that meet with the northern ireland protocol which by the way borisjohnson put his name to. n be up huge problem coming down the tracks for the uk government and from looking at fort northern ireland itself. it looks at best way borisjohnson will see in out is to have a route with brussels. let boris johnson will see in out is to have a route with brussels. let us t to net have a route with brussels. let us try to get through _ have a route with brussels. let us try to get through a _ have a route with brussels. let us try to get through a couple - have a route with brussels. let us try to get through a couple more i try to get through a couple more stories in the free clinic fume moments we got remaining for the ukraine, theguardian talking about mariupol and says russia has been hiding evidence as war crimes by burying bodies of civilians in a mass grave. burying bodies of civilians in a mass grave-— burying bodies of civilians in a mass rave. .,, ., , , mass grave. something obviously we have been discussing. _ mass grave. something obviously we have been discussing. anoth

northern ireland and scotland.ern ireland and scotland. northern ireland and morning and western and scotland and the rest of scotland in the afternoon. north—west england and north wales will see some of that before the day is done but elsewhere ahead of that will be a day of warm sunny spells to come. but it will be cooler and windier in scotland and northern ireland with the rain. that does move south overnight and into sunday, it will be weakening as it does so. it will squeeze out some rain, especially through wales and west england but elsewhere in england, you may see some rain but not as much as many people would like to see. scotland and northern ireland, it will brighten up with some sunny spells coming through. it will be feeling warmer here on sunday. and then we get to the bank holiday. expect a good deal of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there but also some showers, particularly across northern areas of the uk. it will feel a bit warmer through wales and england by then but cooler in norther

maybe a few showers into northern ireland, especially later in the day.orrow. into the start of the weekend, could be quite cloudy first thing on saturday, patchy rain in northern england and scotland. we'll start to see some sunny spells coming through, a weather system approaching northern ireland and into the western isles. so, especially later in the day, an increasing chance of rain and a strengthening breeze. pleasant in the sunshine. high pressure battling these weather fronts again as we go to easter sunday. it does look like they're going to make more inroads into western areas. more likely on easter sunday that we'll see some rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, perhaps wales and western england. but still something to play for in how much rain is going to come in on sunday and how quickly, and indeed by easter monday, how quickly it will clear on through. at the moment, easter monday looking mainly dry, cooler. this is bbc news. the headlines: some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be sent to rwanda to be processed an

if england, what about scotland, wales and northern ireland.— and northern ireland.ern ireland. if you look the websites, there is _ and northern ireland. if you look the websites, there is no - and northern ireland. if you look| the websites, there is no change, and northern ireland. if you look- the websites, there is no change, no extra symptoms have been added. and of course lateral flow testing, freely available, is continuing, a bit longer in scotland, wales and northern ireland. so, a difference of approach there. in scotland, i should add, though, that the legal requirement to wear a face covering in places of worship, or marriage or funeral services will end from today, though it will continue a little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces.- little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces. little bit longer in retail and other indoor saces. . ~ , ., thank you huw. a new report says some babies can't recognise facial expressions and toddlers are struggling to socialise, partly due to interacting with people wearing facemasks during the pandemic. of

and on northern ireland's growing comedy scene for william thomson, a performer with cerebral palsy, oever has the besti dla, i'm on your side. i think it's changed - because we would integrate a lot more than the previous generation would. _ but smaller parties argue there's only limited influence the emerging centre ground can have if mandatory power—sharing between unionists and nationalists continues to exist. you are, whether you like it or not, sort of grouped into one or the other from birth. is there a new identity which is neither british nor purely irish but northern irish? i think for a lot of people there is, definitely, but it doesn't feel like that's reflected in stormont. next week's elections will determine whether a unionist or nationalist takes the first minister's job. but it will also be an important test of how many voters turn away from this traditional divide. emma vardy, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @richpreston. bye bye for now. hello there. the month of april has been an exceptionally dry month up and down the country. that's because we've had h

friday, perhaps not quite as cold first thing that i think a thrust initially possibly the northern irelandorthern england. again, cloud drifting westwards across england and wales, perhaps up to 17 for the likes of cardiff and glasgow thru friday afternoon. we have a three day weekend coming up. we will, as i said, i think see some rain in the north—west through saturday but it is running into an area of high pressure so if anything, it looks like that i think anything, it looks like that i think a thrust initially possibly the northern ireland and northern england. again, cloud drifting westwards across england and wales, perhaps up to 17 for the likes of cardiff and glasgow through friday afternoon. we have a three day weekend coming up. we will, as i said, i think see some rain in the north—west through saturday but it is running into an area of high pressure so if anything, it looks like tatlot will get killed off by sunday custom saturday, some rain for northern ireland and scotland, sunday perhaps showers, further south what is left of the low. bank holiday monday looks fine. perhaps

