and overnight recede and expand of rain arriving initially across wales, that will drift into northern england of scotland, drier weather either side of that, quite warm and humid towards the south—east, 16 to 18 degrees, slightly fresher to start wednesday across scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow's weather dominated by this quite slow moving weather front, dominated by this quite slow moving weatherfront, pushing rain across parts of wales and south—west england at times, moving in across northern england later in the day. either side of this band of cloud and rain we will have sunnier spells for much of northern ireland and scotland and central and seven england, temperatures could be up to 30 degrees, still warm and humid macrobid cooling down, by thursday we could see some fairly heavy, prolonged and thundery rainfall south—east england and east anglia, drier conditions for the rest of the uk, just the shower but we will all be in the cooler, fresh feeling air, 15 to 24 be in the cooler, fresh feeling air, 15 to 2a and slightly more comfortable overnight.. towards the end of the week

some of the heavy downpours in the north—west creep a little bit further south and east across northern englandas we start monday morning. but it is going to be another warm and sticky feeling night for sleeping. temperatures in the mid to high teens. could be 20 degrees, another tropical night, across southern england and south wales. monday, low pressure becomes more established across the uk, so more of us are going to see some heavy showers and thunderstorms as well. but if you do catch one or two of these really sharp showers, could be some large hail mixed in, frequent lightning, as well as the potential for localised flooding, with some heavy showers falling on the really dry and hard ground. it is going to be another day with temperatures above 30 degrees, the eighth consecutive day in the south and east. but turning cooler in the north and west. the northerly winds continue on tuesday for northern ireland and scotland. some more persistent perhaps thundery rain for parts of scotland and northern england. and further south across england and wales, later on tuesday, more of a chance of

that damp weather for parts of northern england, northern ireland as well clears away fairly quickly.ving another dry day, but we've got a bit more of a breeze for east anglia in the southeast. could just bring one or two showers off the north sea here. so temperatures somewhere between 15 to 23 degrees on monday, probablyjust a notch down compared to what we saw during sunday afternoon. and then high pressure stays to the north of the uk through tuesday and in fact right into the middle part of the week as well. so that's keeping things mostly dry and settled. but it is going to be bringing again these breezes that are going to be starting to pick up on tuesday for parts of eastern england, northeast scotland as well, chance of a shower or two for east anglia in the southeast, but they're moving through fairly quickly. so certainly nothing heavy temperatures where you're exposed to that breeze in the east around 15 to 18 degrees, but further south and west, up to about 2k degrees on tuesday. no great changes into the middle part of the week. that high pressure, very slow moving. we'v

day of that extreme heat and the met office weather warning which extends all the way up to northern englando eastern areas of wales. it is valid until midnight tonight, the heat uncomfortable for many, of course. some thunderstorms around today but wet weather out towards northern ireland and scotland, some flashes of lightning already, but for most, the heat and sunshine continues, high cloud in the south, temperatures for some could get as high as 34—35. 0vernight tonight, still warm and uncomfortable for sleeping. some showery rain in western wales and the south—west of england, otherwise dry, temperatures dipping to the mid— to high teens for many. so, a warm start again tomorrow morning. but more showers around on monday, the thunderstorms particularly across england and wales will be hit and miss, some places are staying dry. quite high rainfall totals could lead to some localised surface water flooding. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... a group of charities and community organisations has called the rises in energy bills a "national emergency" as labour is to call for the ener

anything, showers and possibly more of a given particularly for southern areas of england and wales like belinda northernill be dry if somewhat cloudy. so on wednesday we could finally see some meaningful rain across parts of england and wales and temperatures by then are around average for the time of year, a little on the cool side through the middle of the week. for the end of the week i pressure again close by in the atlantic starting to trying to settle things down. thursday looks like there will be a chance of another drop of rain, scotland and northern ireland and some isolated showers drifting across into eastern england but still, again, some areas and parts of northern england and not seeing anything in the way of meaningful rain through the course of the week is a slip between the cracks in those weather systems. between the cracks in those weathersystems. by between the cracks in those weather systems. by next weekend it looks like high pressure will try and build again from the atlantic. at the same time, the heat looks like it will start to build again across southern europe and if we sat o

