but further north and west, it should be largely dry, spells of sunshine, a bit more cloud here as well, into the north west of scotland, maybe only iii degrees for stornoway, but given some sunshine, glasgow could get to 19, 19 in cardiff as well. some spots likely to get to 20 degrees. and this area of high pressure still with us as we head into the weekend, but with some fairly large areas of cloud circulating around it. so it won't always be sunny. on saturday it does look like we'll see quite a lot of cloud across parts of england, maybe into wales and another bank of cloud trying to roll into northern ireland and the north west of scotland. but where we do see some sunshine temperatures doing quite nicely, 20, perhaps up to 21 degrees. and as we head into the second half of the weekend, i think similar temperatures, high teens, low 20 celsius, a fair amount of cloud at times, but still with some spells of sunshine.

, 22 degrees possible in north west scotlandast anglia. this evening, the waving front will bring cloud, outbreaks of rain across england and wales. misty for north sea—facing coasts, low pressure bringing thunderstorms over east anglia. temperatures up to ten degrees. on friday, the front will push further northwards. we have an area of low pressure bringing thundery downpours further north and west through the day. cloud spreading in. brightening up in the south of england by the end of the afternoon. cloudy in northern ireland. scotland again seeing some of the best sunshine tomorrow. up to 22 degrees celsius in the north and west. but it will turn cloudy and cooler over the bank holiday weekend. on saturday, the waving front pushes further northwards bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. cooler air behind it. a little dip in temperatures for most. on saturday we could see some showers across the south of england and wales but generally there will be sunny spells. as we are in may, it will feel warm in the best of the sunshin

north sea coasts as well with the onshore wind. the best of the sunshine across parts of northern ireland and scotland, where we could get to 22 celsius in the north—westf scotland, the place to be, also possibly 22 degrees in parts of east anglia again today. 0vernight tonight i will weather front keeps waving a little further north, but further south, waving a little further north, but furthersouth, bringing waving a little further north, but further south, bringing further outbreaks of rain, thunderstorms approaching east anglia by the end of the night. further north the drier picture and a frost free start to the day, some mist for north sea facing coasts. 0n to the day, some mist for north sea facing coasts. on friday and were waving front makes up its mind and starts to push a little further northwards bringing the cloud and outbreaks of rain with it. watch out for some more thunderstorms are spreading northwards and westwards as we head throughout the day. i think we will see quite a lot of sunshine across scotland. clouding overfor sunshine across scotland. clouding over for northern ireland, sunshine across scotland. clouding overfor northern

mist and murk and low cloud first thing, some spells of sunshine, but more cloud creeping into north west scotlandock the temperatures back a little bit for some areas. and then into sunday, a mostly dry day, actually, a few showers. best of the sunshine likely to be across england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, certainly turning cooler in the north of scotland. furthersouth, highs of around 22 celsius. live from london, this is bbc news. police charge a man with the attempted murder of the slovakian prime minister, who's in a serious condition after being shot. south africa asks the international court ofjustice to instruct israel to stop its offensive in rafah. we'll be live in the hague. here in the uk, labour's keir starmer sets out his party's key messages ahead of the general election, insisting they have not "scaled back" on their ambitions. and scientists solve the mystery of the origin of these ancient trees. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we start in slovakia, where a man has been charged with the attempted murder of the country's prime minister. robert fico was

north—west of the country. the wind will start to pick up across scotland and northern ireland. cloud is building. ly to the north and west of scotland. but southern scotland, eastern part of northern ireland should tend to stay dry. the best of the sunshine again for england and wales with light southerly winds, it is going to feel even warmer, the low 20s for many of us, even up to 20 degrees there across south—east scotland. on thursday, a similar story. more cloud generally in scotland and northern ireland, some splashes of rain in the north west of scotland, where it will be easier. lighter winds further south and for the bulk of england and wales it should be mostly dry, barely a shower around. lots of sunshine and feeling a bit warmer. 22, maybe 23 degrees in the warmest spots, high teens even where we have cloud across scotland and northern ireland. we hold onto high—pressure on friday and indeed the weekend, although it starts to retreat out towards the east, low pressure will begin to push in to the west of the country later on sunday and certainly into next week it looks more unsettled.

