the midlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning the midlands, east anglia, northern englandberwarning in the midlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning in force. it means the snow could be disruptive first thing on sunday morning. many of us will be waking up morning. many of us will be waking up to snow already lying on the ground. it could be further north or south. the thinking is across the south. the thinking is across the south of the country it'll be too warm for snow. look at the

ice is the main issue for parts of northern england and scotla nd for parts of northern england and scotlands morning but if anything it turns milder today ahead of some windy weather from storm dyla n of some windy weather from storm dylan coming tonight. all of the details in the next 15 minutes. in sport, australia captain steve smith — holds england at bay. he scores yet another century. and it helped launch sir david attenborough‘s career and has given us plenty of magical tv moments. we'll look back at 60 years of the bbc‘s natural history unit, and what the future holds for it. good morning. first, our main story. the former beatles drummer, ringo starr, barry gibb of the bee gees and the former deputy prime minister nick clegg have all been knighted in the new year honours list. stars from the world of sport who are recognised include the wales and lions rugby union captain, sam warburton and the world cup—winning england cricket captain heather knight, who both receive an obe. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more details. # twist and shout! # twist and shout. more th

initially in northern ireland and wales and northern england and southern scotla nd northern england that will be persistent and heavy in the early hours of friday. so much so that the met office have issued an amber warning 01’ office have issued an amber warning ora office have issued an amber warning or a small area of the south pennines, around the peak district where there could be up to 15 centimetres of snow. it is likely to settle in lower levels in southern scotland, northern england and the midlands and parts of wales on friday morning. in the south it will be mostly rain, some sleet and wet snow for a time. and ice will be a hazard because the rain will be falling on frozen surfaces after a cold night. this heavy snow will ease through the morning and by lunchtime most of it will have cleared but leaving treacherous conditions so take care if you're going out. windy weather with gales in the south but sunshine and showers to follow, a bit milder in southern areas, but still cold in northern england and parts of scotla nd northern england and parts of scotland with further

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the warning for be snow across the midlands, north midlands, and across northern england expires in anour. we had a band of rain and wind moving from the west to east across southern parts of england and wales. thunder and lightning, and also some hail. as it clears, it will brighten up, but it will lead to further showers that could have a wintry element and thunder and lightning. this morning, there goes the snow, continuing gci’oss there goes the snow, continuing across scotland. still quite windy, but not as windy as this morning and afair bit but not as windy as this morning and a fair bit of sunshine around. it will feel cold where we have the snow. something milder as we push further south. from friday into saturday, low—pressure drags away weather fronts with a new set coming in behind introducing rain and stronger wind. the first band of rain clears early and the second comes in across south—west england, gci’oss comes in across south—west england, across the channel islands, in southern counties, where it will be windy, but a lot of dry weather and some sunshine. showers in s

northern ireland. across southern parts of england and wales, you could be up at around nine, even 10 celsius, albeit ratherthis snow could be an issue through the evening across northern ireland, scotland, perhaps northern england and wales, even to lower levels for and wales, even to lower levels for a while. that moves through and then as we head into thursday the wind is picking up. showers could be wintry, snow more likely over the higher ground. temperature is beginning to drop away again. seven celsius across southern england. wintry showers will continue into friday but the wind direction will change. we will start to get our air from the antarctic once again, nowhere near as cold as it has been recently, but the threat of snow and ice is set to continue. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... the squeeze on household budgets continues as inflation hits its highest level for almost six years. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. arsenal manag

an amber weather warning for parts of wales and northern england, as more snow is forecast to fall tonightre violence in israel and the palestinian territories, after president trump's decision onjerusalem. the palestinians say they will not now meet the us vice president. also this hour — remembering france's answer to elvis. thousands of people gather in the streets of paris, to pay tribute to the rock star johnny hallyday, who died on wednesday aged 7a. and on sportsday in half an hour, west ham beat chelsea at the london stadium, the first win for new manager david moyes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he has had frank and constructive talks with his iranian counterpart in tehran over the case of british iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who's been injail since 2016. the mother of one is serving a five—year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. the two—hour meeting covered a number ofareas, including mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s situation. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins

