also wales and the north—west of england.have had relentless showers, because they are tied in with the weather feature thatis tied in with the weather feature that is wrapping around the area of low pressure that is setting the tone for us at the moment. to the rest of this afternoon, showers will continue feeding in, into the evening as well. so a soggy story for many of us at the end of today. the driest and brightest in northern scotla nd the driest and brightest in northern scotland and eastern counties of england. it is mild wherever you are, highs of 13 or 14 degrees. as i said, the showers will battle on through this evening, heavier ones affecting southern england. perhaps affecting southern england. perhaps a few grazing into the midlands for a few grazing into the midlands for a time. wales and the north—west of england getting some heavy rain. we showers in northern ireland, and in the end of the night, they become confined to northern england and southern scotland. much drier to the south, even by the end of the

actually start across parts of scotland and northern ireland, the risk of ice on the surfaces in the north—westwe also got some patchy mist and fog to watch out for first thing as well. if you are in the south, it is much milder than it was this time yesterday. the forecast for today is one of rain in eastern areas clearing and then we are looking at some sunshine coming out, but also some sunshine coming out, but also some showers, particularly so in the west and particularly so for the north—west. the first thing this morning we have got the frost to lose, ice to clear and the mist and fog to clear. two distinct areas of rain, they will merge as one and push off into the north sea. clearing east anglia and shetland last, when they do clear, it may not ta ke last, when they do clear, it may not take until early this afternoon before they do clear, we will be left with a lot of cloud. moving away from the west with sunshine and

elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, still windy in the north—west but not as windy as it will have thistill with this slow—moving weather front providing rain across some central parts of the uk, rain quite light and patchy initially and picking up later across the south—west, particularly as a new area of low pressure spins inwards. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, still windy in the north—west but not as windy as it will have been on saturday, temperatures still doing well for this time of year, 11—14. into the new week, most of the rain will be found in western areas, more dry weather further east, it will be often windy and it will stay mild. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: president trump hits the campaign trail ahead of tuesday's midterm elections, amid claims social media's being used to spread fake news discouraging democrats from voting. donald trump warns iran to prepare for sweeping new sanctions, sounding the death knell for diplomacy and the 2015 nuclear deal. following mass pro

western scotland, north—west england, scotland, wales, southern parts of england at times.ay compare to the showers we will see on saturday. temperatures are reasonably mild, 10—14 degrees. onto monday, a quick look into next week, we have those south—westerly winds. another day of sunny spells and some scattered showers, particularly affecting coastal areas for southern england and around these irish sea coasts as well. there will be some sunshine for east of scotland on the north—east of england, it will be quite mild. a frost free start to the day on monday. temperatures by the afternoon up to ii— 14 degrees. the outlook further ahead through the course of next week, we will continue with the unsettled thing for a time. sunny spells are around, showers into the middle of the week, temperatures should stay on the mild side, 14—15 degrees. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is reged ahmad. our top stories: wildfires burning out of control in california claim nine lives. tens of thousands of people are force

soon pretty heavy rain will spread to most areas and then the heavy rain will be confined to the north—westder. a few sunny spells but not as mild as it is being or it will be for the start of the week with temperatures around 13 or 1a degrees and a windy day with gales in exposure around coast and the hills. and then as we end the week it looks like it's going to remain pretty mild with wind coming in from the south or the south—west but with low pressure always nearby it will be unsettled with sunshine and showers, even longer spells of rain, but at least in the southerly wind it should be mild. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. china hosts the bosses of global trade as its dispute with the us continues to cause international concern. as the us goes to the polls, we'll find out what role tariffs play in the midterms. and on the markets... american market is ended higher but it isa american market is ended higher but it is a mixed picture emerging in asia as investors watch closely what happens in the us.

showers continuing for wales, north—west england.obably get a bit rarer as we head into the afternoon, the weather becoming a bit drier. mild for most. temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees towards the south. and then we'll take a look on into the all—important weekend forecast. we're looking at this next area of low pressure bringing another bout of rain across england and wales. that rain is going to be very slow to clear its way eastwards. across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for much of the day. the rain quite slow to ease up as well, across northern counties of england, once its set in here. further north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine around but we are into the cooler air here. temperatures between 6 and 8 degrees celsius. still pretty mild though further south reaching a high of around 13 degrees. more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with some sunshine following. it will be very windy. uncertainty at how far north this band