northern ireland could be about to experience a pivotal moment.st party could become the largest party at stormont. in nationalist communities, there is a high level of participation and pride in gaelic sports. we feel it is very much as part of our culture and our heritage that encompasses so much because you have sports, but you also have the the irish language, the irish culture. while the top jobs at stormont are decided on whether a unionist or nationalist party wins the most seats, in recent years an increasing number of votes have gone to parties which don't align themselves as either. i think there's a new generation of people coming through, and theyjust want the best for their kids. all my children played here, but would i call them - nationalist? less so than me. and, you know, my nationalists were probably a lot less - so than my parents. if we see this nationalist victory, does that make a border poll more likely? i don't think it's inevitable. probably put more political pressure on them to call it. i'm a wee protestant from east bel

wetter weather moving down into northern ireland and bringing some rain, hail orsnow into northern irelandg to ease down, wet weather moving into wales in the south—west, bringing snow over the hills. elsewhere becoming drier, lots of showers fading away, skies clearing. showers coming into some north sea coastal areas, leading to icy patches, widespread forest across scotland and england but nowhere near as cold as last night for wales and northern ireland, seeing the back of the wet weather quickly in the morning. lengthy spells of sunshine before the cloud increases, bubbles up and we get more showers breaking out mainly across england and wales. looks drierfor mainly across england and wales. looks drier for scotland and northern ireland. went quite late on saturday, temperatures getting up to nine or 10 degrees, may be milder as we head into the second half of the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: millions of people will see a steep rise in their energy bills from today — the largest in living memory. it the largest in living memory. is either feed them o house, it is either f

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandoes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa, following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and harry and meghan make theirfirst public appearance together in europe since stepping back as senior royals.

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandoes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories... the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and harry and meghan make theirfirst public appearance together in europe since stepping back as senior royals.

— the i sea that divides northern ireland from mainland uk. month— context of the queen speech next month the queen will hopefully come to parliament to deliver the next parliamentary list of legislation with them if there is a need northern— with them if there is a need northern irish bill in that it will cause — northern irish bill in that it will cause eruption, held with brussels, that will— cause eruption, held with brussels, that will suit boris johnson agenda because _ that will suit boris johnson agenda because he wants to keep in mind with people that he delivered brexit — with people that he delivered brexit. it won't work out so well in northern— brexit. it won't work out so well in northern ireland for that one of the biggest _ northern ireland for that one of the biggest surge came out of the next two weeks will be what looks like is that sinn— two weeks will be what looks like is that sinn fein may well end up being the biggest party in the northern irish assembly swapping roles with the dup, _ irish assembly swapping roles with t

be quite as cold as it will be first thing thursday but still a chance of it process across northern irelandg in from the north sea to eastern counties of england, drifting its way westward through the day and again, isolated showers possible for scotland and northern ireland. but dry weather so very much the notable feature for the last day of the week. up to 17 degrees in the west. we are going into a three day weekend, bank holiday we there is that low in the northwest for saturday but by sunday it looks like it's on a heart into nothing is high pressure tries to kill it off if a bank holiday monday we are back on a dry afforded. saturday particularly late in the day a speu particularly late in the day a spell of rain for southern scotland and for northern ireland. forthe scotland and for northern ireland. for the south of england and wales still looking dry, highs of about 15 or 16 degrees. the low dosing self as a peters & day for the showers, more clout around and a dry day for many parts of england and wales but not perhaps that much in the way of brightness. consequently, temperature

still some showers for northern ireland.here we could have some icy patches. scotland, much of england nowhere near as cold as it was last night for northern ireland and wales. here we should see the back of that wet weather, and a fair bit of sunshine to start the day. we will see the cloud bubbling up again, and that will lead to a scattering of showers. most of those i think will be across england and wales, not as many as we had today, probably not as heavy either. —— and for much of scotland and northern ireland, it will be dry. the winds will be lighter everywhere, temperatures just sneaking up a little bit higher to around 9—10 celsius. now we're seeing fewer showers because we've got higher pressure across the uk, and it's changing the wind direction a bit, as well. that weather system, though, will change the weather for scotland and northern ireland. before that arrives, though, early sunday will start frosty widely, could be down to minus 11—5 in quite a few places. we'll see the cloud increasing in scotland and n