not too many showers, a better afternoon for northern england compared with this morning. and gusty winds across the south and south—west. temperatures in double figures, if not the teens. after some sunshine, we finish the day with cloud, outbreaks of rains, channel islands, devon, cornwall. that wetter weather pushes northwards tonight. given the saturated ground, the risk of flooding in the south—west approaches. winds strengthening across the board. the exception is the far knowledge of scotland. frost and ice here and again return of snow over the grampians. the big story tonight into tomorrow morning is this — the development of storm dyla n, is this — the development of storm dylan, named by the irish weather service, republic of ireland bearing the brunt. but we could still see damaging winds — northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england and north wales. these areas into the start of new year's eve, there could be travel disruption. check with the weather warnings online. also on bbc local radio when you're on the move. 0utbreaks also on bbc local radio w

through northern england into southern scotland, snow even to fairly low levels.and, rain, sleet and snow. similar in parts of wales and the midlands. is this rain falls on very cold surfaces, there could be some icy conditions through the first part of the day. which ever way you slice it, some disruption is possible through the first part of friday. going on through the data rain, sleet and snow will drift north across northern england into scotland, fiddling away. to the south something brighter developing, spells of sunshine, a scattering of showers. generally quite a windy day and a range of temperatures. just two in glasgow. milder showing its hand towards the south—west. the warm frontal system clears away through friday night, another slide into the picture on saturday. again bringing rain northwards. again that could turn to snow particularly over high ground in scotland. even at fairly low levels we could see snowfall during saturday. rain flirting with the far south of england. 13 degrees in plymouth, much milder than it has been but still cold air hold

southern scotland and northern england and in towards wales.r ground, but also the word levels. the snow will get heavier into friday morning. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for a small area around the south pennines and london, could see 15 centimetres of snow. parts of southern scotland and northern england, lower—level snow. south will mainly be rain but also frozen surfaces but i shall be a significant risk. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk, with sub—zero temperatures. hundreds of people had to spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. the un's special envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus are being used as "bargaining chips". at least forty people have been killed and more than thirty others injured in a bomb attack in afghanistan. it happened at a shia cultural centre west of the capital kabul. a spokesman for the afghan gove

but widely southern scotland northern ireland and into northern england gust over 60 miles an hour andin, sleet and hill snow to content with and it will be cloudy, wind picking up into the afternoon. also, it will ease. showers in northern ireland but not a huge amount of wood weather a rounded northern england, a dry start to many, wild conditions there but the rain is lingering by 9am to south and east of london whereas further west brighter conditions developing for a while. the sunshine for a time, wales and south—west, but we will see some showers developing, heavy and thundery later on. winds will ease across scotland, northern ireland and northern england into the afternoon but remaining tostaree for many and it will bring showers and to many western areas of the second half of new year's eve. eastern areas a little bit more dry and bright with some sunshine but a call today than yesterday, temperatures down a few degrees, leading us into a call evening, take a warm jacket and some of you, waterproof. showers across england and wales, some dry this evening, edinburgh, newcastle

there was snow too across northern england and the southern pennines. rac has warned that driving conditions will be very difficult, if not impossible, in the worst—affected areas. our correspondent judith moritz reports. grounded at glasgow — flights at the city's airport were suspended after snow settled quickly overnight. the airport reopened by mid—morning, but managers have apologised for the knock—on disruption which was caused. wasn't enough to keep all drivers on the road. in towns and villages nearby, the spades were she's just come in for a packet of cigarettes, and she's decided to clear my front path away, and that's community spirit for you. heavy snow also fell in the north of england, where a hundred gritters were sent out onto the road network to keep traffic moving. the snow has been falling steadily all morning across swathes of northern england. as predicted, it's been settling most in areas like this, just outside huddersfield, up here on the higher ground. in cumbria, hazardous conditions left some vehicles stranded on the a590, and

england. a little smile at low—level is in northern ireland.ireland. generally speaking, mild air from the south. still chilly across scotland and north england tomorrow morning. through tomorrow, this is and patchy rain with hill snow across scotland will continue to move north. to the south of that, brighter skies and a scattering of showers. 0n the south coast, some rain, but very mild. 13 degrees in the south west. into new year's eve, very heavy rain towards the south—east. strong wind at first, too. gayle ‘s great time across northern ireland and scotland, and then a mixture of sunshine and showers. at midnight, clear skies for many but a few showers in the west. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. weather warnings for ice are in place across parts of northern england and scotland following heavy snow and blizzard conditions. glasgow airport has reopened, after suspending flights earlier today. the government's infrastructure adviser resigns over the handling of brexit. lord adonis says theresa may is "pursuing a course fraught with d

