a bit of brightness developing, some sunshine across south—west england, wales, into north—west englandhern ireland and scotland, wednesday looks like a mostly dry and mostly sunny day, but a chilly one. 4 degrees for aberdeen, 5 degrees for glasgow. it may be that parts of south—west england and the channel islands get into double digits. now, we've got a slice of clear skies moving eastwards during wednesday night and you can see from the blue colours here, that will allow for a touch of frost, but only briefly, because this band of cloud and rain pushes in from the west. it ushers in a return of milder, westerly winds. so through thursday, this band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain clearing eastwards across england. for wales, northern ireland and scotland, we get into some sunshine, just a few showers up towards the north—west. it is going to be windy for a time in the north of scotland. we could see gales here for a time. but milder air starting to make its presence felt out towards the west. that's a process that continues on into friday. we see this quite weak frontal system

we could see further disruption in some parts of, say, north west england, north and west wales withd merge together for longer spells of snow here. low pressure sticks close by, plenty of isobars on the charts again for thursday. so not as windy as wednesday, but still a blustery day to come for all areas. strongest of the winds around north west england, west wales, bands of showers sometimes merging together to produce longer spells of rain. and they could be wintry with some snow over the scottish hills. and you can see these sorts of wind gusts again in excess of 50 miles an hour in places, particularly southern and western areas. england and wales, perhaps double figure values again, colder further north. but if you factor in the wind, it won't feel like those temperatures suggest. for friday we have low pressure sitting to the north east of scotland. that's going to bring another day of gales here and further snow showers, which could give rise to some blizzard conditions here, certainly for the northern isles. this band of rain through northern ireland, northern england could

we could see further disruption in some parts of, say, north west england, north and west wales withsome of the showers could merge together for longer spells of snow here. low pressure sticks close by, plenty of isobars on the charts again for thursday. so not as windy as wednesday, but still a blustery day to come for all areas. strongest of the winds around north west england, west wales, bands of showers sometimes merging together to produce longer spells of rain. and they could be wintry with some snow over the scottish hills. and you can see these sorts of wind gusts again in excess of 50 miles an hour in places, particularly southern and western areas. england and wales, perhaps double figure values again, colder further north. but if you factor in the wind, it won't feel like those temperatures suggest. for friday we have low pressure sitting to the north east of scotland. that's going to bring another day of gales here and further snow showers, which could give rise to some blizzard conditions here, certainly for the northern isles. this band of rain through northern ireland

west into wales, southern england. blustery winds here, temperatures between eight and ten degrees, a few sharp showers. some of these could be thundery across northl. but a slightly quieter story across north—east scotland in comparison to of late. still the risk of more persistent rain into the northern isles and still pretty blustery here. but as we move out of new year's eve into new year's day, we need to keep a close eye on this frontal system that's drifting in from the south. that could bring some rain into the channel isles, into parts of cornwall and across the isles of scilly. but for most of us, it will be a slightly quieter day. there'll be a few scattered showers around, the winds not quite as strong and hopefully some winter sunshine to look out for. so if you're going to get out and about and just walk off some of the excess, we're looking at around five to ten degrees at the very best. now moving out of monday, into tuesday and wednesday, if you're lucky enough still to have a couple of days at home, there will be some rain around. this makes it look pretty dismal, but there will be showers with some brighter interludes from time

longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and northinder of the night with temperatures drifting a little bit lower. we might see a few patches of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. 0therwise, frost—free with temperatures between two to six celsius. new year's day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 202a. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that's where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around seven, eight degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler wea

rain in north—west england, like here in lancashire, and rain and wind across most of wales.oday. that's because the met office is saying there that in southern england, winds across coastal areas like that could be peaking at up to 70 mph today. and there are 13 flood warnings in place across england, scotland and wales. now, as for transport disruption, because of the weather i was telling you about in scotland, most of the roads there are worst affected, mainly due to fallen trees. in dundee though, strong winds are causing a problem. the a92 is closed to high—sided vehicles there, and in wales the m48 severn bridge crossing is also closed due to high winds. now, on the trains, we are being told that the storm is affecting scotrail services until about nine o'clock tomorrow morning, again because of things like fallen trees, and there will be isolated flooding there as well. glasgow and edinburgh and glasgow and airdrie are the areas worst affected there. and flooding has affected rail services in wales, and between leeds and here in north west england. now of course with