ireland, northern england p that higher humidity, so once again, we're looking into the mid to high 20s celsius, similarly so across birmingham for the commonwealth games. it should be a dry day here and we should, by thursday, be losing that humid air. in fact, through wednesday evening and overnight, hopefully we'll see that ease away from the south, so a more comfortable night for sleeping here as well. still some fairly high temperatures further north, but as i say, we've lost the humidity. still a few showers around here. so that is the tail end of that really warm and moist air here, this cold weather front, so thursday looks as if it'll be bright skies, we'll have lost the mist and low cloud around some of the coasts and hills in the south and west as well. 16, 17, scotland and northern ireland, so a cooler day here and a fresher—feeling day for england and wales. so if anything, temperatures be a little bit below average through thursday and friday, and into the weekend, across scotland and northern ire

anything, showers are possibly more of a given, particularly for southern areas of england and wales where scotland and northernat cloudy. so it could be wednesday that we finally see some meaningful rain across parts of england and wales and temperatures by then are around average for the time of year. a little on the cool side at 15 degrees in aberdeen through the middle of the week. for the end of the week, high pressure again close by in the atlantic, starting to try and settle things down. thursday still looks like there's a chance of another top up of rain for scotland and northern ireland and some isolated showers drifting across into eastern england. but still, again, some areas, for example, the north midlands, parts of northern england not seeing anything in the way of meaningful rain through the course of the week as they slip between the cracks in those weather systems. and then by next weekend, it looks like high pressure will try and build again from the atlantic. at the same time, heat looks like it will start to build again across southern europe. and if we are sat on the easterly winds around t

and for wednesday, we will bring cloud in a bit more extensively across northern england with a greaterland too and northern ireland. and temperatures should start to creep up a little bit. the winds across southern areas easing a touch into thursday. a sunny start for many. there could be some mist and low cloud around across the south and south—west. a few fog patches across scotland, northern ireland, they were clear. sunny spells through much of the day and it should feel quite pleasant out there in the sunshine. temperatures widely into the low if not mid—20s. but the changes will be on the way, friday and into the weekend this area of low pressure from iceland combines forces with one pushing out of france and with it, the greater chance of rain. exactly where that rain will be firmed up as we go through the next few days. for friday, it looks like it is just going to be a scattering of showers developing as we go through the day. may be heavy and thundery towards the south. the greatest chance of rain in the west of scotland maybe heavy and thundery towards the south. the greates

ireland and northern england as well.e west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the far north but between 2324 degrees in the afternoon in the south. cloudy further north and overnight we see rain developing for north west england, the isle of man, northern ireland and perhaps into dumfries and galloway as well. most other places dry and reasonably mild, around 11 to 14 degrees but bit cooler to the northern isles overnight. tomorrow, similar to today with perhaps more cloud and this breeze picking up four parts of eastern england, importing one or two showers towards east anglia and the south—east. the high teens around that coast and the warmest weather towards the south—west with highs of 23 or 24. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1000 lives. unlike in the past where, over time, the water would recede, the water is still here and it has

this rain doesn't look like much but could be heavy as it sinks into northern england, just one or twoir showers. the temperature tomorrow similar to what we had today so looking at around 24, 25 at best. second half of the weekend, the best of the sunshine in scotland while those showers move away, sunshine for northern england and perhaps northern ireland but further south cloud coming from the atlantic, thick enough to give us pockets of light rain and drizzle developing through the day and as a result the temperature may not be quite as high on sunday. maybe wetter weather on sunday night and on monday the tangle of weather fronts sweeps eastwards, all our weather coming in from the atlantic for next week but doesn't look like a lot of whether to head our way. most of the wet weather next week will come on monday and after that fairly typical late summer fair. some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near normal some sunshine and dry weather around