ice is developing widely across scotland and northern ireland, northern england as well, temperatureslow as —i2, perhaps —14 across rural scotland. a very cold start. further south this band of rain turned to snow as it bumps into that cold air. the met office have issued an amber "be prepared" warning for the extent of the snow. this is the region where we are most likely to see that destructive snow, through central wales, the midlands, northern england, five to ten centimetres pretty widely but we could see more than that. this band of rain, sleet and snow, on the southern edge mostly falling as rain but there could be some sleet or snow mixed in. further north toward sheffield we're likely to see significant snowfall, and the wind is a real feature. gusts of around 60 mph. the northern half of the country much quieter, still a few wintry showers the northern scotland but try elsewhere. it will feel bitterly cold once again, temperatures in glasgow at around —2, the top temperature through the day. it will be turning milder further south as the sleet and snow turns increasingly bac

the midlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning the midlands, east anglia, northern englandlands, east anglia, northern england, and amber warning in force. it means the snow could be disruptive first thing on sunday morning. many of us will be waking up morning. many of us will be waking up to snow already lying on the ground. it could be further north or south. the thinking is across the south. the thinking is across the south of the country it'll be too warm for snow. look at the contrasting temperatures, ten in plymouth. by the time we get to the midlands, close to freezing. sharp temperature increase as we go south. in the south we're not going to get snow. gale force winds are more likely. monday, another low pressure comes in. looks as though it could bring a spell of snow across central, southern part of the uk. at least temporarily into the london area. this snow will be very short lived. other western areas will probably have a very windy but bright sort of day. stays much brighter into tuesday. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: part one of the brexit

there was snow too across northern england and the southern pennines.as warned that driving conditions will be very difficult, if not impossible, in the worst—affected areas. our correspondent judith moritz reports. grounded at glasgow — flights at the city's airport were suspended after snow settled quickly overnight. the airport reopened by mid—morning, but managers have apologised working from the control room to makeereihelth—zt impact‘s not too severe. drivers are advised only to travel if necessary, but traffic is lighter than usual, with schools closed and many off work for the holidays... enjoying extra opportunity for snow—themed entertainment. judith moritz, bbc news, wakefield. earlier, our correspondent lisa summers spoke to us from edinburgh and described how the conditions had been. the rest of the snow has now passed, but the worry overnight is going to be icy conditions, with temperatures dropping rapidly even here in the city. further ahead, we have warnings of heavy rain in the south of england. in scotland, the concern will be about h

the snow has been falling steadily all morning across swathes of northern england.has been settling most in areas like this just outside huddersfield on the higher ground. in cumbria, hazardous conditions left some vehicles stranded on the a590. there were also delays on other main roads. but with schools closed and many off work anyway for the holidays, disruption has not been too bad. and there has been plenty of opportunity for snow—themed entertainment. and judith is at the highways england control centre in wakefield for us now. just bring us up—to—date with the latest? yes. i've come inside from the snow. they took pity on me. this is much better and it's giving me the opportunity to get an overview of how the roads are looking across this part of the world, yorkshire and the north—east and kim taylor i’u ns and the north—east and kim taylor runs the control centre here. first of all, look taggart monitors and around the region, it feels to me that the disruption that we'd feared really hasn't been as bad as it was threatened? yes, absolutely, that's fairto th

up in scotland and it should brighten up across in scotland and it should brighten up across northern englandd breaking eventually across the eastern side of wales to the midlands to north east anglia. perhaps the south—east of england and a better chance of sunshine in the eastern areas, temperatures nine oi’ the eastern areas, temperatures nine orio the eastern areas, temperatures nine or 10 celsius, further west dull damp. —— further west is dull and damp. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10.30. reports in the us claim president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn — who has admitted lying to the fbi about his dealings with russia — is preparing to implicate donald trump's son in law jared kushner. the us senate has passed a tax reform bill — president trump's first big legislative achievement. it will mean a significant reduction in corporation tax, and a lower rate for some individuals. the uk national cyber security centre has told government departments not to use anti—virus software written by a russian company, if their computers contain information related