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlanddry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories... the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and shaken and stirred — the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the street sof ukraine.

what would it mean for the northern ireland protocol?ng in english or, you know, reporting in english, there's a soft power element to it. that's what you're saying. there is totally a soft power element to it, and that is often, in my experience, undervalued, whether it's by the uk itself, at a time when the uk's shrinking its embassies, does it value the bbc world service and bbc world enough? france 24 has a very tight budget, i would argue that we need more, and that actually, leaders do not understand how important it is for that culture. it attracts people, it attracts investment, it attracts people to come and study, to come and have tourism in your countries. it is absolutely a plus. it enriches the world, and i think it promotes understanding, and i think that is absolutely essential. 0k, dominic, just to bring you back in, you've reported from around the world. i guess it's a sort of philosophical question that you raised a little earlier. what do we miss out on? you know, in the uk, our news is relayed for many of us by the li

next week the people of northern ireland to go to the polls to elect an assembly. what hope can the pre- minister give too the people of northern ireland that this protocol m wil be removed and that the place in the internal market will be rrestored? >> i thank hi very much and i think that with the whole house will want to support is the balance and symmetry of the good creditit agreement. that's what really matters. that's a great legacy for all of us, and the arrangements we had inve northern ireland should command the support of both sides and that is what the government will take to ensure. >> want to see the tangible outcomes can we look at how we might accelerate the process of getting successful funding to benefit from those? >> my honorable friend is a fantastic champion. i can't endorse any specific project, but the next round is coming up shortly and will be announced. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. sixty-six members of this house are under investigation for sexual misconduct, and that includes three of his cabinet ministers. the prime minister has

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandy wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end — russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. orchestral music. james bond theme. and, shaken and stirred — the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the streets of ukraine.

on the weather fronts, this is where we have a zone of thick cloud and rain and for a while northern ireland in scotland as it marches into the northern colder air and we will find the airand the northern colder air and we will find the air and the snow levels might drop on tuesday night but during the day with wintry weather it will feel cold here but the central belt is milder with some sunshine across parts of england and wales and temperatures could be up to 15 degrees. moving into wednesdays we have the low pressure sliding eastwards and in the far north of scotland more sleet and snow but most of scotland seeing rain and northern ireland, england and wales seeing some blustery bands of showers getting blown in and some sunshine as well but temperatures properly not quite as high on wednesday and still a stubborn cold air in the far north of scotland and there could be more snow into thursday as the low pressure moves away and the next weather system moves on the southerly track which will bring down weather for parts of england and wales and allows colder air to dig england and wales a

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandound, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc world news: i'm rich preston. our top stories: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa, following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. james bond theme. and, shaken and stirred. the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the streets of ukraine.

it looks to be coldest across rural parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, andthe east and south east of england, and that will take a lot of the day to clear. it will feel quite cool here. some showers through central and eastern parts of scotland, especially first thing. then into the afternoon, many places will avoid them and stay dry. and a warmer feeling day with more sunshine around. glasgow, 17 degrees. now, into tomorrow night, the showers that we've seen develop will fade away, but some rain heading in towards scotland and northern ireland for the start of the weekend, pushing south into wales and england, though beginning to die out during sunday. the un chief meets president zelensky and russia must cooperate with the criminal court. they have been killed in ukraine. understood that he was fighting for ukrainian forces a second britain is currently missing. president biden promises to keep helping ukraine defend itself from russia's invasion and promises moscow will not be allowed to intimidate europe with cuts to energy supply. allegations of sexism

as campaigning intensifies, the assumption largely remains that the main political divide in northern irelandrting remaining part of the uk or becoming a united ireland. but while that separation over british or irish identity is still very apparent, our correspondent emma vardy found that there is also a growing middle ground. every band is unique, and every band wants their own trousers, hat, jacket. soon, many streets will echo with the sound most symbolic of northern ireland's unionist heartlands. my father was a drummer and his father was a drummer. the hundreds of marching bands represent a distinct image of british identity here. it's not to offend. it keeps a lot of children off the streets, because they're being taught an instrument. for a large section of voters, views over northern ireland's future within the union still has the biggest impact over the way they vote. do you think people makejudgments about someone's identity here quite quickly? it's the only country in the world where people are interested in whether you're protestant or catholic in the first five minutes of meetin