heavy rain across north west england, wales down into the south—west, accompanied by gale force gustsould stay dry during daylight hours with temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. cool in scotland — five degrees at the very best for some — and that means a further risk of some snow, some of it at lower levels, which could cause an impact if you're out and about, so keep abreast of the forecast. keep tuned into your bbc local radio station for traffic and travel updates. that frontal system will start to ease away but we're still under this influence of low pressure centred to the north—west and so, circulating around that low will be a rash of sharp showers. most of those showers will be out towards the west. sheltered eastern areas a little dry and brighter but some will tend to drift further inland. so, let's take a look at new year's eve in the afternoon. some showers out towards the south—west into wales, southern england. blustery winds here. temperatures between eight and ten degrees. a few sharp showers. some of these could be thundery across north west england into northern ir

heavy rain across north west england, wales down into the south—west, accompanied by gale force gusts stay dry during daylight hours with temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. cool in scotland — five degrees at the very best for some — and that means a further risk of some snow, some of it at lower levels, which could cause an impact if you're out and about, so keep abreast of the forecast, keep tuned in to your bbc local radio station for traffic and travel updates. that frontal system will start to ease away but we're still under this influence of low pressure centred to the north—west and so, circulating around that low will be a rash of sharp showers. most of those showers will be out towards the west. sheltered eastern areas a little dry and brighter but some will tend to drift further inland. so, let's take a look at new year's eve in the afternoon. some showers out towards the south—west into wales, southern england. blustery winds here. temperatures between eight and ten degrees. a few sharp showers. some of these could be thundery across north west england into northern irela

longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and northttle bit lower. we might see a few patches of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. 0therwise, frost—free with temperatures between two to six celsius. new year's day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 202a. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that's where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around seven, eight degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler weather in scotland. through the remainder of the wee

longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and north—free with temperatures between 2 to 6 celsius. new year�*s day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 202a. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that�*s where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around 7, 8 degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler weather in scotland. through the remainder of the week, it stays unsettled. temperatures on the mild side for england and wales. the cooler weather for scotland an

longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and north the remainder of the night with temperatures drifting a little bit lower. we might see a few patches of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. otherwise, frost—free with temperatures between two to six celsius. new year's day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 2024. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that's where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around seven, eight degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, c

longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and northeratures drifting a little bit lower. we might see a few patches of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. otherwise, frost—free with temperatures between 2 to 6 celsius. new year's day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 202a. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that's where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around 7, 8 degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler weather in scotland. through the remainder

we've got more of these showers coming into north west england, into west wales and the far south—westelsius. and coming into that colder air, this wet weather will push its way eastwards. we've got more of these showers coming into north west england, into west wales and the far south—west of england. it is going to be a cold day on saturday after that frosty start. typical temperatures in the afternoon, 1—3 celsius. and coming into that colder air, this wet weather will push its way eastwards. brings the risk of some sleet and snow inland, mainly north of the ma, up into northern england, but it could turn very icy for a while even the risk of some quite dangerous freezing rain. bit drier for scotland and also for northern ireland. very frosty once again in scotland — temperatures again could be down to —10 celsius or so. heading into sunday and we've still got some of that wet weather along the easternmost parts of england. a bit of sleet and snow in that. that will move away. and then, across these southern areas, some more rain develops. the risk of some sleet and snow just on the