on monday there will be outbreaks of patchy rain in the north west of scotland, northern ireland, west it will be driving with —— dry with sunshine. very mild for the time of year. wind and rain at times but not all the time. this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines: a minute's silence from leicester city's players, away to cardiff, remembering the club chairman, who was among the dead. we arejust coming we are just coming to support the boys because i think leicester has been through a tough week and we wa nt to been through a tough week and we want to show our love and support the leicester and the leicester team. in bangkok, a week—long buddhist funeral is underway at a royal temple, to honour the billionaire businessman and owner of leicester city football club, vichai srivaddhanaprabha eight children have been injured and a major incident declared after an inflatable slide collapsed at a fairground in woking more than 70 business people have written to the sunday times demanding another referendum on brexit and a public vote

not only here in bamenda, but elsewhere in the north—west region.ajor search involving the army is now under way to find their children. caroline rigby, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: extraordinary security measures are in place for the trial of the world's most notorious drug lord — joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound and student leaders have threatened that, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on

one or two showers to the north—west of the uk fading away. foremost, it is dry and sunny. he door of northern ireland by the end of the afternoon, and temperatures dropping out at about 9— 12. just a gentle breeze. but the weather is changing and it is changing with this atla ntic and it is changing with this atlantic weather system moving in on friday night and into saturday morning. more cloud in the west, outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, all from their steep area of low pressure. former hurricane 0scar. that will pass us to the north—west, but we are close enough to have a wet, windy day for many of us. windy across the board, but not the rain. it is going to be a soaking day in western scotland, at brea ks soaking day in western scotland, at breaks of rain across the rest of scotland. northern ireland, but the rain will clear later as it heads towards wales and western parts of england. the east of england will stay dry with some sunshine. now, i mentioned the winds. we are going to get some dust in excess of a0 miles an hour, but cl

the image of the suspected thief was taken in blackpool, in the north—west of england.claimed his innocence. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the straits times, which is leading with the asean summit in singapore. we heard the philippines secretary of national defense tell rico what he hope will come of it. the straits times reports that singapore's prime minister is stressing the need for cooperation between the asean nations is important, due to threats like terorrism and climate change. the international edition of the japan times has a story on a new survey, which suggests that japanese people are more concerned about emigration — that's people leaving the country — than immigration. it comes as japan is struggling with a declining and ageing population. and finally, the new york times has travelled into the brazilian amazon to report on the very complex relationship between remote tribes and miners. the picture, which is dominating their front page, is of an illegal gold mine, where one tribe cut a deal with the miners to s

showers continuing for wales, north—west england.rn counties of england, although these will probably get a bit rarer as we head into the afternoon, the weather becoming a bit drier. it's mild for most. temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees towards the south. and then we'll take a look on into the all—important weekend forecast. we're looking at this next area of low pressure bringing another bout of rain across england and wales. that rain's going to be very slow to clear its way eastwards. so across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for much of the day. the rain quite slow to ease up as well across northern counties of england, once its set in here. further north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine around but we are into the cooler air here. temperatures between 6 and 8 degrees celsius. still pretty mild though further south, with temperatures reaching a high of around 13 degrees. there's more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with some sun

could also be pushing into north sea coastal areas, maybe the far west of north—west england, in towardsustery day for all, but certainly across western areas. temperature—wise, pretty good further east. where we have the dry and bright conditions, 17 or 18 degrees. but even further west, with the cloud, the rain and wind, 13 or 1a degrees. and then through tuesday night, that rain will continue to edge its way eastwards, perhaps not reaching the far east of scotland and england until we head into wednesday morning. we've got a secondary area of low pressure developing out of this as it moves across our shores, so wednesday is looking particularly unsettled — very windy, cloudy, some heavy rain pretty much anywhere through the morning. maybe a rumble of thunder or two, particularly in the showers, these blustery, heavy showers, which will arrive across southern areas into the afternoon. temperature—wise, not quite as high as monday and tuesday, looking at 12—14 celsius. and it will be a windy day, with gales in exposure, certainly around coasts and over hills. and then as we end the week