and scotland, some rain, we have had decent rental northern ireland at least into western scotlande of rain for northern england and was later. still a few sunny spells on the south—east, where we will see higher temperatures. into sunday, the weather system moves southwards, it will be weakening as it does so. some rain is associated with it, but increasingly late, patchy or showery on a sunday, and all that gradually clearing away, probably south—west woods. keeping a could undercard by matt, i'm older warmer taken away it will feel cooler in wales and england. going into the bank holiday, pressure is high, as that system now clears away. there will be a fair amount of cloud around. it will break to allow for some sunny spells to come through. a chance for the odd shower here and there, though most places will stay dry, so i mainly settled bank holiday. pleasant enough when the sun makes an appearance. some outbreaks of rain was northern scotland later in the day, another weather system that will move through particularly as we go through particularly as we go through tuesday and

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandlot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news, the headlines: russia says its troops have completely cleared ukrainian forces from the besieged and heavily bombarded city of mariupol after weeks of intense fighting, apart from one location. president volodymyr zelensky has warned peace talks with russia would come to a halt if the remaining troops in mariupol were killed. the mayor of kyiv has told people who've fled the ukrainian capital not to return yet. vitali klitschko warned of further russian missile attacks in northern parts of the city. he said at least one person had been killed and several others were wounded in strikes early on saturday. authorities in south africa say the number

the tail end of weather fronts affecting northern ireland in particular.some heavy rain particularly across western counties. so it will stay wet through the afternoon. some of that rain skirting into western scotland. never mind, it is a day of sunny spells and showers. some areas more prone to seeing downpours than others today. for example, across the south midlands and central and england with the winds converging together that gives you a higher chance of big downpours across this area. we also have a convergence caused by the sea breeze kind of hitting the prevailing winds as well so when or two heavy showers there, as well. east anglia and the south—east should stay dry with spells of sunshine, and where the sun is out it will not do too bad at all with a bit of strength in that a full sun. overnight, showers paid and under clearing skies, it will be cold enough for a little bit of frost in some areas. tomorrow, a similar day, a day of sunny spells and showers, then over the next few days, the rest of the week, this area of high pressure dominates f

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotlandith a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. the headlines: the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4000 fighters in the city — the bbc has not been able to verify these claims. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine. russia said us arms shipments were adding fuel to the conflict and could lead to what it called "unpredictable consequences". missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship weapons — and threatens more to come. disaster teams in the south african province of kwazulu—natal are on high alert for further floods — as more rain is forecast

wales, western scotland has seen rain in the evening, claiming to showers in northern ireland, does pusht some rain in central and eastern parts of england, you are likely to be disappointed. it is a weather front that glares into easter monday and behind it still perhaps some spells of rain towards north—west scotland where it will be wendy and wendy two in northern ireland but they will be a few showers living on behind this front. it is ushering in cooler air, not cold, just temperatures back closer to average for the time of year on monday. as it has gone through, they will be quite a bit of fine weather around on monday, still, broken clouds, sunny spells, the chance of a shower, more especially in the north and west are mainly for northern ireland and into western scotland, north—west: could well see some longer spells of rain, it will be blustery across north—western parts, breezy elsewhere and the temperatures are positive average though still above in the east and eastern england. a greater chance of showers on tuesday, in wales in the southern half of england, some could be qui

much of scotland, northern ireland likely to be dry, temperatures a degree or two higher than they wereireland, rain from the north. later on, cloud will increase across england and wales, just 1—2 showers. many places will be dry with some sunshine at times. those temperatures continuing to creep up a little bit to 10—11 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. we report from the battle—scarred town of irpin, just 13 miles from kyiv — now a symbol of ukrainian resistance. this was a key battleground, and ukraine's victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would've been on that way to kyiv.