closer to — northern england and scotland. closer to 80%. disparity across the country in terms — disparity across the country in terms of— disparity across the country in terms of what people are seeing. we have been— terms of what people are seeing. we have been told to expect an official drought _ have been told to expect an official drought to — have been told to expect an official drought to be declared and it could be very— drought to be declared and it could be very significant. obviously, people — be very significant. obviously, people rely on being able to keep themselves cool and when we saw the temperature is really high, touching 40 on _ temperature is really high, touching 40 on the _ temperature is really high, touching 40 on the previous month, this is going _ 40 on the previous month, this is going to — 40 on the previous month, this is going to be — 40 on the previous month, this is going to be really difficult for people — going to be really difficult for people to struggle through. and i surrpose — people to struggle throu

where we think most of the wet weather will be, very persistent rain across much of scotland, northern englandsome high rainfall totals from this and some thunder on the leading edge as well. what a temperature contrast, so still 26—28 c out towards parts of east anglia, much cooler further north and west, this is where most of the rain will be, and then that rain is going to move southwards and eastwards on wednesday. still a thunderstorm warning for most of england and wales on wednesday. then it is looking mostly dry, particularly for eastern areas as we head through the rest of the week, temperatures returning to the seasonal average. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a group of charities and community organisations has called the rises in energy bills a "national emergency" as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. but the energy minister say their plan won't work. the author sir salman rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk after being stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have die

we're going to have a zone of cloud drift in across northern england.ning, bit more cloud into the afternoon, but overall, sunny spells for many. and with more sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, it will feel warmer than today — as you were across the south, 24 or 25 the high. now, winds will start to ease down a little bit as we go through into thursday. a bit of morning cloud across england and wales. that will break up, and then some sunny spells to take most of you through into the afternoon. most places staying dry, temperatures rising a little bit, with winds that bit lighter, more widely in the mid to low 20s. but the first signs of change come in on friday. we'll see outbreaks of rain slide down into ireland, an area of low pressure combining forces with one in france to create a larger area of low pressure for the weekend. this will affect mainly southern and western areas but more especially the west. friday's that transition day. a few showers, maybe the odd rumble of thunder breaking out. outbreaks of rain western scotland and later i

today, lots of sunshine across england and wales to come, a few showers for scotland and northern irelando the weather a bit more mixed here. a fresh feel to the weather compared to yesterday across east anglia and south—east england where it was very humid, today feels more comfortable, temperature is about 25 in the warmest spots. overnight showers become more widespread and heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few getting in to the north—west for england and wales but still dry where we need that rain. temperatures 8—111, a comfortable night ahead, and tomorrow, weather—wise it's almost exactly a carbon copy repeat of what we'll have to day. we'll see further showers for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few for the north west england and wales but the further south you go across the midlands, southern wales, east anglia and the south, it's another dry day with sunshine and temperatures not really changing much either, where the sunshine comes out it will continue to feel pretty warm. it means for the commonwealth games tomorrow, no problems for the athletics, almost pe

and the showers elsewhere ease away as well across northern ireland, across northern england and any northern ireland, driven in by a stronger wind. in fact, gales for the hebrides, so temperatures don�*t drop much here. further south, i think it will be a lot fresher. these are towns and cities, but we could get into single figures in the countryside, so the thing to take away is it will be more comfortable for sleeping. under a ridge of high pressure near the south tomorrow, more sunshine and dry weather to come, but our weather front will sink southwards and it�*ll still maintain some of the intensity. so, there could be some heavier bursts of rain, some thundery bursts as well as it sinks its way into southern scotland, away from northern ireland, into northern england, pushed away by those strong winds. some showers, though, will follow up, and there�*ll be some showers to the south of that weather front as well, but it�*s either side of it where we�*ll see more sunshine. temperatures perhaps a degree or so down today because the wind will be a bit fresher, so it will feel still

a few chilly spots under the clear skies, northern england, 11—15 across the south and east. ather front bringing outbreaks of rain into scotland, northern ireland, perhaps western england and wales through the day. some heavy bursts mixed in there, quite a lot of cloud, generally. across the east and southeast of england, though, apart from the odd shower around, we should see some good spells of sunshine, so a quieter story here. a little bit warmer with more sunshine in the southeast, up to 25 degrees. around 20 or 21 as well across scotland and northern ireland. into friday, looks like that weather front eventually clears away from the southeast of england. we've got further sunshine and showers, scotland and northern ireland, northwest england, but quite a bit of sunshine, i think, across central, southern and eastern england. and again, quite warm — 25 degrees. around the high teens in the north and the west, these sorts of values closer to the seasonal norm. we hold onto the run of westerly winds as we head into the weekend, this feature bringing an area of wet and wind