parts about north—west anger, northern ireland and the west of scotland, maybe a touch of frost goingis easterly flow in the morning, north of england, pushing on the breeze into northern ireland. some clipping the far south—east, east anglia. elsewhere variable cloud, clear spells, quite a bit of dry weather away from the showers and still the easterly breeze, stronger wind in scotla nd easterly breeze, stronger wind in scotland compared with today and overall tomorrow it will feel cooler thanit overall tomorrow it will feel cooler than it has done today. that is your latest forecast. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at lipm. theresa may heads to brussels as the eu says it's ready to sign the brexit withdrawal agreement. the spanish prime minister drops his threat to derail the summit, saying britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar. dup leader has attacked the deal saying that it would lead to differences between northern ireland and great britain. let me be very clear. that is not in the national interest. french police use water cannon and te

the north—west.e afternoon in northern ireland, sunnis bowled in much of northern england but a lot of cloud in the midlands, east wales, patchy rain and more persistent rain in the south—west later but for east anglia and the south wiest, dry with a belt of sunshine —— south—east. the rain will turn more persistent and heavy in the south—west. for many, it will be dry as we go into the evening and for bonfire night itself on monday, a similar story. low pressure will focus itself across the western side of the country. this front will work through on monday, bringing some patchy rain in northern and western scotland, northern ireland and into west wales and the far south—west. for central and eastern parts, it will stay dry with some spells of suntan and at this stage, temperatures in the south—east could reach 17 degrees. very mild for this time of year. through the week, it will stay mild, some wind and rain at times but not all the time. this is bbc world news. the headlines... the rhetoric heats

india and further south. —— north—west england.he northern isles. perhaps 50—60 miles per hour. it is followed by plenty of showers. brisk winds continuing to load the showers in the much of the day. the downpours do not last too long. brighter spells interspersed. showers continuing to wales, north—west england. stilla few in the southern counties but becoming rarer in the afternoon. temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees towards the south. for the important weekend, another bout of rain across england and wales. slow to clear its weight is words. across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for most of the day. slow to ease up. further north, some sunshine around but cooler air. temperatures between six — eight degrees. more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with sunshine following. the next band of rain could push well into scotland as we head into sunday so rain around at times. temperatures on the mild side. that you whether the now. bye for now. —— the weather. i'm k

north—west england and western scotla nd north—west england and western scotland have a particularly free wherever you are with temperatures between 5—8d first thing. it of a... a very different day tomorrow, with a ridge of high pressure. drier than today, plenty of sunshine on offer and temperatures up to around 13 or 14 degrees. it is still mild. more cloud and rain, just working in towards the far south—west, some rain arriving across northern ireland and the west of scotland, too. but as they should be dried and the deal on tuesday. and we have got high pressure sitting at the south—east. it will influence the weather across the southern half the uk, through the middle part of the week. some outbreaks of rain at times the northern ireland common opening, scotland, but furthersouth across a mid—and wales, you should see the dry weather continuing, with the south—west. still mild, temperature up to 14—15d on wednesday. certainly well above average for this time of year. that mild rain continues into the end of the week. that mild air with us, still some weather fronts just to be f

the north-west late on works in from the north—west late on tuesday and overnight into wednesday, courtesyf the next frontal system heading in from the atlantic. that will bring some rain wednesday morning across parts of northern ireland, perhaps scotland, north—west england as well. further south across england and wales, you are likely to stay dry through the day on wednesday, with some sunshine around as well, and with a south—westerly breeze it will feel pretty mild for the time of year. 14 oi’ pretty mild for the time of year. 14 or 15 degrees. further north around about 14 or 15 degrees. and then later this week, from midweek onwards, things are settling down across the country. things are mainly dry and also pretty mild as well. so for wednesday night with still got a bit of rain in the north—west but what will start to see as we head through the thursday is this area of high pressure across the near continent exerting more of an influence across the uk. as it does so, it will bring the south—westerly winds. once again, the air with us on thursday could be the air with us on thursd

plenty of showers in the north and west. s evening and tonight. the next batch of wet weather arrives on saturday. saturday starts ona arrives on saturday. saturday starts on a cloudy and soggy note for the bulk of england and wales. for scotla nd bulk of england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland you have clearer skies to start the weekend and it would be a cold and frosty start. colder conditions holding on in the north. as the front holding on in the north. as the fro nt m oves holding on in the north. as the front moves in from the south—west it will bring milder air. as we head through the day on saturday we have all that cloud with outbreaks of rain across england and wales which will slowly clear in the east. and improving picture later in the day. scotla nd improving picture later in the day. scotland and ireland one or two showers with spells of sunshine. only around six to eight greece but in the south we are looking at a mild picture of 14 degrees will top three saturday night on into sunday as the next f