there will be destruction over the northern half of england and into southern scotland. res reaching double figures, cold air in place across northern parts. into the weekend mild airwill northern parts. into the weekend mild air will continue to feed in from the south—west, weather fronts moving in across the uk for saturday, giving saturday they will be quite a bit of cloud, quite a bit of strong breeze coming from the south—west, temperatures across southern areas into 12—13dc, still a bit chilly, rain, snow over the higher part of scotland, colder air, a bit of snow perhaps, again dry weather on sunday with sunshine, temperature again into double figures, and taking us to midnight 2018 some clear spells for fireworks, a chilly wind, some unlucky people may experience some passing showers with perhaps more rain in the far south. amber warning from the met office for snow tomorrow morning across the pennine region of northern england. a lot of parts of northern england and southern scotland should experience snow. more details online. that is it from me. bye bye. bye by

day for most, a quiet story with lots of sunshine and a few wintry showers in northern scotland and parts of north—west englandes like this but very cold with temperatures falling away again this evening and overnight with some freezing fog forming. they will rise in the south—west and northern ireland as this system moves in with strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain which can turn to snow in northern ireland and parts of wales, northern england and southern scotland. temperatures around 5 degrees in plymouth by the end of the night but very cold further north and east as the rain pushes into the cold depth and smoke will become widespread and heavy in parts of northern england and southern scotla nd of northern england and southern scotland —— snow will become widespread. there is an amber warning from the met office for a small area of the south pennines around the peak district where we could see up to 15 centimetres. settling snow even in lower levels of southern scotland and northern england and parts of the midlands but in the south mostly rain with some sleet. because it is falling on frozen surfac

northern england and northern ireland, some mist and fog lingering but equally, brighter spells. furtherwest across england and wales, you have a bit more in the way of cloud and hill fog. that continues through this evening and a knife. cloud will thicken from the west. quite a lot of hill fog once again. some mist and fog at lower levels, further east across england. for —— further north, the breeze less foggy. heavy rain moving into the far north. frost free start to saturday morning. saturday similar to today. most places look try. still pretty cloudy. more they breeze tomorrow, that should break up the cloud, especially to the east of higher ground. north—east wales, eastern england, some more rain moving into the northern half of scotland. rainfall totals mounting up over the next few days. to the south, cloudy, mild and dry. 10—12. christmas eve, no great changes, just the front moving further south across northern ireland, southern scotland, the far north—west of england. to the south of that, fairly cloudy, most places dry, some showers in the west and temperatures aroun

it would transfer to parts of southern scotland and northern england. his morning. anywhere really across northern ireland in southern scotland, northern england, if a purpose and travel disruption. things will improve weatherwise into the afternoon. the full forecast coming up in the next ten minutes. matt taylor is keeping an eye on storm dylan for us. the security minister ben wallace has said the government should consider taxing internet firms unless they are more willing to co—operate in tackling the threat of terrorism in the uk. in an interview in the sunday times, mr wallace said technology fims that refused the security services access to encrypted messages were "turning the internet into an anarchic, violent space." adding, "we should stop pretending that because they sit on beanbags in t—shirts they are not ruthless profiteers." google and facebook are yet to respond to the remarks. two demonstrators are reported to have been shot dead in iran as anti—government protests spread throughout the country, reaching the capital, tehran. the wave of

sunday, lane across parts of northern england and northern wales.ct if you are in london. carroll, thank you. have you done your boxing day sales shopping? no, not in the sales. i didn't see anything i wa nted sales. i didn't see anything i wanted before so i don't think there will be anything now. how abstemious of you. what about you? loads, too much. i've done none. ithink of you. what about you? loads, too much. i've done none. i think we are a tale of two cities. i can return, though. 0r a tale of two cities. i can return, though. or the lots and return it later. you are a shop's nightmare. and a neighbour's nightmare. you are one of those, can't stand them. i'm the one taking in the package or the time. all right! we can talk more about that later. good morning, everybody. the boxing day sales used to bea everybody. the boxing day sales used to be a very big deal, people camping in the streets to bag the bargains when the shops opened at midnight. but as people switch to online the post christmas day have become less important and fewer of us

