they are the noisy muggers in the seaside resorts of north yorkshire. there is a new top bird in town. meg the hawk is here to scare off the bad boys. she scours gull territory. last year, there were 34 attacks, in varying severity. the birds are two or three times the size of meg. and when they do hit, they can hit with some force, and it is very distressing. and when you have got families with kids, it can cause a lot of issues. and ultimately what seaside towns want to do is generate tourism, and if you have gull attacks on a regular basis, it is going to have an impact on that. the gulls are particularly aggressive when they have got youngsters in the numerous nests on whitby‘s rooftops, so another part of the operation involves destroying nests before eggs hatch. for many visitors to whitby and scarborough, this is where the danger begins. because, within a few seconds of coming outside, you are definitely being watched, you can quickly be mobbed, and if you are really unlucky, you could be mugged. there are some photos of me on here. i'm getting m

they are the noisy muggers in the seaside resorts of north yorkshire.rritory. she circles gull territory to try and move them on. last year there were 3a attacks, in varying severity. the birds are two or three times the size of meg. and when they do hit, they can hit with some force, and it is very distressing. and when you have got families with kids, it can cause a lot of issues. and ultimately what seaside towns want to do is generate business, and if you have gull attacks on a regular basis, it is going to have an impact on that. the gulls are particularly aggressive when they have got youngsters in the numerous nests on whitby‘s rooftops, so another part of the operation involves destroying nests before eggs hatch. for many visitors to whitby and scarborough, this is where the danger begins. because, within a few seconds of coming outside, you are definitely being watched, you can quickly be mobbed, and if you are really unlucky, you could be mugged. there are some photos of me on here. i'm getting mobbed by seagulls. local people are trying to de

it has been quite decent today, some sunshine, that is a picture of daisies in north yorkshire, but overallill be quite warm nevertheless. there is a lot of cloud out there in the atlantic, thatis cloud out there in the atlantic, that is heading our way, it has already been raining hard in northern ireland and parts of scotla nd northern ireland and parts of scotland as well, and that rain will push through in the course of the night, and to the south it is remaining dry but the clouds will be rolling into the course of the night and the solidity rising. whether you are in town or outside it will be pretty warm and muggy —— and the humidity rising. this cloud and rain continued to spread but it won't be raining all the time. we will have over cast skies and there may be a bit of rain if you are unlucky and that it might even brighten up and then back to cloud again. by the changeable day, but on balance most of the time it will be overcast and muggy. if there will be any lengthy sunny spells i suspect it will be on the south coast on the isle of wight to the south—east, maybe essex as well.

this is a recent photograph taken from north yorkshire. plenty of sunshine around.s taken in argyll & bute earlier, stuck underneath a weather front. you can bute earlier, stuck underneath a weatherfront. you can see bute earlier, stuck underneath a weather front. you can see the cloud and rain across scotland and northern ireland. and very different complexion to the weather. further south, the low cloud and mist is starting to erode away. patchy fairweather cloud around to the south. some areas could have strong sunshine all day. in some areas it will be cloudy and cool as a result of the weather front. very different to yesterday. to the south, we have picked up some moist air of again. more humid hour will allow temperatures to get a little higher. there could be the odd drizzly shower in western areas. further east, we could have one or two sharp downpours later on this afternoon. we're talking about an isolated heavy downpour, or even a thunderstorm. it's a small possibility. do expect to get a full—day's play at the test match in lord's. similarly so for the

showers continuing here, but it is a beautiful day, with blue sky and sunshine across much of north yorkshireand and wales. as you can see from the satellite picture, this cloud across the south—east easing away, sunshine into the afternoon, but the thicker cloud in the north—west, strengthening winds driving in some showers across the north of scotland — some of these quite heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. but i expect for the bulk of us it will look somewhat like this. a pleasant feel out there as well, 19—22 degrees, with just a light breeze. fair weather cloud tending to come and go, but not spoil the story by any means. further north and west, we will see thicker cloud into northern england, the isle of man, northern ireland. it should stay dry during daylight hours, but the sharp showers, some with rumbles of thunder will continue, and here it will be more disappointing — 14, 15 degrees. now this weather front will sink steadily south and east through the night, introducing more cloud and rain into northern england and north wales. but it will continue to weaken off really conside

this was north yorkshire about half an hour ago.eland where there will be further pulses of rain. to the north of that front, very dry and clear. to the south, light showers in western areas. the heat could spark late afternoon thunderstorms, but foremost it is a lovely day. very warm the south, warmer than yesterday. any storms that develop will rumble through the evening. 0vernight we could pull in thundery weather from france. we 0vernight we could pull in thundery weatherfrom france. we keep the humidity. fresh behind the weather front of the north. showers tomorrow, so starting a change, but we still have that risk of heavy, thundery downpours, and the heat and humidity in the far east. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: hundreds of kilograms of drugs and thousands of mobile phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. the government has described the situation as unacceptable.

