, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland and they‘ re england, likely to get particularly heavy on into the early hours of monday morning. good afternoon. millions of people are facing stricter covid restrictions as new rule changes have come into force across the uk. lockdowns have started in scotland and northern ireland. measures have also been reimposed in wales after being eased for christmas. around six million more residents in east and south—east england have gone into tierfour, england's highest level. meaning people are being asked to ‘stay at home'. only meet one person outside. and all non—essential retail to close. parts of central england have experienced the highest river levels for a decade causing widespread flooding as storm bella approaches the uk. more than 1000 people in bedfordshire have already been advised to evacuate their homes and the met office is warning of severe gales and more heavy rain to come. people have had had terrible time. we have had all the measures in place to protect people from the spread of the virus, i

ireland and northern england, the chance of icy patchesgly wintry showers as well. from storm bella, damaging gusts of wind, with the heavy rain bringing further flooding to areas already dealing with flooding overnight and into sunday. snow for some and icy conditions to follow. the strongest winds likely to be where the met office has an amber warning in force over the coast and hills of southern england, up to 80 mph. potentially damaging, certainly disruptive gusts of wind. the heaviest rain moving south overnight over england and wales. elsewhere, gusts of 50—60 mph. the rain bringing a risk of further flooding, and in the colder airfollowing it, icy, and turning wintry into the hills. on sunday, behind the band of rain, the strong wind clearing the far south—east of england quickly in the morning. then sunshine and showers, very few reaching the east of england or scotland, but across the west, showers of rain, sleet, snow and hail, and prolonged snow in north—west scotland in the afternoon. not as windy as it will be overnight, but

ireland, northern england, heading into northern wales.e showers further south but we will get some sunshine coming through. there won't be as much fog around by the afternoon because the breeze will stir things up. we could be touching gale force in parts of northern ireland and the western isles. if there is anywhere that stays grey and murky through the day it will be towards the fens and east anglia so it will be a chilly day here. into the middle part of the week, the low pressure in scotland weekends but we are pressure in scotland weekends but we a re left pressure in scotland weekends but we are left with showers around on wednesday across northern and eastern scotland, and this time across northern and eastern parts of england, so not completely dry for those areas. out of the west, some sunshine for a few hours, then we will get weather fronts bringing rain towards northern ireland, wales and the south—west by the end of the day, ahead of that temperatures reaching seven celsius. i don't think we will get much rain coming from th

in scotland and northern england. air in land in parts of scotland and northern england and once again we will see some snow, potentially at low levels. and the western flank of this band of rain, there is the chance of some sleet and snow, perhaps some slushy accumulations around the chilterns first thing. it will be a cold night, watch out for ice on untreated surfaces in scotla nd ice on untreated surfaces in scotland and northern england. heading into tomorrow, low pressure still driving the weather two front surround that and both will produce some rain and sleet and snow for a time but it will be transient at lower levels. the rain starts in the south, and rain and snow in scotland. that will push eastwards and it will turn back to rain as milder by comparison conditions come in but still cold and strong winds down the west of scotland and through the irish sea. there will be some dry weather as well. it will feel cold regardless of what the thermometer says when you add on the wind chill, feeling colder than tha

we have this area of rain, sleet and snow moving out of northern england through the middle is, in theome of that later. for snow showers for the north of scotland, some rain, sleet and snow for northern ireland, one or two showers across eastern parts of england. some sunshine, temperature is only about 4—6 for most of us. through this evening and overnight the wind is falling lighter, most of the shower is tending to ease. under clear skies it will be quite a chilly night, temperatures generally either side of freezing. colder than this in some rural areas. wednesday sta rts this in some rural areas. wednesday starts with frost, some ice, some snow. there will be a good deal of sunshine. further snow showers bagging and across the northern half of scotla nd bagging and across the northern half of scotland and in particular our attention turns to this area of rain and sleet increasingly turning to snow as it moves and sleet increasingly turning to snow 3s it moves across and sleet increasingly turning to snow as it moves across the higher ground of the south—west of england into south

scotland, northern ireland, northern england and northern wales may see some snow to quite low levelsunday night into monday morning. on monday, low—pressure right across us and we expect from that some areas of rain, sleet and cold enough for some snow, notjust the hills. uncertainty about where it's going to be sitting on monday, so keep checking the forecast. certainly cold on monday. starting a cold week. back to storm bella, impact from the wind, rain, snow and ice to follow. flood and weather warnings are in force. check out the details on our website. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. millions of people in the uk face tougher covid restrictions, as rule changes come into force. as the uk grapples with the new strain of coronavirus, there are now confirmed cases in france, spain and sweden. former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake has died, aged 98, in moscow. archaeologists unearth an ancient hot food and drinks shop in pompeii, from thousands of years ago. and coming up... we'll tell you about the sport that is high speed an