north—west of the country. the wind will start to pick up across scotland and northern ireland. cloud is building, too. of scotland. but southern scotland, eastern parts of northern ireland, should tend to stay dry. the best of the sunshine again for england and wales with light southerly winds, it is going to feel even warmer, the low 20s for many of us, even up to 20 degrees there across south—east scotland. on thursday, a similar story. more cloud generally in scotland and northern ireland, a few splashes of rain in the north west of scotland, where it will be breezier. lighter winds further south and for the bulk of england and wales it should be mostly dry, barely a shower around. lots of sunshine and feeling a bit warmer. 22, maybe 23 degrees in the warmest spots. high teens even where we have cloud across scotland and northern ireland. we hold onto high—pressure on friday and indeed the weekend, although it starts to retreat out towards the east, and low pressure will begin to push in to the west of the country later on sunday and certainly into next week it looks more unsettled. but a fine end t

west. so you can see the progress that the weather front is making. now, to the north in scotland cloud at times, but there'll be some sunny spells as well. the rain clearing northern ireland, and for northern ireland, wales and south—west england, into the midlands, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and also some showers. 21, 22 degrees being the top temperature around the moray firth today. widely, we're looking at up to 19, but cooler on the north sea coastline. here's our weather front tonight. increasingly turning light and patchy, the rain on it. but it will rejuvenate in its southern end by the end of the night. and once again, a lot of low cloud mist and murk coming in from the north sea. but it's not going to be a cold night. temperatures staying in double figures and the winds easing. so we start the day with our weather front producing cloud and also some rain from the south—east into the south of scotland. now, through the day, this low cloud, mist and murk on the north sea coastline will drift inland. so once again, it's the north of scotland favoured for the

by wednesday we will see cloud and rain across parts of northern ireland and north—west scotland, a frontalouth and east some spells of sunshine and some warmth — 19 degrees in newcastle, 20 in cardiff, 21 in london. that is a sign of things to come. as we head towards the end of the week there will still be some frontal systems grazing the north of the uk, some rain at times, particularly across scotland, but for many high pressure becoming increasingly dominant. with some relatively warm air in place, temperatures will start to climb. you could see highs in the south on friday of 23, maybe 2a degrees. it looks like the mostly fine and warm weather will last at least into the start of next weekend. live from london, this is bbc news. israel's military begins what it's calling a "limited and temporary" evacuation of civilians from rafah in southern gaza. france's president macron is hosting his chinese counterparts for talks on the war in ukraine and trade relations. john swinney has been elected unopposed as snp leader and is set to become the next scottish first minister. and, the wait is

mist and murk and low cloud first thing, some spells of sunshine, but more cloud creeping into north west scotlandhe temperatures back a little bit for some areas. and then into sunday, a mostly dry day, actually, a few showers. best of the sunshine likely to be across england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, certainly turning cooler in the north of scotland. furthersouth, highs of around 22 celsius. live from london. this is bbc news. we will be live at the hague as south africa asks the international court ofjustice to instruct israel to stop its offensive in rafah. here is the scene live at the international court ofjustice in the hague, that kate is about to be heard. police have charged a man with the attempted murder with the slovakian premier mr roberto fico who is in a serious condition after being shot. the country's politicians have called for a new less divisive politics. translation: i therefore call on all parties in slovakia to interrupt or significantly reduce their campaign for the european parliamentary election. the campaign is linked to compensation than

wednesday, cloud and rain across northern ireland and north—west scotland, the frontal system movingsunshine and some warmth, 19 celsius in newcastle, 20 in cardiff, 21 in london. that is a sign of things to come. heading towards the end of the week, still some frontal systems grazing the north of the uk, some rain at times regularly across scotland. but for many, high—pressure becoming increasingly dominant and with some relatively warm air in place, temperatures will start to climb. we could see highs in the south in out of 23 or 2a and it looks like a mostly fine and warm weather will last at least into the start of next weekend. hello, some breaking news from scotland. the governing scottish national party has appointed a veteranjohn swinney as its new leader. he is expected to hold a press conference later it. he is expected to find a parliamentary support to be elected first minister. his party does not have a majority of his own and it has a governing coalition with the scottish green party. mr swinney was my predecessor, humza yousaf, ended the power—sharing agreement. we are