it's going to be another windy day, not quite as windy as today, but still gales, north—west england,f showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain as they spread towards the east. and we'll see further wintriness over the hills of scotland. and very gusty winds to come for all, but certainly around southern and western coasts. temperature—wise, ii to 13 degrees. it won't feel like that because of the strength of the wind. another chilly day to come across scotland. thursday night, we see further showers rattling their way in from the west. it stays blustery. longer spells of rain across scotland with snow on the hills. turning very windy again, far north of scotland into the northern isles. and it will be cold here. temperatures ranging from around 5 to 7 degrees further south with further clear spells. friday, we see this area of low pressure bring gales again to the north—east of scotland, with showers of rain and certainly some snow, so we could see blizzard conditions again here. further south, the cold air will be moving down in towards central areas, so it could tu

that heavy rain just sinks a little further southwards into northern ireland, perhaps north west englandn. so breaks in the cloud further south, mostly to the late of high ground. and it will be cloudy, breezy, very mild temperatures well above the seasonal average, 11 to 13 degrees celsius for most of us as we head through sunday night, that rain continues to journey a little further southward so it will dry out across much of scotland through the night. some heavy downpours of rain across the welsh hills and perhaps down through the pennines as well. temperatures a little lower across scotland, 10 to 12 degrees celsius, the minimum where we've got that rain and the mild air. but as you can see, that milder air starts to move its way further southwards and eastwards, eventually clearing through the day on tuesday for most of us. monday then we've got this rain out towards the west. it's still mild here. it's across wales and the south west of england is a dry start to the day across scotland, but a front edge is in through the afternoon again and the temperatures will start to pick up o

longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and northlittle bit lower. we might see a few patches of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. otherwise, frost—free with temperatures between 2 to 6 celsius. new year's day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 2024. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that's where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around 7, 8 degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler weather in scotland. through the remainder of the week, it stay

west into wales, southern england. blustery winds here, temperatures between eight and ten degrees, a few sharp showers. some of these could be thundery across northory across north—east scotland in comparison to of late. still the risk of more persistent rain into the northern isles and still pretty blustery here. but as we move out of new year's eve into new year's day, we need to keep a close eye on this frontal system that's drifting in from the south. that could bring some rain into the channel isles, into parts of cornwall and across the isles of scilly. but for most of us, it will be a slightly quieter day. there'll be a few scattered showers around, the winds not quite as strong and hopefully some winter sunshine to look out for. so if you're going to get out and about and just walk off some of the excess, we're looking at around five to ten degrees at the very best. now moving out of monday, into tuesday and wednesday, if you're lucky enough still to have a couple of days at home, there will be some rain around. this makes it look pretty dismal, but there will be showers with some brighter interludes from time to time and just that, a lit

there had been reports of a fire at the top of blackpool tower — an iconic landmark in north—west englandire — and what was seen was actually orange netting blowing in the wind. police said the tower had been closed for renovation and had therefore been difficult to access. a man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace. now, how do you listen to music? on a streaming service or are you a little more "old school"? well, latest figures where in the uk show that sales of vinyl albums have surged by almost 12% this year — returning to levels last seen more than 30 years ago. meghan owen has more. taylor swift's 1989, the rolling stones hackney diamonds and lana del ray's did you know that there's a tunnel under ocean blvd? what do all of these have in common? they are the highest selling vinyl albums of 2023. in fact, sales are the highest they've been in the uk since the 1990s. they've jumped by around 12% to 5.9 million and they've continued to increase for the last 16 years — that's according to the british phonographic industry. now, although 80% to 85% of recorded music is

and there will be some rain across north—west scotland, north—west england and northern ireland, western further south and east you are, the drier your wednesday is likely to be, but there'll be a lot of cloud around, some rather murky conditions and some mist and fog too. but temperatures rising back up again into double figures pretty much across the board. but again, that mild air is not set to last because it's going to turn colder again, very cold for some spots on thursday with this cold front sinking southwards. a very brisk north—westerly wind, tight squeeze on the isobars there, and there'll be gales across the far north of scotland, gusts of wind here of up to 70 to 80 miles an hour. very brisk winds for irish sea coasts, and also for north sea—facing coasts, there could be a coastal surge too, possibly blizzard—like conditions with wintry showers across parts of scotland. again, a very tight squeeze on those isobars as we head into friday. so strong winds yet again. we're into colder—feeling air and there'll be plenty of added wind chill. but as you can see, the mild air is st