the odd shower in the north—west. of a0 miles an hour. the wind still quite gusty across the north—west. 13 in glasgow, 12 degrees in belfast, a nice looking afternoon for northern ireland. a bit more cloud across england and wales, with the odd spot of rain. east anglia and the south—east escaping dry and fine. this rain pushing into the far south—west of england, likely to turn heavier as we get into the first part of the evening, drifting into west wales. maybe getting a bit further east. i think for most places, if you're off to a fireworks display on sunday evening, it should be dry and relatively mild as well. that sort of theme continues for bonfire night itself. let's pick up the story weatherwise as we go through late sunday evening into the early hours of monday. rain fringing it's way across western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry. the odd patch of mist around, and those temperatures not dropping fast, mild air continuing to come in from the south. 7—10 degrees. this is the pressure pattern on mo

quite a wet start to wednesday across northern ireland, north wales, north—west england, and the westernust wet, but windy as well. let's take a look at nine o'clock in the morning in closer detail. much of england and wales, away from the far north—west, will be mainly dry, some bright or sunny spells, but these black wind symbols give an indication of the wind gusts through wednesday morning. so quite widely touching a0 to 50 miles an hour for western coasts, and some heavy and persistent rain across northern ireland, and southern and western scotland. warnings in place here. through wednesday, that rain will be slowly pulling away north and eastwards, so slowly turning drier across northern ireland, north—west england, central and southern scotland. eventually that rain clears away from the highlands and by the afternoon, most places becoming dry. some spells of sunshine and very mild, 15 or 16 celsius, particularly for the eastern side of scotland, given any sunshine and some help from the foehn effect. now, through wednesday evening, we'll see some lingering cloud across parts of sc

plymouth and capel curig, in conwy, north—west wales, 72.rea of low pressure that brought those strong winds was this onejust heading to the western side of norway. the main parent low though still remains anchored to the north—west of scotland and indeed it's edging closer to the northern isles. so those winds are still pretty strong and we're going to see further heavy rain or plenty of showers floating in on those strong winds over the next few hours. there will be showers elsewhere, particularly north—west england, northern ireland, and some still affecting southern wales, southern coastal counts of england, but it's the brisk winds that, if you're heading outside, are keeping temperatures up — 4—7 degrees celsius. now, the winds are still going to be pretty strong for the first part of friday morning as our low gets close to the northern isles, where gusts, i think, could reach around 50—60 miles an hour, maybe even a few gusts a bit stronger than that. and it's those strong winds that will continue to feed the showers in. they're alway

the stronger winds will be across the north—west of scotland. les across the north—west of scotland. temperatures are notable, because it will not be as cold. we have a southerly wind so temperatures easily in double figures, widely 13 or 1a degrees. that area of low pressure clears away overnight and then we are looking at an area of low pressure into the south—west, bringing rain and windy conditions with it, but not as windy as it will be on friday night and saturday morning. thank you very much. it looks lovely. it certainly does. as an endangered species, some whales have been pushed to the edge of extinction, so scientists need all the help they can get to help protect them. researchers from the british antarctic survey have been using satellite imagery, taken from almost a00 miles up, to reveal whale numbers over large areas and identify particular species. here's our science correspondentjonathan amos. —— lead scientist hannah cubaynes from the british antarctic survey joins us now. good morning. from a00 miles up you ta ke good morning.

part of north—west england, eastern scotla nd of north—west england, eastern scotland and the northernof us in single figures, six to 9 degrees, one or two spots to ten or 11 degrees. the easterly flow tonight with plenty of cloud and showers to the east and south of the uk. some clear spells elsewhere but where you are clear for any period of time, north—west england, northern ireland and western scotland, you could seek a touch of frost but most of us will avoid that. tomorrow is as you work but the showers will be more frequent, pushing west on a stronger breeze towards northern ireland and some into east anglia and the south east england. variable cloud, sunny spells, feeling a little bit cooler tomorrow is specially in stronger winds in scotland. monday is another quiet day. after that, this hardly needs words, you conceive yourself, it is turning much more active. the isobars are closer together, windy and wet weather. all of that will be bringing in some milder air. you might not notice it too much because it will be much wetter and windy for a time. this is how things are shapi

