands and into north wales. live from london. this is bbc news. we are live in bangkok this hour — as thailand and indonesia welcome in the new year. we'll take you to all the major celebrations as the clock strikes midnight around the world. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. jts 0n yee walker with you until five o'clock. tributes are paid to the veteran radio dj jonnie walker who has died at the age of 79 a ukrainian sea drone destroys a russian helicopter — in the first attack of its kind. and it is arise sir gareth and sir stephen. gareth southgate and stephen fry among those honoured in the new year's honours list. hello i'm christian fraser, let's take you straight to bangkok. this is over the one

this is where we're expecting the heaviest of the rain to be — across north wales into the north midlandsnd across the southern half of the uk of up to 45 to 50 miles an hour potentially, and then into new year's day itself, and that rain continues to track its way further southwards. wet and windy across the far south, some sunshine emerging further north. it does stay rather windy. we start to draw down a northerly wind and there will be some wintriness over the pennines and over the cumbrian fells. two against more wintry showers feeding into scotland. temperatures for many, especially towards the south, dropping off as the day wears on. so the rain clears towards the south. as we head through wednesday night and into thursday, we draw down a northerly wind, and that's going to allow this arctic air to spill its way further southwards. so, a very cold—feeling day on thursday and we'll start off with a widespread frost. many of our temperatures below freezing. watch out for some icy stretches too, especially where we've seen recent rain. and on thursday, while many of us will stay dry,

wales correspondent hywel griffith has more. natural playground for everyone to enjoy, the river dee winds its way around north—east wales, and right 16th national park in 2026. for jason that runs a adventure company, the idea is enticing, but there are worries. the sea but there are worries. the scary thing _ but there are worries. the scary thing for _ but there are worries. the scary thing for us - but there are worries. the scary thing for us is - but there are worries. tue scary thing for us is that but there are worries. tte scary thing for us is that if there are restrictions, does it then stop the growth of little businesses like ours, and expansion and stuff like that? or would it help?— expansion and stuff like that? or would it help? depart could cover 555 square _ or would it help? depart could cover 555 square miles - or would it help? depart could cover 555 square miles from i or would it help? depart could l cover 555 square miles from the coast in the north to forests and lakes in the south. right at the centre of it all, is llangollen.— at the centre of it all, is llangollen. there's lots of litter lying _ llangol

wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands and into north walese celebrations are under way to ring in the new year. burj khalifa the being lit up by their stunning fireworks. the burj khalifa being iconic, the world's tallest building. this particular display is expected to last around two minutes but is not the only fireworks display taking place in the united arab emirates. also in abu dhabi, look at this. this is actually part of a guinness world record attempt by abu dhabi. they are hoping to set and they are posting and hoping to set the world's largest display. about 50 minutes this is going to go on for. let's go back to dubai and the burj khalifa. music.

wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands and into north walesadlines... from hong kong to delhi, the clock has already struck midnight in some cities around the world. stay with bbc news for all the key new year celebrations as they happen. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. ukraine says it's fired a missile from a sea drone to take down a russian helicopter. the attack is thought to be the first of its kind. sounds of the 70s, johnnie walker with you until five o'clock. and radio dj johnny walker has passed away at the age of 79. the former england manager gareth southgate and the actor stephen fry are among those awarded a knighthood in the 2025 new year honours. the olympic gold medallist — and this year's bbc sports personality of the year — keely hodgkinson has also been made an mbe. our correspondent lizo mzimba has been looking at who else has been honoured.

is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain, too, across the north midlands and into north wales just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow morning across the south of england and into south wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind as that front goes through, and on the second front, then, there will be some wintry showers over the higher ground of the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and this is where that colder arctic air is starting to dig in. temperatures even in the south dropping as we head throughout the day with that colder—feeling air and that northerly wind starting to take hold across the whole of the uk as we head through wednesday night and into thursday morning. so, on thursday, then, watch out for some icy stretches, and there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day as well. many of our temperatures already below freezing. let's take a look at thursday morning, then, more wintry showers just piling into the far north of scotland

, the rain starts today — southern scotland, pushes southwards across northern england, reaches north walesnds through the afternoon. brighter conditions follow, but it will be gusty around irish sea and north sea coasts, gusts of around 40—50mph. temperatures in england and wales about 8—11 celsius, so still relatively mild. through the afternoon, it turns colder for scotland and northern ireland — temperatures here around 4—6 celsius. and then, that cold air surges southwards — monday night, a much colder night than we've been used to, with a widespread frost. so, a frosty and cold start to your day on tuesday, but with plenty of sunshine for most areas. however, band of rain is going to move in off the atlantic, so it turns wet in northern ireland, and eventually, the rain reaches western scotland, as well. temperatures really struggle — 4—7 celsius — it will be a chilly day on tuesday for most. then tuesday night, the rain starts to turn to snow — and that's especially the case in scotland, and especially for eastern areas, we could have some accumulations of snow, potentially bringing