showers continuing here, but it is a beautiful day, with blue sky and sunshine across much of north yorkshiress the south—east easing away, sunshine into the afternoon, but the thicker cloud in the north—west, strengthening winds driving in some showers across the north of scotland — some of these quite heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. but i expect for the bulk of us it will look somewhat like this. a pleasant feel out there as well, 19—22 degrees, with just a light breeze. fair weather cloud tending to come and go, but not spoil the story by any means. further north and west, we will see thicker cloud into northern england, the isle of man, northern ireland. it should stay dry during daylight hours, but the sharp showers, some with rumbles of thunder will continue, and here it will be more disappointing — 1a, 15 degrees. now this weather front will sink steadily south and east through the night, introducing more cloud and rain into northern england and north wales. but it will continue to weaken off really considerably, as it pushes into the south—east corner. the only real significant

in north yorkshire, there we re break. in north yorkshire, there were bright blue skies.y dry. one or two isolated showers. largely dry for wimbledon as well, but this evening that rain will spread south eastwards, some mist and work around as well. temperatures staying in double figures, so quite a mild night in store, but it does mean for the start of the weekend friday and quite wet across western and most —— more north—western parts. dry for the south—east. by the time we reach sunday, some rain overnight to start sunday. there will be some cloud around, maybe it is chance of some rain, and becoming quite humid. that's your forecast for now. this is bbc newsroom live. the metropolitan police will look again at the law to tackle acid attacks, after five people were attacked in london last night by two men on a moped. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested. drugs formerly known as legal highs are to be targeted in a new government strategy, after the home office reports a "dramatic" increase in the number of drug—related deaths in england and wales. the scottish and welsh

showers continuing here, but it is a beautiful day, with blue sky and sunshine across much of north yorkshiren see from the satellite picture, this cloud across the south—east easing away, sunshine into the afternoon, but the thicker cloud in the north—west, strengthening winds driving in some showers across the north of scotland — some of these quite heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. but i expect for the bulk of us it will look somewhat like this. a pleasant feel out there as well, 19—22 degrees, with just a light breeze. fair weather cloud tending to come and go, but not spoil the story by any means. further north and west, we will see thicker cloud into northern england, the isle of man, northern ireland. it should stay dry during daylight hours, but the sharp showers, some with rumbles of thunder will continue, and here it will be more disappointing — 1a, 15 degrees. now this weather front will sink steadily south and east through the night, introducing more cloud and rain into northern england and north wales. but it will continue to weaken off really considerably, as it pushes into

showers continuing here, but it is a beautiful day, with blue sky and sunshine across much of north yorkshiree, this cloud across the south—east easing away, sunshine into the afternoon, but the thicker cloud in the north—west, strengthening winds driving in some showers across the north of scotland — some of these quite heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. but i expect for the bulk of us it will look somewhat like this. a pleasant feel out there as well, 19—22 degrees, with just a light breeze. fair weather cloud tending to come and go, but not spoil the story by any means. further north and west, we will see thicker cloud into northern england, the isle of man, northern ireland. it should stay dry during daylight hours, but the sharp showers, some with rumbles of thunder will continue, and here it will be more disappointing — 14, 15 degrees. now this weather front will sink steadily south and east through the night, introducing more cloud and rain into northern england and north wales. but it will continue to weaken off really considerably, as it pushes into the south—east corner. the onl