ireland, northern england but it's northwesterly, so it will feel fresher across northern ireland, scotland. but for england and wales, we keep that higher humidity, so once again, we're looking into the mid to high 20s celsius, similarly so across birmingham for the commonwealth games. it should be a dry day here and we should, by thursday, be losing that humid air. in fact, through wednesday evening and overnight, hopefully we'll see that ease away from the south, so a more comfortable night for sleeping here as well. still some fairly high temperatures further north, but as i say, we've lost the humidity. still a few showers around here. so that is the tail end of that really warm and moist air here, this cold weather front, so thursday looks as if it'll be bright skies, we'll have lost the mist and low cloud around some of the coasts and hills in the south and west as well. 16, 17, scotland and northern ireland, so a cooler day here and a fresher feeling day for england and wales. so if anything, temperatu

a bit more cloud, though, through the afternoon in parts of north wales, north midlands, northern englandall chance of a shower. isolated shower in northern ireland but brightening up. and brightening up too across mainland scotland compared with the morning, although further rain at times in the far north and a brisk wind. a wetter afternoon in orkney and shetland compared with this morning. temperatures a little bit down on where we should be for this stage in august. highest, though, across the south. still pretty warm in that sunshine, 22—25 degrees. through this evening and overnight further rain at times across the northern half of scotland in particular. most other parts dry with some clearer skies across england and wales. could get down into the mid—single figures in the countryside once again. but a milder night. and a milder start tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland. a fair bit of cloud here to begin with, patchy rain or drizzle, especially in western scotland through the day. brighter, slightly warmer day through north and north—east scotland. more sunshine to come the

a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales drifting into the north midlands.very well—scattered, most places staying dry. and by this stage, temperatures actually dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england. still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, 1—2 isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far southeast, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking, see you soon. welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stor

northern ireland. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the bank of englandatest tory leadership debate — as liz truss and rishi sunak clash over how to deal with the threat of a looming recession. the first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force in parts of hampshire and the isle of wight, later today. there's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nursesjoining the nhs in england from overseas. and in the commonwealth games — england's jack laugher and andrea spendolini—sirieix each won golds — the first diving titles for england. sport, and for a full round up, from the commonwealth games in birmingham — it's mike bushall. morning. the sun is shining, another beautiful in victoria square where the crowds are starting to gather. another busy day in athletics and the diving pool where england won two gold medals in the diving last night. one for their newest team member, only 17, and one for the defending champion. spare a thought for the road cyclists who have rather saw bones today i would have thought after some rather nasty

showers elsewhere is a way across northern across northern ireland, northern england and any remainingireland, driven in by a stronger when in fact gales for the hebrides. temperatures don't drop much here. further south i think it will be fresher. these are towns and cities i could get into single figures in the countryside. it will be more comfortable for sleeping. under countryside. it will be more comfortable forsleeping. undera comfortable for sleeping. under a ridge comfortable forsleeping. undera ridge of high pressure and in the cell tomorrow, more sunshine and dry weather to come. 0ur weather front bowl sink southward and maintain the intensities of the could be every burst of rain, something to reverse as well is it sinks its way to southern scotland, away from northern ireland and into northern england, pushed by the strong winds. some showers will follow and there will be showers to the south as well but either side we will see more sunshine, temperatures perhaps a degree years her down because the wind will be a bit fresher. it will feel pleasant in the sunshine. through t