hill snow here, with some accumulations, and maybe some for northern england, the cumbrian fells, north walesuesday night. but as the weather front moves southwards and eastwards, it tends to fizzle out, so no more than a band of cloud, with a few showers across southern areas. but again, it's going to be another cold night to come, a touch of frost in there, and possibly some ice, too. so, wednesday, then, it should be a mostly dry day once again, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. so plenty of sunshine around, one or two showers around coastal areas, but later in the day, we'll start to see the next weather front arriving across western areas. that will bring increasing cloud, breeze and also some rain, with temperatures lifting here, but another chilly day to come, elsewhere. it's all change, though, beyond wednesday. thursday, friday, we'll start to see a deep area of low pressure spread across the country, bringing a spell of very wet and windy weather, with widespread gales, and another one hot on its heels. so we'll see wet, windy weather early on thursday push its way eastwards, a bi

wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlands and into north walesool are among those called off — along with edinburgh's famous outdoor hogmanay events. we've planned it for months, and we're here now with nothing to do on new year's eve. we'll be live in edinburgh and london. also tonight. the dj johnnie walker has died at the age of 79 — his career in radio spanned 58 years. as the new year's honours are revealed, we speak to some on the list who aren't usually in the spotlight. and, it's already 2025 in some parts of the world. spectacular fireworks lit up sydney harbour bridge in australia. welcome to bbc news, new year's celebrations have been getting under way around the world. this was the display in hong kong. tie pay also putten quite the show. and the celebration taking place

, the rain starts today — southern scotland, pushes southwards across northern england, reaches north walesd irish sea and north sea coasts, gusts of around a0 or 50mph. temperatures in england and wales about 8—11 degrees celsius, so still relatively mild. through the afternoon, it turns colder for scotland and northern ireland — temperatures here around 4—6 celsius. and then, that cold air surges southwards — monday night, a much colder night than we've been used to, with a widespread frost. so, a frosty and cold start to your day on tuesday, but with plenty of sunshine for most areas. however, band of rain is going to move in off the atlantic, so it turns wet in northern ireland, and eventually, the rain reaches western scotland as well. temperatures really struggle — 4—7 celsius — it will be a chilly day on tuesday for most. then tuesday night, the rain starts to turn to snow. that's especially the case in scotland, and especially for eastern areas. we could have some accumulations of snow, potentially bringing some localised disruption. but, ultimately, the snow will turn back to rain

hill snow here, with some accumulations, and maybe some for northern england, the cumbrian fells, north walese weather front moves southwards and eastwards, it tends to fizzle out, so no more than a band of cloud, with a few showers across southern areas. but again, it's going to be another cold night to come, a touch of frost in there, and possibly some ice, too. so, wednesday, then, it should be a mostly dry day once again, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. so plenty of sunshine around, one or two showers around coastalareas, but later in the day, we'll start to see the next weather front arriving across western areas. that will bring increasing cloud, breeze and also some rain, with temperatures lifting here, but another chilly day to come, elsewhere. it's all change, though, beyond wednesday. thursday, friday, we'll start to see a deep area of low pressure spread across the country, bringing a spell of very wet and windy weather, with widespread gales, and another one hot on its heels. so we'll see wet, windy weather early on thursday push its way eastwards, a bit of sunshine, then the

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lower levels, but of snow also settling over the tops of the pennines, maybe even the mountains of north wales as it clears south eastwards into the start of wednesday. again, some early fog patches, maybe a bit of ice as well, some spells of sunshine but cloud and rain pushing in to the west. and while it will be another cold day for many, it does turn a little bit milder in western areas as this weather system approaches. now, this will bring a dose of rain, some strong winds up towards the north, another frontal system bringing another dose of rain and some strong winds on thursday. this time a little bit further southwards, and it does turn a little bit colder again as we head towards the weekend with more wind and rain and maybe some snow over the hills. live from london. this is bbc news the bbc confirms tonights masterchef will be shown tonight despite pressure to pause the programme. it's after allegations against its presenter — gregg wallace. pressure on the ceasefire between israel and hezbollah in lebanon — we'll have the latest from our correspondent injerusalem as the sudan confl

lower levels, but of snow also settling over the tops of the pennines, maybe even the mountains of north walesl snow petering out as it clears south eastwards into the start of wednesday. again, some early fog patches, maybe a bit of ice as well, some spells of sunshine but cloud and rain pushing in to the west. and while it will be another cold day for many, it does turn a little bit milder in western areas as this weather system approaches. now, this will bring a dose of rain, some strong winds up towards the north, another frontal system bringing another dose of rain and some strong winds on thursday. this time a little bit further southwards, and it does turn a little bit colder again as we head towards the weekend with more wind and rain and maybe some snow over the hills. live from london, this is bbc news. syria blames america for a sweeping rebel advance, saying the west is trying to redraw the middle east. we will talk live on this programme to the bbc�*s international editor, jeremy bowen. the masterchef presenter, gregg wallace, apologises as pressure grows on the bbc to pull the sh