, up across east anglia and into northern england. england in the afternoon, perhaps some sunshine, but a cold day, feeling colder because the winds will be stronger. over the weekend, it calms down and the winds dropped. gradually turning dry for most on sunday but still cold. this is bbc news. the headlines: the bbc understands that some of the initial delivery of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine is being brought to the uk today, via eurotunnel. scotland's first minister and england's deputy chief medical officer says every effort will be made to get the vaccine into care homes as soon as possible. the top priority that the jcvi has identified our care homes for older people, and also the workers in care homes. the reason for that is the death toll in care homes has been awful. students sitting a—levels and gcses in england next year will be graded more generously, to try to compensate for lost learning during the pandemic.

wales, south—west england see the showers and longer spells of rain and strongest winds and showers pushing to northerntern scotland and eastern england. when tunis over the higher ground again and many places will be dry or turning ground again and many places will be dry orturning dry ground again and many places will be dry or turning dry with increasing sunshine. another cold day with temperatures of a—7 , typically. low pressure slips away further into sunday and the weather fronts disappear and there is barely any isobars. so it is a cold and still start to sunday, much later wins come up with problems of mist and fog which could be dense, stubborn to clear and could lift into low cloud so some areas staying grey. there will be some sunshine around and for most of us it will be drier, but still stay in chilly with temperatures 3—7 . chilly but generally settled into next week, but hints of it turning less cold by the end of the week as the arctic low moves on to bring more unsettled weather. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bb

and wales the wet weather clears to the southeast of east anglia, moves up into northern englands, but for the midlands and southern england it does become a lot drier. maybe some sunshine. it's a cold day, though, and it will feel colder because the winds are going to be stronger. stronger winds around the area of low pressure, that's bringing the wet weather. that will slide away over the weekend into france, and gradually over the weekend and will turn drier and quieter with the winds easing as well. but we are still in the cold air. temperatures are not going to improve. and we still got the wet weather around on saturday. particularly for england and wales, it may be some sleet and snow over the peak district, the welsh hills. and we got some wetter weather coming into eastern parts of scotland. northern ireland, eastern areas of england should become drier and a bit brighter as well. those temperatures still struggling to five to 7 degrees. 0vernight as the winds drop and the skies clear we are going to have quite a frost around. and there may well be some myths, fog and lo

we have this area of rain, sleet and snow moving out of northern england through the midlands, into southome of that later. for snow showers for the north of scotland, some rain, sleet and snow for northern ireland, one or two showers across eastern parts of england. some sunshine, temperature is only about 4—6 for most of us. through this evening and overnight the wind is falling lighter, most of the showers tending to ease. under clear skies it will be quite a chilly night, temperatures generally either side of freezing. cold and mist in some rural areas. wednesday starts with frost, some ice, some snow. there will be a good deal of sunshine. further snow showers and across the northern half of scotland and in particular our attention turns to this area of rain and sleet increasingly turning to snow as it moves across the higher ground of the south—west of england into south wales. eastern england bright and dry, temperatures only about three to 6 degrees. into thursday, this area of rain moves along the south coast, eastward, could bring sleet and snow for the likes of london. thursday

some rain, sleet and snow pushing southwards across scotland into northern england and northern irelandt part of the evening, particularly cold, i think, across england and wales. as we go through tonight, this band of rain, sleet, and hill snow — i think most of the snow will be over high ground — will push across parts of northern england down into wales. mist and fog will develop once again down towards the south and the south east. very chilly indeed here, “i! or —5. cold for inland spots across scotland and northern ireland. a little bit less chilly around some of the coasts. and here through tomorrow through new year's day, we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and showers, some of which will be wintry. a little bit of rain, sleet, and hill now moving southwards across england and wales staying quite murky, i think, with some persistent fog for some down towards the south east. temperatures, at best, between 3—7 celsius. it stays chilly during the weekend. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk and the eu — get ready for a new c