north west of scotland. some rain for northern ireland, perhaps north west england as well. north west of scotland where an amber weather warning is in force through the course of sunday. further south, though, you're more likely to stay dry, perhaps a bit more sunshine, in fact, for parts of southern england on sunday. looking ahead into next week, i think the wettest day is going to be tuesday. some heavy rain fairly widely. it's a little bit up and down, but a fairly cloudy and unsettled week ahead. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. prince harry is awarded £1a0,000 damages in his historic phone—hacking case. he says the ruling is �*vindicating' and calls for a police investigation. the us keeps up the diplomatic pressure on israel. national security adviserjake sullivan meets the presidents of israel and the palestinian authority. hungary's prime minister blocks a 55—billion—dollar eu aid package for ukraine and threatens to �*pull the handbrake' on future payments. british police say specialist divers searching for a missing mother of three have found a body.

some can be quite slow moving for northern ireland, north—west england and wales as well. we are looking at the showery conditions prevailing. longer spells in north—west england, the midlands and north wales as well. the showers continued through the remainder of the night. temperatures drifting a little lower, there may be thrust into sheltered glens in scotland. otherwise frost free with temperatures between two and six celsius. new year's day, not a bad day for getting out and about for the first day in 202a. some sunshine and a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. particularly wet in the south—west of england and southern wales towards the end of the day. otherwise it could day with around seven, eight. on monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push north. we might see snow across ohio's pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. we are likely to see further localised flooding building and as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler weather in scotland. for

some shells are heavy with rumbles of thunder and lightning across wales and north—west england againslowly south and east, never really getting into the london area put a narrow but intense line of showers from linkage into south—west england elsewhere, windy with further sunny spells and scattered showers to come. a cooler story in the far north of scotland, top temperatures of 4—7 but elsewhere, 9—13. going through the night, that line of rain pushes through the south—east, showers continuing in the north and with the wind swinging to a northerly direction, there will be a wintry component to higher ground in scotland put here, low single figures but elsewhere, overnight lows of 5—8 c. on friday, wintry showers continue on higher ground in the north, a line of showery rain through northern ireland into northern england, sunny spells and scattered showers for the rest of england and wales. still blustery but the winds slowly easing down and top temperatures of 5—11 c. if you are heading off for the weekend, travel plans for new year's eve, keep abreast of the forecast is another are

cloud and rain gathers out to the west, some of it really heavy across north—west england, wales, south—westd coast. but central and south—eastern england will stay dry and bright and still relatively warm with 11—12 degrees celsuis. a colder story in scotland. and where that frontal system then bumps into that cold air, that's when we're likely to see the risk of significant snow for a time, and it may well cause some disruption even at lower levels. now, it will gradually turn back to rain as we start to see some milder air pushing in. but as i say, there could be some issues. keep abreast of the weather forecast and tune into your bbc local radio station. on sunday, the low pressure still centred up into the north west, slightly milder start for most of us, 2—9 degrees first thing on sunday morning. but that low sitting to the north—west will continue to push in a frequent rush of showers for our new year's eve. so the showers out to the west and some of these will gradually feed their way steadily eastwards as we go through the afternoon. sheltered eastern areas, staying relatively dry a

rain in north—west england, like here in lancashire, and rain and wind across most of wales.ay. that's because the met office is saying there that in southern england, winds across coastal areas like that could be peaking at up to 70 mph today. and there are 13 flood warnings in place across england, scotland and wales. now, as for transport disruption, because of the weather i was telling you about in scotland, most of the roads there are worst affected, mainly due to fallen trees. in dundee though, strong winds are causing a problem. the a92 is closed to high—sided vehicles there, and in wales one of the largest newspapers in the us, the new york times, is suing the companies behind chatgpt — 0penai and microsoft. the times alleges that the powerful artificial intellegence models used millions of articles for training without permission. the newspaper is seeking damages as well as an order that the companies stop using its content, and that they destroy data already harvested. the lawsuit says the ai companies "seek to free—ride on the times' massive investment in itsjourna