but, through much of the midlands, south—east england, east anglia, up through yorkshire into north—east and the far south—east, a few sunny spells among the clouds. parts of yorkshire, to begin the day some outbreaks of rain. north—east england bearing up quite well. northern ireland, a few fog patches around to begin the day. plenty of sunshine in western scotland. rather cloudy, and low cloud at that, into the far north—east of scotland, northern isles, hanging around during the day. and it is an east—west split for monday's weather. if you're underneath this cloud, it will feel quite cool, though it may brighten up. the odd shower in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england. but for wales, for western england, for northern ireland, and for northern scotland, in the sunshine it will be very pleasant. 25 celsius in glasgow, though a late—day shower somewhere in western scotland can't be ruled out. as we go through monday evening, still some of those outbreaks of rain in the east of england, gradually beginning to pull away as we say goodbye to that area of low pressure. s

this is not too far away across the pennines, in north yorkshire.g, and it should for most of england and wales be another warm and fine day. however, we do have some low cloud around at the moment across the coastline, actually, of cumbria, parts of the irish sea and the east, but this is where we have the east, but this is where we have the rain, bringing a different day for scotland and northern ireland in particular. to the north of that weather front we will see the sunshine returned, and it won't be heavy rain, it certainly won't be a wash out, but for much of scotland and northern ireland a lot more cloud than yesterday, and therefore it will be quite damp. morning mist lifting and some warm sunshine coming through. it will feel warmer across the north of scotland compared with yesterday, where we have the cloud and very strong winds but for aberdeenshire across the dumfries and galloway, we have outbreaks of rain. further south towards antrum, as well, it will be cloudy. for much of northern england until late in the day that weather front m

have seen sunshine todayjudging by your weather watcher pictures that have been coming in from north yorkshirecloud and outbreaks of rain. brighter and drierfor outbreaks of rain. brighter and drier for the outbreaks of rain. brighter and drierfor the east in outbreaks of rain. brighter and drier for the east in scotland and by this stage across the bulk of england and wales. more of a breeze around meaning for some of us, cooler than it was yesterday. high teens, 20s celsius, but a few spots threatening 22 celsius. this is the picture at six o'clock. as we go into the evening, outbreaks of rain pushing further across scotland and increasingly damp across the north—west of the uk, breezy, cloud increasing elsewhere which means temperatures are not going down too far overnight. onto the start of the weekend, plenty of cloud around, some outbreaks of rain pushing further east as the day goes on, not much reaching southern england, but the chance of seeing the odd spit and spot around middle of the day. some of us will brighten up into the afternoon. but still too much of northern ireland in the

but, through much of the midlands, south—east england, east anglia, up through yorkshire into north—eastoud around. the further east you are, into east anglia and the far south—east, a few sunny spells among the clouds. parts of yorkshire, to begin the day some outbreaks of rain. north—east england, though, bearing up quite well. northern ireland, a few fog patches around to begin the day. plenty of sunshine in western scotland. rather cloudy, and low cloud at that, into the far north—east of scotland, northern isles, hanging around during the day. and it is an east—west split for monday's weather. if you're underneath this cloud, it will feel quite cool, though it may brighten up and see the odd sharp shower in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england. but for wales, for western england, for northern ireland, and for northern scotland, where in in some sunshine it will be very pleasant. 2a—25 celsius in glasgow, though a late—day shower somewhere in western scotland can't be ruled out. as we go through monday evening, still some of those outbreaks of rain in the east of en

it was a beach day in scarborough north yorkshire with clear blue sunny skies.night. the winds are light. quite a warm night for sleeping across southern parts of england and wales with temperatures holding up here, but a fresher night across the northern half of the uk, more co mforta ble northern half of the uk, more comfortable for getting some decent sleep. tuesday, high pressure is still in charge but it changes position which changes the wind direction. we‘ll have the winds coming from the north sea across eastern england and eastern scotland. here we‘ll see some of the biggest temperature differences. elsewhere, these are the kind of temperatures you might find out and about through tuesday afternoon, probably peaking at around 27 or 28 somewhere to the west of london. late in the afternoon we‘ll start to see some thunder storms breaking out. initially, these will come in across the channel islands, moving across the channel islands, moving across the channel islands, moving across the english channel and driving north as we go through the night on into w