northern ireland. plenty of further south across england and wales. e mid 20s in the south—east, and not particularly warm in scotland and northern ireland. still quite breezy in scotland, and more rain in northern scotland, and more rain in northern scotland and tonight and that will sink down into western scotland. light and patchy rain by the end of the night. otherwise dry with largely clear skies. temperature is dipping away to eight or nine celsius in some rural areas. a milder start in scotland where we have got the breeze and more cloud, which will bring more rain and drizzle into western scotland, eastern areas, and drier and brighter. some sunshine and cloud for the far north of england and northern ireland, but more in the way of sunshine across the rest of england and wales. temperatures beginning to creep up. it could make 27 in the south—east of england and it should be quite warm in eastern parts of scotland. next week, the potential of some rain in the highlands and islands of scotland but otherwise dry. a lot of sunshine to come. inlan

a—level grades in england, wales and northern ireland today is the last of four days of the intense heatt and head to the coast. however, as emma simpson's been finding out, labour shortages mean not all businesses are in a position to benefit from the extra trade. it's boom time if you're selling food and drink at the beach — if you've got the staff to do it. i need somebody to go in the kitchen. i need waitresses, bar staff. louise runs this pub and it is missing out on lost sales. we could certainly be taking more than we are if we were doing food seven days a week and i had got more staff so we could put the facilities out there. we are not putting the tables out on monday and tuesday at the moment, purely because i haven't got the staff to do so. it is even worse for this award—winning restaurant. trading is on pause. they have struggled to get staff since brexit and covid. the owners are now abroad, trying to hire chefs and waiting for a special government licence to bring them over. many sleepless nights. this business is a family business so it is me and my partner, so this is ou

in rural parts of wales in northern england, in rural parts of wales in northern england. shed away to get more sunshine developing in scotland and it will be a sunny day on tuesday in northern ireland and again across england and wales. sea breezes a bit cooler and in the and temperatures continuing to rise among england and wales. widely 29—30 degrees, 25 or so east of scotland and northern ireland. the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure and keeping the rain to the far northwest of scotland. later on in the week, we will start to pick up in east or south easterly breeze that would draw breeze and that will draw in some the heat that we've got in western europe where it is hot in many places already. we're not expecting to break any records this time. however, by the end of the week, temperatures to the west and eastern parts of scotland and the northeast of england, and 32 is likely to the midlands, towards the east of england as well. that heat will linger for some time. you can see it maintain above 30 degrees in london to the weekend. it's not going

they'll also fade for a time for northern ireland and northern england, but we've got more rain.e lost the humidity, so at last a more comfortable night for sleeping. and plenty of sunshine first thing, but the cloud will bubble up. it'll bring a scattering of showers. at the same time, that stronger wind will blow the rain away from scotland through the morning and northern ireland. it looks like it might linger, though, across northern england and north wales, and it could be quite heavy here with the odd rumble of thunder. with more breeze generally, temperatures will be about a degree or so down on today, but feeling pleasant outside the showers and in the sunshine. sunday looks a little bit more cloudy, particularly in the south. weather fronts close by, still that weak weather front from saturday and perhaps more general rain coming back in as we go towards the evening and overnight. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. life in prison for el shafee elsheikh, a british member of an islamic state terror group, sentenced for ho

he denies the charges. >> he aives alone to the courthouse in northern england.he 28-year-old french footballer suspended by his team manchester city is accused of eight counts of rape, one rape attempt, and one count of sexual assault. he denies his charges, as does his codefendant, a friend on the ledge. in opening remarks, the prosecutor told the court that their case has little to do with football. >> it is another chapter in an old story, men who rape and sexual assault women because they think they are powerful and because they think they can get away with it. the defendant pursuit of these 13 women turned them into predators. >> the prosecution says the events took place at his isolated mansion between october 2018 in august of last year. some of the young women said they had their phones taken from him and believe they were locked in rooms. the trial of the 2018 world champion is set the last over two months. currently out on bail, he could face a sentence of life in prison. anchor: and that trial continues. over 100,000 tourists have been lockdown in sea

england and wales. we also have showers moving across northern ireland, northern england and scotland.her conditions. friday morning starts off on a cooler note. a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine. some are weak weather fronts floating with a north—west and will have time to introduce showers. as we go through the course of the day, we will see fair weather cloud start to build up as well. temperatures on friday itself 13 in berwick, 21 in hull m25 in london. temperatures were all asked where they should be at the start two. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. top us democrat nancy pelosi meets the taiwanese president , in a visit strongly condemned by china who warn of consequences. 0ur delegation, of which i am very proud, came to taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee say they have submitted an application to the european court of human rights to stop his life support being withdrawn this mor