and this feature running south across the central and southern scotland, northern england could bringround here, so we could be looking at some disruption to start new year's eve here. and a cold night to come, again, subzero values for most of us. now this is the pressure chart for new year's eve — for thursday, low pressure over the north sea, higher pressure out west, fairly breezy conditions out west, a strong northerly here, that will just accentuate the cold. it does look like new year's eve could be quite disruptive across central and southern scotland, northern england, this mixture of rain, sleet and a hill snow will push southwards into western england, perhaps wales as we head through the day. could start to weaken, though, as it moves southwards — there's some uncertainty on this, you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast. there will be some sunshine around again, but it won't do much for the temperatures, it'll stay cold. and then for new year's day and the first weekend of january 2021, it looks cold with further rain, sleet and snow in places. this is bbc news with the

colder airfollowing in will allow showers to turn wintry, risk of ice first thing on sunday for northern englandthe winds are the primary concern, potentially gusting up primary concern, potentially gusting up to 80 mph along the southern coast of england and wales, widely to 60 mph inland in england and wales. they will start to ease as we move through sunday morning, the rain falls away to the continent. some sunshine following behind but then the wintry showers are further north. even to lower levels across north wales, north england, northern ireland and scotland and is likely to be particularly heavy on into the early hours of monday morning. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. millions of people face tougher covid restrictions as rule changes come into force. as the uk grapples with a new strain of coronavirus, there are now confirmed cases in france, spain and sweden. millions of americans face losing unemployment benefits as the standoff between donald trump and congress over a coronavirus stimulus package continues. former m16 officer and sov

this feature running south across central, southern scotland, northern england, could bring substantial could be looking at some disruption to start new year's eve here. a cold lake to come again, subzero values for most of us. again, subzero values for most of us. this is the pressure chart for new year's eve. low pressure over the north sea, higher pressure out west, fairly breezy conditions out west, strong northerly here, that will accentuate the cold. it looks like new year's eve could be quite disruptive across central southern scotland, northern england, this mixture of seen to connect rain, sleet and snow will be into england, wales, could start to weaken as it moves southwards. some uncertainty on this, stay tuned to the forecast demo some sunshine around again, but it will do much for the temperatures. it's going to stay cold. then for new year's day and the first weekend of january 2021 looks cold with further rain sleet and snow in places. he remains very cold. for the rain, sleet and snow for the most of us. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk

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england at times. as well could see a few running into northern ireland.lls. as we move into the following week, it could be that low pressure starts to move up from the south, could bump into the cold air for a while to produce some sleet and snow, certainly for southern areas. but it's a long way off. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast into next week. you can see it's still staying cold. a lot of dry weather around, but also variable cloud and the chance of some sleet and snow in the south. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us president—electjoe biden criticses the vaccine roll—out and pledges 100 million jabs in his first 100 days. this is going to take time. we might not see improvement until well into march. the uk registers another record—breaking surge in coronavirus cases, up by more than 53,000 in a single day. if the virus is allowed to continue to transmit and increase, particularly with the new strain of virus, there could be catastrophic consequences in terms of the numbers of hos

could be a bit further north, which means rain into the midlands, snow into northern england. it will be, but a cold day for all once again. even if it is a bit further north, once that system clears, we could see some snow for a time through wednesday night to thursday morning, east anglia and the southeast. on thursday, new year's eve, a run of northerly winds. batches of showers could bring yet a further covering of snow mainly across central and eastern parts of the country, which could linger around into new year's day morning, but for most, new year's day 2021 will start chilly but dry. this is bbc world news. the headlines... the daily number of coronavirus cases in the uk has passed 40,000 for the first time. there were 41,385 new cases with 357 more deaths, increasing pressure on hospitals still further. a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail over reports that criticised the authorities‘ response to the pandemic. the british government is warning of bum

england, with further disruption. it is wet this evening, the wet weather not far away from northern ireland, heading into northern england scotland. the rain pushes eastwards overnight, allowing clearer skies and showers, not just for northern allowing clearer skies and showers, notjust for northern ireland, but eventually into scotland, wales and parts of northern england later. still windy overnight, but mild, temperatures 8—10. the weekend will probably look a bit different. the mild but wet weather is pushed away, and around that area of low pressure, sunshine and showers feeding. the air getting cooler as the weekend goes on. we start with rain left over from overnight. we get bands of showers rattling in quite quickly. these are more frequent and heavy out towards the west, but we will see those out on the brisk south to south—westerly winds. sunshine in between the showers. a mild day again tomorrow, not quite as mild as today, but a healthy 9—12 in the afternoon. cooler as we had to sunday. more sunshine and showers. the wet and windy weather probably in the north—west. elsewhere, showers become fewer. more sunsh