to be in north—west scotland, i have found some beautiful weather watcher‘s picture, look at north yorkshireemperatures for most of u 19—24 degrees and the cloud willjust tend to come and go from time to time but not spoil the story at all northern england, northern ireland, here we could see more in the way of cloud, but it should stay dry, the showers just confining themselves into the far north of scotland, but eventually we will see showers into the borders and they will gradually difficult southwards overnight. this isa difficult southwards overnight. this is a weather front. it is weakening affair as it pushes south and‘s. ahead it stays quiet, and for the start of the new working week it looks as though that front will continue to push its way south—east, but weaken off all the time. the more significant rain is likely on tuesday, if you are heading off for wimbledon, it looks likely there might be the odd spot of light rain round on monday, hopefully not spoiling proceedings too much. things could be into the mid 20s through the middle of the week, so that weather front sinks south t

it has been rather disappointing, i'm afraid, across north yorkshire were the rain has been persistent775. started off beautifully but the macleod arrived. thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle but this is why we've seen the worst of the weather. southern scotland, northern england, only a weather. southern scotland, northern england, onlya high weather. southern scotland, northern england, only a high of 12 or 13 degrees in many places today. that whether frontal feeding cloud and moisture overnight but will weaken and will be a drowned of drizzle towards tom tomorrow morning. it stays pretty sultry through the night. outside chance of some isolated showers cropping up in the south—west. a better day generally through scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. it has been pretty good today in the northern isles and western isles and you will see temperatures sitting at around 12 degrees at eight o'clock in the morning, so that will improve. cloudy skies to northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england with the spot or two of drizzle but that will break up, ease off and we wil

but, through much of the midlands, south—east england, east anglia, up through yorkshire into north—eastre, into east anglia and the far south—east, a few sunny spells among the clouds. parts of yorkshire, outbreaks of rain. north—east england bearing up quite well. northern ireland, a few fog patches around to begin the day. plenty of sunshine in western scotland. rather cloudy, and low cloud at that, into the far north—east of scotland, northern isles, hanging around during the day. and it is an east—west split for monday's weather. if you're underneath this cloud, it will feel quite cool, though it may brighten up. the odd shower in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england. but for wales, for western england, for northern ireland, and for northern scotland, in the sunshine it will be very pleasant. 25 celsius in glasgow, though a late—day shower somewhere in western scotland can't be ruled out. as we go through monday evening, still some of those outbreaks of rain in the east of england, gradually beginning to pull away as we say goodbye to that area of low pressure. sti

but, through much of the midlands, south—east england, east anglia, through yorkshire in the north—eastt, a few sunny spells among the clouds. parts of yorkshire, outbreaks of rain. north—east england bearing up quite well. northern ireland, a few fog patches around to begin the day. plenty of sunshine in western scotland. rather cloudy and low cloud there, into the far north—east of scotland, northern isles, hanging around during the day. and it is an east—west split for monday's weather. if you are underneath this cloud, it may feel quite cool, though it may brighten up. the odd shower in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england. but for wales, the west of england and northern ireland, and for northern scotland, in the sunshine it will be very pleasant. 25 celsius in glasgow, though a late—day shower somewhere in western scotland can't be ruled out. as we go through monday evening, still some of those outbreaks of rain in the east of england, gradually beginning to pull away as we say goodbye to that area of low pressure. still some cloud around, though, from it, as we b

some forces for example like north yorkshire, south yorkshire, cheshire, they made one drug driving arrestter manchester police, derbyshire, leicestershire, they made one drug driving arrest for every 18, 19, 20, sometimes 28 officers. we have to take these figures with caution because they are notan figures with caution because they are not an accurate, scientific, like—for—like comparison, but the com plete like—for—like comparison, but the complete her majesty ‘s —— to quit her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary, they give us a snapshot into the wider issue of policing drug driving. we spoke to a lady called zoe bird peeling from there about the possible consequences these infants —— zoe billingham. there are clearly forces being extremely proactive in this area, a deliberate decision on their part, and we as an inspectorate would ask other police chief const is to check whether or not they are being as proactive as they should be, but also taking enforcement action in the way they ought to be, and educating young people about the harm, the terrible harm caused by these activities.