mist and murk and low cloud first thing, some spells of sunshine, but more cloud creeping into north west scotlandback a little bit for some areas. and then, into sunday, a mostly dry day, actually, a few showers. best of the sunshine likely to be across england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, certainly turning cooler in the north of scotland. furthersouth, highs of around 22 celsius. live from london. this is bbc news. police charge a man with the attempted murder of the slovakian prime minister, who's in a serious condition after being shot. south africa asks the international court ofjustice to instruct israel to stop its offensive in rafah. we're live in the hague. president putin is given a red—carpet welcome on his state visit to china, signing a joint declaration with president xi, outlining the two countries' close ties. and here in the uk, labour's keir starmer sets out his party's key messages ahead of the general election, insisting they have not 'scaled back�* on their ambitions. hello and welcome. a man has been charged with the attempted murder of slovakia's

but in the north—west of scotland whether france — north—west of scotland whether france bringing outbreaksds and the hebrides and northern— the highlands and the hebrides and northern isles through the afternoon. elsewhere a glorious afternoon — afternoon. elsewhere a glorious afternoon but we could have some showers _ afternoon but we could have some showers from yorkshire through the midlands _ showers from yorkshire through the midlands and down to the south—west of england. also some sea mist and fo- of england. also some sea mist and fog making — of england. also some sea mist and fog making the weather quite great for parts _ fog making the weather quite great for parts of cornwall and devon and south-west — for parts of cornwall and devon and south—west wales through the afternoon. this evening and tonight staying _ afternoon. this evening and tonight staying wet across much of scotland can even _ staying wet across much of scotland can even parts of northern england for a _ can even parts of northern england for a time — can even parts of northern england for a time but again becom

areas of cloud, perhaps quite a lot of cloud filtering in across the western side of scotland, northern ireland, north—westrn scotland, we could get to 21 or 22 degrees, similar temperatures further south where we get to see some sunshine. now, this area of high pressure remains with us into the start of next week. that high still centred out to the west of us. the winds around high pressure flow in a clockwise direction, and it looks like the winds for the start of the week will bring this wedge of fairly warm air across the uk. and with that, quite a lot of cloud, but where we do see that cloud breaking to give some spells of sunshine, i think you really will feel the effects of that warm air, temperatures will climb up to around 22, maybe 23 degrees in sheltered spots with some sunshine. for how long will that dry and relatively warm weather last? well, the jet stream at the start of the week well to the north and north—east of us, allowing that area of high pressure to be in charge, but that high then starts to retreat. that will allow the jet stream to slip southwards, and there is the increasing chan

shower in northern england and also parts of northern and eastern scotland, but it's once again north—west scotlandening and overnight, the rain in the south—east pushes northwards. again, some of that will be heavy and thundery. to the north and south of that, cloudy with a few showers and overnight lows, nine to about 13 degrees. so we pick up that band of rain tomorrow. it's wrapped around this area of low pressure. now, this is the direction and track we expect the low pressure to take, but there's still a level of uncertainty about it. the track and the timing of this rain could change. however, this is what we think, that it's going to be pretty wet across northern england, wales and in through southern, central and then northern scotland. one or two showers getting into northern ireland, drier as we push further south with one or two showers. it's a breezier day than today and it will be a little bit cooler, our highs, 14 to 19. now, depending on what happens on wednesday, it will have an impact on thursday, but it looks like the northern half of the country is going to be wet. for northern

north-west and also north-west scotland.- and also north-west scotland. call a bread roll. a bun. we are talking about dialects across i call a bread roll. a bun. we are| talking about dialects across the uk. it has certainly started a conversation. all the different dialects used to describe a bread roll. john has been in touch. he uses the word, bloomer. others read cakes. but experts are concerned that some of these unique sayings could soon disappear. let's have a look some tv moments showcasing a range of regional phrases that many of you may recognise. yorkshire accent: ay-up, lasses. where's tha' going then? laughter. welsh accent: all right, stace, what's occurring? l i need your advice, i do. go for it. mum says, "have you got tothpaste?" yes, and a flannel. he's got it, now, come on! derry accent: you should be ashamed of yourself. - i know, i'm sorry. it alljust made me a bit nervous. everything makes you nervous, clare, you're a walking cack attack. i can't help that, it's the way god made me. scottish accent: come on, lass. what's more importa

scotland. still some drizzle in the far north west of scotland. day for many in england and wales, but a sunnier day for scotland and northern ireland. and temperatures here will start to climb into low 20s for one or two. continuing to climb elsewhere and they will climb further as we go into the weekend. at long last, we could have a weekend where some of you will stay dry throughout. there will be these weather fronts complicating things in the west later on sunday, the chance of some showers and thunderstorms to the far south and west by the time sunday's through. but a lot of the time it will be dry and we could see temperatures peak at around 24 or 25 celsius in the sunshine. take care. live from london. this is bbc news. the us reveals that posed a shipment of bombs to israel. russia launches another large—scale missile and another la rge—scale missile and drone another large—scale missile and drone attack across ukraine damaging 13 residential buildings and keys. aduu 13 residential buildings and keys. adult film star stormy daniels testif