the snow has been falling steadily all morning across swathes of northern england. it's been settling most in areas like this just outside huddersfield, up here on the higher ground. in cumbria, hazardous conditions left some vehicles stranded on the a590. there were also delays on other main roads. but with schools closed and many off work anyway for the holidays, disruption hasn't been too bad, and there has been plenty of opportunity for snow—themed entertainment. the mayor of new york says a fire which killed 12 people at an apartment building in the bronx district of new york was started by a three—year—old child playing with a stove. the victims, including four children, died on various floors of the five—storey building. it's the worst fire of its kind in the city in 25 years. the city's fire commissioner said the toddler who started the blaze was unsupervised at the time. the commissioner was speaking to reporters a little earlier: last night's tragic fire, other than 9/11, was the worst loss of life from fire in our city in almost 28 years, the fire which o

petering out as it sinks further south through northern england on boxing day, and more wintry showersdaysin but many of us have a much sunnier days in recent days, but it will feel colder. if you are going out for a walk, do it in the morning. south—west england and south wales turning wetter quickly in the afternoon and the wind picking up again, and this will quickly push north and east in the evening. still an area of cloud, if you spots of rain and showers affecting parts of northern england, but petering out. sunnier in northern ireland and southern scotland compared to the start of the day, and the wintry showers moving into northern scotla nd showers moving into northern scotland is rain, sleet and snow, and a cold wind. it will be mainly dry across the north of the uk tomorrow evening and night, frost settling in, but then this area of rain pushing north, with some sleet and snow for parts of wales and the midlands, maybe the peak district and southern areas of northern england. still some uncertainty about the position of this, but there is cold air feeding into the back edge

four degrees to scotland and northern ireland, northern england as well.urther south as well in england and wales, with temperatures around london about seven celsius, a blustery south—westerly wind. for new year's day, outbreaks of rain quite close to southern england, further north in scotland, wet and windy weather still with the risk of snow across the high ground scotland above 200m. in between these areas of weather some sunshine to be found on new year's day. that is your latest weather. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. a beatle, a bee gee and a ballerina lead the way in the queen's new year honours. # twist and shout! fab four drummer ringo starr becomes sir ringo. it‘s ‘saturday knight fever‘ for bee gees singer barry gibb. and darcey bussell is made a dame, saying she‘s humbled by the honour. good morning, it‘s saturday 30th december. also this morning: the government‘s infrastructure adviser, lord adonis, quits as he delivers a scathing verdict on theresa may‘s

snow showers in northern ireland, north—west england and wales and the midlands. eel cold. feeling like —6 in the north of scotland. saturday, brief respite for many of us, dry, some sunshine, a few wintry showers in the north and west, then sunday, this rain moving in, as it hits colder air, increasing the likelihood of snow from the midlands north. some uncertainty, quite a bit of uncertainty, about how much of the snow will fall at low levels. stay tuned to the forecast over the next few days. this is business live from bbc news with jamie robertson and sally bundock. banking regulation — will europe's new financial rules prevent another crisis or just choke off investment? live from london, that's our top story on thursday, 7th december. it's ten years since the financial crisis, but up until now, there's been no agreement across europe on how to stop it happening again. that could change at a meeting in frankfurt later. we will tell you all you need to know. also in the programme... sins of emission — a vw executive is jailed for seven

across southern scotland into northern england, it'll be snow that falls.oss the south pennines where we have the amber warning we could see 10—15 centimetres of snow. rain, sleet and snow for mid wales into the midlands. even where we have rain towards the south, falling on cold surfaces in the south—east corner would give icy stretches. whichever way you look at it, could be disruption tomorrow morning. rain, sleet and snow will drift across northern england into scotland. sizzling as it goes. a windy day for all of us. temperatures to the south—west, ten, 11, 12 degrees but staying colder further north. moving from friday to saturday, a weather system bringing rain and perhaps snow as that drifts northwards especially across scotland. rain flirting with the far south. in between a slice of bright weather. spells of sunshine. a blustery day for all of us. girls in exposed spot in the west. look at temperatures to the south, significantly milder, 13 degrees. still on the cold side further north. 0n still on the cold side further north. on new year's eve ar

the snow has been falling steadily all morning across swathes of northern england. as predicted, it's been settling most in areas like this, just outside huddersfield, up here on the higher ground. in cumbria, hazardous conditions left some vehicles stranded on the a590, and there were also delays on other main roads. staff at the highways england control room in wakefield have been monitoring the motorways and a—roads. the next thing we're looking towards is the threat of ice for this evening and overnight, we've got teams of gritters working 21w, traffic officers patrolling the network as well, and obviously a team here in yorkshire and the north east working from the control room to make sure that that impact‘s not too severe. drivers are advised only to travel if necessary. judith moritz, bbc news, wakefield. now, it's time for the weather. after today brought snow for some of us, the weather is going to turn progressively less wintry. a band of rain pushing northwards and east was during the night. some snow for high ground of wales, northern england and maybe