that heavy rain just sinks a little further southwards into northern ireland, perhaps north west englandudy, breezy, very mild temperatures well above the seasonal average, 11 to 13 degrees celsius for most of us as we head through sunday night, that rain continues to journey a little further southward so it will dry out across much of scotland through the night. some heavy downpours of rain across the welsh hills and perhaps down through the pennines as well. temperatures a little lower across scotland, 10 to 12 degrees celsius, the minimum where we've got that rain and the mild air. but as you can see, that milder air starts to move its way further southwards and eastwards, eventually clearing through the day on tuesday for most of us. monday then we've got this rain out towards the west. it's still mild here. it's across wales and the south west of england is a dry start to the day across scotland, but a front edge is in through the afternoon again and the temperatures will start to pick up once more. so another mild day for most through the day on monday, but it does start to turn co

we've got more of these showers coming into north west england, into west wales and the far south—westbe a cold day on saturday after that frosty start. typical temperatures in the afternoon, 1—3 celsius. and coming into that colder air, this wet weather will push its way eastwards. brings the risk of some sleet and snow inland, mainly north of the ma, up into northern england, but it could turn very icy for a while — even the risk of some quite dangerous freezing rain. bit drier for scotland and also for northern ireland. very frosty once again in scotland — temperatures again could be down to —10 celsius or so. heading into sunday and we've still got some of that wet weather along the eastern most parts of england. a bit of sleet and snow in that. that will move away. and then, across these southern areas, some more rain develops. the risk of some sleet and snow just on the northern edge. a lot of cloud for england and wales. a few showers coming into northern ireland. still dry and quite sunny, i think, in scotland. particularly cold here through the day. temperatures rising a bit i

lowered a 16—year—old girl into a park in a village, halfway between manchester and liverpool, north—west englandth—west england, and carried out a horrific murder. she was stabbed 28 times. this was in the middle of the day, in daylight, in a park surrounded by dock workers and people out strolling around. the two 16—year—olds as i know i ran across the field and made their escape, leaving breanna dying alone in the middle of the ground. it is a crime that has horrified many people. yesterday, her mother, esther, came out of the courtjust yesterday, her mother, esther, came out of the court just after yesterday, her mother, esther, came out of the courtjust after hearing that both of them had been convicted of murder and said that she had no sympathy for the children involved. however, she did call for restraint on the parents. she said that they too have lost children. that was made reference to today by the judge in this case. as i said, these two children are still known as x and y, but on february two we will be able to name them. thejudge, mrsjustice amanda whip a parisian. she said murder

it's going to be another windy day, not quite as windy as today, but still gales, north—west england,erging together to produce longer spells of rain as they spread towards the east. and we'll see further wintriness over the hills of scotland. and very gusty winds to come for all, but certainly around southern and western coasts. temperature—wise, 11 to 13 degrees. it won't feel like that because of the strength of the wind. another chilly day to come across scotland. thursday night, we see further showers rattling their way in from the west. it stays blustery. longer spells of rain across scotland with snow on the hills. turning very windy again, far north of scotland into the northern isles. and it will be cold here. temperatures ranging from around 5 to 7 degrees further south with further clear spells. friday, we see this area of low pressure bring gales again to the north—east of scotland, with showers of rain and certainly some snow, so we could see blizzard conditions again here. further south, the cold air will be moving down in towards central areas, so it could turn this ban