low pressure sitting to the north—west of the uk for remembrance day on sunday, we will see further showerswill be more prone to seeing the showers. western scotland, north—west england, scotland, wales, southern parts of england at times. sunday should be a drier day compare to the showers we will see on saturday. temperatures are reasonably mild, 10—14 degrees. onto monday, a quick look into next week, we have those south—westerly winds. another day of sunny spells and some scattered showers, particularly affecting coastal areas for southern england and around these irish sea coasts as well. there will be some sunshine for east of scotland on the north—east of england, it will be quite mild. a frost free start to the day on monday. temperatures by the afternoon up to 11— 1a degrees. the outlook further ahead through the course of next week, we will continue with the unsettled thing for a time. sunny spells are around, showers into the middle of the week, temperatures should stay on the mild side, 111—15 degrees. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: wildfires burning out of control i

faces of all them from that wet and windy weather, that's gradually being pushed away towards the north—west high pressure to the south and east —— faces of autumn. the jetstream is being pushed north and south. that means with a lightjetstream across the uk, we should have high pressure dominating into the middle of next week and beyond. these chilly nights, foggy mornings, but often by day under high pressure you get fine and dry weather with sunshine, but at this time of year you get the low moisture with the fog in the morning and it can get trapped with the air descending on top of it, there's nowhere for it to go and the sun isn't strong enough to melt it so foggy mornings with brighter afternoons, but a lot of cloud still lingers. the warnings, there on the website. —— they are on the website. hello. this is bbc news with rachel schofield. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: theresa may's brexit plans have suffered another blow at a critical time in the negotiations, with the resignation of the transport minister, jojohnson. meanwhile,

showers continuing to wales, north—west england.grees towards the south. for the important weekend, another bout of rain across england and wales. slow to clear its way eastwards. across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for most of the day. slow to ease up. further north, some sunshine around but cooler air. temperatures between six — eight degrees. more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with sunshine following. the next band of rain could push well into scotland as we head into sunday so rain around at times. temperatures on the mild side. that's your weathe for now. bye for now. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: this is newsday. president trump's former lawyer michael cohen pleads guilty to lying to congress over mr trump's business interests in russia. he's a weak person, and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence. so he's lying about a project that everybody knew about. as president xijinping arrives for the g20 summit in argentina, can china and th

showers continuing for wales, north—west england. a bit rarer as we head into the afternoon, the weather becoming a bit drier. mild for most. temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees towards the south. and then we'll take a look on into the all—important weekend forecast. we're looking at this next area of low pressure bringing another bout of rain across england and wales. that rain is going to be very slow to clear its way eastwards. across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for much of the day. the rain quite slow to ease up as well, across northern counties of england, once its set in here. further north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine around but we are into the cooler air here. temperatures between 6 and 8 degrees celsius. still pretty mild though further south reaching a high of around 13 degrees. more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with some sunshine following. it will be very windy. uncertainty at how far north this band of rain wi

low pressure still in charge you to the north—west. latively mild but not as windy saturday. temperatures around 13 degrees. through the week ahead, and it will remain mild. this is bbc news. i'm martin stanford. our top stories: president trump warns iran to prepare for sweeping new sanctions — sounding the death knell for diplomacy and the 2015 nuclear deal. it's a race to the finish line in the us midterm elections. with just four days to go, the top guns turn on the style. following mass protests in pakistan, a christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges could be banned from ever leaving the country. and why did this paraplegic athlete end up having to drag himself along the floor at a uk airport? if they hadn't my wheelchair, my legs had been taken away from me. my self—sufficiency and independence was not there.

slowly turning drier across northern ireland, north—west england, central and southern scotland.he afternoon most places becoming dry. some spells of sunshine and very male. —— mild. 15—16 celsius, particularly for the eastern side of scotland, given any sunshine and some help from the fern effect. through wednesday evening we will see some lingering cloud across parts of scotland. further outbreaks of rain arriving into the far west of northern ireland. and across the western isles of scotland. elsewhere dry. a mixture of variable cloud and clear spells. could see mist and low cloud developing as the night wears on. cooler where we keep clear skies. temperatures down to four or five celsius. double figures were we keep the cloud. it is mild air which continues to flow across the uk as we go into thursday. it will be a mainly dry day for most. there will be a front fringing the far west of scotland and northern ireland. more cloud and some outbreaks of rain. still quite a breezy day. mist and low cloud quite stubborn to clear in places. some may have a fairly gloomy day. where do