and you can see the cloud and the showers across northern ireland, western scotland.er — 13 in liverpool, maybe 17 or so in london. and the outlook for the week ahead shows those temperatures stabilising around the mid teens across the south of the uk, closer to 11 or 13 in the north. bye— bye. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine, saying it's adding fuel to the conflict. missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship weapons and threatens more to come. the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4,000 fighters in the city. the bbc has not been able to verify these claims russia has banned 13 british politicians, including the prime minister, borisjohnson, from entering the country, in response to uk sanctions. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert for further floods as more rain

austria are 25| places above northern ireland simple as that.in simple as that. austria are 25 - places above northern ireland in the world rankings, but back in october, there was little between the two sides as they played out a 2—2 draw in the reverse fixture. and there is belief in this camp that they can go one better tonight. the? belief in this camp that they can go one better tonight.— one better tonight. they are a fantastic side, _ one better tonight. they are a fantastic side, they _ one better tonight. they are a fantastic side, they qualify - one better tonight. they are a fantastic side, they qualify forj fantastic side, they qualify for tournaments on a regular basis, so you know. — tournaments on a regular basis, so you know, it's a tough task at hand but one _ you know, it's a tough task at hand but one that — you know, it's a tough task at hand but one that we feel that we are fully prepared for but i think what we definitely gained its respect from _ we definitely gained its respect from austria. i don't think they will take —

it is undermining political stability in northern ireland. next week or go to the polls to elect an assembly. what hope can the prime minister give to the people of northern ireland that this protocol will be removed in within the uk internal market will be restored. >> i think in very much pretty think what the whole house but want to support is the balance and symmetry of the good friday agreement. that's what matches the great legacy for all of us. it's a vital and critical the arrangements we have in northern ireland should command the support of all sides. that is what the government will undertake to ensure. >> additional funding and support in recent years tackling crime and for our senses this spring. want to see the tangible outcomes, think about how our friends took seriously how it might accelerate the process quite the lengthy process of getting successful funding announcement that can benefit. >> my honorable front is a fantastic champion and indeed a wider area. i am delighted funds i can't endure any specific project. they next

it'll be a cooler, windier day with the rain in northern ireland and scotland.t across england on what will be a much milder night. after tonight, there's no frost for the rest of the weekend and into the start of next week. so, sunday then, here's another look at this system. yes, gradually petering out, but still with a little rain. now, as it is weakening, there probably won't be very much rain at all where we've had such a dry april, and particularly across the east and south east of england. that said, though, will still be damp in places on sunday. still outbreaks of rain on into the afternoon here, where as for scotland and northern ireland, well, well, it'll be mainly dry, there'll be some sunny spells coming through. and for sunday, it's a warmer day, whereas for england and wales, with all of that cloud and rain, it'll be a cooler day. and then for the bank holiday itself, there's a lot of cloud around. there will be a few sunny spells here and there whilst many places will stay dry. there's also a chance of seeing some showers. i think particularly ac

in scotland and northern ireland, they are not quite as high. have reached the high teens in the midlands but fresher in eastern scotland. here is the forecast for tonight, fine weather across the bulk of the uk but here is that weather front unfortunately, whether you like it or not, approaching northern ireland bringing cloud and rain by the early hours of sunday morning, especially to western parts of northern ireland, elsewhere we are in for a dry and sunny start to the day, sunshine from the word go for many parts of the uk for easter sunday. a different story for the west. a slow—moving weather front which should reach belfast by the afternoon, so a lot cooler here. only 13 degrees, with the rest of the country typically around 15—20 c. that weather front will make further progress across the uk by monday, you can see it here along the spine of the country. around it, cooler air from the atlantic which means the temperatures will start to ease from monday onwards. so low pressure to the north—west, a stronger breeze for northern ireland an

in scotland and northern ireland, they are not quite as high.afternoon will have reached the high teens in the midlands, but fresher in eastern scotland. here is the forecast for tonight, fine weather across the bulk of the uk, but here is that weather front that, unfortunately, whether you like it or not, is approaching northern ireland, bringing cloud and rain by the early hours of sunday morning, especially to western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere we are in for a dry, sunny start to the day, sunshine from the word go for many parts of the uk for easter sunday. a different story for the west. a slow—moving weather front should reach belfast by the afternoon, so a lot cooler here. only 13 degrees, with the rest of the country typically around 15—20 celsius. that weather front will make further progress across the uk by monday, you can see it here along the spine of the country. around it, cooler air from the atlantic, which means the temperatures will start to ease from monday onwards. so low pressure to the north—west, a stronger breeze