. and northern england.cotland for the breeze being ploughed in a little bit of rain. that gets pushed away to get more sunshine developing in scotland and it will be a sunny day on tuesday in northern ireland and again across england and wales. sea breezes a bit cooler and in the and temperatures continuing to rise among england and wales. widely 29—30 degrees, 25 or so east of scotland and northern ireland. the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure and keeping the rain to the far northwest of scotland. later on in the week, we will start to pick up in east or south easterly breeze and that will draw in some the heat that we've got in western europe where it is hot in many places already. we're not expecting to break any records this time. however, by the end of the week, temperatures to the west of london could be reaching 36 celsius. as we head into wednesday, sunny skies and pretty much across the board, there will be breezy in the far northwest of scotland but should stay dry here this

temperatures could be as low as eight or nine degrees first thing tuesday in rural wales and northern englandrn scotland where there is a breeze bringing cloud, a little rain. it gets pushed away and more sunshine develops in scotland. a sunny day on tuesday for northern ireland, england and wales. sea breeze is cool around the coast. inland temperatures rising in england wales. 20 non—30. 25 also in eastern scotland, northern ireland. heat builds under the area of high pressure keeping the rain confined to the far north—west of scotland. later in the week, we will start to see an east or south—easterly breeze, drawing and heat we have in western europe where it is hot in many places already. we aren't expecting to break any records this time, however by the end of the week temperatures to the west of london could be reaching 36 celsius. as we had to wednesday, sunny skies pretty much across the board. breezy in the far north—west of scotland but it should be dry here. those temperatures continue to rise. 27 degrees across eastern scotland and the north—east of england. 32 is likely through t

a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales, drifting into the north midlands.emperatures actually dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england. still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, one or two isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far southeast, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking. see you soon. this is bbc news. the headlines: china's foreign ministry has summoned the us ambassador to beijing to protes

a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales drifting into the north midlands.tures actually dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england. still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, 1—2 isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far southeast, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking, see you soon. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after

high teens for northern areas of the uk, the warmest spots about 25 in eastern england.ot of rain across scotland, but no great amounts here expected on sunday, and for the bulk of the uk it's a dry day with sunshine. temperatures are starting to rise further. so 21 in aberdeen and 25 this time for cardiff, 27 in london, it's starting to feel very warm, if not edging towards pretty hot. into next week, this area of high pressure is going to be dominating more of the weather picture across the uk and that means more in the way of dry weather for all areas and rising temperatures are expected, as well. for the north of the uk, we have lost those showers we have seen over recent days. it becomes dry for all of scotland with temperatures here running into the low, perhaps mid 20s in the warmest areas, but it becomes quite hot further southwards with temperatures in london and cardiff reaching the low 30s, the hottest areas perhaps up to about 33 in the middle of next week. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. chinese fighter—

and you may get a view of the northern lights in scotland, maybe the far north of england and northernengland and cloud — that soon moves away, sunshine comes through. cloud will tend to build up a bit and, as the wind picks up in scotland and northern ireland, will blow in some blustery showers. here, the odd showers possible across england and wales, but on the whole it looks dry, some sunshine. temperatures similar to what we had on thursday — could make 20 celsius in eastern scotland and eastern parts of northern ireland. low—to—mid—20s across england and wales. now we still have an area of low pressure to the north of the uk. around the base of that, this weather front is pushing in from the atlantic, and that means we start the weekend with some cloud and rain in scotland and northern ireland. but it does move through, and we'll get some sunshine following, a few showers into the northwest. this narrow band of rain gets stuck across northern england. to the south, there could be some spells of sunshine and maybe 1 or 2 light showers, but again, it's generally dry, and those tempe