western scotland, north—west england, scotland, wales, southern parts of england at times.—14 degrees. 0nto monday, a quick look into next week, we have those south—westerly winds. another day of sunny spells and some scattered showers, particularly affecting coastal areas for southern england and around these irish sea coasts as well. there will be some sunshine for east of scotland on the north—east of england, it will be quite mild. a frost free start to the day on monday. temperatures by the afternoon up to 11— 14 degrees. the outlook further ahead through the course of next week, we will continue with the unsettled thing for a time. sunny spells are around, showers into the middle of the week, temperatures should stay on the mild side, 14—15 degrees. bye— bye. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: a weekend to remember. world leaders gather in europe for events to mark 100 years since the end of world war 1. 0n the eve of the armistice, we'll be live in france and belgium, and find out what it meant to those who

with that, it will be windy, the strongest winds across the far north—west. windy but also mild, to bridges of 14 windy but also mild, to bridges of 1a or 15 degrees. to go through saturday night, this rain continues to the bits wavered with further east, is then away in many areas through the early hours of sunday morning. some clear spells to the south—east in the north—west but a very mild night in prospect. into sunday, still some rain particularly across south—west part of the country. not as windy saturday but still miles. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: president trump hits the campaign trail ahead of tuesday's midterm elections — amid claims social media's being used to spread fake news discouraging democrats from voting. donald trump warns iran to prepare for sweeping new sanctions — sounding the death knell for diplomacy and the 2015 nuclear deal. following mass protests in pakistan, a christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges could be banned from e

on sunday this is the front, starting to return a bit further north and west with.in wales and central and eastern parts of england with sunshine on either side. again it is mild. that is the theme as we go through the weekend. we are losing that cold, frosty side to autumn and picking up something windier and milder. something windier and milder. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: arron banks — one of the most infuentialfigures in the leave campaign during the 2016 eu referendum — has been referred to the national crime agency over criminal allegations. he denies any wrongdoing. we need to focus on catching criminals — the message from police chief sara thornton — the government says she's right to prioritise. that's all from the bbc news at one. so, it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. england have named their team to face south africa in the first autumn international this weekend, and saracen‘s owen farrell will start at fly half at twickenham

showers continuing for wales, north—west england.the weather becoming a bit drier. mild for most. temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees towards the south. and then we'll take a look on into the all—important weekend forecast. we're looking at this next area of low pressure bringing another bout of rain across england and wales. that rain is going to be very slow to clear its way eastwards. across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for much of the day. the rain quite slow to ease up as well, across northern counties of england, once its set in here. further north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine around but we are into the cooler air here. temperatures between 6 and 8 degrees celsius. still pretty mild though further south reaching a high of around 13 degrees. more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with some sunshine following. it will be very windy. uncertainty at how far north this band of rain will reach. could push well into scotland as w

showers continuing for wales, north—west england. the afternoon, the weather becoming a bit drier. mild for most. temperatures reaching a high of 12 degrees towards the south. and then we'll take a look on into the all—important weekend forecast. we're looking at this next area of low pressure bringing another bout of rain across england and wales. that rain is going to be very slow to clear its way eastwards. across east anglia, south—east england, it will be raining for much of the day. the rain quite slow to ease up as well, across northern counties of england, once its set in here. further north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine around but we are into the cooler air here. temperatures between 6 and 8 degrees celsius. still pretty mild though further south reaching a high of around 13 degrees. more rain in the forecast for sunday. clearing away quickly across eastern areas with some sunshine following. it will be very windy. uncertainty at how far north this band of rain will reach. could push well in

still a few showers for tuesday morning, particular for the west of scotland, north—west england and oss the country. top temperatures between 12 and 1a degrees, so still mild for the time of year. some rain works in from the north—west late on tuesday and overnight into wednesday, courtesy of the next frontal system heading in from the atlantic. that will bring some rain wednesday morning across parts of northern ireland, perhaps scotland, north—west england as well. further south across england and wales, you are likely to stay dry through the day on wednesday, with some sunshine around as well, and with a south—westerly breeze it will feel pretty mild for the time of year. 1a or 15 degrees. further north around about 1k or 15 degrees. further north around about 1a or 15 degrees. and then later this week, from midweek onwards, things are settling down across the country. things are mainly dry and also pretty mild as well. so for wednesday night with still got a bit of rain in the north—west but what will start to see as we head through the thursday is this area of high pressure acro