22 degrees in north—west scotland, still warm for east anglia.loud and outbreaks of rain across england and wales. still misty for north sea facing coasts and this low pressure could bring some more thunderstorms. on friday this waving front pushes further north. we have an area of low pressure bringing thundery downpours north and west as we head through the day, lots of cloud spreading in and brightening up towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, turning cloudy for northern ireland and scotland seeing some of the best of the sunshine with highs towards the north and west, 21, possibly 22 degrees. turning cloudy here and cooler as we head through the bank holiday weekend. on saturday, this waving front continues to push north bringing cloud and rain with it, and cooler air behind it so a dip in temperature for most of us. through saturday we could see showers across the south of england and wales but it's generally sunny and because we are at the beginning of may it will feel warm in the sunshine, temperatures lower than they h

22 degrees in north—west scotland, still warm for east anglia.across england and wales. still misty for mercy facing coasts and this low pressure could bring some more thunderstorms. seven and 10 celsius, norforced to bring some more thunderstorms. seven and 10 celsius, nor forced to speak of on friday and on friday this waving front pushes further north. we have an area of low pressure bringing thundery downpours north and west as we head through the day, lots of cloud spreading in and brightening up towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, turning cloudy for northern ireland and scotland seeing some of the best of the sunshine with highs towards the north and west, 21 possibly 22 degrees. turning cloudy here and cooler as we head through the bank holiday weekend. 0n cooler as we head through the bank holiday weekend. on saturday, this waving front continues to push north bringing cloud and rain with it, and cooler air behind it so a dip in temperature for most of us. through saturday we could see showers across the south of eng

tighter isoba rs pushing weather fronts, tighter isobars pushing it to the north—west of the country, the wind will pick up a claw scotlandastern parts of northern ireland should stay dry. the best of the sun check for england and wales with light southerly winds, it is going to feel warmer, low 20s, even up to 20 degrees across south—east scotland. on thursday, a similar story, more cloud generally, scotland, northern ireland, rain in the north—west of scotland, light winds further south, mostly england and wales mostly dry, hardly any showers, lots of sunshine and feeling warmer, 23 celsius in the warmer sport. high teens where we have the cloud across scotland and northern ireland. high pressure for friday and the weekend, a retreat out towards the east, low pressure will push into the west of the country later on sunday and into next week it looks more unsettled. a fine into the week to come, the chance of a few showers across western areas later on sunday. take care. today at one: more talks on a ceasefire in gaza — so far hamas has accepted the proposals for a truce, but israel has not. it comes as footage from the

but further north and west, it should be largely dry, spells of sunshine, a bit more cloud here as well, into the north west of scotland likely to get to 20 degrees. and this area of high pressure still with us as we head into the weekend, but with some fairly large areas of cloud circulating around it. so it won't always be sunny. on saturday it does look like we'll see quite a lot of cloud across parts of england, maybe into wales and another bank of cloud trying to roll into northern ireland and the north west of scotland. but where we do see some sunshine temperatures doing quite nicely, 20, perhaps up to 21 degrees. and as we head into the second half of the weekend, i think similar temperatures, high teens, low 20 celsius, a fair amount of cloud at times, but still with some spells of sunshine. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. the winding road to polling day still has plenty around the corner, and where every announcement prompts a flurry of reaction as each party seeks to undermine the others. this has been a closely—fought election, and that's because the anc's record in

more rain moving into the north west of scotland later on in the afternoon. but up to around about 21 for the likes of birmingham and london too. so there's that wet weather through wednesday evening, northern ireland, northern and western scotland seeing some outbreaks of rain. further south, most places staying dry, but there should be some mist and some fog that's going to be forming again into the early hours of thursday morning, but certainly mild — many places staying in double figures overnight. so more of the same on thursday, high pressure still in charge. so a lot of dry weather, mist clearing away gradually. lots of sunshine, i think, for england and wales by this stage. there just could be the odd isolated shower. again, a little bit more cloud across the north of scotland. temperatures in lerwick only around 11 degrees, but for the bulk of the uk, we're looking at around about 18 to 22 degrees. and that warming trend will continue as we head into friday, too. so, high pressure still very much in charge. i think by friday, we'll have less in the wa