well, that's going to produce some persistent outbreaks of showery rain into northern ireland, north—west englandsouth—west england and wales, which will drift its way steadily eastwards as we go through the day. here, we'lljust scrape double digits, but a cooler story across the far north and east of scotland in particular. now, as we move out of friday into saturday, here's that area of low pressure which could cause some further travel disruption, bringing some wet and windy weather in from the west. now, ahead of it, under clearer skies, we could see temperatures falling below freezing in the far north of scotland, so a cold start, and that could be relevant as that front starts to move in. so first thing on saturday, dry and bright, but the rain will start to push in from the west and some of it quite heavy. and as it bumps into that colder air, we'll see some snow even at lower levels for scotland as well. so it's going to be a windy day, the best of the drier weather through the midlands, east anglia, south—east england — 12 degrees the high. the rain heavy as it moves its way gradually in

the focus for that wet weather across north—west england stretching down through into the north midlandsmore showers for parts of argyll and bute as well. some clearer skies for many. it's a cold, frosty start to new year's day after the hogmanay celebrations in scotland, but it is milder further south. let's take a look at new year's day. for most of us, i think it will be a nicer looking day of weather. if you fancy a new year's stroll, there will be quite a lot of dry weather around, some sunshine. that will last longest across east anglia for northern england, the midlands, northern ireland and for much of scotland. but the cloud will start to build towards the south—west of england through the late morning. there'll be outbreaks of heavy rain here by the time we get to the mid afternoon. temperatures starting to slip a little, 5 to 11 degrees celsius. the air milder, of course, where we've got the cloud and the rain and those heavy downpours of rain falling on saturated ground, of course, in many places. starting to drift northwards and eastwards as we head through monday evening, e

, wales and north—west england as we go through the afternoon. the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england. here, 12 degrees the high. a cooler story with some wintry showers developing. as the temperatures fall away in scotland, at lower levels we could see further disruptive snow through saturday night into the early hours of new year's eve first thing on sunday morning. so here's that low. it will start to push away during sunday and then leave us in quite a showery regime. perhaps new year's eve will be a slightly quieter story. there will be a rash of showers. there will be some strong, gusty winds down to the south, but those showers will tend to fade away as we go through the day. it certainly will be a slightly quieter story across much of scotland — six or seven degrees here. sunny spells and scattered showers with highs of eight to ten elsewhere. into new year's eve itself, if you are off out and about, it looks likely that it will be a cooler story with a few scattered showers around. the strongest of the winds as you see in t

today, some rain affecting western scotland, north—west england and wales, the south—west as well. way in. maximum temperatures this afternoon for most getting into double figures. in shetland, colder air and temperatures will be about 4 celsius. through tonight, we will continue with lots of cloud and still some rain affecting these western areas. the wind will pick up particularly across the north of scotland with some gales developing in the early hours of thursday morning. 0vernight temperatures down to about 9 or 10 or 11, above the average for night—time temperatures. here's that storm. storm pia, named by the danish met service, will move its way into scandinavia and you can see white lines, the isobars close together in northern areas, the strongest winds and showers moving their way in. cloudy skies for england and wales, outbreaks of rain which will move its way south. these are the wind gusts, a windy day for all of us, 40, 55 mph but up to 75 and 80 mph around the far north, north—east and there will some big waves down the north sea coasts. temperatures will come down

ti 3 is the picture in the north west of england at the moment. me here and in this part of the world, we have a yellow warning for rain which means that flooding is expected on some roads. we have a yellow warning for wins, too, so drivers here on motorways like this are being told to slow down particular high sided vehicles. let me give you an idea of what is happening across the rest of the uk. according to the met office, the uk. according to the met office, the weather seems to be worst in scotland at the moment. let me show you what the 89 looked like earlier today. snow causing problems for motorists in that part of scotland. central and eastern parts of scotland, worst affected by snow and rain, we are being told by the met office. here, more rain is expected here later today and rain and wind causing problems across most of wales. there were real high wind is in the east sussex area and southern england earlier today. the met office are telling us there could be gusts of up to 70 mph. there are 13 flood warnings in place across england, s