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the odd shower in the north—west.s an hour. wind still quite gusty across the north—west. 12 degrees in belfast, a nice looking afternoon for northern ireland. a bit more cloud across england and wales, with the odd spot of rain. east anglia and the south—east escaping dry and fine. this rain pushing into the far south—west of england, likely to turn heavier as we get into the first part of the evening, drifting into western wales. maybe getting a bit further east. i think for most places, if you're off to a fireworks display on sunday evening, it'll be dry and relatively mild as well. that sort of thing continues for bonfire night itself. let's pick up the story weatherwise as we go through late sunday evening into the early hours of monday. rain fringing across western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry. the odd patch of mist around, and those temperatures not dropping fast, while they're continuing to come in from the south. this is the pressure pattern on monday morning. another area of low pressure, a new

western scotland, north—west england, scotland, wales, southern parts of england at times.monday, a quick look into next week, we have those south—westerly winds. another day of sunny spells and some scattered showers, particularly affecting coastal areas for southern england and around these irish sea coasts as well. there will be some sunshine for east of scotland on the north—east of england, it will be quite mild. a frost free start to the day on monday. temperatures by the afternoon up to 11— 14 degrees. the outlook further ahead through the course of next week, we will continue with the unsettled thing for a time. sunny spells are around, showers into the middle of the week, temperatures should stay on the mild side, 14—15 degrees. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: wildfires burning out of control in california claim five lives. tens of thousands of people are forced to evacuate. we're hearing disturbing reports from inside paradise itself about many deaths and injuries ther

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elsewhere there will be some spells of sunshine, still windy in the north—west but not as windy as itnto the new week, most of the rain will be found in western areas, more dry weather further east, it will be often windy and it will stay mild. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: president trump hits the campaign trail ahead of tuesday's midterm elections, amid claims social media's being used to spread fake news discouraging democrats from voting. donald trump warns iran to prepare for sweeping new sanctions, sounding the death knell for diplomacy and the 2015 nuclear deal. following mass protests in pakistan, a christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges could be banned from ever leaving the country. and why did this paraplegic athlete end up dragging himself along the floor at a uk airport? if i didn't have my wheelchair, my legs had been taken away from me. all of my self—sufficiency and all of my independence was no longer there.

for north—west england, particularly cumbria, also northern ireland and south—west scotland, the bestonditions for a lot of time. temperatures generally 6—10 degrees. going through friday night, we keep large areas of cloud floating around, stopping the temperatures from dropping too far. the showers rumble into the far south—west, these could be heavy and thundery and even cause a few travel issues. those overnight lows between 3—7 degrees in most places. we start the weekend like this. high pressure to the north, low pressure to the south. that brings us an easterly wind, which, at this time of year, will never be particularly warm. one in the system perilously close to southern england likely to feed some rain in here. uncertainty about just how far north it will get. really only spots to the south of the m4 are likely to be effected. otherwise, mostly dry. the best of any brightness or sunshine to be found in the west. those temperatures, 7—10 degrees, not feeling too bad. but on sunday, we are likely to bring some slightly colder air back in from the north—east. those temperature

west. further north, much drier in scotland, some spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers in the north—westow. fine in northern ireland, sunny in much of northern england but a lot of cloud in the midlands, east wells, patchy and persistent wailed in the south—west but for east anglia and the south—east, dry with some spells of sunshine. on sunday evening, the rain turns more persistent and heavy in the south—west. but for many, it will be dry heading into the evening and on bonfire night itself on monday, a similar story because low pressure is going to focus itself across the western side of the country. this weather front is going to work through on monday, bringing some outbreaks of patchy rain in north and western scotland, northern ireland, west wales and the far south—west. for central and eastern parts, dry with some spells of sunshine and at this stage, temperatures could reach 17 degrees. very mild for this time of year. in the week ahead, it will stay mild, some wind and rain at times but not all the time. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's pape

still some fronts drinking the far north and west of uk. be stubborn to cliett -- the morning, it will be stubborn to cliett —— mist and low cloud. the best of the sunshine. for the end of the week, it is fairly quiet. mainly dry. some bright or sunny spells. problems with mist and fog been slow to clear. but it only get the weekend things are dry and it turning cooler. good night. i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: a draft agreement on brexit, but will it get through the british cabinet and parliament? utterly u na cce pta ble to utterly unacceptable to anybody who believes in democracy. the deadliest wildfires in california's history. 44 dead and thousands of homes destroyed. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: china's premier says a code of conduct for the south china sea is three years away. the philippines defence secretary tells this programme he's baffled. as pa rt of as part of our investigations into fa ke as part of our investigations into fake news, we look at the particular problems in india and how one o