many here are among just over 36% achieving top grades in their a—levels in england, wales and northerny btec students, too. and for those taking t—levels — a new technical qualification in england that is equivalent to three a—levels, where students split their time between the classroom and on placement within industry. for others, angst. disappointed not to have got the grades they wanted. we always had a plan. we wanted to get the grades back towards the levels that we saw pre—pandemic, and we have taken a big step in the right direction. they are still a little bit higher than they were in 2019, but they are down on last year. that is right and proper. it is all part of a plan, they say, to return to pre—pandemic testing. in 2020 and 2021, a—level and as students were awarded grades based on assessments by teachers. not so this year. some concessions have been made, with advanced revision information being made available in some subjects, and more lenient grade boundaries introduced. for those who may not have hit the marks they planned for for their future education and employment

england and wales. when crossing northern areas of scotland and cloud popping up enough in northern ireland in northern passing light shallow but most will have a dry day. temperatures are in the high teens across northern areas, 25 degrees in the sunshine across the south—east. fairly warm weather sunshine does come out and we still have these perfect conditions for the athletics of the commonwealth games with light winds, sunny spells, damages in the early 20s. through saturday night it is another dry note for most however there are still some rain on the charts working gradually southwards into scotland. may see little of that working into the central belt by the end of the night heading into the first part of sunday morning. temperatures are a little higher than we have seen over recent months, 10- 14 have seen over recent months, 10— ia degrees. again a little bit of rain in the forecast for scotland although no great amounts are in the forecast. away from that feature we will see dry conditions in northern ireland, england and wales with sunshine. to which is beginning to rise, 21 degrees for abe

some of the heavy downpours in the north—west creep a little bit further south and east across northern englandales and the south—west of england but it is going to be another warm and sticky—feeling night for sleeping. temperatures in the mid to high teens. could be 20 degrees, another tropical night, across southern england and south wales. monday, low pressure becomes more established across the uk, so more of us are going to see some heavy showers and thunderstorms as well. but if you do catch one or two of these really sharp showers, could be some large hail mixed in, frequent lightning, as well as the potential for localised flooding, with some heavy showers falling on the really dry and hard ground. it is going to be another day with temperatures above 30 degrees, the eighth consecutive day in the south and east. but turning cooler in the north and west. the northerly winds continue on tuesday for northern ireland and scotland. some more persistent perhaps thundery rain for parts of scotland and northern england. and further south across england and wales, later on tuesday, more of a cha

. in rural parts of wales and northern england. more sunshine developing in scotland and it will be a sunny day on tuesday in northern ireland and again across england and wales. sea breezes a bit cooler and in inland and temperatures continuing to rise among england and wales. widely 29—30 degrees, 25 or so east of scotland and northern ireland. the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure and keeping the rain confined, really to the far northwest of scotland. later on in the week, we will start to pick up in east or south easterly breeze and that will draw in some the heat that we've got in western europe where it is hot in many places already. we're not expecting to break any records this time. however, by the end of the week, temperatures to the west of london could be reaching 36 celsius. as we head into wednesday, sunny skies pretty much across the board, there will be breezy in the far northwest of scotland but it should stay dry here. those temperatures are continuing to rise at 27 degrees and eastern parts of

a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales, drifting into the north midlands.scattered, most places staying dry. and by this stage, temperatures actually dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england. still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, one or two isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far south east, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking. see you soon. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest

the exception of scotland where we will see rain at times and for northern ireland and northern englande seen today. high teens the northern areas of the uk, the woman spot is 25 in eastern england. the weather will stay fine for the athletes at the commonwealth games. the second half of the weekend, we continue to see an odd spot of rain across scotland, no great amounts expected on sunday and for the bulk of the uk it is a dry day with sunshine. temperatures are starting to rise further. 21 in aberdeen, 25 for cardiff on 27 in london. it is starting to feel very one, if not edging towards pretty hot. into next week, this area of high pressure will be dominating more of the weather picture across the uk. that means more in the way of dry weather for all areas and rising temperatures are expected as well. for the north of the uk, we have lost the showers we have seen over recent days and it becomes dry for scotland with temperatures here running into the low, perhaps mid 20s in the warmest areas. it becomes quite hot further south with temperatures in london and cardiff reaching low 30s