shower in northern england and also parts of northern and eastern scotland but once again it is north—west scotlandpushes northwards. again, some will be heavy and thundery. to the north and south of it, cloudy with a few showers and our overnight lows, nine to about 13 degrees. we pick up that band of rain tomorrow. it is wrapped around this area of low pressure. this is the direction we expect the low pressure to take but there is still a level of uncertainty about it. the track and the timing of the rain could change. but this is what we think, that it is going to be pretty wet across northern england, wales and in through southern and central and in through southern and central and then northern scotland. 0ne and in through southern and central and then northern scotland. one or two showers getting into northern ireland. dry as we push further south with one or two showers. it is a breezy day than today and it will be cooler with highs of 14—19. depending on what happens on wednesday, that will impact thursday but it looks like the northern half of the country is going to be wet but northern ir

so the rain continues to splash into the north and west of scotland through the overnight period. become more confined to the north of scotland by the end of the night. much of northern ireland, england and wales will be largely dry. there's a few clear spells around but also some patchy cloud, low cloud, at that, some mist and fog developing too. those temperatures, 8—11 degrees. so this is the picture for thursday, high pressure sitting pretty much on top of the uk. this weather front continues to push northwards to bring more rain to northern scotland but once again, tomorrow morning we could see some dense mist and fog patches first thing. but very quickly, the strong may sunshine will melt it away, we should start to see widespread sunshine for england and wales, northern ireland, central and southern scotland. it looks like the rain will become confined to the far north highlands and the northern isles through the day, so turning drier there. could see up to 20 degrees or so in central and southern scotland, 19 or 20 for belfast, 22 or 23 in the warmer spots for england and w

west. so you can see the progress that the weather front is making. now, to the north in scotlande rain clearing northern ireland, and for northern ireland, wales and south—west england, into the midlands, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and also some showers. 21, 22 degrees being the top temperature around the moray firth today. widely, we're looking at up to 19, but cooler on the north sea coastline. here's our weather front tonight. increasingly turning light and patchy, the rain on it. but it will rejuvenate in its southern end by the end of the night. and once again, a lot of low cloud, mist and murk coming in from the north sea. but it's not going to be a cold night. temperatures staying in double figures and the winds easing. so we start the day with our weather front producing cloud and also some rain from the south—east into the south of scotland. now, through the day, this low cloud, mist and murk on the north sea coastline will drift inland. so once again, it's the north of scotland favoured for the lion's share of the sunshine. but there will be sunny spells

hello, although temperatures in north—west scotland reached 19 on saturday, other parts of scotland weren saturday. further south feeling warmer because the sun was out. bedford one of the warmest parts. we have cloud and rain heading into the south—west by morning, pushing into wales and eventually south—east england. ahead of that sunshine. cloud, the odd shower perhaps. more cloud and showers in scotland and the far north of england. should be drier and may be brighter across northern ireland. the highest temperatures in northern england and into the midlands. 18—19 with sunny spells. we are moving into the grass pollen season and levels will be high in the midlands and southern england, even though in the south we could find cloud dampening the temperatures. most rain fading in the evening but more coming in from the evening but more coming in from the continent later in the night and we have heavy showers across scotland and into the far north of england. bank holiday monday morning, temperatures start at 8—9. the fly in the ointment on monday is the weather front. the fly in the oi

by wednesday, cloud and rain across parts of northern ireland and north—west scotland, a frontal systemme spells of sunshine and some warmth. that is a sign of things to come. towards the end of the week, there will still be some frontal systems grazing the north of the uk, some rain at times, particularly across scotland. but for many high pressure becoming increasingly dominant. with some relatively warm air in place, temperatures. to climb. we could see highs in the south on friday of maybe 2a degrees. it looks like the fine and warm weather will last at least into the start of next weekend. "the risk zone has expanded." shipping giant maersk warns the trade disruption from houthi attacks in the red sea is getting worse. plus — seeing the wood for the trees. carbon offset schemes have largely failed to stop deforestation, warn scientists, and need a "radical rethink". welcome to world business report. i'm ben thompson. we start with the shipping industry — because the danish giant maersk has warned that disruption to container traffic in the red sea is worsening. it says, wuote, "the