tonight across parts of northern england, north and east scotland, not just over northern england, north snow and then the apple in parts of sheffield and leeds and manchester we could see snow. ford for eastern areas with widespread fog and icy conditions. testing through northern england towards wales again giving a covering particularly over the hills. showers elsewhere to the west and north could contain sleet and snow the persistent shower line we have across west wales and cornwall will continue, a bit of a risk of flooding over the next few days which will turn wintry over high ground. with cold air in place we have to watch the next feature pushing in from the atlantic. this will run into colder air, milder air to the south but the northern flank will be snow. the exact track will be crucial to more widespread snow possible on wednesday and thursday. could clip into northern ireland. most likely snow through wales, the midlands towards the east anglia but bearin midlands towards the east anglia but bear in mind that system could be further south so instead of ray ned could be sno

and northern ireland where it will icy in where it will be icy in places, potentially parts of northern englandme snow, mainly on hills, but perhaps not exclusively on hills. it is the west that sees most of sunday's showers. it is sunnier and drier the further east you are. it is still windy. these are wind gusts but we're talking around 30—110 mph, just a little higher around some coasts in the west. and it is going to be a colder day, temperatures in scotland just hovering close to freezing during the day, and a longer spell of snow pushing across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales overnight sunday into monday — notjust on hills, that snow. a few centimetres to lower levels in some spots, too. and even where you don't get that, it could be icy, frosty as monday starts. so, a cold start to monday. the area of low pressure right across us. so if you are close to that, we can expect some cloud. and around that, there will be some bands of rain, sleet, and snow around on monday morning. so, there could be some problems from that. it could well be that the further

of wales, some of that rain pushing into the midlands across east anglia and the south—east, northern englande showers and those wintry showers in scotland get pushed away, so it is turning drier through the day. increasing amounts of sunshine but it's cold. temperatures barely above freezing. the highest temperatures tomorrow along the south coast but without rain coming in and some wet weather in the south—east tomorrow evening. low pressure in charge, bands of wet weather swelling around it, the one in the north could be more significant. travel disruption likely on friday morning with snow falling across much of scotland, heavy on the hills, gradually that's no tending to turn to rain but we are stuck with wetter weather across northern england, the midlands and east anglia on friday, some snow in the hills here and maybe some sleet at lower levels too. the details could change but at the moment it looks dry in the south of wales, and the south—west of england. it will be cold on friday and windy, especially around coastal areas. but gradually over the weekend, things calm down. we are st

england and wales, bringing yet more rain. but eventually we are going to see the colder weather across scotland, northern ireland and northern as we head closer to christmas. so, by the big day, we'll all be in that colder air — temperatures hovering around six to eight degrees celsius through the afternoons. it will be much drier, mind you, with some sunshine and some sharp morning frosts. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7... nearly 18 million people in london and south—east england move into stricter tier 4 restrictions from midnight — people must stay at home and nonessential shops have to close. for those in tier 4, it means the relaxation of rules at christmas has been scrapped and reduced to one day, the 25th, for the rest of england. we must be realistic. we're sacrificing the chance to see our loved ones this christmas so we have a better chance of protecting their lives so that we can see them at future christmases. the new restrictions are due to a spike in cases that's being blamed on a fast—spreading new variant of the disease. the whole of wales is to be placed under lockdown from midnight,

by contrast, northern england, northern ireland, scotland, lovely spells of sunshine, a few scatters s but cooler with it, five to seven degrees, the overall high. more rain to come across central and southern parts of england, with this area of low pressure. it's the dividing line between this moist air coming up from the south but that u nfortu nately mea ns from the south but that unfortunately means some of that rain once again could be heavy and it may lead to localised flooding in the south—west. but we have the clearer sky, the sunshine in scotland, northern england and northern ireland once again, but a key northerly breeze making it feel cool here, four, five degrees for some as a daytime maximum. now, that low drifts away and high pressure is set to build for christmas eve, hence the reason we could see clearer skies for a time, that will allow those temperatures to fall away, but it does mean christmas eve and christmas day is looking a little more promising, mother festive, bright and crisp, drier and quieter than we have seen of late, make the most of it. more rain to com

the rain and sleet moves into northern england. making it feel colder. 0ver everywhere in stronger ones making it feel colder. over the weekend the winds gradually eased down in the weather weather starts to pull away and it becomes drier but it is still cold. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the official number of people to die in the uk after testing die postive for covid—19 has passed 60,000. the initial delivery of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine has arrived in the uk. right four people have been killed after a blast at a water treatment site near bristol this morning — police have declared a major incident. a levels and gcses will go ahead in england next summer but there'll be more generous marking and advance notice of exam topics to make up for all the disruption. the premier league has agreed a £250 million rescue package for lower league clubs in england — to stop them from going out of business due to the pandemic. more now on the news that over 60,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covi