in south—west england and wales, but cloud outbreaks of rain in the midlands, lincolnshire, yorkshire and north some sunny spells in north—west england and another fine day on the way for more violent on monday and much of scotland. for some of us in the west, it will be a very warm day. outbreaks of rain on monday affecting the central area, patchy in nature. some sunny spells in east anglia and the far south—east of england. some sunshine, maybe low 20s. cloud and rain along the north sea coasts, maybe 15 or 16. the real warmth will be in western parts, widely in the low 20s with some spots into the mid—20s. monday evening, still some patchy rain in the far east of england, gradually clearing overnight. tuesday, the odd shower around, but most places will avoid those and stay dry. after a cloudy start, some pleasant sunny spells developing and some warmth around. still a bit cooler on north sea coasts. a gap between weather systems doesn't last long because, as you can see, the big picture for wednesday shows another area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. that will spread rain acro

england and wales bus ploughed outbreaks of rain through parts of the midlands, lincolnshire into yorkshire northreaks of rain affecting parts of central eastern england, patchy in nature. a few brighter skies, some sunny spells. we could see the odd sharp showers here. the cloud and rain along the north sea coasts, maybejust 15 here. the cloud and rain along the north sea coasts, maybe just 15 or 16 degrees. the real work across western parts of the uk, widely in the low 20s. some sports into the mid—20s. monday evening is shaping up mid—20s. monday evening is shaping up that way, and so some patchy rain. gradually clearing overnight as we take a look at the pictures on tuesday. the shower during tuesday but most places will avoid those and stay dry. after a rather cloudy start, some spells developing. de silva bit cooler on the north sea coast compartment elsewhere. the gap between weather systems doesn‘t last too long, because the big picture for wednesday shows another area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. that will spread rain right across the uk on wednesday. freshening winds. w

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this was the scene in north yorkshire, lovely blue skies. ens further north. good morning. it‘s friday 1ath july. i‘m annita mcveigh. calls to tighten the availability of acid — after five people are attacked within 90 minutes from a moped in east london. the scottish and welsh governments threaten to derail we will arrest people, and we are working closely with the home office to see if there is any change in the law is required. the scottish and welsh governments threaten to derail the government‘s repeal bill — a key part of its brexit strategy. the funeral is held of six—year—old sunderland fan bradley lowery, who died of cancer on friday. also in the next hour: flying the red, white and blue for france‘s national day of celebrations.

plenty of brightness around as well, some blue skies across north yorkshire and as you can see in this scotland today, western parts of scotland today, western parts of scotland today, western parts of scotland. —— moynagh way of life. the far north of holding more cloud with a few outbreaks of drizzle. we are looking at a lovely day with fine and dry and bright weather. the sunshine could be hazy at times thanks to some high—level cloud, highs of perhaps 25 or 26 celsius in london. for wales, plenty of brightness and sunshine and the northern ireland, highs of 23 celsius with light winds, feeling warm and a similar story in scotland. where we have the sunshine, temperatures responding nicely but a little bit cooler where we have more in a way of cloud. as we have more in a way of cloud. as we go through this evening and overnight, that cloud holding on in the far north of scotland. it will be largely dry, and the northern ireland and scotland, plenty of clear spells and a little bit more ina way clear spells and a little bit more in a way of cloud pushing in from the south—west. it wi

outbreaks of rain through the midlands, lincolnshire, into yorkshire and north—east england, the othern monday. and for much of scotland. for some of us in the west, it will turn out to be a very the west, it will turn out to be a very warm the west, it will turn out to be a very warm day. one through the day, outbreaks of rain affecting central and south—eastern england, patchy in nature. brighter skies, sunny spells, the far east. could see the odd sharp shower. some sunshine, low 20s, the cloud on the rain along the north sea coast, maybejust 1516 north sea coast, maybejust1516 degrees. the real warmth will be across western parts of the uk, widely in the low 20s that some spots into the mid—20s. monday evening is shaping up, still some patchy rain in the far east, gradually clearing overnight. the big dipper tuesday, the odd shower around. most places will avoid those and stay dry. after a rather cloudy start, someone from around the corner along the north sea coast compared with elsewhere. that gap between weather systems does not last long. the big picture for wednesday, another

england and wales, but cloud outbreaks and rain through parts of the midlands, lincolnshire into yorkshire and northher fine day on the way for northern ireland on monday. and for much of scotland, for some of us especially in the west it will turn out to be a very warm. through the day, outbreaks of rain affecting parts of central and eastern england. patchy in nature. if you brighter skies, some sunny spells. we could see the odd shop shower here. maybe low 20s. the cloud and rain alongside the north sea coast. maybe just 15 or rain alongside the north sea coast. maybejust 15 or 16 rain alongside the north sea coast. maybe just 15 or 16 degrees. the real warmth will be across the west, widely in the low 20s but some spots into the mid—20s. monday evening is shaping up like this, patchy rain in the far east, gradually clearing overnight as we take a look at the picture for tuesday. the odd shower around during the day, most places will have avoided those and stay dry. cloudy start, some pleasant sunny spells developing and some warmth around. still a bit cooler on the north coast. the gap between w