it will mostly be rain and there could be some snow over the hills of rain and —— wales and northern englandthern ireland. mild night in the south botticelli one. perhaps some ice across parts of scotland and north—east england —— but a chilly one. then some brighter weather and some wet and blustery weather into the far south of england. this is three o'clock in the afternoon. still cold enough for wintry weather across the northern half of scotland but temperatures on the rise across southern scotland, six in glasgow. by southern scotland, six in glasgow. by northern ireland, things turning chilly, sunshine and a few showers. plenty of bright weather across the bulk of england and wales but more clothe the further south you are and these outbreaks of rain will be just finishing their way in towards the south coast through the afternoon. that wet weather is tied in with a developing area of low pressure. it doesn't look like much on our chart, but this has actually been named storm dylan by the irish weather service, and this has the potential of bringing strong winds across ireland and sco

potentially cold enough for snow over the high ground of wales and northern england and maybe at low lly turning milder towards the south but cold enough across scotla nd south but cold enough across scotland and north—east england for some ice tomorrow morning. tomorrow, a cold start in the north, and then this week band of rain and some hill snow will move north across scotland. behind that, brighter skies and rain flirting with the south west on a blustery day. still cold enough in the northern half of scotla nd cold enough in the northern half of scotland for some of this showery wet weather to be falling as snow, especially over high ground. temperatures nudging up further south. 6 degrees in glasgow, seven in belfast. sunshine and showers for the afternoon. bright skies for much of england and wales. across the far south, an area of rain is likely to be sliding in. as we head through saturday night, the wet weather is associated with a developing area of low pressure. it does not look like much but it has been named by the irish weather service as storm dyla n, irish weather ser

a little rain mallard again into northern england as well. -- ilic rain again into northern england asng up and temperatures above where they should be by day, never mind by night. christmas eve, heading parts into western europe, check because there will be dense fog problems. we have more isobars on the chart over us which means more breeze and that will clearly fold particularly over high ground. lot of surface water spraying the roads. brightening up in northern scotland later and turning wet in the far north of england but the rest of england and wales, other than the old spot of rain, mostly dry and the chance of sunny breaks every now and again. it'll stay mild. christmas day will be mild, breezy across england and wales and turning wet from the west. heavy rain across wales and west of england but after overnight rain in scotla nd england but after overnight rain in scotland and northern ireland things brighten up and a few wintry flurries on the mountains.

central northern england, but drier and sunnier for the central belt and southern scotland compared wers in northern scotland on a chilly breeze. the weather story for boxing day night and into wednesday is this. heavy rain pushing into cold air, parts of wales and the midlands likely to see some snow fall in places, perhaps into southern areas of northern england. still some uncertainty about the position of this area of low pressure and who see the most wintry weather. that colder air is on the backside of that system going into wednesday and we could see some sleet and snow for the cotswolds and chilterns on wednesday morning, pulling away across eastern and south—eastern england slowly during wednesday. elsewhere, a chilly breeze and some sunshine at wintry showers. a fair amount of dry weather after a frosty start. on friday, notice the temperatures are starting to come up. a band of wet weather, preceded by snow in some places. behind that, going into next weekend, things are turning milder again. there are met office weather warnings in force at the moment. don't be caught out

if you wintry showers across northern scotla nd you wintry showers across northern scotland and north west englandt's been very cold. temperatures falling away again this evening. suddenly overnight. freezing fog forming. temperature starting to rise across the south—west into northern ireland as the weather system moves in bringing strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain which will turn into snow. initially northern ireland, then wales, northern england and southern scotland. temperatures around 5 degrees in plymouth by the end of the night but very cold further north and east as the rain continues to push. snow white bread and heavy across the midlands, northern england and southern scotland. the met office hasissued southern scotland. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for a small area of the south pennines. around the peak district we could see up to 15 centimetres of snow. settling is no widely, even lower levels across scotland, northern england, into parts of the midlands. south of here, largely rain. the rain will be falling on frozen services, ice is a widespread ris