the exceptions really across the very far north—west of scotland. loud and some rain, but in the sunshine feeling pleasantly warm. highs potentially reaching 20 or 21 degrees. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> a little bit of eurovision fever today, aren't we? i think it's sort of starting a starter, actually. before the programme even began, when you introduced me to some of this year's entrants, i did well. >> it's nice to have a bit of uplifting music to get you going before 6:00, but it is fun to look back as well. >> and look back. we will, because coming up, we're going to be speaking to one eurovision winner. who might that be? >> oh, i don't know. but now we are getting geared up for eurovision. now the grand final. the one that we all watch is on saturday. of course, but it's the semi—finals that kick off today in malmo in south of sweden. yes, and it is the 68th edition of the eurovision song contest . contest. >> so we're going to be finding out who's tipped to win this yeah out

west and east anglia. it is cooler here but the best of the century for northern ireland and scotland, possible in north—westthe cloud, outbreaks of rain across much of england and wales, still misty for north sea facing coast, the area of low pressure could bring some more thunderstorms into the coast of east anglia, temperatures generally between 7—10, so no thruster so far on friday. friday also has a waving front pushing northwards. the area of low pressure brings the thundery downpours further north and west, as we head throughout the day, lots of cloud spreading in with it, brightening up to the south of england turning a cloudy effort northern ireland, but scotland seeing some of the best of the sunshine with some of the highest temperatures in the north and west again. 21, 20 2 degrees possible, but it will turn cloudier, and cool as we head through the bank at the weekend. —— 20 one, 22. the waving front continues to push further north—west, bringing clad outbreaks. cool air behind it, so it would dip in temperature for most. saturday could see some showers across the south of england and wales, but

although temperatures in north—west scotland reached 19 degrees on saturday, other parts of scotlandlier. here we had temperatures of 23 degrees on friday but it was back down to 15 at best on saturday. further south though it felt a lot warmer because the sun was out — bedford one of the warmest parts of the country. we've got a bit of fair cloud and a little rain heading into the south—west of england by the morning, pushing into wales, eventually towards the south—east of england, but ahead of that, plenty of sunshine, mist and fog patches clearing, cloud will bubble up, the odd shower perhaps. we have more cloud though and more showers come into scotland and the far north of england. should be a bit drier and maybe brighter across northern ireland. but the highest temperatures are going to be across northern england and into the midlands, 18 or 19 degrees here, with some sunny spells. could be a bit of a sneezy day, mind you. we are moving into the grass pollen season and pollen levels are going to be high across the midlands and southern england, even though in the south, we're

more rain moving into the north west of scotland later on in the afternoon. cloud, about 13 there for stornoway, but up to around about 21 for the likes of birmingham and london too. so there's that wet weather through wednesday evening, northern ireland, northern and western scotland seeing some outbreaks of rain. further south, most places staying dry, but there should be some mist and some fog that's going to be forming again into the early hours of thursday morning, but certainly mild — many places staying in double figures overnight. so more of the same on thursday, high pressure still in charge. so a lot of dry weather, mist clearing away gradually. lots of sunshine, i think, for england and wales by this stage. there just could be the odd isolated shower. again, a little bit more cloud across the north of scotland. temperatures in lerwick only around 11 degrees, but for the bulk of the uk, we're looking at around about 18 to 22 degrees. and that warming trend will continue as we head into friday, too. so, high pressure still very much in charge. i thin

mist and murk and low cloud first thing, some spells of sunshine, but more cloud creeping into north west scotlands england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, certainly turning cooler in the north of scotland. soaring through 40,000. in new york, the dowjones index crosses the symbolically important 40,000 mark for the first time ever. but can the rally last? walmart shares jump — as profits at the retail giant rise with wealthier customers shopping in—store and online. butjapan�*s gdp slumps again — with india on—track to overtake it as the world�*s number four economy. welcome to business today, i�*m ben thompson. we start in new york where we can witnes a historic moment... keep an eye on this number. because it has crept through 40,000 for the first time ever. that is the dow jones industrial average.

north—west of the country. the wind will start to pick up across scotland and northern ireland. cloud is building. for england and wales with light southerly winds, it is going to feel even warmer, the low 20s for many of us, even up to 20 degrees there across south—east scotland. on thursday, a similar story. more cloud generally in scotland and northern ireland, some splashes of rain in the north west of scotland, where it will be easier. lighter winds further south and for the bulk of england and wales it should be mostly dry, barely a shower around. lots of sunshine and feeling a bit warmer. 22, maybe 23 degrees in the warmest spots, high teens even where we have cloud across scotland and northern ireland. we hold onto high—pressure on friday and indeed the weekend, although it starts to retreat out towards the east, low pressure will begin to push in to the west of the country later on sunday and certainly into next week it looks more unsettled. but a fine end to the week to come, just the chance of some showers across western areas later on sunday. take care.