if you look at north yorkshire, it's already britain's largest onshore gas field.t about £1.5 million in the economy. that's what we wa nt million in the economy. that's what we want to see. jobs created, opportunities for local companies and we want to see that grow. i think that we get to the point, and people are seeing it for themselves and seen that drilling is very temporary and the disruption is temporary and the disruption is temporary from a traffic perspective, i think people will start to feel more comfortable with it as start to feel more comfortable with itasa start to feel more comfortable with it as a process. all right, thank you very much forjoining us here this morning. as i say, the actual entrance is about a quarter of a mile further along the preston new road and demonstrations taking place will very much buildup. you can see there's a large police presence here. the lancashire force has been supported by other neighbouring forces, although north wales has taken some of its officers back. we've been told by the constabulary that this is costing

had another crop of them as was forecast just begin to pop up through lincolnshire, yorkshire and on towards the northey're around towards the north—east. whilst they‘ re around another two towards the north—east. whilst they're around another two or three hours yet, standing water, sprays, gusty winds, hail as well. eventually they drift off closer to the rakes. then we may face for another weather front to push into the north west of scotland, the next ina the north west of scotland, the next in a succession we have seen of late. further south it is sticky overnight, possibly i9 celsius as the night—time low and from that base off we go again in some areas. 20 celsius in the capital before the date is too far gone. some cloud across western parts and the cloud at its biggest, still some rain about it. disappointing for the first week in july. about it. disappointing for the first week injuly. the rate will have been through northern ireland in bits and pieces overnight but gradually clearing away there. then we're off and running through the day. we just drag this cloud with the weakening front and

trains will run from birmingham on two lines — one serving the north west the other running through the east midlands and up through yorkshirein the midlands and north have broadly welcomed the announcement, but there is concern in some places along the new routes which will see towns and villages disrupted, and in some cases houses demolished. the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement in the commons now. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in mexborough near doncaster.

across north—east england, northumberland, yorkshire and lincolnshire, feeling cooler, about five, 6 atures up to 26 also in london. the highest temperatures across the south midlands, maybe hampshire. 27, 20 8 degrees. late in the day, evening time, thunderstorms breaking out. the storms driving northwards across the channel into southern england. wales, east anglia. dorms overnight. the amount of rain we see from the storm clouds varying from place to place. one or two bringing the best part of half a month‘s rain in a few hours. localised surface water flooding from the storms driving across northern england it is scotland and northern ireland. mathieu, she midday on wednesday. 30 degrees across eastern counties. —— a muqqy' muggy, she midday. still fresher air arriving towards the end of the week. they storms to watch out for. tuesday night, and on into wednesday. that is a weather. the new route for hs2 is announced — the second part of the high speed rail line north of birmingham. the route links birmingham, manchester, liverpool, leeds, sheffield and the east midlands. it‘ll be

thunderstorm activity and in the first part of the day those pool into the north sea and as the heat got going through lincolnshire and yorkshirevity there. before midnight it should have moved away towards the north sea, making room for another weather front come in to the north and west of scotland. a fresh appeal to proceedings here further south another close night 15 to 18 celsius. had we start the new day on friday? a lot of cloud across devon and cornwall, western side of wales, western pennines, too. generally speaking across the midlands, eastern england, the south—east of england, glorious sunshine, 17, 18, 19, possibly 20 celsius. for the north york close to the weather front which still has another bout of for there to be some rain on the breeze across scotland, northern ireland. what rain there is you properly had overnight and improving conditions here. that weather front just drags improving conditions here. that weather frontjust drags its cloud not too much in the way of rain down towards wales and the midlands, robbing you of sunshine here. brightness in the south still allows the temperatures to get to the 20