that wintry mix has been affecting southern scotland is heading southwards into northern england as — into this evening will find behind that the temperatures dropping away in scotland, a frost already for eastern parts of the country. more wintry showers in western areas, more showers for northern ireland, where it's also very windy. that mixture of rain, sleet and primarily held snow will be pushing across northern england, perhaps into wales, a few heavy and blustery showers across south wales and into the south—west of england, but through this evening still largely dry. still quite cold for many eastern parts of the uk. as we run through this evening and overnight, what we find is that it stays windy for western areas. we will find these bands of rain, sleet and mainly hill slope continuing to push southwards as skies tend to clear further north we could have some icy stretches, with temperatures not far away from freezing. tomorrow, a mixture of sunshine and showers but by this stage we have a northerly wind so the showers are in different places. more wintry showers and cloud f

across northern england, scotland and northern ireland but here, a return to wintry sunshine althoughght, as the sleet and snow gradually eases away, ice becomes a problem again with widespread frost into early hours on monday. during sunday, we turn our attention to this low pressure affecting portugal, spain and france and it could bring strong winds and heavy rain. on the northern flank of that system, we could see heavy rain and a severe gales towards southern and eastern parts of england, something we are keeping a close eye on. alp we re a cross we are keeping a close eye on. alp were across the country, a quieter date by the time we get to monday. —— elsewhere. a bit of a wintry aspect across the hills and it won't be quite as cold as it has been on the weekend. on tuesday, a quieter day across the whole country. some places struggling to get above freezing, particularly with lying snow but on tuesday comedy standards rain works its way followed with heavy downpours. temperatures milder than the weekend. —— on tuesday, this rain works its way. this is bbc news. the headlines: t

ice on untreated surfaces as boxing day begins across parts of northern england and into scotland, wheren to the relatively low levels in places so do not be surprised if you wake up to a wintry scene. some wintry showers return to northern scotland, on throught the day on a chilly wind. one or two showers for northern ireland. mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some in northern england, to begin with. and a few showers running into north—west england. some of these could be wintry, especially but maybe not exclusively on hills. in the south, though, i think you'll be struck by some sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky but mild days. sunshine but it will feel colder. if you are planning a boxing day walk, to wed early as heavy rain with strengthening wind coming back in. it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend a further east across southern england as well. to the north, take advantage of the drier and sunny at weather. in northern england, dotted with rain. sunny afternoon for southern scotla nd rain. sunny afternoon for southern scotland compared with the

and northern wales asa northern england and northern wales as a weakening feature.s you can see on the charts there is a lot of cloud, it will break and the fault will lift into the hills and then we will see some brightness coming in. —— fog. for most it will be cloudy and grey. behind that in scotla nd be cloudy and grey. behind that in scotland it will brighten up. showers in the north and west. it will be breezy with highs of 90 degrees. south, we run into the weather front of us northern england and the —— nine degrees. the east of england will see something brighter at times. from the midlands to the south coast there is a fair bit of cloud around. one or two brighter brea ks cloud around. one or two brighter breaks here and there and still in the mild category. we are into double figures. across wales, south wales will see something drier, and north wales has a weather front, which is sinking south through the day. by then it will be out of northern ireland and back into bright skies with some sunny spells. it will feel a bit cooler. through this evening and

some wintry showers coming perhaps in the northern england, away from northern ireland and continuings windy, so looming. a cold day. not as windy, so it shouldn't feel as cold, what we will find coming into the cold air somewhat weather and that rain will turn to snow. especially across wales, the midlands into northern england and perhaps into east anglia and across the central areas where we have the amber snow warning from the met office. the worst snow later in the night, first thing on sunday. coming lighter in the afternoon into northern england. drying off in northern ireland, dry and cold in scotland, southern parts of england and wales. turning brighter with sunshine and heavy showers and is. —— and blustery winds. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is kasia madera. our top stories: britain and the eu have struck a last minute deal covering issues —— britain has warned that the next phase will be harder than the deal secured so far. clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces during protests against presid