a bit more cloud, though, through the afternoon in parts of north wales, north midlands, northern englandall chance of a shower. isolated shower in northern ireland but brightening up. and brightening up too across mainland scotland compared with the morning, although further rain at times in the far north and a brisk wind. a wetter afternoon in orkney and shetland compared with this morning. temperatures a little bit down on where we should be for this stage in august. highest, though, across the south. still pretty warm in that sunshine, 22—25 degrees. through this evening and overnight further rain at times across the northern half of scotland in particular. most other parts dry with some clearer skies across england and wales. could get down into the mid—single figures in the countryside once again. but a milder night. and a milder start tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland. a fair bit of cloud here to begin with, patchy rain or drizzle, especially in western scotland through the day. brighter, slightly warmer day through north and north—east scotland. more sunshine to come the

a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales, drifting into the north midlands.dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england. still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, one or two isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far south east, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking. see you soon. good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and victoria fritz. our headlines today... top us politician nancy pelosi me

the main area of rain will be pushing in initially across wells and adding up through parts of northern englandweather will be dominated by this weather front. it is can be slow—moving, draped from parts of the southwest of england through wales, northern england, scotland should tend to dry up through the day. larger dry with sunshine for northern ireland but turning it quite breezy here. much of southern and eastern england will be staying dry again through the day. it can be warm and humid with temperatures up to about 30 degrees for the likes of norwich for the 19 to 20 typically for glasgow and belfast. moving through wednesday evening and overnight into thursday, eventually this weatherfront will slowly edge its way a bit further eastwards but still keeping that warm, humid air to the south—east and we could see heavy, thundery showers arriving by thursday. 17 degrees or so from the south—east but we could see the countryside dipping into single figures for the northwest. thursday morning we have got an initially those heavy and possibly thundery downpours for parts of south—east england

temperatures for many in double figures but in rural parts of northern western england and wales, weld get down to five or 6 degrees, but here, it's the sunniest conditions to start tuesday. elsewhere, well, sunshine will come and go. a fair bit of cloud in scotland to begin with, one or two showers, maybe also into the isle of man. that cloud will thin and dissipate a bit through the day. more cloud in east anglia and the south—east and lincolnshire, with a future showers may be into south—east and midlands and the home counties but the further west you are, lots of blue skies overhead, and here, sheltered for that breeze coming off the east, which will keep temperatures limited to the mid teens across some parts of the east of scotland, north—east england, but in the sunshine further south, highs again of around 23 or 24. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines: devastating floods across pakistan — the government says a third of the country is now under water. over one thousand people have died, and 33 million have been affected. nasa postpones

some more persistent with and we rein in parts of scotland and northern england. grees. we are looking at the high teens across the north west. things feeling cooler and fresher. hopefully we will see more rain mid week in the south. it could be heavy with the potential for localised flooding. things will turn drier in the south later in the week. goodbye. critically towards the south later in the week. this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories... the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk after being stabbed at an event in new york state. in ukraine — president zelensky warns that russians shooting at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will immediately be targeted by ukrainian forces. firefighters in france say a huge forest fire in the gironde region is now being contained after overnight rain. meanwhile, warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. and labour is to call for the energy price cap in england, scotland and w

some more organised rain, with a bit of thunder perhaps, for northern england and parts of scotland asd persistent for a while. elsewhere, we will see some blue sky and sunny spells at times, although a cloudier start to the day. thunderstorms breaking out in the afternoon but they will be hit or miss, and it's still warm towards that south—eastern quarter of the uk as well, 30 celsius maybe for some. and then on tuesday, the details on this are likely to change but this is where we think most of the wet weather will be, very persistent rain across much of scotland, northern england, some high rainfall totals from this and some thunder on the leading edge as well. what a temperature contrast, still 26—28 out towards parts of east anglia, much cooler further north and west, this is where most of the rain will be, and then that rain is going to move southwards and eastwards on wednesday. still a thunderstorm warning for most of england and wales on wednesday. then it's looking mostly dry, particularly for eastern areas as we head through the rest of the week, temperatures returning to th