the manager of northern ireland's football team has been strongly criticised for his claim that female teams concede goals and clusters because they are more emotional than men. has comments came after a defeat to england that left his side unable to qualify for next year's women's world cup. it was supposed to be a night for making strides forward with the biggest crowd match in northern ireland. instead it was this claim that put him in the spotlight. when a team concede _ put him in the spotlight. when a team concede the _ put him in the spotlight. when a team concede the goal, - put him in the spotlight. when a team concede the goal, theyi a team concede the goal, they concede a second one within a very short period of time, because girls and women are more emotional than men, so they take a goal and they don't take that very well.— take that very well. shields was speaking _ take that very well. shields was speaking after - take that very well. shields was speaking after a - take that very well. shields was speaking after a heavy| was speaking after a heavy defeat to england ended

the manager of northern ireland women, kenny shiels, has apologised for his comments following theire emotional than men and end up conceding goals in quick succession as a result. former players like siobhan chamberlain and ian wright have criticised shiels, who has since issued a statement saying... well, yvonne harrison is the chief executive of the women in football network, that aims to raise awareness about attitudes to women in the game. we asked her thoughts for shiels' comments. there such outdated views. i was a bit taken aback. it's disappointing, because for somebody is watching for the first time, you might actually consider that to be true. i think it was opinion, it wasn't based upon facts. therefore, it's quite damaging. as well as being a big week for british clubs in the champions league, there are also some crucial games in the europa league this week. rangers are taking on sporting braga tomorrow in their europa league quarterfinal, looking to overturn a 1—0 first leg defeat. and west ham are also looking for a place in the semis. they play away at lyon after a i—

in terms of frost, well, the blue indicating where there's a chance into the morning, northern irelandighter, sunnier day. still be a lot of cloud across east and south east england that may well take much of the day before we see it clears away and allows some sunshine to come through. but elsewhere, with sunnier skies, it'll feel warmer, up to around 17 degrees in glasgow. central and eastern parts of scotland just picking up a few showers into the afternoon. now, earlier these showers will fade away on friday evening, then getting into friday night, we see the rain just edging in from the west. and that is connected to that weather system, weatherfronts and rain moving in for the weekend, initially into scotland and northern ireland. some decent rain in places here, and that will move southwards overnight into sunday, will weaken as it does so. so, there's a hint of a little rain in parts of wales and england, but probably not as much as many people would want right now. so, here is the weekend. saturday first, and the rain moving into northern ireland, scotland, heaviest in the wes

from southern parts of england, we should have more sunshine on sunday for england and wales, northern irelandotland. that is going to bring a drop in the temperatures here. in the sunshine further south, 18 degrees, it shouldn't be too bad again, despite those brisk winds from the east or north—east. early next week, the winds become lighter but we are going to be stuck in some cooler air, the really cold air is probably missing the uk but it will be cool into the early part of next week at least and it looks like there is going to be a lot of cloud, but once again, it is still dry. this is bbc news. the headlines... prosecutors in portugal have declared an official suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann — who went missing during a family holiday nearly 15 years ago. it's understood to be this man — christian brueckner, a convicted sex offender currently injail in germany. borisjohnson insists he'll still be in charge in six months' time — afterfacing questions about his premiership after trade talks in india. what people want in our country is for the government to focus on the iss

generally dry elsewhere, clear spells, northern ireland.ally dry elsewhere, clearspells, bits and pieces of cloud, a mild night in the south, a bit fresherfurther pieces of cloud, a mild night in the south, a bit fresher further north. starting with the rain across the north andes of scotland tomorrow morning, but ends up confined to the northern ireland. elsewhere we should see sunshine breaking through that showers breaking and some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery. milder across—the—board, thundery. milder across—the—boa rd, we could thundery. milder across—the—board, we could see the mid teens into scotland, 19 oh 20 in the warmest spotin scotland, 19 oh 20 in the warmest spot in the south—east. through wednesday night more cloud pushing into the west, thursday will start rather grey, and the rest of the sunshine in the midlands and the south—east we will have the highest temperatures of 20 or maybe 21. —— in the best of the sunshine. temperatures elsewhere still pretty good for the time of year. into the easter weekend i

starting on a humid note into tomorrow but some rain in western scotland and northern ireland.