for the midlands, for east anglia, south—east england, stretching up to yorkshire and the north—east,d be fine at this stage. early fog clearing from northern ireland. the west of scotland seeing lots of sunshine. rather cloudy, with low cloud in north—east scotland in the northern isles. an east—west split across the uk for monday. full of the midlands and much of eastern and south—east england you may see a lot of patchy rain. a cool breeze holding the temperatures to the mid—to upper teens were some of us. warm and sunny spells in the west. 2a to 25 degrees in glasgow. a late they shower in western scotland cannot be ruled out. there are hints for monday and going into tuesday that summer might be trying to fight back, once we get rid of the last of the cloud and rein in eastern england on monday night. tuesday most of us will be fine. sunny spells developing, quite a cool breeze near north sea coast but elsewhere you will find those temperatures again creeping into the 20s. temperatures again creeping into the 205. i temperatures again creeping into the 20s. i hinted earlier it wi

thick band of cloud he should head out into the north sea and things will begin to dry off to beat the last of the rain clearing away from parts of yorkshire the north—west there are still showers going, coming into northern ireland, the western fringes of scotland. western parts of scotland may start the day dry with sunshine, drying up across northern england. heavy rain out into the north sea by this stage. for many parts of england and wales it may start dry. a lot showers coming in from the word go in the south—west approaches, running through the bristol channel, such as wales, midlands, east anglia and the south—east. bright and sunny by nine o'clock in the morning but as we run through the day we will see cloud increasing and it threatens a passing shower or two. by and large, a much better day than was on saturday. most of the showers will be more towards the west in the morning but they will be heavy and thundery and they will get blown eastwards through the dad. some quite heavy downpours are likely and gusty winds as well. although the south—east corner, after a windy start, shouldn't see quite as many showers, i think, start,

further north, but the heat across northern england broke down in spectacular style with some severe thunderstorms, we had reports of flash flooding and also some lightning damage across yorkshireo rattle away off into the north sea, and then for most places it should be a dry end to the night. thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain, though, pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, it's going to be a very warm and muggy start to the day once again across the south, particularly the south—east. only a little bit of cloud around for the south—west of england, into western wales, but a good deal sunshine for the midlands eastwards and look at those temperatures to start the day, around 20 degrees. further north and there will be thicker cloud. for north—west england into scotland and northern ireland, like i mentioned, there will be some light and patchy rain around so a dismal morning with temperatures here at 8am around the mid—teens celsius. through the day it looks like that cloud across western areas will tend to move in eastwards and any clear skies tending to infill from cloud, so a cloudier afternoon that what we saw on thursday, so that means not quite as hot. sti

further north, but the heat across northern england broke down in spectacular style with some severe thunderstorms, we had reports of flash flooding and also some lightning damage across yorkshireinue to rattle away off into the north sea, and then for most places it should be a dry end to the night. thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain, though, pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, it's going to be a very warm and muggy start to the day once again across the south, particularly the south—east. only a little bit of cloud around for the south—west of england, into western wales, but a good deal sunshine for the midlands eastwards and look at those temperatures to start the day, around 20 degrees. further north and there will be thicker cloud. for north—west england into scotland and northern ireland, like i mentioned, there will be some light and patchy rain around so a dismal morning with temperatures here at 8am around the mid—teens celsius. through the day it looks like that cloud across western areas will tend to move in eastwards and any clear skies tending to infill from cloud, so a cloudier afternoon that what we saw on thursday, so that means not quite as ho

yorkshire. today the vale of clara, temperatures in the north check.ng them towards 30 degrees or safest the borderline if the weather front of the north, skies clearing, coolish sort of night. temperatures down to single figures. that will not be the case on the warm side of the front, every bit as warm as of late. no lower thani6, i7, bit as warm as of late. no lower than 16, i7, 18 for bit as warm as of late. no lower than 16, 17, 18 for some. bit as warm as of late. no lower than 16, 17, 18 forsome. start bit as warm as of late. no lower than 16, 17, 18 for some. start of the weekend, disappointing. no way of getting away from this. the frontal cloud will be there or thereabouts. the odd spot of rain further east. a chance of a bitter brightness. really improve your chances as you move up in across wales into the north of england, northern ireland, quite widely across scotland. try in fine weather all the way. a notable exception of the western isles, rain could be with you for not far away. there or thereabouts for a good part of the day. always a

trains will run from birmingham on two lines, one serving the north—west, the other running through the east midlands and yorkshire broadly welcomed the announcement, but there's anger along some of the new routes over potential disruption, and in some areas, where homes have to be demolished. the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement now, in the commons.0ur transport correspondent richard westcott reports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north—west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in mexborough near doncaster. it means that the line will come through