and this feature running south across the central and southern scotland, northern england could bring we could be looking at some disruption to start new year's eve here. and a cold night to come, again, subzero values for most of us. now this is the pressure chart for new year's eve — for thursday, low pressure over the north sea, higher pressure out west, fairly breezy conditions out west, a strong northerly here, that will just accentuate the cold. it does look like new year's eve could be quite disruptive across central and southern scotland, northern england, this mixture of rain, sleet and a hill snow will push southwards into western england, perhaps wales as we head through the day. could start to weaken, though, as it moves southwards — there's some uncertainty on this, you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast. there will be some sunshine around again, but it won't do much for the temperatures, it'll stay cold. and then for new year's day and the first weekend of january 2021, it looks cold with further rain, sleet and snow in places. this is bbc news with the latest headlin

it is scotland, northern ireland, northern england and northern wales may see some snow to quite lowe some snow to quite low levels, bringing a few centimetres in places, turning it icy on sunday night into monday morning. on monday, low—pressure right across us and we expect from that some areas of rain, sleet and cold enough for some snow, notjust on hills. uncertainty about where it's going to be sitting on monday, so keep checking the forecast. certainly cold on monday, start of a a cold week. back to storm bella, impacts from the wind, rain, snow and ice to follow. there are flood and weather warnings are in force. check out the details on our website. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. millions of people in the uk face tougher covid restrictions, as rule changes come into force. as the uk grapples with the new strain of coronavirus, there are now confirmed cases in france, spain and sweden. some eu countries begin vaccinations against covid—i9, one day ahead of the planned co—ordinated rollout across the bloc. former mi6 officer and

england and wales, bringing yet more rain. but eventually we are going to see the colder weather across scotland, northern ireland and northern the big day, we‘ll all be in that colder air — temperatures hovering around six to eight degrees celsius through the afternoons. it will be much drier, mind you, with some sunshine and some sharp morning frosts. hello. this is bbc news. a short while ago, the prime minister confirmed that london and the south east would now face new tier 4 restrictions, which were similar to the november lockdown. he also said the plans to ease restrictions over christmas would have to be dropped because of a rise in cases fuelled by a new variant of covid—19. we must, i‘m afraid, look again at christmas and, as prime minister, it‘s my duty to take difficult decisions, to do what is right to protect the people of this country. given the early evidence we have on this new variant of the virus, the potential risk it poses, it is with a very heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned. in england, those living in tier 4 areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at

this will be pushing southward through the day into northern england. snow inland. there will be further wintry showers across some western areas. the best of the dry and brighter weather, central and eastern england — but here, we could see a little bit of mist and fog around. it's going to be a very cold day. now, through thursday night, it stays very wintry across the north. further showers here, and the mix of rain, sleet and snow pushes southwards into england and wales first thing on new year's day whereas further north, start to see some clear spells developing. a very cold night to come. again, risk of ice and some frost. so, we've got low pressure to the east of the country, higher pressure to the west for new year's day. and this weather front straddling parts of england and wales and it will bring quite a lot of cloud around, i think, for new year's day. with spits and spots of light rain on it. could see some light snow over the higher grounds. it still will be cold. scotland, northern ireland, and then later northern england should see the

england have been told they can start vaccinating from next week. plans for getting the vaccine to care home residents are being worked out. officials in northerntland's first minister, meanwhile, was being briefed on preparations at edinburgh's western general hospital. this is day one of perhaps the final stage of this pandemic for scotland, and i think it's a moment for us to feel more optimistic than we have in the past nine months. and, as the vaccine arrived at this centre in north wales, health chiefs around the uk were saying although there was cause for optimism, the rules on social distancing were no less important. hugh pym, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news... officials in the indian state of andhra pradesh say more than four— hundred people have now needed say more than 400 people have now needed hospital treatment — and one man has died — because of an unidentified illness. residents in one town reported a range of symptoms in the last two days, including seizures, dizziness and vomiting. so far, samples of blood and spinal fluid have appeared normal. same—sex couples in northern ireland can now convert their civil