in northern ireland, the areas which are most economically deprived tend to be the places which alsoriers between communities, known as peace walls. although politics has delivered a largely successful peace process, many people say there hasn't been anywhere near enough progress towards dealing with poverty. there's no energy price cap in this part of the uk. regulation's different because the market is — more oil, less gas. ministers have given an extra £200 to people on certain benefits, but families at the sharp end of rocketing bills say the devolved government must be fully restored. they need to allocate that money and get back in power, in order to help northern ireland citizens survive. issues of identity can make this feel like a political place apart but, in this election, money matters are gaining ground. chris page, bbc news, belfast. golf, and world number one scottie scheffler has cemented his place as the dominant force in the men's game by winning the masters and clinching his first major. despite a late surge from northern ireland's rory mcilroy, the 25—year—old ame

in particular, the weather fronts for scotland and northern ireland in particular, the weatherfrontsday. the weather front itself, more a band of cloud, not a great deal of rain on that by the morning and moves through, sunshine follows behind, heavy showers arrive in northern ireland, west of scotland, driven on by some blustery wind as well. not bad if you have the sunshine but it will be cooler for all of us on monday, top temperature 16. heading further into the week, tuesday could see some showers, possibly heavy, developing. the rest of the week looks generally dry. not quite as one with an easterly wind set to develop. this is bbc news, the headlines... russia has formally warned the united states and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine. russia said us arms shipments were adding fuel to the conflict and could lead to what it called "unpredictable consequences". russia has threatened to intensify attacks on the ukrainian capital kyiv if its territory is further targeted. tensions have been rising since russia's iconic warship, the moskva, sank on thursday. u

the weather front bringing in the rain notjust to scotland but also northern ireland.eavy rain. at times, there will be more cloud across england and wales but still some breaks in the cloud and a little bit of sunshine coming through, and a few showers. the best of the sunshine on the west coast. temperatures down a touch on today. into wednesday, a largely dry day for most of us. again, you can see, we are looking at some areas of cloud, one or two showers out to the west. these weather fronts coming in from the atlantic, not making huge progress, bringing in a wee bit more cloud to the west of northern ireland at times, and temperatures between 9—18 degrees. as we head into the latter part of the week, the low pressure in the north sinks southwards, taking its weather fronts with it. we have more of an easterly wind across our shores as we go through wednesday, thursday and into friday, and a noticeable wind at that. so that basically means if you are on the east coast, the north sea coastline, it will feel cooler than in the west where we will have the higher tempe

in northern ireland, obviously braggs is the perfect example of that.ine fair?— in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair _ in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair to _ in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair to speak _ in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair to speak to - it's very fair to speak to that. i've spoken to conservative mps today in the general consensus is that he's in a lot of trouble, not just his survival as we all know, we know he has half an eye on being prime minister. he was handing out lots of money during the pandemic, now things have gotten difficult — in terms of the spring statement and putting up taxes, accused of not doing enough to help people of their energy bills. he was already on the wane, now this has come along in the last 48 hours and he's a embattled right now. story after story, angle after angle, right now. story after story, angle afterangle, it right now. story after story, angle after angle, it started off with a story about his wife's non—dohme status, but now we've got the

one or two scattered showers into northern ireland as well.. bank holiday monday looks likely to be a relatively quiet affair. —— 17 degrees. quite a grey one and a northerly breeze starts to pick up. a few showers it could trigger off the scottish borders and through the pennines, but north that we are looking at seven to 10 degrees. down to the south with a little bit more shelter should see highs of 17 celsius. that colour trend to set in on tuesday and wednesday, temperatures are struggling a little. not much in the way of sunshine either but one thing to note is no significant rain. that is it, enjoy your weekend. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... moscow claims that more than1 million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several thousand tonnes of grain from its occupied territory. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the accused theft. a british mp accused of watching pornography in parliament rejects call

for northern ireland at best. maybe 19 and 20 widely. it will be 22 at wembley.cool once the sun goes down and overnight the cloud will thicken and bring some rain to northern ireland and western isles of scotland. otherwise clearer skies and in those skies, it will be chilly first thing in the morning across the east midlands, east anglia and the southeast. it could be four or 5 degrees. plenty of sunshine for much of the country on sunday. there will be cloud and rain at times in northern ireland, not getting much further into scotland. late in the day that cloud will increase in wales and the southwest. ahead of that, the temperatures will be about 19, 20 degrees across england. a little bit cooler than today for scotland and northern ireland in particular. the weather fronts will continue to push towards east overnight. not a great deal of rain on them, once they move through, the air will be coming in from the atlantic and it will feel cooler on easter monday. the weather front itself, there it is. it is more a band of cloud, not much rain. it will move thro