that cloud then working its way up into a good part of scotland, clouding over across parts of north—west england for coasts and hills, but for central and eastern parts of england, we should hold on to some spells of sunshine. not especially windy down towards the southeast, whereas the winds will be picking up all the while across the north—west of scotland. temperature—wise, eight or nine degrees in some eastern parts, 12, maybe 13 out towards the west. and that mild air in the west continues to push further east as we head through friday night. with it, extensive cloud cover, some mist and murk, some spots of rain and drizzle, particularly across hills in western scotland. very windy in the north of scotland as well, but a milder night in prospect. temperatures generally between four and 11 degrees as we start saturday morning. that feed of mild air coming from the southwest and that mild air will be wafting across all parts of the uk as we head through the weekend. saturday will bring a lot of cloud. as you can see, that cloud producing some spots of rain and drizzle. it may be that things b

we've got more of these showers coming into north west england, into west wales and the far south—westart. typical temperatures in the afternoon, i—3 celsius. and coming into that colder air, this wet weather will push its way eastwards. brings the risk of some sleet and snow inland, mainly north of the ma, up into northern england, but it could turn very icy for a while — even the risk of some quite dangerous freezing rain. bit drier for scotland and also for northern ireland. very frosty once again in scotland — temperatures again could be down to —10 celsius or so. heading into sunday and we've still got some of that wet weather along the easternmost parts of england. a bit of sleet and snow in that. that will move away. and then, across these southern areas, some more rain develops. the risk of some sleet and snow just on the northern edge. a lot of cloud for england and wales. a few showers coming into northern ireland. still dry and quite sunny, i think, in scotland. particularly cold here through the day. temperatures rising a bit in that rain in the south — could make double fi

cloud and rain gathers out to the west, some of it really heavy across north—west england, wales, south—westparticularly on exposed coasts. but central and south—eastern england will stay dry and bright and still relatively warm, with 11—12 degrees. a colder story in scotland. and where that frontal system then bumps into that cold air, that's when we're likely to see the risk of significant snow for a time, and it may well cause some disruption even at lower levels. now, it will gradually turn back to rain as we start to see some milderair pushing in, but as i say, there could be some issues. keep abreast of the weather forecast and tune into your bbc local radio station. on sunday, the low pressure still centred up into the north—west. slightly milder start for most of us, 2—9 degrees first thing on sunday morning, but that low sitting to the north—west will continue to push in a frequent rash of showers for our new year's eve. so the showers out to the west, and some of these will gradually feed their way steadily eastwards as we go through the afternoon. sheltered eastern areas staying r

wales, widespread gales and a swathe of very strong winds in fact for northern ireland into north—west englanda time — that could cause some disruption, so stay tuned. sunday, the next area of low pressure moves in from the south and the west to bring another band of rain which will spread northwards and eastwards. and again, that'll be followed by a little bit of brightness into the afternoon with some blustery showers and some sunny spells. again, mild in the south, high single figures in the north. stays wet and windy into the start of the new week. but there's just hints of it starting to settle down for this last part of the week as high pressure starts to build back in again. live from london. this is bbc news. israel intensifies its air strikes across gaza — despite criticism from the us secretary of state antony blinken, who said more must be done to minimize civilian casualties. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. in an hour's time, the us security council will hol

, wales and north—west england as we go through the afternoon. t anglia and south—east england. here 12 degrees the high. a cooler story with some wintry showers developing. as the temperatures fall away in scotland, at lower levels we could see further disruptive snow through saturday night into the early hours of new year's eve first thing on sunday morning. so here's that low. it will start to push away during sunday and then leave us in quite a showery regime. perhaps new year's eve will be a slightly quieter story. there will be a rash of showers. there will be some strong, gusty winds down to the south, but those showers will tend to fade away as we go through the day. it certainly will be a slightly quieter story across much of scotland — six or seven degrees here. sunny spells and scattered showers with highs of eight to ten elsewhere. into new year's eve itself, if you are off out and about, it looks likely that it will be a cooler story with a few scattered showers around. the strongest of the winds as you see in the new year down to the