cloud and rain moving across much of england and wales tomorrow. northernf england could be brighter for a time with some wintry showers and the wintry showers in the morning in scotland and northern ireland get pushed away so many areas become dry and sunny. but cold, temperatures only just areas become dry and sunny. but cold, temperatures onlyjust above freezing for the highest temperatures along the south coast of england but we had rain here. we could get heavy rain tomorrow night in the south—east of england and by the time we get to friday wetter weather likely to come in from the north sea and that could bring some snow, quite heavy snow as well particularly in the hills. snow to begin with, turning to rain through the day but we have wetter weather stuck across northern england and parts of the midlands and east anglia which could bring the snow into the hills and perhaps some sleet at lower levels. friday at the moment looks dry across south wales and the south west of england. another cold day and wendy around coastal areas as well. heading into

england have been told they can start vaccinating from next week. plans for getting the vaccine to care home residents are being worked out. officials in northernstmas. scotland's first minister, meanwhile, was being briefed on preparations at edinburgh's western general hospital. this is day one of perhaps the final stage of this pandemic for scotland, and i think it's a moment for us to feel more optimistic than we have in the past nine months. and, as the vaccine arrived at this centre in north wales, health chiefs around the uk were saying although there was cause for optimism, the rules on social distancing were no less important. hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: bob dylan sells his entire catalogue of 600 songs, including the times they are a—changing and blowin‘ in the wind to universal music. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing ever

covering of snow, again, northern england and more snow drifting through parts of the north and westtoo. around the peripheries of the country, we'll see showers. they'll turn to snow, chiefly over higher ground, even to lower levels in a few spots. got to watch for rainfall totals totting up in southwest england and across cornwall over the next few days. it's around the west where we've got the keenest of the breeze, lighter winds further east and, of course, like we saw on monday, there will be some mist and fog lingering. into tuesday evening, just a few showers around the coast. many inland become dry, clear and very frosty. icy, too, and then, with colder air in place, we'll have to watch this next feature pushing around the dominant low to the northeast of this. this is what could give a more significant and widespread spell of snow. to the south of it, we've got milder air. the colder air is on the northern edge, so it's crucial to the track of that low pressure system who will see the snow. now, it is subject to change. one thing i will say — keep checking the forecast. it c

and this feature running south across central and southern scotland, northern england could bring someost of us. now this is the pressure chart for new year‘s eve — for thursday, low pressure over the north sea, higher pressure out west, fairly breezy conditions out west, a strong northerly here, that will just accentuate the cold. it does look like new year‘s eve could be quite disruptive across central and southern scotland, northern england, this mixture of rain, sleet and a hill snow will push southwards into western england, perhaps wales as we head through the day. could start to weaken, though, as it moves southwards — there‘s some uncertainty on this, you‘ll have to stay tuned to the forecast. there will be some sunshine around again, but it won‘t do much for the temperatures, it‘ll stay cold. and then for new year‘s day and the first weekend of january 2021, it looks cold with further rain, sleet and snow in places. this is bbc world news. the headlines — the uk has registered another record—breaking surge in coronavirus cases, up by more than 53,000 in a single day. health of

probably quite murky for a time over the hills, with hill fog patches — wales, midlands, northern englandireland, but we will probably see some snow showers pushing in to northern areas of scotland as we go through wednesday, particularly over the higher ground. that colder air is going to be pushing southwards. through christmas eve and christmas day, we'll see some pretty widespread frost. a lot of dry weather with sunshine, but there will be some showers working down the north sea coast. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven: millions of people in england and wales are told to stay at home on the first day of tough, new coronavirus restrictions, as action is taken on a new variant of the virus. the new variant is out of control and we need to bring it under control, and this news about the new variant has been an incredibly difficult end to, frankly, an awful year. the health secretary labels crowded scenes at london stations last night as ‘irresponsible' — the transport secretary says extra police officers will be deployed to enforce the rules. france and germa

in england and northern ireland, children are due to start next week.e before the 18th. many head teachers want more time to prepare. things have just come through to schools very late and i think it has certainly led to a lot of stress and a lot of panic over the christmas holidays to try to get people recruited. our community have been excellent since we've had press coverage, we've talked to our community, we had some volunteers but we still have nowhere near enough. schools have stepped up right away from march delivering online learning, turning things at the turn of the coin. we are very used to being adaptable. we really want this to work but we don't know where we're to get the volunteers from. if there is a delay, primary schools and children of key workers may not be affected but in secondaries, it might mean online learning or even an extension to the holidays for a week or 2, then those taking exams back first. an announcement could come as soon as tomorrow. damian grammaticas, bbc news. the argentine senate is preparing to debate a bill leg