some rain also from northern ireland, but much of england and wales having a dry day on christmas eveuption for a time and snow on the far northern edge on that band of rain. a lot of dry weather and temperature is still in double figures for most of us. keep tuned to your latest forecast, you will find more on our website. hello, you're watching afternoon live. today at 2: theresa may is in poland, but back home conservative mps are angry about the role the police played in the sacking of first minister of state damian green. they should be investigated for misconduct in public office, that's a criminal offence. i think what they've done is completely wrong, it undermines trust in the police. creditors of the struggling retailer toys r us have in the past few minutes approved a rescue plan to prevent it going in to administration. a man's arrested in the australian city of melbourne, after he drove into a crowd at a busyjunction, injuring at least nineteen people. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — olly foster. it was the worst kept secret in sport, who will host the commonw

england and wales. wet across scotland and northern ireland and eventually that rain reaches northern england. to the day in scotland but temperatures widely into double figures. 0n christmas day, turning drier and brighter and northern ireland and scotla nd brighter and northern ireland and scotland and the scottish mountains could see some wintry flurries. goodbye for now. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the london fire brigade says a blaze at london zoo which broke out early this morning has been brought under control — a number of zoo staff have been treated for smoke inhalation and shock. fresh sanctions against pyongyang, the united nations security council votes unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. now on bbc news — the travel show. wow! that's just a taste of what's coming up in the next half—hour, as we take a look back at some of the best bits on what has been a truly memorable year. it's taken us to all four corners of the world, we've met some amazing people with some fantastic stories. but first, let's kick off with these ones. in

four degrees to scotland and northern ireland, northern england as well. around and that is true further south as well in england and wales, with temperatures around london about seven celsius, a blustery south—westerly wind. for new year's day, outbreaks of rain quite close to southern england, further north in scotland, wet and windy weather still with the risk of snow across the high ground scotland above 200m. in between these areas of weather some sunshine to be found on new year's day. that is your latest weather. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: iran's anti—government protests spread. thousands across the country demand an end to corruption, rising prices and the release of political prisoners. a toddler playing with a stove is thought to have caused new york's worst fire for decades. twelve people died in the blaze in the bronx. funerals in egypt for nine people killed in attacks on coptic christians. so—called islamic state have claimed responsibility.

four degrees to scotland and northern ireland, northern england as well.d wales, with temperatures around london about seven celsius, a blustery south—westerly wind. for new year's day, outbreaks of rain quite close to southern england, further north in scotland, wet and windy weather still with the risk of snow across the high ground scotland above 200m. in between these areas of weather some sunshine to be found on new year's day. that is your latest weather. this is bbc news, the headlines: anti—government protesters have taken to the streets across iran, in the country's most serious show of dissent for years. thousands demanded an end to corruption, rising prices and the release of political prisoners. authorities have warned that the demonstrators will be firmly dealt with. new york's fire department says a fire which killed 12 people was caused by a toddler playing with burners on a stove.

conditions across northern england, scotland and northern ireland. turn milder in the south. heading through sunday night, as the sleet and snow gradually eases, ice once again becomes a problem with a widespread frost into the early hours of monday. during sunday we turn our attention to this low pressure, affecting portugal, spain and france. that could be very disruptive, with strong winds and heavy rain, and just on the northern flank of that system we could well see heavy rain and severe gales towards southern and eastern parts of england. something we are keeping a close eye on. elsewhere across the country it is a quieter day by the time we get to monday. still a few showers, perhaps a wintry element, especially over the hills, and it will not be as cold as it was over the weekend. during tuesday it is a quieter day across all of the country. try, still chilly, some places struggling to get above freezing, especially where we have lying snow. then this band rain works east across the country, followed by heavy downpours and thunderstorms possi

england and potentially south wales too. further north, sunshine, and is further north still, as showery picture for central scotland and northernloughs into the continent quickly in the morning, leaving sunny skies across much of england and wales in the afternoon. chalmers will push into north wales and northern england through the second half of the day. further north, spells of sunshine but a chilly story, just three celsius in edinburgh, 10 celsius in plymouth. into the first working day of the new year, high pressure allows temperatures to come down, giving us the chilliest night of the week ahead. a patchy frost first thing on tuesday. a chilly start to get you back to work but thenit start to get you back to work but then it all starts to turn wet and windy once again as through the day an area of low pressure ploughs and from the west. snow in northern england across higher ground, and in scotland. elsewhere, mild air coming in. 8— scotland. elsewhere, mild air coming in. 8- till scotland. elsewhere, mild air coming in. 8— till celsius in the south, 4-6 in. 8— till celsius in the south, 4—6 in scotland. a frost free sto