north. you can see moving through yorkshire through the early hours of the morning. h it stays dry. last night in some rural spots in the north it dropped down three degrees. not tonight. tomorrow alfine day. a couple of light showers here and there, but a dry day for most. temperatures in the low 20s, in the south, so that is average, 19 there for newcastle and there is rain heading to areas on friday. saturday, an overcast day on many western and northern area, there will be rain round, drier weather further south—east. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. donald trump meets in french counterpart in paris, and hints he may reconsider pulling out of the paris climate accord. he also defends his son's meeting with a russian lawyer during the presidential campaign, saying anyone would have taken the meeting. the brexit secretary urges all mps to "work together" as the government publishes the repeal bill, but it faces opposition from other parties. an american doctor says he may travel to the uk next week after telling the high court there's a chance terminally—ill

sunshine, some sunshine this evening, rain has been pushing northwards into parts of yorkshire, continuing to spread further north the end of the night, and in places, a downpour of 10—14d, low pressure still close by for tomorrow, so you get the message. there will still be showers around. that does well in england and wales, a fine start, fog patches clear, sunshine around and the odd shower, the vast majority have a dry sunday morning but late morning, into the afternoon, showers get going again. today, the odd couple into northern ireland, starting well down the east side, call with outbreaks of rain, little disturbance, moving further south, sunny spells as well, and sunny spells around the showers of england and wales meaningful sum, where it was cold and rain, it will be brighter tomorrow but into the afternoon, catch a shower, it could be heavy or thundery, especially in northern and eastern england. at the open, this north—westerly breeze will be stronger compared to today. through the evening, and tomorrow, the heaviest of the showers will fade, this area of rain moves out of scotland, the eastern side

yorkshire, lincolnshire. further showers across the north and west of the uk overnight, but these should be fairly dry. 10 degrees, low pressure is in charge with lots of ice bars so it will be windy. eastern side of scotland should be reasonable. but briggs of rain and showers in northern ireland and one two getting into north—western england early on. but the west midlands and eastern england, it is a reasonable start. make the most of that because towards the south and west we have cloud and showers. we will see the showers spreading across the uk so just about anywhere could see some rain at some stage through the day. it is a day of sunny spells and showers so there will be bright interludes. we get is 70 degrees in —— 17 degrees. in evening, showers around but in northern ireland and western scotland, something a bit wetter and windy to get you through the evening. closer this area of low pressure, that is where the rain will be on friday. further south we have this system heading in. after a dry start for the southern half of the uk, rain spreading infrom dry start for the southern half of the uk, rain spr

then into hull, yorkshire, into newcastle, pushing to the north—east.les, a large chunk of midlands and the south. in the north—east we have clear spells and showers. tomorrow will start off grey and wet in the north—east. breezy too for some. as the low pulls into the north sea, the weather is going to improve. there is wet weather around but um proving weather conditions in newcastle. then showers will start to pile in off the atlantic. so overall tomorrow, it is going to be a changeable day from sunny spells to heavy showers back to sunny spells and thunder and lightening in places too. you may be lucky in the far south—east, to get away with a dry day but really, showers galore as far as sunday is concerned. still on monday the unsettled weather, and also for the week ahead. yes, summer is on hold. at the moment it doesn't look like the weather is settling down ina look like the weather is settling down in a hurry. but there will be sunshine around, just not tonnes of it. this is bbc news. the headlines at four: after violence breaks out in east lon

this area of rain spread north through parts of england, these midlands and yorkshire. have evening sunshine, arts of northern england did quite well this afternoon. as the night goes on we hold onto some wet weather, mostly affecting parts of north scotland and easter gun. in other parts will drier and cooler. 10—14 the overnight temperature. some fog patches around that shouldn't last too long. low—pressure still very close by tomorrow. there may be a fine start to the day for many with some sunshine, give the umbrella handy because the showers will get going again. at nine o'clock across england and wales, very few showers, just the odd one. most places getting a fine start. fog patches gradually clear. the odd shower in northern ireland but most places will stay dry. sunny spells as well. western scotland does well to begin but an area of cloud and rain affects north—east scotland, and let cool breeze will sink further south during the day and in the evening going intojenny during the day and in the evening going into jenny gunn during the day and in the evening goi