england. more snow showers moving in across the northern half of scotland. in and sleet showers around the east coast of england. most of the showers ease away through tonight, confined to coastal areas and the north—west of scotland. temperatures falling down to freezing, or a little bit below, another cold night with a sharp frost and iciness to start wednesday morning. wednesday is a little drier for most compared to today but later in the day we have more rain, sleet and snow pushing into the south—west of england, perhaps south wales and further snow showers across the north of scotland. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines... nhs england says health workers are "back in the eye of the storm" — as the number of coronavirus cases exceeds the peak that was seen in april. the military will provide remote support to schools and colleges in england with coronavirus testing, as they begin to re—open next week. the ftse 100 is up this morning, as uk financial markets opened for the first time since the brexit deal was announc

as for new year's day itself, a weather front from northern england to parts of the midlands, the south—westh the chance of further showers, mainly rain or sleet, snow over higher ground. snow showers as it gets cold in the far north of scotland, much of scotland and northern ireland have a drier, brighter day compared with today, a fair bit of cloud for england and wales, but another chilly one, temperatures below where we should be for this time of year. a frosty night follows into the start of the weekend, but more sunshine for england and wales on saturday. a line of showers from the far west of wales towards cornwall, showers in the north and east, but most will be dry on saturday. lingering fog patches in scotland limiting temperatures to freezing if not below. and into sunday and the start of next week, the winds go to an easterly direction, and that brings an area of less cold air our way. whatever follows from the sky into next week and the early part of 2021, mainly rain or sleet, snow over the hills. it will still be cold, and you will notice it will be much windier, especially fo

in north wales, northern england and northern ireland, scotland, for you, sunshine.-13. uk but in the south, looking at 10—13. 0vernight, rain advancing northwards, getting into northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland by the end of the night. the winter picking up in the south—west. further north, clear skies, cold, some frost, and some of the showers will be wintry down to 250 metres, but still mild in the south. tomorrow, heavy rain is expected. falling on saturated ground, soa expected. falling on saturated ground, so a risk of localised flooding, and the potentialfor gales in south—west england and wales but in scotland and northern ireland, a dry day with sunshine but still feeling cold. roads around dover have been plunged into chaos with hundreds of lorries backed up on the motorway. france shut its border with the uk for 48 hours because of concerns about the new variant of coronavirus. the french government says it will announce measures today that will allow transport links with britain to resume. gordon and colin are freight drivers stuck

northern ireland. further south that rain moving through wales at the moment has got to slip its way into southeast englanding. sunshine extending to scotland, northern ireland and northern england. for much of wales, central and southern england it's overcast. outbreaks pushing into the south—west by the end of the afternoon. mild here but noticeably cooler further north. still low pressure dominates across england and wales for wednesday and some of that rain could be quite heavy. this low is the dividing line between milder air with the south—westerly flow. that means that that's the best of the sunshine yet again. a colder story and any showers across the tops of the mountains in scotland could turn increasingly went wintry. some of that rain could be heavy enough to produce some localised flooding. we will need to keep an eye on that. but that low pressure is gradually drifting its way off into the near continent. for christmas eve the weather story will start to change. high pressure builds in from the atlantic and quietens things down quite nicely for the northerly wind starts to kick in right acros

official forecasters have issued warnings for parts of england, wales, northern ireland and southern hit. more than 1,000 people in bedfordshire have already been advised to leave their homes due to flooding. the bbc‘s anisa kadri reports. a rise in the river levels here caused rising anxiety. 1,300 households were told to evacuate. police said the flooding situation overrides the requirement to stay in your own home, according to tier 4 coronavirus restrictions. we've ended up doing what we've kind of done in the past few years anyway, so oddly enough, it has ended up being a more sociable christmas than we were planning on. debbie ward had police turn up at the door late on christmas eve telling her she should evacuate, but she chose not to. you worry, you panic, you know, it was rising quite fast and has come up but luckily, it has not reached the top of our step and coming in the house. bedford international athletics stadium was one of the emergency assistance centres set up for people who had nowhere else to go. we have had all of the measures in place to protect people from th