start to the day on monday for many areas, a band of rain pushes across northern england, reaches north walesthrough the irish sea and the north sea, reaching gale force at times and making it feel a little on the chilly side. temperatures not doing too badly across much of england and wales, but through the afternoon, further northwards, temperatures will be dropping through the afternoon, and it will start to get colder and colder. then, through monday night, that colder air surges its way southwards — a real turnaround in weather fortunes. we get a widespread frost, a much colder night on the cards. well, that takes us on into tuesday, and it's a dry, sunny start to the day, if cold for most of us. the exception is northern ireland, where we get this band of rain. the rain starts to move into that colder air, we start to see a little bit of snow on its leading edge, initially falling across parts of scotland. and it's across the hills of northern scotland that that lasts longest could cause one or two issues, but eventually milder air will mean that the snow all turns back to rain, and the

the rain across wales, across northern england and then to the north and west of that. showers to close out the day. still double digits here, but in the far north of scotland, already in the cold air, just a couple of degrees above freezing for the northern isles. so as we move out of new year's eve into new year's day, we'll have this conveyer belt of moisture pushing in from the west. that means a day of relentless heavy rain sinking its way across central and southern england, and it will linger throughout the afternoon, windy with it as well. behind sunny spells and scattered showers here, the wind direction swinging around to a northerly. some of those showers could be wintry in nature, with the strongest of the gusts, perhaps with the heaviest of the rain. gusts in excess of 55 to 60 miles an hour. here it will stay still. relatively mild, but the colder air starting to dig in across scotland. and once that rain clears through, well, we see that arctic air taking over right across the country, a strong northerly wind as well. that means clear skies by day, but al

you can see this band of rain during this afternoon across north wales into northern england, easternming out behind that, as well. we still have that northerly wind bringing in some showers, which could turn wintry over the higher ground of scotland. temperatures here four or five celsius. further south temperatures will drop away as the afternoon goes on, so about eight or nine degrees later on. tonight, the area of rain will continue to clear away and, with a rather brisk northerly wind, we will continue to see a few showers coming in around those north sea coasts, but for many of us, with clear skies, it's going to turn quite cold. there will be a frost around tonight, as well. temperatures could be as low as —6 or —7 degrees in northern areas of scotland. throughout tuesday, for most of us, a fine start to the day. we mightjust see one or two mist and fog patches, a bit of cloud. a few showers clinging to cumbria, into lancashire, as well, but for most a dry day with some sunshine. we've got some rain that's going to spread its way into northern ireland, into western scotland. it

widely, we could see 50mm of rain, but across north wales, northwest england, some areas could see 70many across central and eastern areas, clouding over from the west, and some of that rain really turning quite heavy, with gale—force gusts of winds, particularly for highlands and islands. here, we'll see 8 or 9 degrees. highest values, though, further south of around 13 or 1a celsius. so a slightly milder feel to things, but a spell of very wet weather will sweep its way through, and as we move towards the early hours of friday morning, the wind direction changes once again, back to a northwesterly. so a slightly cooler start to friday, but friday should be a relatively dry start with some sunny spells coming through. there will be a few scattered showers into the far northwest, and with elevation, some of these a little wintry, but later on, the next system starts to push in from the atlantic. yet more wet and windy weather to come. on the whole, friday will be a slightly cooler day, 6 to 9 degrees. now, this area of low pressure could still be just that little bit further north, bu

north wales, nothing running on the line from chester to holyhead, but if you did manage to get to holyheadn't do you much good, if you were aiming for ireland because there are no ferries sailing today as far as i can see, anywhere on the irish sea. further problems at the airports. my goodness. it has been a horrible day for lots of people. just checking belfast city airport, it has not seen a plane in or out all day. bristol airport has been heavily diverted, the first plane in this morning, ryanairfrom venice, ended up in stansted, and there are an awful lot of people getting used to some strange surroundings. air canada from calgary, american airlines from dallas, delta air lines from atlanta, all diverted from heathrow because of strong winds there. they have been diverted through to brussels, and they will be getting back to heathrow, but anybody waiting to fly to those locations is going to find that they are having a very difficult and delayed, lots of delays, and british airways, over 70 cancellations to and from london heathrow, and many other airlines, lufthansa, frankfurt, muni

a few more wintry showers for northern ireland, perhaps towards the north wales, and a few showers gettingold — temperatures in scotland struggling to get above freezing. things could get very interesting later in the weekend. this low pressure threatening to bring some wet weather into the cold air on sunday. but ahead of that on saturday, that weather front across the north may well bring some rain, sleet and snow to scotland. one or two wintry showers further south. some patches of fog for northern parts of the uk. the winds are going to be quite light. it is going to feel cold as we head into the weekend. again, highs of only around three to five celsius. cheering # the way i feel you when i'm in your hair...