although temperatures in north—west scotland reached 19 degrees on saturday, other parts of scotlandhere we had temperatures of 23 degrees on friday but it was back down to 15 at best on saturday. further south though it felt a lot warmer because the sun was out — bedford one of the warmest parts of the country. we've got a bit of fair cloud and a little rain heading into the south—west of england by the morning, pushing into wales, eventually towards the south—east of england, but ahead of that, plenty of sunshine, mist and fog patches clearing, cloud will bubble up, the odd shower perhaps. we have more cloud though and more showers come into scotland and the far north of england. should be a bit drier and maybe brighter across northern ireland. but the highest temperatures are going to be across northern england and into the midlands, 18 or 19 degrees here, with some sunny spells. we are moving into the grass pollen season and pollen levels are going to be high across the midlands and southern england, even though in the south, we're going to find a bit more cloud just dampening do

although temperatures in north—west scotland reached 19 degrees on saturday, other parts of scotlandures of 23 degrees on friday but it was back down to 15 at best on saturday. further south though it felt a lot warmer because the sun was out — bedford one of the warmest parts of the country. we've got a bit of fair cloud and a little rain heading into the south—west of england by the morning, pushing into wales, eventually towards the south—east of england, but ahead of that, plenty of sunshine, mist and fog patches clearing, cloud will bubble up, the odd shower perhaps. we have more cloud though and more showers come into scotland and the far north of england. should be a bit drier and maybe brighter across northern ireland. but the highest temperatures are going to be across northern england and into the midlands, 18 or 19 degrees here, with some sunny spells. could be a bit of a sleazy day, mind you. we are moving into the grass pollen season and pollen levels are going to be high across the midlands and southern england, even though in the south, we're going to find a bit more c

we'll start to see that rain, stronger breeze pushing into the north and west of scotland and into the shower or two stretching from yorkshire through the midlands down to south west england, but you'll be unlucky if you catch one. most places dry, temperatures into the low 20 celsius in the warmest spots. now, through this evening and overnight, we'll see that rain continue across the north of the uk. splashes of rain pretty much anywhere across scotland, maybe the far north of england for a time. elsewhere, it's going to be dry and, yes, we will see the low cloud, the mist and fog returning for many of us, temperatures 7 to 11 degrees. for thursday, then, high pressure pretty much on top of the uk. this weather front loitering across the north of the country. but once again we could start off with some mist and fog through the morning, but it won't last. that strong may sunshine will get going, burning it away. and we should see plenty of sunshine for england and wales, central and southern scotland, northern ireland, just some splashes of rain across the north of scotland. but even

for most, but we will see some clouds and some patchy rain into parts of northern ireland and north—west scotlandfast, 21 likely in london. by thursday, still weak frontal systems across the northern half of scotland. cloud and some patchy rain here. but further south, some spells of sunshine and some warmth, with temperatures in some spots up to 21 or 22 celsius. now, it looks like we'll end the week on a warm note. this area of high pressure still with us for friday. the big question mark is about how quickly this area of high pressure will break down and allow frontal systems back in from the atlantic. the weekend certainly looks like starting off on a fine note, butjust with the increasing chance of some rain pushing in from the west as we get into sunday. there is some uncertainty about that, but it does look like it will eventually turn more unsettled and a bit cooler again into the start of next week. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. extreme flooding affecting countries around the world, we'll be looking at the heavy rain affects british farming. hello

and again, it's across the north and the north—west of scotland where we have the best of our weatherny other major towns and cities, only around 13 or 1a degrees. and this does sometimes happen when we have easterly winds that sheltered part of western scotland tends to warm up in the sunshine. now, here's saturday. you can see a fairly cloudy picture with a few blobs of rain here and there, maybe sunnier skies for a time in the south. and the temperatures are recovering somewhat, typically the mid teens to the high teens. now, overall, the bank holiday weekend is looking quite mixed for most of us. temperatures stabilising around the average. i think the high teens across the south of the uk and not far off the average across many other parts of the uk, but for the time being, watch out for those storms in the south. live from washington, this is bbc news. police in texas move in on protesters and start making arrests as more protests against the war in gaza take place at universities across the us. israel reopens the main crossing into gaza for the first time since october, allowin