england have been told they can start vaccinating from next week. plans for getting the vaccine to care home residents are being worked out. officials in northern minister, meanwhile, was being briefed on preparations at edinburgh's western general hospital. this is day one of perhaps the final stage of this pandemic for scotland, and i think it's a moment for us to feel more optimistic than we have in the past nine months. and, as the vaccine arrived at this centre in north wales, health chiefs around the uk were saying although there was cause for optimism, the rules on social distancing were no less important. hugh pym, bbc news. bob dylan has sold the rights to his entire back catalogue of songs in a deal rumoured to be worth $300 million. universal music made the announcement with a video. # and admit that the waters around you have grown # and accept it that soon, you'll be drenched to the bone... "the times, they are a—changing" is one of 600 songs — along with like "a rolling stone", "knocking 0n heaven's door", a raft of classics from the ‘60s and ‘70s — all the way through to modern standards like "make you feel my love". the label is

england seeing some of that later. further snow showers for the north of scotland, some rain, sleet and snow for northern ireland, and onees only about 4—6 degrees for most of us. through this evening and overnight the winds fall a little bit lighter, and most of the showers tending to ease away. under those clear skies it will be quite a chilly night, with temperatures generally either side of freezing by a few degrees. colder than this in some rural areas. wednesday starts off again with some frost, some ice, some snow. although here will be a good deal of sunshine, further snow showers will pack in and across the northern half of scotland in particular. then our attention turns to this area of rain and sleet increasingly turning to snow as it moves across the higher ground of the south—west of england and into south wales. eastern england bright and dry, temperatures only about three to six degrees. through wednesday night into thursday, this area of rain moves along the south coast, eastwards, could bring sleet and snow for the likes of london. thursday morning starts with low pressure towards the south—east. that sl

it is scotland, northern ireland, northern england and northern wales may see some snow to quite low monday, low—pressure right across us and we expect from that some areas of rain, sleet and cold enough for some snow, notjust on hills. uncertainty about where it's going to be sitting on monday, so keep checking the forecast. certainly cold on monday. starting a cold week. back to storm bella, impacts from the wind, rain, snow and ice to follow. flood and weather warnings are in force. check out the details on our website. this is bbc news. the headlines: millions of people in the uk face tougher covid restrictions, as rule changes come into force. as the uk grapples with the new strain of coronavirus, there are now confirmed cases in france, spain and sweden. former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake has died, aged 98, in moscow. we'll tell you about the sport that is high speed and environmentally friendly. welcome to the world of extreme e, backed by f1 champion lewis hamilton. let's ta ke let's take a look back at some of the lives we have celebrated over the lives we have c

from south—western gwent, wales, through to northern england, continuing to see cloud tomorrow.ne or two showers, particularly in the morning. most will have a dry start to 2021. over the days that follow, it will stay cold, maybe not as cold as it has been. but be prepared. there will be a stronger win for england and wales and it will bring in rain at times. a bit of hill snow, nothing too significant. if you want to sunshine, it will be in western areas, particularly western scotland. that is how the weather shapes up for the end of this year, the start of next. from me, happy hogmanay. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines: millions more people in england wake up to the strictest level of restrictions, tier 4, meaning they will have to mark the new year at home. some secondary school pupils in england face a delayed return to school, with mandatory remote learning for pupils who aren't in years 11 or 13. it comes ahead of a government roll—out of mass testing in schools. on monday of next week, all secondary schools are going to be getting a drop of tests, all the equipment

the met office has issued warnings for parts of england, wales, northern ireland, and southern scotlandth coastal areas expected to be worst hit. more than a thousand people in bedfordshire have already been advised to leave their homes due to flooding, as anisa kadri reports. a rise in the river levels here caused rising anxiety. 1,300 households were told to evacuate. police said the flooding situation overrides the requirement to stay in your own home, according to tier 4 coronavirus restrictions. we've ended up doing what we've kind of done in the past few years anyway, so oddly enough, it has ended up being a more sociable christmas than we were planning on. debbie ward had police turn up at the door late on christmas eve telling her she should evacuate, but she chose not to. you worry, you panic, you know, it was rising quite fast and has come up but luckily, it has not reached the top of our step and coming in the house. bedford international athletics stadium was one of the emergency assistance centres set up for people who had nowhere else to go. we have had all of the measures

england. a few showers in northern scotland. most dry but still cold.e current trade rules end on the 31st of december — talks continue on a post—brexit trade deal. we are in a difficult phase. there is no denying that. there are a number of tricky issues that have to be resolved. america's top infectious disease expert apologises for suggesting that the uk's s medical regulator had cut corners in giving speedy approval of the coronavirus vaccine. from this evening, pubs, bars and restaurants in wales will have to shut by six o'clock and won't be allowed to sell alcohol other than takeaways. the uk will aim to cut its carbon emissions by at least 68% of what they were in 1990 by the end of 2030.