coast of england, parts of wales in the south—west and then the rain will arrive across the north west of scotlander in the day, so temperatures pegged back a bit, between 11 and 13 across the north west but for most of us, highs between 18 or 21 degrees, above average for the time of year. as we head through thursday, a lot of dry, settled weather and mist and fog clearing away. a little bit cloudy across the far north of scotland and some patchy rain at times and some isolated showers elsewhere but most places dry and warm, up to about 22 degrees in the sunshine in the south and we will stick with a high pressure bringing this mostly dry weather through friday and saturday, just a few showers heading in towards the west on sunday. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. plenty on the way. nottingham forest lose their appeal against their premier league points deduction, as the struggling side battle to avoid the drop. can things get any worse for manchester united? another resounding

also some areas of low cloud just rolling across the north—west of scotland, maybe affecting shetlandes and hence some sunshine to start saturday morning. temperatures not dropping too far at all. for saturday, this area of cloud will tend to roll back towards north sea coasts. for most, it's going to be fine with some sunshine, but we do have the chance for some showers to pop up. they should be quite well scattered, but across some parts of scotland, especially over high ground, we could see the odd heavy thundery downpour. equally, in the best of the sunshine, highs of 2a, perhaps 25 degrees. not a bad looking day for northern ireland, maybe just the odd shower out towards the west. dry for the bulk of england and wales. a bit of patchy fairweather cloud and still some of this low cloud and mist affecting some north sea coasts, but temperatures easily up to 23, 2a, 25 degrees. our area of high pressure starts to give way as we head into the second half of the weekend, with these frontal systems rolling in from the atlantic, so the increasing chance of seeing some heavy showers and

and i think another bank of cloud will start to topple into the north west of scotland in between someund the high. that's why it won't be sunny all the time on saturday. i think england and perhaps parts of wales likely to see quite a lot of cloud, maybe the odd shower, also a bit more cloud at times towards the north west of scotland. that will peg temperatures back a little bit. 14 for stornoway and for lerwick, but with some shelter at central and some eastern parts of scotland could get to 20—21 degrees for sunday. still some big areas of cloud, perhaps quite a lot of cloud filtering in across the western side of scotland, northern ireland, northwest england, the odd spot of rain. but in shelter eastern scotland, we could get to 21 or 22 degrees. similar temperatures further south where we get to see some sunshine. now, this area of high pressure remains with us into the start of next week. that high still centred out to the west of us. the winds around high pressure flow in a clockwise direction. and it looks like the winds for the start of the week will bring this wedge of fairl

scattering of showers — we could possibly see the odd heavy thundery shower breaking out in the north—west of scotlandr thursday, still the remnants of that weather front providing cloud and a focus for some showers. but we will see some showers breaking out quite widely on thursday, some heavy, thundery ones in places. but again, in the sunshine, temperatures getting into the low 20s celsius — not bad at all for the time of year. now, as we head into the end of the week and the weekend, this area of low pressure tending to weaken, the centre of the low tending to be to the south of the uk. so spots further north actually may escape most of the showers and see a decent amount of dry weather. temperatures could still get into the 20s celsius for some. more showers further south, some of those heavy and thundery, but still with some spells of warm sunshine in between. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai, reporting live from singapore. our top stories: a remarkable day for ex—president donald trump, with his longtime fixer michael cohen testifying against him in his hush money trial. intense fighting takes

shower in northern england and also parts of northern and eastern scotland, but it's once again north west scotlandbe heavy and thundery. to the north and south of that, cloudy with a few showers and overnight lows, nine to about 13 degrees. so we pick up that band of rain tomorrow. it's wrapped around this area of low pressure. now, this is the direction and track we expect the low pressure to take, but there's still a level of uncertainty about it. the track and the timing of this rain could change. however, this is what we think, that it's going to be pretty wet across northern england, wales and in through southern central and then northern scotland. one or two showers getting into northern ireland, drier as we push further south with one or two showers. it's a breezier day than today and it will be a little bit cooler. our highs, 1a to 19. depending on what happens on wednesday will have an impact on thursday. but it looks like the northern half of the country is going to be wet and for northern ireland, wales and southern england, we are looking at a bit more cloud. you could catch a shower f